The Coffey County Republican Thursday, April 30, 2020 Countyplication and resume, cover let-ter and...
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The Coffey County Republican Thursday, April 30, 2020 For Rent APARTMENT FOR RENT - One bed/one bath apartment for rent in Burlington. Call for more de- tails and a showing at (417) 233- 4466 or see website for details and the application: www.ser- vicefirstrentals.com. 17-4tp OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE at 324 Hudson St., Burlington, for- mer Office Supplies Today store, partial utilities paid. Call Chris at (620) 364-9108 for info. 17-tfn BAHR STORAGE: MINI storage - RV storage for rent, (620) 364- 5641. 27-tfn Help Wanted COFFEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S Office is accepting applications for a Dispatcher position. Mini- mum qualifications include; high school diploma or GED, pos- session of valid Kansas driver’s license and NO felony convic- tions. Computer abilities help- ful and previous experience in a dispatch environment would be a plus. Candidates who are offered a conditional position will be required to pass a pre- employment drug screening – as required by Coffey County policy. Coffey County is an Equal Op- portunity Employer and a Veter- an’s Preference Employer. Cof- fey County considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, the presence of a non-job related medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status. Coffey County will no refuse to hire a disabled applicant who is qualified to per- form the requirements of the job with reasonable accommoda- tions. Applicants may request reasonable accommodations, during the application/interview process. Further information and applications may be obtained from the Coffey County Sheriff’s Office at 605 Neosho Street, Bur- lington, KS 66839 or by phon- ing (620)364-2123. Applications, which have instructions, may also be obtained by going online to: http://www.coffeycountyks.org/ home/showdocument?id=1455. Position will remain open until filled. 18-3tc THE COFFEY COUNTY Attor- ney’s office is now taking ap- plications for a full-time legal secretary. Job duties will include meeting the needs of the pub- lic through telephone and office interaction, maintaining confi- dentiality of office caseload at all times, providing direct and indirect clerical support for the office and general administra- tive duties as assigned. Casel- oad will include Child in Need of Care (CINC), Traffic, Diversion Coordinator, and Office Manager. Must be high school graduate or equivalent and have one-year related experience. Preferred ex- perience: Associates Degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school or three years related experience in law office or court setting or equivalent combi- nation of education and experi- ence; familiarity with FullCourt, FullCase, and KCJIS; knowledge of legal terminology and statutes. The successful applicant will be required to pass a drug screen- ing and background check as a condition of employment. Ben- efits are provided through the county. If interested, send ap- plication and resume, cover let- ter and references addressed to the Coffey County Attorney, 110 S. 6th Street, Room 204, Burl- ington, KS 66839. No fax appli- cations will be considered. The deadline for submission is May 8, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Job description and application may be picked up in the courthouse lobby, or by calling (620) 364-5111. Coffey County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Veteran’s Pref- erence Employer. Coffey County considers applicants for all posi- tions without regard to race, col- or, religion, sex, national origin, age, the presence of a non-job- related medical condition or dis- ability, or any other legally pro- tected status. Coffey County will not refuse to hire a disabled ap- plicant who is qualified to perform the requirements of the job with reasonable accommodations. Applicants may request reason- able accommodations during the application /interview process. 17-2tc POSITION AVAILABLE, WILL train. BCBS insurance and retire- ment. Wage based on skill and experience. Applications avail- able at Bahr Tire, Burlington. 