The Board of Lincoln County Commissioners met at 9:00 a

Board of County Commissioners of Lincoln County

Agenda for August 6, 2008

9:00 Call to order and Pledge of Allegiance

9:05 Sheriff Tom Nestor to discuss replacement of a patrol car

9:30 Land Use Administrator Ken Morrison to give an update on the RES wind farm, and others as well

10:30 Members of the Karval Community Alliance to discuss a GOCO grant application for the organization

11:00 Weed Coordinator Wayne Shade to discuss the procedure for notification of violation of the county’s Noxious Weed Management Enforcement Plan

11:30 Public Health Director Tonda Scott to present the HCP contract for review and signature

1. Approve expense vouchers

2. Approve the minutes from the July 31^st meeting

3. Review the July report from the Treasurer’s Office

4. Review information from George Garner proposing a revised lease for the RSVP office in Flagler

5. Review a Treasurer’s Deed to Lincoln County for mineral interest only in various sections located in T12S-R56W and T11S-R56W

6. Review the 2008 final valuation for state assessed properties received from the Division of Property Taxation

7. Review information concerning reconstruction of the north wall of the roundhouse

8. County Commissioners’ reports

9. County Administrator’s report

10. County Attorney’s report

11. Old business

12. New business

The Board of Lincoln County Commissioners met at 9:00 a.m. on August 6, 2008. The following attended: Chairman Ted Lyons, Commissioners Steve Burgess and Gary Beedy (Mr. Beedy until noon), County Administrator Roxie Devers and Clerk to the Board Corinne M. Lengel. County Attorney Stan Kimble was present from 10:15 a.m. until noon.

Chairman Lyons called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance, and then County Sheriff Tom Nestor met with the Board to discuss the replacement of a patrol car. Sheriff Nestor had several options; including a 2008 Ford Crown Victoria for $22,995.00 with eleven miles on it from Olathe, Kansas, a 2006 Ford for $14,200 with under 50,000 miles, a 2007 Ford for $15,000.00, or possible SUVs and pick-ups through Salt Lake City. The sheriff also said he’d found that the Bureau of Land Management has a 2005 Tahoe for $6,600.00 available immediately, as they have several vehicles they need to dispose of in the next two weeks, however, it does have 70,000 miles on it. Sheriff Nestor said he could possibly buy it and use it for his car, letting one of his deputies, or the undersheriff, take the one he is currently driving. The other option would be to fix the Ford that they have and wait until next year to get another car.

Sheriff Nestor said he had contacted Limon Chrysler for a bid, but they hadn’t gotten back to him yet. Mr. Burgess said he had an idea to give the commissioners’ van to the sheriff for a transport car, since it has over ninety thousand miles on it, and then the commissioners would get a new one. He asked how much money is left in Capital Projects and Ms. Devers said there is approximately $43,000.00 that could be used.

The sheriff said he had also called Wireless Advanced, where he has purchased new patrol cars in the past, and they told him they had two available, but would not get rid of one of them until after the first of the year. Even so, they were close to $27,000.00 each.

Ms. Devers wanted to know what would be of more value to the sheriff; the Tahoe or a van, and the sheriff replied they would both have benefits, although he felt he could use the Tahoe for a patrol unit if need be.

A call was placed to Limon Chrysler and Dan Cochran said he had been waiting for the fleet discounts, which Chrysler just announced, and he would fax a bid over.

Sheriff Nestor said he would come back later, as Land Use Administrator Ken Morrison had arrived for his appointment to update the Board on the RES Cedar Point wind farm project. He had requested an update several weeks ago, but got no response, so he contacted Jim Borgel and asked him about it. Apparently, they have stricter requirements to fulfill with Elbert and Arapahoe counties, such as the fact that both of those counties require that the plans be submitted on Mylar. They also require that everything is staked out on the ground, prior to the submittal of those plans. Also, flood plain studies are being done in Arapahoe County.

Mr. Beedy wanted to know if he had any idea when work might begin, but Mr. Morrison said they are still hoping for late fall, although they have not even obtained any permits yet. He added that there has been some other wind energy interest, both up north and down south.

Mr. Morrison also reported that he received an application for a development permit for a pipe-yard at Jay Jolly’s.

Mr. Burgess brought up the tank that Rob Fager purchased from Parker Ag and put on some property north of Limon. Mr. Morrison said Rob had not yet gotten a development permit for it, although he said he would some time ago. Mr. Burgess said he checked the road into the place and it doesn’t look like it has been very well traveled, which he had understood Rob to say that it would be. Mr. Morrison said he had heard from some concerned citizens who do not want the tank sitting there.

Mr. Beedy asked Mr. Morrison if he had sent letters to Asphalt Specialties about the off-load project in Genoa and the build-up of trash and materials there, and Mr. Morrison said he had sent certified letters, although he has not heard back from anyone.

Mr. Burgess brought up the fact that he and Mr. Morrison would be making a visit up north to discuss the cattle guard on County Road 21. Mr. Burgess intends to suggest that the cattle guard be either repaired or replaced within forty-five days, or the county will hire someone to repair it and the bill will be sent to the landowner. He added that he will take full responsibility for the action. He mentioned that another landowner has a couple of cattle guards that are only twelve feet wide, and since the county specifications require that they are at least fifteen feet wide, he felt that Mr. Morrison may need to send that person a letter, as well.

