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County staff report contract assignment, equipment transfer and pharmacy audit; board approves consent items
Summary
Staff told the board that a solid-waste contractor changed ownership and asked to assign the existing contract, Noxious Weed staff proposed a $20,000 internal transfer for a used truck and a credit-card reader (analysis to follow), and a department head reported a successful Kansas Board of Pharmacy audit and potential $500–$1,000 annual savings from in-house medication destruction; the consent agenda was approved.
At the Jan. 14 Franklin County Board meeting, county staff briefed commissioners on several operational items: an assignment of the county's solid-waste contract after the contractor (Hams) was sold; a proposed department-to-department $20,000 transfer to move a used truck from another county division to the Noxious Weed Department; consideration of installing credit-card readers and analyzing associated processing fees; and the results of an unannounced Kansas Board of Pharmacy audit.
County staff said the Hams contract assignment is procedural and that the county is content to keep the existing contract in place with the new owner. Noxious Weed staff described a 2007 Ford flatbed and asked the board to approve transferring $20,000 of department funds (from Solid Waste to Noxious Weed) to acquire the vehicle; staff cited a comparable sale on Purple Wave for over $19,000 and noted the truck is snow-plow compatible and expected to be heavily used at the transfer station.
Noxious Weed staff proposed installing a credit-card system to reduce unpaid in-house charge accounts and noted that processing fees (about 3%) may require a pricing analysis; staff said they would evaluate fees and bring recommended adjustments back to the board. A department head reported that on Dec. 30 the Kansas Board of Pharmacy conducted a surprise audit of controlled-substance records and said the audit went well; staff explained there is a DEA pathway to destroy certain scheduled medications in-house and estimated savings of roughly $500–$1,000 per year by doing so after procuring the necessary chemical.
The board approved the consent agenda (minutes and solicitation of bids for tires) by voice vote during the meeting. Several items discussed were described as operational and will return to the board with detailed analyses or, when required, formal agenda items.