11-tfn COFFEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S Office is seeking to fill a jailer position. Minimum qualifications include high school diploma or GED, valid Kansas driver’s li- cense, no criminal record(s) or no felony convictions(s). Previ- ous experience in corrections environment and computer abili- ties such as MS Office and Jail Tracker a plus. Candidates of- fered a conditional position would be required to pass pre-employ- ment drug screening as required by Coffey County policy. Coffey County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Veteran’s Pref- erence Employer. Coffey County considers applicants for all posi- tions without regard to race, col- or, religion, sex, national origin, age, the presence of a non-job- related medical condition or dis- ability, or any other legally pro- tected status. Coffey County will not refuse to hire a disabled ap- plicant who is qualified to perform the requirements of the job with reasonable accommodations. Applicants may request reason- able accommodations during the application/interview process. Further information and applica- tions may be obtained from the Coffey County Sheriff’s Office at 605 Neosho Street, Burlington, KS 66839-0226, by calling (620) 364-5537 or by visiting: https:// www.coffeycountyks.org/home/ showdocument?id=1455. This link is to the Sheriff’s Office ap- plication, if in doubt, please call. Applications accepted until posi- tion filled. 45-tfn Coming Events ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, AL-ANON, 364-6761, (620) 203- 8294, 364-6534, (580) 235-6254. Meet Tuesdays 7:30 p.m., 207 S. Sixth, Burlington. 1-tfn/nc DIVORCE CARE meetings that usually meet Thursdays 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., 1101 N. 4th, Burling- ton, have moved to a remote ses- sion, Thursdays 6:30 p.m. Call or text (620) 343-0101 for more in- formation. 15-tfn/nc NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meet every Monday, 7:30 p.m., 1115 Penobscot, Burlington, (620) 203-0495. 22-tfn/nc NARC. ANON. THURSDAYS , 7:30 p.m., Therapy Services LLC, 420 Kennedy St., Burling- ton, (620) 364-2606.1-tfn/nc WOMEN'S AA MEETING , every Thursday 7 p.m., 110 N. Third, Burlington, (620) 203-1094. 46-tfn Services County Continued from Page 1 Emergency Management Director Russel Stukey asked commissioners to consider having an architect provide a cost estimate to implement recommendations from a re- cent active shooter inspection as well as safety measures to protect from the COVID-19 coronavirus. An architect will be working on improvements for the sheriff’s office, jail and courts; Stukey suggested this would be a good opportunity to move forward with the recom- mendations. District Court Clerk Coffey County Clerk of the District Court Debbie Poire informed commissioners she will retire May 1, for a second time. She introduced Kelsey Winsky, who will succeed her. Poire has worked with the court system since 1975. Winsky will be wrapping up training this week and she of- ficially will begin working as the clerk of district court on May 4. Winsky has worked the past eight years in the Osage County District Court. County Engineer County Engineer Wayne Blackbourn presented his weekly report. He said the guard rail and expansion joint has been completed on the plant road (17th Road). Crews are repairing guard rail on Old Hwy. 50 and removing trees south of Ninth and Oxen Lane. None of the cities in Coffey County plan to participate in chip seal this year. Commissioners approved a position change and promo- tion for Clinton Sowder, from MC6 - assistant fleet leadman to TPB4 - assistance fleet fore- man, subject to regular IPP, with a wage of $25.30, effective May 1. Blackbourn said he will be a working foreman. Four seasonal/summer employees were approved by commissioners, all subject to regular IPP, and all effec- tive April 27: Kenneth Woods (MB3), $18.06, not to exceed 1,000 hours; Chase Poire (M1), $11.33, not to exceed 1,000 hours; Devin Wonser (M1), $11.33, not to exceed 560 hours; and Cael Johnson (MA1), $12.85, not to exceed 560 hours. Blackbourn recommended approving a $199,822.22 bid submitted by Clean Air and Water Systems for the con- struction liner material and placement of material for Cell No. 4, Project LF2001-C at the county landfill. Commission- ers unanimously approved the bid. Two out of three bids sought for the project were submitted. Blackbourn said the lifespan of each cell has increased from approximate- ly six years to seven or eight years due to compaction ef- forts and other techniques. The zoning administrator is- sued two zoning permits dur- ing the past week, both to Wil- liam and Vicki Fry. The first permit was for a 3,696 square foot single-family dwelling and detached garage at 1797 11th Road and the second per- mit was for a 12,000 square foot accessory storage building at the same location, which is zoned A-1 agriculture. County Sheriff Sheriff Rogers addressed wage and salary questions raised last week concerning his department. Commission- er Meats viewed some step increases as not following the policy and procedures manual; however, Rogers said the step increases had been in place for quite some time based on