Sheriff Nestor came back to review the bid from Limon Chrysler, stating that they want $25,391.00 for a vehicle just like the one he has now. The sheriff placed a call to Kansas while they were discussing how long it would take for delivery on a new vehicle, which the sheriff felt would most likely be up to six months, and was told they still had the 2008 Crown Victoria in stock and wanted $22,995.00 for it. The sheriff said he would discuss it with the commissioners and let him know, and then discussion was held as to whether or not they would take the 2002 Ford Crown Vic in trade.

After a minor correction was made, Mr. Burgess made a motion to approve the minutes from the meeting held on July 31, 2008. Mr. Beedy seconded the motion, which carried unanimously.

The Board reviewed the July Treasurer’s and Sheriff’s reports, and while doing so, Mr. Burgess commented that it appeared there was still about $78,000.00 in the Conservation Trust fund. Mr. Beedy felt that they should try to do some maintenance work, such as power-washing and re-painting the steel portions of the grandstands, sometime within the next year. Mr. Burgess thought they may even be able to add plastic to more of the grandstand seats.

Information from George Garner, who sent an e-mail proposing a revised lease for the RSVP office in Flagler was reviewed, but the Board felt they would like to speak with Kit Carson County, since the new lease asks that the county pay for a portion of the utilities. Ms. Devers said she’d sent an e-mail to Kit Carson County so it was decided to wait until after lunch to take further action, in case she received a response. Mr. Beedy commented that he was sure it would not be a good idea to sign a new lease in the middle of a budget year, as it would most likely put the RSVP department over-budget. The new lease would run from September 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009, according to Mr. Garner’s request.

The Board reviewed a Treasurer’s Deed to Lincoln County for mineral interest in various sections located in T12S-R56W and T11S-R56W, as well as the 2008 final valuation for state assessed properties received from the Division of Property Taxation.

At 10:30 a.m., Dan Merewether with the Karval Community Alliance met with the Board to discuss a GOCO grant application for the organization. Pat Vice with Lincoln County Economic Development was also present.

Ms. Vice and Mr. Kimble were given a brief synopsis of the events that took place at the previous meeting when members of the Alliance were present, and then Ms. Devers said that she had spoken with Jackie Lecce at GOCO and was told that Lincoln County definitely has to be the applicant for the grant. Even though an RV park is an admissible project, she told Ms. Devers that none have ever been funded, to date.

Ms. Vice said that they would be better off calling it a campground, since that terminology seems better fit for the type of project that GOCO likes to fund, adding that it could still have the RV hook-ups, restroom and shower facility, even if they chose to call it a campground.

Mr. Beedy still felt that the county building roads as part of the in-kind match wasn’t acceptable, especially since the county never charges for building or working on county roads. Dan Merewether said he had asked if the building of roads would work as in-kind, but had never gotten an adequate answer.

Mr. Kimble put in that he was not comfortable with the county being obligated for twenty-five years to help maintain the facility, and the commissioners agreed.

Ms. Devers asked if the Alliance had gotten their non-profit, or 501c3 status yet, but Mr. Merewether said he didn’t believe so. Ms. Vice wanted to know if the organization had researched other funding, and Ms. Devers added that if they would vigorously pursue that non-profit status, it would open up several other avenues for funding. She also suggested waiting until the spring cycle for the GOCO grant funding, once they had their non-profit status, even though it would mean putting them behind schedule.

Ms. Vice agreed that the next course of action should be obtaining the non-profit status, and Mr. Kimble put in that there are numerous agencies, such as Cooper-Clark, the Audubon Society and Sierra that may be willing to fund such a project. Mr. Burgess also recommended contacting the Nature Conservancy to see if they would be interested in funding it.

Mr. Merewether said he may come back in the spring, but wanted to know what he should do to keep from having the same conversation at that time. Ms. Vice said they really should consider funding other than GOCO for the project.

Mr. Burgess then asked Ms. Vice if the county could do anything to help clean up the Genoa school, but Ms. Vice said that they had put in a $300,000.00 application for the clean-up, although they hadn’t received anything yet.

In regard to Asphalt Specialties, Ms. Vice said she felt it unrealistic that they were paying one person $200.00 a month for as much trash as there is to remove. The town of Genoa offered to contract with Asphalt Specialties to haul the pallets away, and Mr. Burgess told her that there are piles of them appearing in particular areas in the county. She said the company was told that they must have the pallets disposed of and that they were not allowed to let people have them, adding that the only way to get everything cleaned up would be to hire local truckers. She went on to say that Mid-states Port Authority should have also received a letter, as they own the ground and Kyle Railroad is the one slowing down the progress of the off-load project. Ms. Vice admitted that the only economic development the project has created is one part-time job and a little revenue for the town of Genoa. Ms. Devers will ask Mr. Morrison to send a copy of the same letter that he sent to the other entities to Mid-states Port Authority.

Weed Coordinator Wayne Shade met with the Board at 11:00 a.m. to discuss the procedure for notification of violation of the county’s Noxious Weed Management Enforcement Plan. Mr. Burgess said there are several signs posted up north regarding organic farming; no pesticides or herbicides in use, and Wayne said that, according to the state, organic farmers are not exempt from the county’s noxious weed regulations. He added that cultivating will not get rid of Canadian thistle, as it spreads underground, and right now, the plant is in the rosette stage.

