The Bourbon County Commission Agenda for Jan. 10

Agenda
Bourbon County Commission Room

1st Floor, County Courthouse

210 S. National Avenue

Fort Scott, KS 66701

Date: January 10, 2023

1st DistrictNelson Blythe Minutes: Approved: _______________

2nd DistrictJim Harris Corrected: _______________________

3rd DistrictClifton Beth Adjourned at: _______________

County ClerkAshley Shelton

MEETING HELD IN THE COMMISSION ROOM BEGINNING AT 9:00AM

Call to Order

Flag Salute

Approval of Minutes

Eric Bailey Road & Bridge Report

Approval of Accounts Payable

Road Vacation Petition filed by Susan Bancroft

Matt Quick NRP Program

Lora Holdridge Parttime to Fulltime Employee Request

REDI Funding Discussion

Susan Bancroft Chief Financial Officer

o Audit Services

o November Financials

o Reconsider Main Banking Institution

Justin Meeks County Counselor

Shane Walker Chief Information Officer

Jim Harris Executive Session KSA 754319(b)(1) to discuss personnel matters of individual
nonelected personnel to protect their privacy

Public Comment

Commission Comment

Justifications for Executive Session:

KSA 754319(b)(1) To discuss personnel matters of individual nonelected personnel to protect their privacy

KSA 754319(b)(2) For consultation with an attorney for the public body or agency which would be deemed privileged in the attorneyclient relationship

KSA 754319(b)(3) To discuss matters relating to employeremployee negotiations whether or not in consultation with the representative(s) of the body or agency

KSA 754319(b)(4) To discuss data relating to financial affairs or trade secrets of corporations, partnerships, trust, and individual proprietorships

KSA 754319(b)(6) For the preliminary discussion of the acquisition of real property

KSA 754319(b)(12) To discuss matters relating to security measures, if the discussion of such matters at an open meeting would jeopardize such security measures.

U234 Board of Ed. Meeting Agenda for Jan. 9

BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING

JANUARY 9, 2023 – 5:30 P.M.

AGENDA

 

1.0       Call Meeting to Order                                  Danny Brown, President

 

2.0       Flag Salute

 

3.0       Approval of the Official Agenda (Action Item)

 

4.0       Approval of the Consent Agenda (Action Item)

 

            4.1       Minutes from December 12, 2022, Board of Education Meeting

            4.2       Financials-Cash Flow Report

            4.3       Check Register

            4.4       Payroll – December 16, 2022 – $1,571,721.90

            4.5       Activity Fund accounts

            4.6       Second Semester Enrollment Count Report

4.7       Board Policy Additions/Changes

4.8       Resolution 22-10 – To Establish Election of School Board Officers

4.9       Resolution 22-11 – To Establish Regular Meeting Dates

 

5.0       Employee and Student Recognition

 

6.0       Leadership Reports (Information/Discussion)

 

            6.1       Fort Scott KNEA Report

            6.2       Superintendent’s Report

            6.3       Assistant Superintendent’s Report

            6.4       Finance Director’s Report

 

7.0       Old Business

           

7.1       Fort Scott Preschool Center (Information/Discussion)

            7.2       Communications Proposal (Action Item)

 

8.0       New Business

8.1       Architectural/Engineering Design Services Proposal (Action Item)

8.2       FSHS Course Additions for 2023-24 (Action Item)

            FSHS 2023-24 Master Course Catalog

8.3       Revised Classified Pay Schedule (Action Item)

8.4       Resignation of School Attorney (Discussion)

 

9.0       Public Forum

10.0     Other Business – Personnel Matters

10.1     Enter Executive Session – Personnel Matters (Action Item)

10.2     Exit Executive Session

10.3     Approval of Personnel Report (Action Item)

 

11.0     Adjourn Meeting

                        President Brown

 

Agenda for the FS City Commission on Jan. 10

NOTICE OF AND AGENDA FOR
MEETING OF
FORT SCOTT CITY COMMISSION
CITY HALL COMMISSION MEETING ROOM

123 SOUTH MAIN STREET

JANUARY 10, 2023
6:00 P.M.