promotions and updated job descriptions made in 2019. Rogers and commissioners spent nearly an hour talking about previously discussed issues that included step in- creases, policy, trust, elected officials vs. board of commis- sioners and the pending wage and classification study. “Is it possible if we work on the policy manual and get a buy-in from elected officials and department heads … is it possible to follow the manu- al?” Haddock asked. “… if you think the issues are going to go away because I retire, they will not,” Rogers said. “An elected official can be bound by a policy manual only if they agree to be bound by it.” Miscellaneous After commissioners ap- proved the promotion recom- mended by the county en- gineer, County Clerk Angie Kirchner spoke to commis- sioners about how their action contrasted with one made last week. “ … I did the same with my payroll clerk and got chas- tised last week … what is the difference?” she asked com- missioners. “I don’t appreci- ate being treated that way (as a fellow elected official) … you guys should be ashamed.” County Counselor Bowie told commissioners the com- pensation study and human resources project being done by McGrath Human Resourc- es Group is moving forward. A McGrath representative met with county officials last Fri- day via the Zoom app. Bowie said an email was sent Sunday to department heads to initiate the next phase of the project. At some point, Mc- Grath will be “on the ground” in Coffey County, but they are doing what they can remotely to keep the process moving. As county attorney, Bowie said cases have been on hold in district court. Select cases are being done using Zoom. Because many court proceed- ings are open to the public, a link will be available on the district court’s website. Bowie informed commis- sioners the Child Advocacy Center (CAC) equipment is in storage after being re- moved from the former city hall building. A new, discrete location is being sought for the CAC, which Bowie said is a vital service that needs to remain in the community. The CAC is used to interview young victims of serious, often sexual crimes. Kirchner said many depart- ment heads like the idea of having a security guard in the lobby in the future. Commissioners met with Bowie in three executive ses- sions. The first, for 20 minutes, was to consult with the county counselor to discuss potential county litigation for matters deemed privileged under the attorney-client exception to the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA). The second execu- tive session, for five minutes, included Bowie and Payroll/ Benefits Clerk Denise Hum- licek to discuss personnel mat- ters of nonelected personnel. The last executive session, for 20 minutes, was for the same purpose as the first. Commissioners also ap- proved: Waiving the purchasing policy as to competitive bid- ding, due to a single source supplier contract, and pur- chase laserfiche document imaging maintenance and support for the period May 25, 2020 through May 24, 2021, from R$D Computer System, Shawnee Mission, for $11,104. Correspondence regard- ing 2020 After Prom funds to Burlington High School, Southern Coffey County High School, Lebo High School and Waverly High School. Original funds were requested to be dis- bursed in 2020; however, with COVID-19 and the school year cancelled, 2020 funds are being carried over for use in 2021. Purchasing the ESRI soft- ware maintenance contract, in the amount of $9,300, which is unchanged from last year. The county’s purchasing policy was waived due to the vendor being a single source. Exit Continued from Page 1 dollars from being invested into deteriorating buildings in a district with declining enrollment – wherever those buildings are located. And most certainly to prevent new facilities from being built with our tax dollars in a dis- trict with an obviously lim- ited life span.” The proposed exit strat- egy calls for the district to be proactive. “What our board should be doing, rather than trying to find nickel and dime savings and hanging on until the bitter end, is to approach our neighboring districts to discuss absorbing our stu- dents. We believe this is inevi- table … ” The group said many ques- tions were asked at commu- nity meetings held in both Gridley and LeRoy; however, no answers or responses were made at those meetings. They say none of the questions or issues have been answered or addressed by the board. The group responsible for the letter will wait to see if Gridley patrons show any sup- port for the “exit strategy” plan before gauging interest from district patrons in the Le- Roy area. “If there is not sufficient support, we will not pursue the matter any further,” the letter concluded.
