Sheriff's Office vehicles, mosquito surveillance, a grant, a budget request, and an executive session are among the items on the Saline County Commission agenda for Tuesday.
The commission meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday in room 107 of the City-County Building, 300 West Ash Street. Access to the building is through the north and south doors only.
There will be limited public seating for the meeting. Up to 10 members of the public will be accommodated on a first-come, first-seated basis in overflow seating adjacent to the commission meeting room and up to two members of the public at a time will be permitted to line up to provide public comment. Interested persons also can view the meeting via Salina Media Connection, either on Cox Cable Channel 20 or online at www.salinatv.org.
In addition, interested persons can provide public comment by dialing (785) 621-0800, entering participant code 782955 followed by #, and then dialing *9 to alert the moderator that they wish to comment. Please note that although commissioners will be able to hear comments, people may have difficulty hearing commission business through the telephone bridge.
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is seeking permission to accept a $58,008 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Grant from the Department of Justice. The grant was awareded on May 4 and is to be used to purchase personal protection equipment, medical supplies, and medical equipment for the sheriff's office.
Additionally, commissioners are being asked to approve a request for the health department to participate in a Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) mosquito surveillance pilot project from May 31 to Sept. 19. During that period, the health department would "collect, package and ship mosquitoes from the mosquito trap located at Rollings Hills Zoo on a bi-weekly basis and ship to Kansas Biological Survey at the University of Kansas," according to commission meeting packet information.
The health department would "be paid $1,000 to cover expenses related to this program execept for shipping which will be covered by KDHE," the information noted. KDHE would then provide back to the health department the surveillance information about the types of mosquitoes and any diseases of importance.
Other items on the county agenda include the following.
•Consider a request to award a bid for a 2020 inmate transport van with wheelchair lift.
•Consider a request to award a bid for a 2020 patrol SUV for the sheriff's office.
•Jason Tiller, health department director, is scheduled to provide a COVID-19 update.
•Kathy Mosher, executive director of Central Kansas Mental Health, is scheduled to present the organization's 2021 budget request.
•County Administrator Phillip Smith-Hanes is scheduled to present his weekly update.
Additionally, the following items are listed under the executive session heading on the county commission agenda.
•Attorney-client privilege
•Employer/employee negotiations
To view the entire Saline County Commission meeting packet (61-page pdf, click here.