I. Roll Call:

J. Jones T. Van Hoecke M. Wells E. Woellhof K. Harrington

II. Flag Salute:

III. Invocation: Led by: M. Wells

IV. Consent Agenda:

A. Approval of minutes of the regular meeting of December 20th, 2022, and
special meeting of December 29th, 2022.

B. Approval of Appropriation Ordinance 1327-A totaling $ (to come)

C. Request to Pay – BakerTilly – $9,775.78 – Jeff Hancock services and

expenses for November 2022, Expenses for October 2022.

D. Request to Pay – BakerTilly – $5,104.04 – Interim Financial Management

for November 2022.

E. Request to Pay – EPEC – $459,666.73

1. Cell 1 Aeration Upgrade – $424,088.60 – 65% of Total

2. Baffle Curtain – $35,578.13 – Installation has been completed

F. Request to Pay – Foley Equipment – $180,000.00 – Caterpillar 936K Track

Loader Model 963K.

C. Approval of CMB License For Consumption on the Premises – Debra Cagle

DBA Fifthwheel Tavern – 206 N. Humbolt

V. Reorganization of City Commission

Election of Mayor

Commission President

Bourbon County REDI Representative

Land Bank Representative

Fort Scott Housing Authority Delegate

Lake Advisory Board

Library Board (Mayor)

VI. Public Comment:

(Sign up required. Comments on any topic not on agenda and limited to five
(5) minutes per person, at Commission discretion)

VII. Old Business:

A. Financial Update by Ben Hart

B. Update of progress with Code compliance at 102 S. Horton

C. Lake Dock Locations – Doug Guns

VIII. Appearances:

A. Renodry USA – Michael Clancy will address the Commission

regarding their services

IX. Public Hearing: None

X. New Business:

A. Approval of Bid for Demolition of 523 S. Heylman, Bid #48-2022 – Dave’s
Demolition at $1,800.00 or Skitch’s Hauling and Excavation at $3,425.00

B. Approval of 2023 Holiday Schedule

C. Consideration of Jeff Hancock’s Amended Contract – BakerTilly

D. Permission to go out for picnic table grant – Dave Bruner

E. Consideration of Brick Street Policy – M. Wells

F. Consideration to Go Out for Banking Bids – J. Jones

XI. Reports and Comments:

A. Interim City Manager Comments:

B. Engineering Comments:

C. Commissioners Comments:

J. Jones – National Street School Sign

D. City Attorney Comments:

XII. Executive Session If requested, (please follow script in all motions for
Executive Sessions)

XIII. Adjournment:

FS Chief of Police Retires in February

Fort Scott Police Chief Travis Shelton Submitted photo.

Travis Shelton, Chief of Police of the Fort Scott Police Department, will retire next month, after 26 years of service.

“My retirement system provides you can retire at age 50, after 25 years service,” Shelton said. “I turn 50 in February.”

“I love Fort Scott and love working for the City of Fort Scott,” he said. “It’s been an awesome career.”

But he is looking forward to retirement.

“I’ve never had more than a week off in my career,” he said. “The plan is to go fishing, get some things done around the house. Eventually the plan is to go to work somewhere else.”

Although he doesn’t have any jobs in mind, “I’d like to put some time in another job long term,” he said.

Shelton has held positions of officer, K9 Handler, sergeant, lieutenant, and chief of police.

He earned an associate of science degree from Fort Scott Community College, and a bachelor of science in criminal justice administration from Missouri Southern State University.

Shelton has served in the community on the Fort Scott Area Community Foundation Board of Directors, as a member of the Kiwanis Club,a former board member at the Key Hole (Youth Center),a former adjunct instructor at Fort Scott Community College, anda former little league football coach.