Transcript of The Coffey County Republican Thursday, April 30, 2020 Countyplication and resume, cover let-ter and...
The Coffey County Republican Thursday, April 30, 2020
For RentAPARTMENT FOR RENT - One bed/one bath apartment for rent in Burlington. Call for more de-tails and a showing at (417) 233-4466 or see website for details and the application: www.ser-vicefirstrentals.com. 17-4tp
OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE at 324 Hudson St., Burlington, for-mer Office Supplies Today store, partial utilities paid. Call Chris at (620) 364-9108 for info. 17-tfn
BAHR STORAGE: MINI storage - RV storage for rent, (620) 364-5641. 27-tfn
Help WantedCOFFEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S Office is accepting applications for a Dispatcher position. Mini-mum qualifications include; high school diploma or GED, pos-session of valid Kansas driver’s license and NO felony convic-tions. Computer abilities help-ful and previous experience in a dispatch environment would be a plus. Candidates who are offered a conditional position will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening – as required by Coffey County policy. Coffey County is an Equal Op-portunity Employer and a Veter-an’s Preference Employer. Cof-fey County considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, the presence of a non-job related medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status. Coffey County will no refuse to hire a disabled applicant who is qualified to per-form the requirements of the job with reasonable accommoda-tions. Applicants may request reasonable accommodations, during the application/interview process. Further information and applications may be obtained from the Coffey County Sheriff’s Office at 605 Neosho Street, Bur-lington, KS 66839 or by phon-ing (620)364-2123. Applications, which have instructions, may also be obtained by going online to: http://www.coffeycountyks.org/
home/showdocument?id=1455. Position will remain open until filled. 18-3tc
THE COFFEY COUNTY Attor-ney’s office is now taking ap-plications for a full-time legal secretary. Job duties will include meeting the needs of the pub-lic through telephone and office interaction, maintaining confi-dentiality of office caseload at all times, providing direct and indirect clerical support for the office and general administra-tive duties as assigned. Casel-oad will include Child in Need of Care (CINC), Traffic, Diversion Coordinator, and Office Manager. Must be high school graduate or equivalent and have one-year related experience. Preferred ex-perience: Associates Degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school or three years related experience in law office or court setting or equivalent combi-nation of education and experi-ence; familiarity with FullCourt, FullCase, and KCJIS; knowledge of legal terminology and statutes. The successful applicant will be required to pass a drug screen-ing and background check as a condition of employment. Ben-efits are provided through the county. If interested, send ap-plication and resume, cover let-ter and references addressed to the Coffey County Attorney, 110 S. 6th Street, Room 204, Burl-ington, KS 66839. No fax appli-cations will be considered. The deadline for submission is May 8, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Job description and application may be picked up in the courthouse lobby, or by calling (620) 364-5111. Coffey County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Veteran’s Pref-erence Employer. Coffey County considers applicants for all posi-tions without regard to race, col-or, religion, sex, national origin, age, the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or dis-ability, or any other legally pro-tected status. Coffey County will not refuse to hire a disabled ap-plicant who is qualified to perform the requirements of the job with reasonable accommodations.