Mr. Burgess wanted to know if the others thought it would be beneficial to have the State Weed Coordinator Kelly Uhing come and meet with them, as well as tour the property in question.

Mr. Kimble put in that the county code closely resembles state statute, and that the county definitely has the same complaint procedures.

Mr. Burgess felt that the property all needs to be sprayed prior to the farmers planting their winter wheat crop, but didn’t believe that it could be done in six weeks, which is approximately how much time Wayne has left to spray. Wayne felt they should be put on notice, and Mr. Kimble advised strict adherence to the law. Mr. Burgess said he thought it would be most valuable to have complaints from neighboring landowners, and Wayne thought that it may be possible to get them, especially when those landowners have to constantly pay for chemicals to spray their own property for weeds coming from the offending party’s property.

Mr. Kimble advised that notices should be sent to any property owner who may be violating the county’s weed management code in the same manner, although the enforcement part of it wouldn’t necessarily need to begin right away for other offenders, if their situation wasn’t as severe.

Mr. Lyons wanted Ms. Uhing to come out, as he would also like to see her, or someone with Pest Control, address the prairie dog problem in the county. He feels it is just as big of an issue in the south as the weeds are in the northern end of the county, and added that it may not hurt to get the NRCS involved in the weed problem.

Mr. Kimble said he would put together a generic, formal notice, coordinating the county’s weed enforcement policy with state statute, and then Wayne would be able to use it whenever it was needed.

Sheriff Nestor returned with news from Kansas on the 2008 Ford Crown Victoria, saying that they still had it in stock, but it is black, not white. They will see if they can find one for the same price; $21,600.00 in white. He said he would wait until he heard from Kansas.

At 11:30 a.m., Public Health Director Tonda Scott met with the Board to present the HCP contract for review and signature. The contract is in the amount of $2,402.00 and is used for health care for special needs children. Mr. Beedy made a motion to sign the contract, Mr. Burgess seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously.

Ms. Scott said that Chanda Hoefler resigned as the school nurse, so she will be taking it over again for the time being.

In regard to Ms. Scott’s comp time, Mr. Beedy told her that even though some counties don’t allow exempt employees to earn comp time and the Board would not even have to allow her to take it, they do try to be fair with the employees.

Ms. Scott said she was not asking for compensation for it, and Ms. Devers told her that she can’t be compensated for it. Ms. Scott explained her reasons for having so much additional time; attending meetings and trainings, cleaning out old files from the office, and numerous other things, including emergency management classes and trainings. Mr. Burgess told her that Ken Morrison is the Emergency Manager now and can keep her up to date on some things, and Ms. Scott admitted that she would not be attending nearly as many meetings or trainings now that she felt more comfortable in her position. She did mention that there are some public health issues in the EOP that need to be revised, but Ms. Devers informed her that she had made those revisions.

Mr. Burgess told Ms. Scott to delegate some of her duties to her staff, and Mr. Beedy repeated that they needed to follow the county personnel policy when Mr. Burgess said they would think about it some more.

Once Ms. Scott had gone, Mr. Lyons called for the County Attorney’s report, but Mr. Kimble said that all he had to comment on was the contract and job description for temporary cleaning of the courthouse. He said it looked satisfactory to him, if it was okay with the Board. Mr. Burgess made a motion to sign a contract with Shayla Morgan for temporary janitorial services at the county courthouse. Mr. Beedy seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously.

Mr. Kimble said that the $5,000.00 from the Fal Calvert case was to come to him, so he would get it turned in as soon as he received it, and that he still had heard nothing regarding the Gilbert Quiet Title Action. He finished by saying that he has completed the letter to Mr. Hagan regarding the sheriff’s computers, and will show it to Sheriff Nestor before he sends it off.

Ms. Devers asked Ms. Lengel when formal wording for the lodging tax issue needed to be received by the County Clerk in order for the issue to be on the November ballot, and Ms. Lengel said that statute requires it be submitted by September 5.

Chris Monks came by the meeting after lunch at Mr. Burgess’ request to discuss the skid steer that still is not working properly. Chris said he’d had Mike Vaughn drive it, just to see what he thought, and Mike had agreed that the controls seemed to be rough on it. At that time, Mike told Chris that he had a mechanic in Bovina, so he would just call and have him come to Hugo to look at it. Apparently, the mechanic said that is just the way that particular model is.

Mr. Burgess felt they needed to address it now rather than wait, and Mr. Lyons agreed that the complaint should be lodged immediately, as there was no sense in increasing the warranty on it if it was constantly going to be in the shop. Mr. Burgess asked Chris to go and operate it and then come back to let them know what he thought.

Ms. Devers said she had received an e-mail response from Carol with Kit Carson County regarding the RSVP lease, and she said that Melody Maskus is scheduled to meet with their commissioners the morning of August 15. It was decided that Ms. Devers would e-mail the Board’s concerns to Carol, including the fact that they would prefer to begin a new lease on January 1, 2009, and see if perhaps Kit Carson County would follow suit.

The Board reviewed information concerning reconstruction of the north wall of the roundhouse, and Ms. Devers said there still seemed to be several problems with the bid price, which is $126,439.02, even after the meeting with the adjuster and the contractor. She added that they have included $1,750.98 for rebar, but Enid at CAPP said they are not obligated to put the building back in better shape than it was before. Enid will check on the professional services fees, as well as contact Ken Brooks to see if rebar is actually necessary.

