Minutes04/20/2010

April 20, 2010

The Morris County Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at 9:00 a.m., all members present.

The minutes of the April 13 meeting were approved (Hay, Jost) as written.  Motion carried.

John Lee gave the weekly solid waste and noxious weed department reports.

Jeff Blosser, road engineer, gave the weekly report of the road and bridge department.  He gave a status report on the Rock Creek Bridge project (64 C-4570-01).

Action was taken (Hay, Jost) to purchase a John Deere tractor with a Tiger mower for the road department.  It will be purchased from Concordia Tractor, Inc. at a cost not to exceed $52,000.  Motion carried.  The equipment will replace a tractor and mower lost in the December, 2009 fire at the White City shop, and will be purchased with fire insurance proceeds.

Ken Reitz, who is in the recycling business in Salina, discussed the Morris County program and offered suggestions for making the service more efficient.

The meeting adjourned at 3:35 p.m.