Applicants may request reason-able accommodations during the application /interview process. 17-2tc
POSITION AVAILABLE, WILLtrain. BCBS insurance and retire-ment. Wage based on skill and experience. Applications avail-able at Bahr Tire, Burlington. 11-tfn
COFFEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S Office is seeking to fill a jailer position. Minimum qualifications include high school diploma or GED, valid Kansas driver’s li-cense, no criminal record(s) or no felony convictions(s). Previ-ous experience in corrections environment and computer abili-ties such as MS Office and Jail Tracker a plus. Candidates of-fered a conditional position would be required to pass pre-employ-ment drug screening as required by Coffey County policy. Coffey County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Veteran’s Pref-erence Employer. Coffey County considers applicants for all posi-tions without regard to race, col-or, religion, sex, national origin, age, the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or dis-ability, or any other legally pro-tected status. Coffey County will not refuse to hire a disabled ap-plicant who is qualified to perform the requirements of the job with reasonable accommodations. Applicants may request reason-able accommodations during the application/interview process. Further information and applica-tions may be obtained from the Coffey County Sheriff’s Office at 605 Neosho Street, Burlington, KS 66839-0226, by calling (620) 364-5537 or by visiting: https://www.coffeycountyks.org/home/showdocument?id=1455. This link is to the Sheriff’s Office ap-plication, if in doubt, please call. Applications accepted until posi-tion filled. 45-tfn
Coming EventsALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, AL-ANON, 364-6761, (620) 203-8294, 364-6534, (580) 235-6254. Meet Tuesdays 7:30 p.m., 207 S. Sixth, Burlington. 1-tfn/nc
DIVORCE CARE meetings that usually meet Thursdays 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., 1101 N. 4th, Burling-ton, have moved to a remote ses-sion, Thursdays 6:30 p.m. Call or text (620) 343-0101 for more in-formation. 15-tfn/nc
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meet every Monday, 7:30 p.m., 1115 Penobscot, Burlington, (620) 203-0495. 22-tfn/nc
NARC. ANON. THURSDAYS, 7:30 p.m., Therapy Services LLC, 420 Kennedy St., Burling-ton, (620) 364-2606.1-tfn/nc
WOMEN'S AA MEETING, every Thursday 7 p.m., 110 N. Third, Burlington, (620) 203-1094.46-tfn
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Emergency Management Director Russel Stukey asked commissioners to consider having an architect provide a cost estimate to implement recommendations from a re-cent active shooter inspection as well as safety measures to protect from the COVID-19 coronavirus. An architect will be working on improvements for the sheriff’s office, jail and courts; Stukey suggested this would be a good opportunity to move forward with the recom-mendations.
District Court Clerk Coffey County Clerk of the District Court Debbie Poire informed commissioners she will retire May 1, for a second time. She introduced Kelsey Winsky, who will succeed her. Poire has worked with the court system since 1975. Winsky will be wrapping up training this week and she of-ficially will begin working as the clerk of district court on May 4. Winsky has worked the past eight years in the Osage County District Court.
County Engineer County Engineer Wayne Blackbourn presented his weekly report. He said the guard rail and expansion joint has been completed on the plant road (17th Road). Crews are repairing guard rail on Old Hwy. 50 and removing trees south of Ninth and Oxen Lane. None of the cities in Coffey County plan to participate in chip seal this year. Commissioners approved a position change and promo-tion for Clinton Sowder, from MC6 - assistant fleet leadman to TPB4 - assistance fleet fore-man, subject to regular IPP, with a wage of $25.30, effective May 1. Blackbourn said he will be a working foreman. Four seasonal/summer employees were approved by commissioners, all subject to regular IPP, and all effec-tive April 27: Kenneth Woods (MB3), $18.06, not to exceed 1,000 hours; Chase Poire (M1), $11.33, not to exceed 1,000 hours; Devin Wonser (M1), $11.33, not to exceed 560 hours; and Cael Johnson (MA1), $12.85, not to exceed 560 hours. Blackbourn recommended
approving a $199,822.22 bid submitted by Clean Air and Water Systems for the con-struction liner material and placement of material for Cell No. 4, Project LF2001-C at the county landfill. Commission-ers unanimously approved the bid. Two out of three bids sought for the project were submitted. Blackbourn said the lifespan of each cell has increased from approximate-ly six years to seven or eight years due to compaction ef-forts and other techniques. The zoning administrator is-sued two zoning permits dur-ing the past week, both to Wil-liam and Vicki Fry. The first permit was for a 3,696 square foot single-family dwelling and detached garage at 1797 11th Road and the second per-mit was for a 12,000 square foot accessory storage building at the same location, which is zoned A-1 agriculture.