His wife, Gina Shelton, is the USD 234 Business Manager / Board Clerk. He has a son, Nick, 22, and a daughter Maci,17 years old.

“My wife and I are planning on staying in Fort Scott,” Shelton said. “Gina likes her job and we have no intentions to move.”

Shelton’s last day will be February 28, 2023.

Obituary of Linda Murphy

Linda P. Murphy, 71, of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday morning, December 29, 2022, at home. She was born January 21, 1951, in Torrington, Wyoming, the daughter of Wilbur W. “Red” Metcalf and Raymoleen P. (Lay) Metcalf. She was the oldest of three girls and fourth of their twelve children. She attended school in Torrington, Wyoming, Scottsbluff and Bridgeport, Nebraska, and Twin Lakes and Longmont, Colorado.

 

Linda’s parents moved to Fort Scott in 1967, and she married Paul Tyler in 1973, who passed away in 1980. She married Mike Murphy in 1981 and they moved to California. Linda came back to Kansas in the early 2000’s and decided to make her home here.

 

Linda is survived by her children, Toni Metcalf, of Redfield, Kansas, Danell Harper, of Bronson, Kansas, Daniel Tyler, Ramie Tyler, both of San Diego, California; five brothers, Raymond, Tom, Bill, and Alvin Metcalf, all of Fort Scott, Delmar Metcalf, of Frontenac, Kansas, and Zan Metcalf; brother-in-law Ralph Eschbaumer; nine grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and a very special nephew, Drake Eschbaumer.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, her parents, two sisters, Tammy Metcalf and Lavina “Sis” Eschbaumer, and three brothers, Allen Wayne, Martin, and John Metcalf.

 

Following cremation, a Celebration of Life will be held 2:00-6:00 p.m. Friday, January 6, 2023, in the meeting room at Sleep Inn and Suites, 302 E. Wall Street, Fort Scott, Kansas.

Condolences may be submitted to the online guestbook at konantz-cheney.com.

 

 

 

Obituary of Mary “Zibbie” Grove

Mary Elizabeth “Zibbie” Grove, 97, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away early Wednesday morning, December 28, 2022, at Kingswood Manor, Kansas City, Missouri. She was born September 28, 1925, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the daughter of Benjamin Hezekiah Coe, Sr., and
Katherine Lucille (Bittner) Coe.

She married Charles Allen Grove, Jr. on February 14, 1950, in
Fort Scott, and he preceded her in death on June 27, 2000.

Zibbie is survived by her children, Nancy Tweedy and husband Dan of Kansas City, Missouri, Lindsay Grove, of Savannah, Georgia, and Charles Brian Grove, of Arlington, Virginia; seven
grandchildren, and fifteen great-grandchildren.

In addition to her husband, Charles, she was
also preceded in death by her parents, and two brothers, Robert E. Coe, and Benjamin H. Coe, Jr.

Father Yancey Burgess will celebrate the Funeral Mass at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church with burial following at the Fort Scott National
Cemetery, under the direction of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.

Visitation will be at the Funeral Home beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evening, January 17, 2023, and the Rosary will
be recited at 7:00 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to Mary Queen of Angels Building Fund, or Kansas City
Hospice, and may be left in the care of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, 15 W. Wall Street,
P.O. Box 309, Fort Scott, Kansas, 66701. Condolences may be submitted to the online
guestbook at konantz-cheney.com.

Obituary of Marlene Gettler

Marlene Gettler, 91, of Fort Scott, passed away Monday evening January 2, 2023. She was born on October 23, 1931, in Greensburg, Kansas, the daughter of Earl R. Murphy and Florence E. (Pinnick) Murphy. She married Dean Gettler on June 14, 1953, in Topeka, Kansas, and he survives of the home.

