Saline County Commissioners have a busy agenda for Tuesday, including a review of the county's face mask mandate and a proposed amendment to the Coronavirus Relief Fund memo of agreement with the Salina Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
The commission 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.
Commissioners are scheduled to review with Jason Tiller, health department director, the COVID-19 situation in Saline County and make their bi-weekly determination as to whether the county's face mask mandate should remain in place. The order was first issued on July 2, 2020, and has been reviewed every two weeks since.
Commissioners also are schedule to consider a proposed amendment to the county's agreement with the Salina Chamber of Commerce Foundation concerning the distribution of Coronavirus Relief Funds.
According to information in the commission meeting packet, a recommendation has been made to amend the agreement in order to get more funds into the community.
"Over the first month of the program, only about $600,000 has been expended. While the Foundation continues to market the program, they have found that several businesses do not meet the qualifications for the revenue loss in the program as outlined. In addition, technical advisors from the state have suggested that we increase the amount of funding available per business in order to get more funds out into the community," the meeting packet information noted.
The county's Coronavirus Relief Funding Advisory Committee reviewed and approved the proposed amendment on Wednesday.
Other items on the county commission agenda for Tuesday include the following.
●Tiller is asking commissioners to approved the appointment of alternate public health officers whose services would be utilized should Tiller be unavailable. He is recommending that Dr. David Dupy be appointed as Alternate Health Officer 1 and that Dr. Robert Freelove be appointed as Alternate Health Officer 2, according to meeting packet information. If approved, both would need to take an oath of office and be bonded, Tiller noted. The bonding would be a one-time fee of $500 for each of them and would be paid out of the health department budget, Tiller explained.
●Declare items of no value -- Hannah Stambaugh, deputy county administrator
●Consider accepting a $4,500 Conference of Radiation Control Program Director Grant to be used by Saline County Planning and Zoning/Environmental Health for outreach and education, radon prevention and mitigation for low-income assistance and new home construction, and for activities during Radon Action Month -- Stambaugh
●Consider proclaiming Tuesday Election Worker Appreciation Day in the county -- Jamie Doss, county clerk
●Hear the idle fund report -- Jim DuBois, county treasurer
●Hear the road and bridge update -- Darren Fishel, administrator
●Hear the county engineer's update -- Justin Mader, county engineer
●Hear a Community Development Block Grant applications update/committee appointment discussion -- Commission Chair Robert Vidricksen
Commissioners also are scheduled to meet in executive session for a non-elected personnel matter.
To see the entire Saline County Commission meeting packet for Tuesday (a 40-page pdf), click here.