A review of the county's COVID-19 situation as it relates to the current mask mandate, a request to create a new position, and an executive session are among the agenda items for Tuesday's Saline County Commission meeting.
About the meeting
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. in room 107 of the City-County Building, 300 West Ash Street. A time for public comment is scheduled near the beginning of the meeting.
County Commission meetings are now available by several options. The Board of County Commissioners encourage citizen participation in local governance processes. Making every effort to be in compliance with the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KSA 75-4317). Everyone is invited to participate in meetings. Speakers are requested to state their full name and address before delivering remarks. Please approach the podium and use the microphone. Comments are limited to three minutes.
Meetings may be viewed on Salina Media Connection's You Tube page, Cox cable Channel 21 or Saline County's YouTube page:
You may also participate via Zoom:
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Meeting ID: 968 3581 9901
Passcode: 144636
Agenda items
Commissioners are scheduled to review with County Health Department Director Jason Tiller the county's COVID-19 situation and determine whether the county's mask mandate should remain in place.
Commissioners also are to consider a request from Justin Mader, county engineer, to create the new staff position of assistant county engineer within the engineering division of the Road and Bridge Department.
Other items on the county commission agenda for Tuesday include the following.
●Consider a bid award for RCB construction projects -- Mader
●Consider a land survey services agreement -- Mader
●Consider a request to appoint Darlene Wolf as Falun Township clerk -- Jamie Doss, county clerk
●Consider a Poll Pad buyback/replacement request -- Doss
●Consider approving items to be declared of no value -- Hannah Stambaugh, deputy county administrator
●Hear a community corrections update -- Annie Grevas, director
●Hear County Administrator Phillip Smith-Hanes' weekly update
During a study session, commissioners are scheduled to discuss expression of interest forms for the Saline County Committee for Reducing Criminal Behavior.
Additionally, commissioners are schedule to meet in executive session concerning confidential data.
To see the entire commission meeting packet for Tuesday (62-page pdf), click here.