Cape Girardeau County Commission action 4/6/07

Thursday

County Administration Building

1 Barton Square, Jackson

Routine business

• Approved a letter from the county commission to local legislators regarding House Bill 131.
• Approved payroll changes.
• Received and filed notice that assessment maintenance budget was approved by the State Tax Commission.

Discussion items

and appointments

• Approved a grant application prepared by Randy Rhodes, Juvenile Department.
• Approved a request from David Hitt, Emergency Operations, for authority to purchase surplus travel trailers from FEMA.
• Heard a report from Scott Bechtold, county highway administrator, on plans for bridge crew training. Permission granted to seek bids for bridge steel.
• Bids opened for security camera upgrade, sheriff's department. Eight bids from seven companies were received with prices ranging from $17,855 to $45,907.
• Took under advisement a request from Morley Swingle, prosecuting attorney, for a pay raise for investigator John Volkerding.

Items not on agenda

• Approved seeking bids for a copy machine for the county assessor's office.
• Received and filed e-mail regarding Board of Equalization workshops.
• Received and filed minutes of the Infectious Disease Task Force.
• Approved agenda for joint meeting with the Cape Girardeau City Council for April 23 at the Osage Community Centre.
• Approved a gazebo reservation.
• Received and filed the Archive Center monthly report.
• Received and filed the treasurer's office copy machine report.
• Approved advertising the job opening for E911 and Emergency Operations director.