As for the communication tower, Ms. Devers said the repairs were actually $401.92 less than what the county received, so Enid told her that if they ended up having to pay for the rebar, they would deduct the $401.92 so that the county did not have to refund that amount to CAPP.

Wayne Shade stopped back in and told the Board that he had contacted Arapahoe County, but they have a new weed coordinator by the name of Russ Johnson, but he wasn’t in. Wayne left a message for him to call.

Ms. Devers reported that the county’s current insurance package cannot be changed until January 1, 2009, and then asked what date would work for one of the commissioners to meet with the D.A. to go over the 2009 budget. Mr. Burgess said he was available on August 26.

Ms. Devers informed the Board that Senator Ken Salazar would be holding a town hall meeting in Limon on August 14 at 1:00 p.m. to discuss health care, and then stated that the company installing the keyless entry into the courthouse will be starting the project sometime later in the month.

She asked if any of the Board members were interested in applying to serve on the Strategic Allocation Committee, and both commissioners felt that Mr. Beedy would probably like to do so.

Ms. Devers read a letter from Chief Judge William Sylvester with the 18^th Judicial District in response to the request to implement a four-day work week. Judge Sylvester sited several statutes giving reasons why it is impossible for the courts to do so, so the Board decided that until the state chooses to implement a four-day work week, the county will be unable to do so.

A brief discussion was held regarding the property at the fairgrounds and the fact that the county has an old metal starting gate setting on property that everyone thought belonged to the county, but actually belongs to Thompson’s. Mr. Lyons said that once the fair is over they should go in and pull the gate off the property.

Ms. Devers said she’d never heard whether or not John Reid was appointed to the Advisory Committee to study improvements to surface water irrigation systems in the Arkansas River basin, so she went on the website and found the list of the names of those who were appointed. John’s name was not on the list.

Ms. Devers also commented briefly on HB08-1387 regarding Colorado Low Income Energy Assistance services. CCI is requesting applications from those interested in serving on the commission to be formed as a result of the bill, and that the information will be given to Mr. Beedy.

Chris Monks came back at that time with a report on the skid steer and said that it might be a little better, but he still didn’t feel it was right. A phone call was made to Mike Trahern with Farmers New Holland, but he will be out most of the week. The Board left a message that they would call him back on August 18.

Mr. Lyons reported that he and Chris met with Kerry Halde after the department head meeting the previous day, and Mr. Halde agreed to pay Ravenkamps for up to one hundred loads of gravel. He will push out the gravel that is there and provide the loader, and if he wants more, Mr. Lyons said they would meet again. Mr. Lyons said he had also spoken with the superintendent at the Genoa-Hugo school, as well one of the school board members regarding sending a bus down County Road 26, and the board member said he would drive out and take a look at it. Mr. Lyons commented that it is a narrow road for a bus, but felt that Mr. Halde would try to be accommodating.

Mr. Lyons also reported that he spoke with John Forristall about prairie dogs, and John has purchased two of the devices that go on the back of a four-wheeler that hold bait.

Mr. Burgess reported that he had gone out to the fair on the Fourth, and felt that the 4-H exhibits have decreased considerably. He attended the department head meeting on the Fifth, and then inquired about the price for a twelve thousand gallon fuel tank and found out it is about $9,000.00. Mr. Lyons put in that the metal tanks are used because they can be left empty and won’t blow away, whereas a certain amount of fuel has to be left in the fiberglass tanks in order to keep them on the ground. Mr. Burgess also toured roads and looked at the areas where there are problems with weeds. He also spoke with Mike at Flying J to let him know the county might be interested in the trash dumpsters after the fair.

The Board approved the remaining expense vouchers for the month of July.

The following claims were approved:

