July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
County will bill for stone (01/17/06)
Jay County Commissioners
By By MARY ANN LEWIS-
Farmers and landowners who ask the county to install a driveway approach to their farm fields or property will now be paying for the materials used in the project.
Commissioners Milo Miller Jr., Gary Theurer and Faron Parr agreed Monday afternoon to establish a ordinance determining what the county will pay for when those approaches are constructed along county roads.
Highway superintendent Ken Wellman recommended commissioners look at ways the county could recoup some of the costs it currently incurs for materials and labor.
“I spent about $5,000 last year,” Wellman said, referring to the increased costs for the stone and the hauling.
A load of stone currently costs the county $8 per ton for a 15-ton load, Wellman siad Monday.
At the present, when a drive approach is put in place, the landowner pays for a 10 or 12-inch drainage tube to be placed under the drive and the county pays for the stone to hold the pipe in place. The county also furnishes the labor and equipment to make sure the work is done to the county’s specifications concerning the flow of surface water.
The county currently has no written policy in place regarding driveway approaches. Miller indicated “a gentleman’s agreement” is what has decided how the work would be paid for in the past.
After much discussion, commissioners agreed to draw up an ordinance that the county would provide the hauling and labor to install the pipe. The landowner will pick up the cost for all materials used.
Commissioners instructed attorney Brad Burkett to draw up such an ordinance and present it to them when they meet next Monday.
Wellman said county workers installed about 50 such entrances in 2005.
“With the evolution of big farming, farmers need bigger entries to get into the field,” he said about the increased need for such work.
Commissioners also learned Monday afternoon the cost for worker’s compensation for county employees will be going up this year.
Because of significant claims in the past few years against the insurance, the cost will be increasing to $130,613 annually. In 2005 the county paid $104,233.
“None of this is pretty,” said Bob Brown, of Barnum-Brown Insurance Inc., Dunkirk, which serves as agent for the county worker’s compensation policy.
“But there’s nothing we can do about it,” Miller said.
“You have a wide range of exposures,” Brown said, noting the range of vulnerabilities county employees may encounter.
The premium is increasing because of higher-than-expected claims over the past several years.[[In-content Ad]]
Commissioners Milo Miller Jr., Gary Theurer and Faron Parr agreed Monday afternoon to establish a ordinance determining what the county will pay for when those approaches are constructed along county roads.
Highway superintendent Ken Wellman recommended commissioners look at ways the county could recoup some of the costs it currently incurs for materials and labor.
“I spent about $5,000 last year,” Wellman said, referring to the increased costs for the stone and the hauling.
A load of stone currently costs the county $8 per ton for a 15-ton load, Wellman siad Monday.
At the present, when a drive approach is put in place, the landowner pays for a 10 or 12-inch drainage tube to be placed under the drive and the county pays for the stone to hold the pipe in place. The county also furnishes the labor and equipment to make sure the work is done to the county’s specifications concerning the flow of surface water.
The county currently has no written policy in place regarding driveway approaches. Miller indicated “a gentleman’s agreement” is what has decided how the work would be paid for in the past.
After much discussion, commissioners agreed to draw up an ordinance that the county would provide the hauling and labor to install the pipe. The landowner will pick up the cost for all materials used.
Commissioners instructed attorney Brad Burkett to draw up such an ordinance and present it to them when they meet next Monday.
Wellman said county workers installed about 50 such entrances in 2005.
“With the evolution of big farming, farmers need bigger entries to get into the field,” he said about the increased need for such work.
Commissioners also learned Monday afternoon the cost for worker’s compensation for county employees will be going up this year.
Because of significant claims in the past few years against the insurance, the cost will be increasing to $130,613 annually. In 2005 the county paid $104,233.
“None of this is pretty,” said Bob Brown, of Barnum-Brown Insurance Inc., Dunkirk, which serves as agent for the county worker’s compensation policy.
“But there’s nothing we can do about it,” Miller said.
“You have a wide range of exposures,” Brown said, noting the range of vulnerabilities county employees may encounter.
The premium is increasing because of higher-than-expected claims over the past several years.[[In-content Ad]]
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