The County Commission is in the process of trying to set up talks with commissioners, S&V personnel, and new county attorney David Baird over the roof which the county commissioners say is still leaking even after repairs made. James of S&V, the firm that engineered the roof project, spoke with commissioners on the phone at Monday's meeting and said that he had visited the Courthouse on December 1st but commissioners were attending the funeral of Joker Miller that day and James said that he could not find anything wrong with the roof. Subsequently, commissioners got a boom truck for him to go up in, but he had already left.
Another issue that came up was the number of shingles. The county says that they need three surplus bundles of slate shingles of 110 pieces each in the event of future repairs; however, they say that the shingles present are not adequate for that purpose. Debbie of S&V also spoke over the speaker phone with commissioners and requested documentation regarding the shingles; however, commissioners said that previous attorney John Young had already documented the number of shingles and sent it to them. The contract for the project states that the roof must be watertight; however, commissioners say that the roof is still leaking.
Ron Roach requested ditch work on Road 254 on the county line with Harrison east of Allendale; he said that the road was getting narrow due to erosion.
Clerk Roberta Owens reported that she would be attending upcoming training for HPRP, elections training, and the Missouri Association of Counties training.
Commissioner Dennis Gabbert reported that he had gotten a quote from Steve Combs regarding cabling for the generator. A permanent cable would cost an estimated $945 while a portable cable would cost around $2,397. Commissioners are still trying to decide which solution to go with.
Mowing of the Courtyard was discussed. The Courtyard may be torn up for various construction projects during the year. In addition, they might cut some of the stumps on the trees shorter. Part of the problem is deciding whether to get bids for mowing or whether to get a new mower, which commissioners said would cost money. Either way would cost money due to the high gas prices; a job which cost $70 per mow last summer could cost as much as $100 per mow this year. The county has a history of mowers and vacuum sweepers that have not lasted very long.
Emergency Management Director Pat Kobbe will value the trailer and equipment inside it for insurance purposes.
Economic Developer Charity Austin reported that with the approval of all the towns of the proposed Enhanced Enterprise Zone, the next step would be forming a board representing as many of the entities within the county as possible consisting of seven members. Part of the task would be finalizing the area to be excluded from the EEZ.
Austin said that they were in the process of doing drawings for the Gazebo and that construction could begin as early as this month.
Road and Bridge Foreman Jim Fletchall reported on price quotes that he had gotten. One bucket for the loader would cost $2,800 while he found another one for $1,000. He said that crews would need to redo the gate which he says is dragging the ground. Fletchall reported that quotes for a 1,000 container of gas would be around $2,500 while a 500 gallon tank would run around $1,149. The alternative would be to ditch gas containers altogether and go with a Petro Card. Any decision regarding the county's fuel needs was tabled until commissioners could talk with Sheriff Terry Sheddrick regarding the fuel needs for the Sheriff's Department.
A decision regarding getting a credit card for the county was also tabled; it was getting more and more difficult to purchase needed items without one online; however, the danger was having cards that were floating around without documentation. The downside of the present policy of not having one is that road crews would have to wait to do needed shop work on equipment. Commissioner Gabbert said that if the county was to have a credit card, they would have to have a policy about access to it.
The commissioners talked with Richard Supinger regarding the restoration of the old Courtroom. Commissioner Rob Ruckman said that he thought that if enough money was pooled together, they might finally have the money to work on the project. Roberta Owens reported that State Representative Casey Guernsey had expressed interest in the project and would be willing to meet with commissioners regarding possible funding sources for the project.
David Walmath and Annette Weeks of the Northwest Missouri Enterprise Facilitation requested and got a $1,200 contribution from the county. The NWMEF helps both new and existing businesses in the area, including Worth County, to grow free of charge. They are a non-profit organization. They have helped six businesses start in the county. They have a 75-member board including people in the county who meet and help each other solve problems; they are always looking for more members.
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