COUNTY GENERAL FUND

Nurse Salary July $301.30

Road Deputy Salary July $2,980.00

Chief Deputy Salary July $2,566.00

Commissioner Salary July $2,171.67

RSVP Coord Salary July $270.00

Part Time Janitorial, July $180.00

Correctional Officer I Salary July $2,333.57

Commissioner Salary July $2,171.67

Part-time COG Salary July $168.00

Clerk I Salary July $1,766.00

Correctional Officer I Salary July $1,997.61

Correctional Officer I Salary July $2,087.03

Treasurer Salary July $3,650.00

Deputy Clerk Salary July $1,923.00

Correctional Officer I Salary July $2,263.13

Correctional Officer I Salary July $2,055.64

Administrator Salary July $3,870.00

Correctional Officer I Salary July $2,188.20

Doctor Salary July $50.00

RSVP Coord Salary July $728.00

Appraiser Salary July $2,208.00

Clerk I Salary July $1,881.00

Driver Examiner Salary July $1,983.00

Attorney Salary July $2,288.25

Road Deputy Salary July $2,200.00

Janitor Salary July $620.00

Clerk Salary July $3,650.00

Victim's Assist Coord Salary July $2,500.00

Commissioner Salary July $2,920.00

RSVP Janitor Salary July $37.76

RSVP Director Salary July $2,008.00

Deputy Assessor Salary July $2,376.00

Deputy Clerk Salary July $1,983.00

Land Use Admin Salary July $2,126.00

Office Mgr Salary July $1,881.00

Fair Mgr Salary July $1,290.00

Undersheriff Salary July $2,878.00

Maint Salary July $2,223.00

Correctional Officer I Salary July $2,043.00

Coroner Salary July $825.00

Sheriff Salary July $4,091.67

VA Service Officer Salary July $366.67

Correctional Officer I Salary July $2,324.76

Part time 4-H Assistant July $1,263.50

STEPP Liaison Salary July $1,097.22

Clerk II Salary July $2,355.00

WIC Educator Salary July $1,766.00

Nurse Salary July $3,580.00

RSVP Coord July $888.96

Weed Coord Salary July $2,344.00

Office Mgr II Salary July $2,258.00

Jail Food Svc Salary July $2,773.96

Assessor Salary July $3,650.00

Appraiser Salary July $2,108.00

Road Deputy Salary July $2,934.10

Correctional Officer I Salary July $2,620.03

Jail Admin Salary July $2,415.00

Janitor Salary July $1,081.50

Deputy Clerk Salary July $2,758.00

Correctional Officer II Salary July $2,864.80

Correctional Officer I Salary July $2,085.60

Admin Assist Salary July $2,620.00

Correctional Officer July $2,158.28

9040 A&E Tire Inc, Repairs, $241.36

9041 ACS Enterprise, Lease $6,360.73

9042 AFLAC, Premiums $1,338.35

9043 Andrea Anderson, Mileage $8.40

9044 Aquila, Utilities $19.71

9045 Aramark, Meals $27.00

9046 LaRay Becker-Patton, Notary $15.00

9047 Gary Beedy, Mileage $157.30

9048 Barbara Berry, Mileage $54.00

9049 Steve Burgess, Mileage $25.80

9050 CCTA, Meeting Dues $75.00

9051 CMH, Contribution $1,375.00

9052 Carol Chambers, District Attorney $12,893.46

9053 ChemaTox Lab, Lab Tests $275.00

9054 County Health Pool, Insurance $42,114.46

9055 Clinton Clark, Mileage $18.00

9056 Co Coroners Assn, Supplies $160.25

9057 Co POST, Certification $25.00

9058 Conservation Trust Fund, Interest $3,483.00

9059 Jim Covington, Reimbursement $9.10

9060 Credit Acceptance Corp, Garnishment $461.68

9061 Dept of Local Affairs, Karval Water Loan $2,099.95

9062 Dept of Cnty Coroners, Supplies $400.00

9063 Eastern Co Plainsman, Notices $43.50

9064 First National Agency, Bond $100.00

9065 First Bankcard, Charges, $435.81

9066 First Bankcard, Charges $59.92

9067 First Bankcard, Charges $200.54

9068 First Bankcard, Charges $36.37

9069 First Bankcard, Charges $236.94

9070 First Bankcard, Charges $24.62

9071 First Bankcard, Charges $266.32

9072 First Bankcard, Charges $283.35

9073 First Bankcard, Charges $9.50

9074 First Bankcard, Charges $288.11

9075 First Bankcard, Charges $758.07

9076 First Bankcard, Charges $75.88

9077 Five Star Sanitary, Supplies $157.43

9078 Flagler Post Office, Postage $42.00

9079 Dr. Galloway, Med Srvs $925.00

9080 George Garner, Utilities $53.89

9081 Great-West Life & Annuity, Def Comp $4,150.00

9082 Tracy Grimes, Rent $500.00

9083 Hart Intercivic, Elections Supplies $4,677.64

9084 Hart’s Auto Supply, Parts $166.18

9085 Hasler Inc, Postage $102.00

9086 Hedlund Abstract, Treasurers Deed $170.00

9087 Hillyard, Cleaning Supplies $705.57

9088 Hoffman Drug, Meds $405.61

9089 Dave Hubbard, Mileage $10.20

9090 IBC, Jail Meals $69.95

9091Judgment Creditor, Garnishment $340.64

