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I have created this page as a means to speak directly with the citizens of Bourbon County about current events.  2004 Items of Interest can be found here.  2005 Items of Interest are located here.  2006 Items of Interest are located here.  2007 Items of Interest are located here.
TOPICS:
2008 Holidays
Elm Creek Hay Bid
Personal Property filing deadline
2008 Election Filing information
2008 Scholarship Information
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RESOLUTION 01-08
 
Holidays and Closed Days for Bourbon County Employees, including Landfill Employees
 
The following days will be observed as Holidays for the year 2008 for Bourbon County:
 
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 21, 2008
Presidents’ Day  
February 18, 2008
Memorial Day
May 26, 2008
Independence Day 
July 4, 2008
Labor Day
September 1, 2008
Columbus Day 
October 13, 2008
Veteran’s Day
November 11, 2008
Thanksgiving  
November 27, 2008
 
November 28, 2008
Christmas Eve (1/2 day)
December 24, 2008
Christmas 
December 25, 2008
 
December 26, 2008
New Year’s Day
January 1, 2009
                                        
The hours of operation for the Transfer Station (Landfill) are 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturdays.  The Transfer Station is closed on Sundays.
 
Passed in open session this 4th day of January 2008.
 
                                                                                    The Board of County Commissioners of
                                                                                    Bourbon County, Kansas
 
                                                                                    (ss) Gary Houston, Chairman 
                                                                                    (ss) Terry Graham, Commissioner
                                                                                    (ss) Bill Brittain, Commissioner
ATTEST:
(ss) Joanne Long, County Clerk
 
RESOLUTION 09-08
BOURBON COUNTY 
 
The Board of County Commissioners of Bourbon County, Kansas, will receive sealed bids on all mowable prairie and fescue hay on land that the county owns at Elm Creek Lake.
 
The hay must be removed by August 1, 2008.  If not, the winning bidder forfeits his/her rights and money and the hay reverts back to Bourbon County.  Bids will be received by the County Clerk’s Office until close of business, 4:30 pm, Friday, March 28, 2008.  All bids must be accompanied by check and sealed with the name and address of the bidder on the envelope.
 
Bids will be opened at 10:00 am, Monday, March 31, 2008.  All bids are subject to approval of the Board.
 
Passed in open session, this 25th day of February, 2008.
 
                                                                              THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
                                                                              OF BOURBON COUNTY, KANSAS
 
                                                                             (ss) Bill Brittain, Chairman
                                                                             (ss) Gary Houston, Commissioner
                                       (ss) Terry Graham, Commissioner
 
ATTEST:
(ss) Joanne Long, County Clerk
 
Approaching Personal Property Deadline
 
Judy Orton, Bourbon County Appraiser, reminds personal property owners and commercial personal property owners that their assessment forms are due in the office by Monday, March 17, 2008.  Rendition forms were sent out earlier this year.  Anyone with trucks running over a 12M tag, boats, mobile homes, or golf carts are required to report these to our office, or a penalty will be applied.  Commercial personal property owners should provide a copy of their depreciation schedule or a complete listing of all machinery and equipment used in their business.  If an extension is needed, a written request needs to be filed before the March 17th deadline.
 
NEWS RELEASE:  SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
 
The Kansas County Clerk’s and Election Officials Association is taking scholarship applications from those students that are majoring in Journalism, Political Science or Communications.  The scholarships are available to High School Seniors or College Freshmen or Sophomores.
 
The monies from these scholarships are made available by the effort put forth by local Election Officials and Supervising Judges of the State of Kansas.  Each is asked to call a toll free telephone number and report to the Voter News Service, specified races in the General Election.
 
The Voters News Service collects and tabulates a single, accurate set of election returns for broadcast and publication throughout the nation and abroad for the Associated Press, CBS News, ABC News, NBC News and United Press International.
 
Due to the joint efforts of the County Clerks, Secretary of State’s Office and the Voters News Service, the Scholarship Committee will be awarding 12 scholarships in the amount of $500.00 each.
 
Applications may be picked up at your school or at the County Clerk’s Office and all applications must be returned to your local county clerk or mailed to Marilyn Horn, PO Box 28, Oberlin, KS 67749, on or before April 4, 2008.
 
The scholarship winners will be announced at the County Clerk’s and Election Officials Association Seminar in May.  The County Clerk from the recipient’s county will award them at their local school awards assembly.
 
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