Allen County commissioners Tuesday morning gave whole-hearted approval to participation in Stop the Bleed, a Homeland Security program to prepare schools, businesses and citizens to deal with consequences of incidents involving injuries.
Angie Murphy, 911 emergency services director, said 300 kits containing bandages and other things needed to deal with injuries and otherwise comfort the wounded would be placed in every classroom in Allen County, including its public schools and the community college.
The kits and needed training will be provided through a $15,000 gift from Black and McDonald, an international company involved in construction of the EDP Renewables wind farm in northeast Allen County.
Employees at Thrive Allen County, Monarch Cement and Allen Community College have had the training and those at schools in Iola, Humboldt and Moran are on schedule to do so.
Murphy said superintendents, teachers and public safety personnel are involved in plans to take safety issues beyond responses to injuries.
LARRY Walden told commissioners Allen County Regional Hospital trustees were remiss in having an audience with St. Lukes Health System officials to discuss lease opportunities. He pointed out trustees had previously decided to listen only to management propositions and not lease agreements.
Walden also suggested Alan Weber, who will retire as county counselor sometime around the first of the year, continue as the trustees legal advisor, given his history with the hospital and the board. Weber was non-committal.
IN OTHER NEWS, commissioners:
Accepted a bid of $38,473 from Borens Roofing, Iola, to replace the roof of a hangar at the county airport.
Heard a proposal from Joe Hess, who provides weekly Bible study in the county jail, to increase wages for jail personal and add an officer or two. Theyre a hidden treasure in the way they handle sensitive duties, Hess said, and we need to keep good people.
Sheriff Bryan Murphy said he was dealing with Federal Aviation Administration regulations for a 500-foot communication tower proposed for the center of the county. Traffic to and from the airport is a sticking point for a possibly obtrusive tower.
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