9092 KC Electric, Electricity $7,776.32

9093 Stan Kimble, Reimbursements $307.91

9094 Kit Carson County HHS, WWC & FP $1,350.00

9095 Kit Carson County HHS, Health Inspector $1,781.50

9096 L Bar 4 Rodeo Co, Stock Contractor $8,600.00

9097 Limon Ambulance, Reimbursement $627.50

9098 Limon Leader, Advertising $43.50

9099 Lincoln Cnty Treasurer, Fair $4,775.97

9100 Ted Lyons, Mileage $208.39

9101 Leticia Marrufo, Interpreter Svcs $60.00

9102 Melody Maskus, Reimbursement $54.19

9103 Richard Meier, Professional Srvs $177.70

9104 Michigan State, Garnishment $173.50

9105 National Academies, EMD Renewals $90.00

9106 Zane Nestor, Deputy Salary/Coroner $150.00

9107 Office Works, Supplies $180.50

9108 Offices For Less, Supplies $34.82

9109 Pay Flex, Cafeteria Plan $1,566.66

9110 Pay Flex, Fees $100.00

9111 Pershing, Retirement $5,974.25

9112 Stacy Phythian, Mileage $63.66

9113 Pitney Bowes, Postage Meter $127.00

9114 Plains Heating & Air Cond, Service $87.10

9115 SMILE, Volunteer Meals $341.50

9116 Public Safety, Med Supplies $93.04

9117 QUILL, Supplies $2,054.45

9118 Qwest, Phone $249.91

9119 Rebecca Ravenkamp, Mileage $5.40

9120 Chip Reid, Mileage $30.60

9121 Rodeo News, Fair Ads $230.00

9122 S&S Fumigation, Services $75.00

9123 Amy Solomon, Mileage $10.20

9124 STAATS, Fair Expense $749.20

9125 Stop & Shop, Volunteer Meals $27.22

9126 Tender Corporation, Nurse Supplies $200.00

9127 Estelle Thaller, Reimbursement $82.78

9128 Treasurer of Lincoln Cnty, State Withholding $3,600.00

9129 Treasurer of Lincoln Cnty, Federal Withholding $9,940.52

9130 Treasurer of Lincoln Cnty FICA Withholding $19,315.38

9131 Tri Me Spraying, Chemicals $58.52

9132 UPS, Shipping $22.24

9133 Verizon Wireless, Internet/Phone $91.95

9134 Witt Boys Napa, Parts/Supplies $504.31

9135 Gary Woodward, Professional Srvs $7,000.00

9136 Xerox, Lease $649.35

9137 Xerox, Equip/Maint $278.88

9238 A Fine Design, Supplies $86.00

9239 Jet Bailey, Part-Time Labor $400.00

9240 Burt Chevrolet, Parts $1,023.07

9241 Dorothy Buxton, Mileage $86.00

9242 Carol Chambers, DA $8,854.53

9243 Letha Clark, Mileage $69.80

9244 COVA, Dues $150.00

9245 DJ Petroleum, Fuel $249.84

9246 Dorman Brothers, Fair Stock $667.78

9247 Douglas Cnty, Coroner Srvs $200.00

9248 Duckwall-Alco, Fair Supplies $29.99

9249 ESRTA, Phone $1,727.12

9250 Eastern Co Plainsman, Notices/Ads $285.00

9251 ECCOG, Mileage $18.00

9252 Farm Plan, Parts $61.05

9253 Frasier Farms, Hay/Rodeo $617.60

9254 Don Gemaehlich, Fair Judge $87.80

9255 Marilyn Hagans, Fair Judge $83.00

9256 Hart Intercivic, Training/Supplies $1,246.00

9257 Jennie Hoefler, Fair Expense $160.00

9258 Hoffman Drug, Supplies $11.94

9259 Hoot Owl Tech/Media, IT services $43.75

9260 Hugo Lumber, Sheriff Supplies $879.29

9261 Deborah Jensen, Part-Time Labor $125.00

9262 Dee Kaster, Mileage, $108.80

9263 KD Supply, Jail Oven Repairs $745.91

9264 Lacey’s Hardware, Nurses Supplies $299.88

9265 Terrie Leonard, Judging/Mileage $86.00

9266 Yonda Leonard, Judging/Mileage $86.00

9267 Limon Leader, Fair Notices/Ads $678.60

9268 Lincoln Cnty Road & Bridge, Gas/Service $7,451.63

9269 Lincoln Cnty 4-H Council, Reimbursement $75.00

9270 Lincoln Cnty Extension Fund, Reimbursement $35.77

9271 Mile Saver Shopper, Ads $19.60

9272 Moore Medical, Nurse Supplies $625.01

9273 Osbornes, Supplies $703.21

9274 Don Palmer, Part Time Fair, $50.00

9275 Parmer’s Auto, Parts/Supplies $18.00

9276 Precinct Police, Supplies $107.80

9277 Quill, Office Supplies $519.07

9278 Dan Roberts, Part Time Fair $650.00

9279 Dick Scott, Fair Judge $114.80

9280 Deanna Seelmeyer, Volunteer Meals $25.00

9281 Shriners Band, Fair Parade $300.00

9282 Jess Solomon, Fair Judge $94.20

9283 Matt Spalding, Part time Fair $400.00

9284 Stop & Shop, Volunteer Meals $10.42

9285 Patsy Tompkins, Fair Expense $75.00

9286 Town of Hugo, Water $1,468.93

9287 Tri Me Spraying, Chemicals $10,319.30

9288 US Food Service, Food/Supplies $6,024.11

9289 Vern’s TV & Radio, Supplies $259.66

9290 VFW Band, Fair Parade $300.00

9291 Steve White, Part Time Fair $400.00

9292 Witt boys, Supplies/Parts, $47.99

9293 Xerox, Copier Lease $213.63

9294 Xerox, Copier Lease $190.48

9295 Linda Yoder, Travel Expense $104.27

9296 York Distributing, Supplies $120.25