 

Marlene received her BA in Education from UMKC and taught elementary school for nine years in Kansas City, Kansas public schools before coming to Fort Scott in 1962. She was a business owner in Fort Scott for many years, first the Kansas Gift Shop where she was well-known for her delicious fudge. She later owned and operated the Courtland Bed and Breakfast. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, and 50-year member Chapter CA PEO.

 

Marlene is survived by her husband, Dr. Dean T. Gettler; children, Julie Silfverberg & Juha, of Overland Park, Kansas, Bryan Gettler, of Kalkaska, Michigan, and Thomas Gettler and Michele, of Topeka, Kansas; a sister, Marise Sisson, of Dana Point, California; six grandchildren, Jessica Torres-Sosa, Janne Silfverberg, Dakotah Gettler, Cpt. Benjamin Gettler, Brooke Webb, and Blake Gettler; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Kathleen Stewart and Gloria Peña; and a brother, Dr. Jerry Murphy.

 

Rev. Dr. Jared Witt will conduct funeral services at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 7, 2023, at the First Presbyterian Church with burial following at the Evergreen Cemetery, under the direction of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home. The visitation will be Friday evening 5:00-6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Fort Scott Area Community Foundation and may be left in the care of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, 15 W. Wall Street, P.O. Box 309, Fort Scott, Kansas, 66701. Condolences may be submitted to the online guestbook at konantz-cheney.com.

 

Love the Unlovely by Patty LaRoche

“I’ve discovered that if people are not on my heart, they’re on my nerves.”                       Pastor Rick Warren

Struggling to find a New Year’s resolution?  Maybe we could start with Jesus’ suggestion: “Love your enemies and bless those who persecute you.” Of course, it’s not a suggestion.  Seriously hard to do…but no one did it better than Jesus. His capacity for love is infinite. How else could he forgive his crucifiers while hanging in agony on the cross? Still, we make it so hard.  Why can’t we love like he does?                                                                           Saint Augustine said, “Good for good, evil for evil, that is natural. Evil for good, that is devilish. Good for evil, that is divine.”  Dave would say I need a little work in the “divine” department. I told him I’m going to get my Conceal-and-Carry license.  He is concerned.  Not that I won’t pass the test but that I might kill someone.  I’ve given that a lot of thought.  I don’t think I would kill thugs who ransack an Apple store or help themselves to racks of clothing or purses.  But I might wound them.  If they were threatening a loved one, however?  Dave might have reason to be concerned.  Does that make me unloving?                                                                I read about a young couple who went to see their pastor to try and get him to approve their divorce because, as they put it, “There’s no feeling left.” The pastor told the husband to love his wife as Christ loved the church. The husband said, “I can’t do that.” The pastor asked him to love her as he would love himself. Again, the said that ‘I can’t do that’. So the pastor said, “The Bible says to love your enemies. Try starting there.” (Is it possible to love someone you shoot?)                                                                                                                                                  Just how do we love the unlovable?  The first step is remembering God’s love for us when were/are unlovable. Beauty and the Beast illustrates this well, and it certainly represents how we are loved by God.   After all, there’s a little beast in all of us.  Scripture says that none of us are sinless, yet God loves us.  “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8) His love is not based on my goodness; nor is it based on my prayer life or my Bible reading or how many cookies I made for the church potluck. I didn’t have to work out my imperfections or do any good deeds for Him to love me.  He loves me, beast that I am.                                                      The second step to loving the unlovable is to recognize that the people we aren’t loving are no different than us.  We have no right to set ourselves in the lofty position of choosing not to follow God’s mandate to love them.  1 Corinthians 13:4-5 tells us how we are to act: “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.” God loves like that and calls us to do likewise.

The ability to love the unlovable, to hate the sin but to love the sinner, represents God’s divine nature.        In 2023, I’m going to work on loving the unlovely.  I guess I’ll figure out that shooting thing later.

