Osborne County Commissioners Meeting-February 4, 2019

Present: Craig Pottberg, C.W. “Bill” Seaman, Alfred Reif, and Vienna Janis, County Clerk.

Craig Pottberg called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.

Chris Rhodes met with commissioners to discuss quotes for replacing the AS400 server.

Colin Clark met with commissioners to have the agreement approved with Rolling Hills Electric for bridge project 71C-4921-01. C.W. Seaman moved to approve the agreement with Rolling Hills Electric at no cost for use of county right of way, Alfred Reif second. Vote: all motion carried.

Commissioners approved change orders to the 2018 tax roll: 2018-41, 2018-42, 2018-43, 2018-44, 2018-45, 2018-46, and 2018-47.

Commissioners read the minutes for special meeting held January 31, 2019. Alfred Reif moved to approve the minutes for January 31, 2019 as corrected, C.W. Seaman second. Vote: all motion carried.

Vienna Janis presented the 2018 annual report for Ross Township. C.W. Seaman moved to approve the 2018 annual township report for Ross Township, Craig Pottberg second. Vote: all motion carried.

Commissioners discussed selling a track of land in City of Downs to Jim Keezer. Commissioners called Jim Keezer to see what he wanted to offer. A price of $30.00 was agreed. Alfred Reif moved to sell the West 30 feet of the East 164 feet of Lot 1, Block 10, Snooks Second addition in the City of Downs to Jim Keezer for $30.00, Craig Pottberg second. Vote: all motion carried.

Commissioners recessed at 10:10 a.m. and reconvened at 10:37 a.m.

Michelle LeiVan met with commissioners and “Thanked” them for putting on the Active Shooter training and the stop the bleed program. She stated the information was very good.

Larry Sharp from KCAMP met with commissioners and gave an annual report and update of services.

Alfred Reif moved to adjourn the meeting with no other business, C.W. Seaman second. Vote: all motion carried. Meeting ended at 11:36 a.m.

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Derek Nester was born and raised in Blue Rapids and graduated from Valley Heights High School in 2000. He attended Cowley College in Arkansas City and Johnson County Community College in Overland Park studying Journalism & Media Communications. In 2002 Derek joined Taylor Communications, Inc. in Salina, Kansas working in digital media for 550 AM KFRM and 100.9 FM KCLY. Following that stop, he joined Dierking Communications, Inc. stations KNDY AM & FM as a board operator and fill-in sports play-by-play announcer. Starting in 2005 Derek joined the Kansas City Chiefs Radio Network as a Studio Coordinator at 101 The Fox in Kansas City, a role he would serve for 15 years culminating in the Super Bowl LIV Championship game broadcast. In 2020 he moved to Audacy, formerly known as Entercom Communications, Inc. and 106.5 The Wolf and 610 Sports Radio, the new flagship stations of the Kansas City Chiefs Radio Network, the largest radio network in the NFL. Through all of this, Derek continues to serve as the Digital Media Director for Sunflower State Radio, the digital and social media operations of Dierking Communications, Inc. and the 6 radio stations it owns and operates across Kansas.

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