Board hears report on Rescue Act funds

During its regular meeting on Tuesday, the Cloud County board of commissioners received an update on the American Rescue Plan Act funds the county will receive.
County Clerk Shella Thoman reported to the board that the county had received the first distribution of the American Rescue Plan Act funds totaling $853,289.
Thoman will create an application for county departments to apply for funds. The applications will be due by June 17 at 10 a.m.
Andy Asch, Highway Department administrator, met with the board, and reported that the cost of materials for the seven-mile double seal on the Ames/Miltonvale road will be approximately $147,836.50 for a sand seal and $226,571.10 for a chip seal.
Asch also reported that Quail Road will be closed between 200th Road and 210th Road, the department is working on repairs from wind damage and discussed purchasing a sprayer at a cost of $10,562.98.
Jerry Collins, IT director, discussed increasing the speed of the internet service at the courthouse, Law Enforcement Center and Health Department with the board. The board agreed to double the speed at an additional cost of $100 per month at each location.
James Quillen, Emergency Management director, met with the board and discussed the mitigation plan.
The board approved Resolution 2021-14 adopting the Kansas Homeland Security Region (F) Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Barry Porter, County Appraiser, presented a resolution and interlocal agreement for this position to the board.
The board approved Resolution 2021-15 appointing Porter as the appraiser for Cloud County for a term of four years through June 30, 2025.
An interlocal agreement between Cloud County, Republic County and Porter, to employ him as the county appraiser at a salary rate of $40,540 for Cloud County, was approved by the board.
CloudCorp executive director Kim Reynolds met with the board and reported that there was approximately $20,000 in Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus Response Supplement funds for businesses that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The dollars can be used to reimburse working capital expenses.
The board approved awarding $3,756.75 of  the funds to Roll-n-Smoke.
It was reported to the board that the sales tax received May 24 totaled $73,614.55 compared to the prior year of $71,766.83.
The board approved payroll deductions and benefits totaling $66,939.30 and the following payroll expenses totaling $159,633.02:
General Fund, $85,115.55; Road & Bridge, $44,644.58; Appraisal, $5,373.16; County Health, $15,638.51; Noxious Weed, $1,763.96; Election, $1,536.92; and Solid Waste, $5,560.34.