 

KWP Commission Meets Jan. 12

Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission to Meet on Jan. 12 in Wichita

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – The Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission will begin its next public meeting at noon on Jan. 12, 2023 at the Great Plains Nature Center, 6232 E 29th St. N, Wichita. The meeting will begin with an introduction of Commissioners and guests, a review of agenda items, approval of past minutes, and public comment on items not listed on the agenda. No items will be voted on during the Commission’s Jan. 12 meeting.

Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) Secretary Brad Loveless will provide an agency and state fiscal status update, followed by a brief legislative update from KDWP’s chief legal counsel, and a General Discussion period covering:

  • 2023 Commissioner Big Game Permit program update and drawing
  • Proposed 2023-2024 webless migratory game bird bag limits and season dates
  • Proposed 2023-2024 waterfowl season dates, and bag and possession limits
  • Use of night vision during the coyote hunting season
  • Hunting pressure on public lands
  • Proposed 2023-2024 deer season dates for Kansas’ military installations
  • Amount of fees charged for licenses and permits

Commissioners will then hear several Workshop Session items, which may be voted on at a future date, including:

  • Antelope seasons, bag limits and permits. Staff will recommend a permanent season framework for antelope; discuss several approaches they’re considering to reduce hunter harvest (due to poor production); and, provide an update on proposed permit allocations.
  • Elk seasons, bag limits and permits. Staff will recommend a permanent season framework for elk, as well as provide an update on units open to hunting and permit allocations.
  • Big game permanent regulations, to include clarifying the regulation that pertains to acquiring pronghorn antelope permits or preference points, and proposed 2023-2024 deer season dates.
  • Updates to the Public Lands reference document, to include designating select tracts of Cherokee Lowlands Wildlife Area as refuges; requiring electronic check-in on all public lands for hunting activity only; electronic check-in on select river access sites for non-motorized vessel use; and, reserving most Special Hunts for Kansas residents only.
  • Annual camping permits. Staff will discuss increased camping occupancy, and changes that may be necessary for resolving capacity and RV storage issues.

Following the Workshop Session, time will again be set aside for public comment on items not listed on the agenda.

The public is welcome and encouraged to participate in person or virtually via Zoom. Virtual participants may access login instructions HERE or watch live video/audio stream of the meeting HERE.

Click HERE to download the Jan. 12, 2023, meeting agenda and briefing book.

An interpreter for the hearing impaired can be requested by calling the Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing at 1-800-432-0698. Any individual with a disability may request other accommodations by contacting the Commission secretary at (620) 672-0702.

The next Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission meeting will take place March 9, 2023 at noon at the Ramada Convention Center, Topeka.

Obituary of Theodore Stanton

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Theodore R. “Ted” Stanton, age 97, resident of Fort Scott, KS, died Monday, January 2, 2023, at Medicalodge of Fort Scott.  Ted was born on July 11, 1925, in Fort Scott, the son of Theodore and Velda (Hall) Stanton.  He served in the U. S. Navy for 4 years as a gunner’s mate 2nd class during WWII.  Ted married Shirley Ray Heiser on May 2, 1944, in Fort Scott.  Together they raised 2 children, Stephen, and Shirlene.  She preceded him in death on September 11, 2007.  Ted worked for the Kansas Gas & Electric Company initially as part of the line crew and later as an office clerk, retiring after 37 years.  Ted was volunteered at the Fort Scott National Historic Site and served on the canon crew.  He also enjoyed classic cars and kept them in pristine condition.  He was a lifetime member of the V.F.W.

 

Survivors include his 2 children, Stephen R. Stanton, and Shirlene Jackson, both of Fort Scott; 3 grandchildren, Jared Stanton, Lindsey Gulager, and Chris Keating; and 8 great grandchildren.  Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents.

 

The was cremation per Ted’s request.  Graveside services will be held at 1:30 PM Friday, January 13th, at U. S. National Cemetery.  Memorials are suggested to Friends of the Fort and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701.  Ted’s family encourages friends to sign his guestbook at the Cheney Witt Chapel.  Words of remembrance may also be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt

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