County Sheriff Sheriff Rogers addressed wage and salary questions raised last week concerning his department. Commission-er Meats viewed some step increases as not following the policy and procedures manual; however, Rogers said the step increases had been in place for quite some time based on promotions and updated job descriptions made in 2019. Rogers and commissioners spent nearly an hour talking about previously discussed issues that included step in-creases, policy, trust, elected officials vs. board of commis-sioners and the pending wage and classification study. “Is it possible if we work on the policy manual and get a buy-in from elected officials and department heads … is it possible to follow the manu-al?” Haddock asked. “… if you think the issues are going to go away because I retire, they will not,” Rogers said. “An elected official can be bound by a policy manual only if they agree to be bound by it.”
Miscellaneous After commissioners ap-proved the promotion recom-mended by the county en-gineer, County Clerk Angie Kirchner spoke to commis-sioners about how their action contrasted with one made last week. “ … I did the same with my payroll clerk and got chas-tised last week … what is the difference?” she asked com-
missioners. “I don’t appreci-ate being treated that way (as a fellow elected official) … you guys should be ashamed.” County Counselor Bowie told commissioners the com-pensation study and human resources project being done by McGrath Human Resourc-es Group is moving forward. A McGrath representative met with county officials last Fri-day via the Zoom app. Bowie said an email was sent Sunday to department heads to initiate the next phase of the project. At some point, Mc-Grath will be “on the ground” in Coffey County, but they are doing what they can remotely to keep the process moving. As county attorney, Bowie said cases have been on hold in district court. Select cases are being done using Zoom. Because many court proceed-ings are open to the public, a link will be available on the district court’s website. Bowie informed commis-sioners the Child Advocacy Center (CAC) equipment is in storage after being re-moved from the former city hall building. A new, discrete location is being sought for the CAC, which Bowie said is a vital service that needs to remain in the community. The CAC is used to interview young victims of serious, often sexual crimes. Kirchner said many depart-ment heads like the idea of having a security guard in the lobby in the future. Commissioners met with Bowie in three executive ses-sions. The first, for 20 minutes, was to consult with the county counselor to discuss potential county litigation for matters deemed privileged under the attorney-client exception to the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA). The second execu-tive session, for five minutes, included Bowie and Payroll/Benefits Clerk Denise Hum-licek to discuss personnel mat-ters of nonelected personnel. The last executive session, for 20 minutes, was for the same purpose as the first. Commissioners also ap-proved: Waiving the purchasing policy as to competitive bid-ding, due to a single source supplier contract, and pur-chase laserfiche document imaging maintenance and support for the period May 25, 2020 through May 24, 2021, from R$D Computer System, Shawnee Mission, for $11,104. Correspondence regard-ing 2020 After Prom funds to Burlington High School, Southern Coffey County High School, Lebo High School and Waverly High School. Original funds were requested to be dis-bursed in 2020; however, with COVID-19 and the school year cancelled, 2020 funds are being carried over for use in 2021. Purchasing the ESRI soft-ware maintenance contract, in the amount of $9,300, which is unchanged from last year. The county’s purchasing policy was waived due to the vendor being a single source.
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dollars from being invested into deteriorating buildings in a district with declining enrollment – wherever those buildings are located. And most certainly to prevent new facilities from being built with our tax dollars in a dis-trict with an obviously lim-ited life span.” The proposed exit strat-egy calls for the district to be proactive. “What our board should be doing, rather than trying to find nickel and dime savings and hanging on until the bitter end, is to approach our neighboring districts to discuss absorbing our stu-dents. We believe this is inevi-table … ” The group said many ques-tions were asked at commu-nity meetings held in both Gridley and LeRoy; however, no answers or responses were made at those meetings. They say none of the questions or issues have been answered or addressed by the board. The group responsible for the letter will wait to see if Gridley patrons show any sup-port for the “exit strategy” plan before gauging interest from district patrons in the Le-Roy area. “If there is not sufficient support, we will not pursue the matter any further,” the letter concluded.