ROAD & BRIDGE FUND

Road Crew Salary July $2,283.00

Road Crew Salary July $2,403.00

Road Crew Salary July $8,175.58

Road Crew Salary July $2,223.00

Road Crew Salary July $2,043.00

Road Crew Salary July $1,983.00

Road Crew Salary July $2,283.00

Road Crew Salary July $1,923.00

Road Crew Salary July $2,043.00

Road Crew Salary July $2,403.00

Road Crew Salary July $2,283.00

Road Crew Salary July $1,983.00

Road Crew Salary July $2,403.00

Road Crew Salary July $2,223.00

Road Crew Salary July $1,983.00

Road Crew Salary July $2,403.00

Road Foreman Salary July $2,899.00

Mechanic Salary July $2,372.00

Road Crew Salary July $1,923.00

Road Foreman Salary July $2,524.00

Road Crew Salary July $1,983.00

Road Crew Salary July $2,163.00

Road Foreman Salary July $2,644.00

Shop Secretary Salary July $2,043.00

Mechanic Salary July $2,492.00

9158 Ace Irrigation & MFG, Supplies $2,431.37

9159 A&E Tire, Repairs $256.76

9160 AFLAC, Premiums $129.70

9161 Alsco, Equipment $53.05

9162 Aquila, Utilities $16.75

9163 Arkansas Valley Diesel, Parts/Supplies $51.98

9164 ATCO, Parts/Supplies $208.52

9165 BK Enterprises, Parts/Supplies $662.85

9166 County Health Pool, Ins $25,362.61

9167 CobitCo, Road Oil $170,422.63

9168 Diamond Advantage, Parts/Supplies $101.79

9169 Division of Reclamation, Fees $1,615.00

9170 DJ Petroleum, Fuel/Oil $17,752.11

9171 Drive Train, Parts/Supplies $359.06

9172 Eaton Sales & Services, Parts/Supplies $110.26

9173 Equalizer, Parts/Supplies $83.82

9174 Farm Plan, Parts/Supplies $64.30

9175 Town of Flagler, Water $76.00

9176 Town of Genoa, Water $69.00

9177 Great West Life & Annuity, Def Comp $2,840.00

9178 Honen Equipment, Parts/Supplies $366.47

9179 Town of Hugo, Water $171.14

9180 Hugo Lumber, Parts/Supplies $142.56

9181 Interstate Battery, Parts/Supplies $48.95

9182 Judgment Creditor, Garnishment $407.86

9183 Karval Water, Water $105.69

9184 KC Electric, Electricity $161.34

9185 Kiewit Western CO, Road Oil $964.32

9186 Leo’s Electrical Srvs, Repairs $162.00

9187 Treasurer of Lincoln Cnty, Conversion Fee $2,696.00

9188 Lincoln Community Hospital, Lab Tests $48.00

9189 Osbornes, Office Supplies $14.86

9190 Pay Flex, Cafeteria Plan $400.00

9191 Pershing, Retirement Ins $3,386.40

9192 Premier Systems Unlimited, Internet $24.00

9193 Robs Septic Service, Repairs $280.00

9194 Sunrise, Parts/Supplies $264.61

9195 TD Works, Parts/Supplies $14.00

9196 Treasurer of Lincoln Cnty, State Withholding $1,847.00

9197 Treasurer of Lincoln Cnty, Fed Withholding $4,695.40

9198 Treasurer of Lincoln Cnty, FICA $10,769.10

9199 Wagner Equipment, Lease $6,833.62

9200 WingFoot Tire, Tires $3,738.44

9201 Gary Woodward, Professional Srvs $3,100.00

9202 Xerox, Equipment Rental $32.06

9203 Zee Medical, Parts/Supplies $115.14

9214 Burt Chevrolet, Parts/Supplies $76.95

9215 Burt Ford, Parts/Supplies $218.92

9216 CNH Capital, Parts/Supplies $283.00

9217 Colorado Mack Sales, Parts/Supplies $262.81

9218 Drive Train Industries, Parts/Supplies $98.45

9219 ESRTA Phone $194.12

9220 Eastern Co Plainsman, Notice $79.56

9221 Farm Plan, Parts/Supplies $121.48

9222 Farm Gas, Fuel/Oil $34.56

9223 Town of Flagler, Water $76.00

9224 Hugo Lumber, Parts/Supplies $1,270.16

9225 JS Contractors, Parts/Supplies $299.00

9226 LaFarge, Road Oil, $10,801.20

9227 Leo’s Electrical, Parts/Supplies $540.00

9228 Lincoln County Clerk, Title/Plate $8.83

9229 MVE, Utilities $148.13

9230 Osbornes, Office Supplies $42.62

9231 Pronghorn Country, Parts/Supplies $23.99

9232 Vern’s TV, Supplies $29.65

9233 Wagner Equip, Parts/Supplies $1,389.03

9234 Western Truck, Parts/Supplies $1,518.29

9235 Witt Boys NAPA, Parts/Supplies $998.79

9236 Witt Boys NAPA, Repairs $224.52

9237 Xerox, Equipment Rental $15.45

LANDFILL FUND

Operator Salary July $1,923.00

Manager Salary July $2,404.00

Part time Labor Salary July $787.68

9139 County Health Pool, Insurance $1,629.03

9140 Town of Hugo, Water $21.00

9141 Knudsen Engineering Inc, Professional Srvs $952.00

9142 MVEA, Electricity $63.76

9143 Osbornes, Supplies $16.50

9144 Pershing, Retirement $162.27

9145 SE &EC Recycling, Recycling, $1,364.76

9146 Treasurer of Lincoln Cnty, State Withholding $96.00

9147 Treasurer of Lincoln Cnty, Fed Withholding $219.70

9148 Treasurer of Lincoln Cnty, FICA $782.56

