January 21, 2004
10:00 a.m.
Special Meeting
Ashbacher Construction Building

Agenda

Call Meeting to Order

Roll Call

Read and Approve Minutes of Previous Special Meeting
Agenda Item No. 1

Discussion among Board of meeting with Postal Service and review of questions.

Agenda Item No. 2

Discuss Postal Operation Proposal for the Community of Franklin, Ks. with USPS representatives.

Adjourn

Minutes for Meeting of
January 21, 2004
10:00 a.m.
Ashbacher Construction Building

The Franklin Community Council Board of Directors meeting was called to order.  Roll call was taken.  All board members were present with the exception of Henry Ashbacher and Tammy Wayman. 

Minutes of the previous meeting held January 11, 2004 were read and approved.

The offer from the Postal Service regarding a CPO (Community Post Office) was discussed.  The consensus was that it would be in the best interests of the community for the postal service to maintain the post office as it was prior to the tornado.     All aspects of a CPO/CPU were discussed.  The basic difference would be that in a CPO/CPU situation the Community Council would be responsible for the entire operation including hiring an employee.   The Council would negotiate a contract with the postal service and they would pay most of the expenses.  

The Postal Service representatives arrived at 11.   Those representatives included, Keith Coleman,  Connie Mori, Maggie Townsend Tricia Creason and Bob Beasley.

Jared Clark from KOAM-TV filmed the majority of the proceedings.  

After a 2 hour discussion on the pros and cons of a CPO and after much negotiating the post office agreed to recommend that the Franklin Post Office be reinstated if the Community Council would submit a proposal in writing stating they were willing to supply a building with a rental of $1 per year.   This group would then submit that to the Regional Office in Denver for final approval.  


Phyllis Bitner
Temporary Minute Taker

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