The Montgomery County Commissioners met for one final time in 2019 with plenty of items on the agenda.
The meeting began with discussion regarding the approval of minutes, approval of the agenda and approval of invoices.
Zoning Administrator for Environmental Health Matt Debo was in attendance for a short amount of time discussing bids for a new vehicle (Full Audio). Some of the discussion involved the amount of bids that were sent out during Christmas week regarding the purchase of a new vehicle for the department and that only one of those bids returned back.
Debo describes the new vehicle that they are looking to purchase.
After discussion with the commissioners, they decided to send out the bids again and they will plan on reevaluating the situation in the coming weeks.
Maintenance Supervisor Jeff Phelps was on hand for a brief period of time to discuss an upcoming project at the courthouse involving the concrete steps on the south, north and east sides of the building (Full Audio).
The concrete steps on the south, east and north sides of the building will have some work done on them in the near future so at times it would alter the entrance into the building and once the project got underway it could take around a month or a little bit longer to finish.
Phelps also mentioned that they are still waiting on Westar to get back with them regarding the electrical source on the courthouse so they can begin working on another project.
The heavy discussion for the meeting on Monday took place when County Counselor Paul Kritz went in front of the commissioners to discuss budget issues. The wage discussion for county attorney's working cases for individuals who are in need of court appointed attorney's. There was discussion for particular individuals and also that will affect the budget in 2020.
Krtiz says it would be a challenge if someone has issues with their pay.
Kritz adds that this situation is common for smaller communities.
The agenda is subject to change and all meetings are open to the public.