9149 Witt Boys NAPA, Repairs $22.49

9208 Diesel Generator Inc, Repairs/Maint $50.50

9209 ESRTA, Phone $63.17

9210 Hugo Lumber, Repairs/Maint $8.98

9211 Lacey’s, Supplies $90.46

LIBRARY FUND

Bookmobile Salary July $233.73

Bookmobile Salary July $691.44

9150 Crossings Book Club, Books $15.50

9151 Hoffman Drug, Supplies $10.47

9152 Ingram Library Services $183.21

9153 Library Book Club, Books $162.43

9154 Treasurer of Lincoln Cnty, Postage $38.00

9155 Office Works, Book Processing $18.37

9156 Treasurer of Lincoln Cnty, FICA Withholding $141.56

9157 Katie Zipperer, Reimbursement $41.48

9212 DJ Petroleum Inc, Fuel $102.80

9213 Hugo Lumber, Repairs $10.44

E911

9138 Qwest, Phone $319.78

CAPITAL PROJECTS

9034 Dell Marketing, Computer $210.00

9035 Frontier Telephone Co, Intercom $260.00

9036 Hendricks Carpet, Sales Tax $10.25

9037 Quill, Computer $189.98

9038 Source Bs Systems, Software 2,140.00

9039 Waco Scaffolding, Equip & Labor $4,210.00

SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE FUND

Director Salary July $4,990.00

Receptionist Clerk II Salary July $1,849.00

Legal Tech III Salary July $1,918.00

Caseworker I Salary July $2,570.00

Accounting Clerk V Salary July $2,567.00

Income Maint Tech II Salary July $1,849.00

Income Maint Tech V Salary July $2,567.00

Caseworker I Salary July $2,811.00

Caseworker III Salary July $2,669.00

Caseworker IV Salary July $3,383.00

Caseworker III Salary July $3,073.00

Supervisor III Salary July $4,537.00

Caseworker IV Salary July $3,308.00

Income Maint Tech III Salary July $2,028.00

Legal Tech III Salary July $372.68

61699 Accurint, Process Fee $30.00

61700 Alco Discount Store, Supplies $259.91

61701 Stephen Brethauer, Excess Fees $1,200.00

61702 CGHSFOA, Dues/Membership $60.00

61703 Rhonda Cramer MA, Prov Pmt $1,945.00

61704 Colorado Counties, Communications $13.80

61705 Danley Legal Services, Process Fee $50.00

61706 Darling Delights, Mtg $45.00

61707 Deep Rock Water, Supplies $62.40

61708 Client/Prov Pmt $350.00

61709 Dynamics Research, Supplies $180.00

61710 ESRTA, Communications $488.18

61711 Farm Gas, Fuel/Travel $167.12

61712 First Bankcard, Charges $431.96

61713 Tracy D Grimes, Lease $375.00

61714 Hoffman Drug, Client/Prov Pmt $2,003.55

61715 IEBT, Client/Prov Pmt $53.00

61716 Jeans Family Kitchen, Mtg $13.00

61717 Client/Prov Pmt, $50.00

61718 Stan Kimble, Contract Pmt $316.45

61719 Client/Prov Pmt, $40.00

61720 Lacey’s Hardware, Supplies $12.58

61721 LexisNexis Courtlink, Inc $5.00

61722 Limon Leader, Subscriptions $23.00

61723 Lincoln Cnty, Bldg Lease $1,882.00

61724 Lincoln Cnty, Client/Prov Pmts $2,635.05

61725 Lincoln Cnty Rd & Bridge, Gas $435.87

61726 Lincoln Cnty Sheriff, Process Fee $106.86

61727 Lauren Lyons, Contract Pmt $195.00

61728 Client/Prov Pmt, $335.51

61729 Client/Prov Pmt, $350.00

61730 Mile High Counseling, Prov Pmt $2,290.00

61731 Office Max, Supplies $627.51

61732 Client/Prov Pmt $116.03

61733 Osborne’s, Supplies $123.56

61734 Quest, Phone $111.79

61735 Scranton Specht & Assoc, Contract Pmt $9,142.10

61736 Amy Seymour, Contract Pmt $1,470.00

61737 State Forms, Supplies $100.71

61738 Sunrise Environmental, Supplies $420.05

61739 TALX Corporation, Process Fee $6.20

61740 Client/Prov Pmt, $350.00

61741 Verizon Wireless, Communications $88.16

61742 Vern’s TV, Office Supplies $791.90

61743 Witt Boys NAPA, Auto Supplies $361.23

61744 Robert Wolfsohn, Contract Pmt $3,320.00

61745 Gary Woodward, Cnty Audit Fee $3,000.00

61746 Xerox, Supplies $128.86

61747 Colette Barksdale, Travel/Miles $217.73

91748 Lauren Lyons, Travel $116.69

61749 Mary Lyons, Travel $16.43

61750 Beverly Newbanks, Reimbursement $44.35

61751 Shannon Sheffield, Travel $241.91

61752 Lincoln Cnty Treasurer, Liabilities $10,353.60

61753 County Health Pool, Ins $12,702.38

61754 Pershing, Retirement $2,354.45

61755 Great West Life & Annuity, Def Comp $1,425.00

61756 PayFlex, Café Plan $625.00

61757 AFLAC, Premiums $147.70

61758 DJ Petroleum, Gen Asst $185.91

61759 Client/Prov Pmt, $136.85

61760 Lincoln Cnty, Gen Asst $1,008.49

With no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned until 9:00 a.m. on August 18, 2008.

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Corinne M. Lengel, Clerk to the Board Ted Lyons, Chairman