Road Superintendent John Schouten provided his weekly report to Greenwood County Commissioners on Monday, December 4. Downedtreeswerediscussed as an issue in multiple locations in the county. Commissioner Roy Ballard shared two locations where trees were needing addressed: Y50 Road and 230th Street. Schouten reported that crew members were working to remove a tree that went down on 255th Street between P and Q Roads. Truck 25 broke down and was in Emporia for repair. A quote for repairs was presented at $16,981.68. This unit is a 2017 Kenworth. Following review of the quote received, commissioners approved proceeding with repairs. Schouten reported that all road graders were running; the Kenworth was the only truck currently out of service. Commissioner Mac Obourn notified Schouten of an issue located at the south side of a road within the 4th District, in the Reece area. He described issues with water pooling as the result of a plugged drain. Legal Counsel Paul Dean told commissioners that he had been contacted by an individual who voiced that road conditions were poor north of Hamilton and Virgil.
Sheriff Heath Samuels requested that a fence viewing be held at a property within the 2800/2900 block of AA Road, north of Hamilton. Sheriff Samuels shared that he has been working to resolve the issue of cattle getting out of the fence for two months and it has remained a persisting problem. Commissioners will be convening for a fence viewing following their next regular meeting.
Emergency Management Director Levi Vinson requested approval for changes in members to the local emergency planning committee. Commissioners approved the following changes: Law Enforcement, Jason Meyers; Transportation, Schouten; moving Preston Evenson from the City of Eureka to State and Local official.
It was reported by commissioners that the Army Corps of Engineers had sent a letter requesting that specific bridges be reviewed. Officials shared that the letter would be provided to Schouten and Dean for review, before the Corps is contacted. The Corps requested that a plan for this be shared within a thirty-day window.
A 15-minute executive session was requested by Schouten for the subject of personnel. Following the executive session, no action was taken.
An executive session for 10 minutes for the subject of non-elected personnel related to evaluation was held. No action was taken following the session.
Minutes of the November 20 and 27 meetings were approved.
Special payables in the amount of $11,033.29 were approved.
The next meeting of the Greenwood County Commissioners will be held on Monday, December 11 at 9 a.m.
