The Pulaski County Commission has 30 days to install a needed vent for the water heater after a state inspection found the courthouse without the necessary ventilation.
County Clerk Diana Linnenbringer said the state inspection found there was no atmospheric vent to the gas line, something the courthouse has never had.
“Why wouldn't someone have said that previously,” Linnenbringer said.
Eastern District Commissioner Bill Farnham said the rules and regulations were most likely different at the time the water heater and gas line were installed.
Linnenbringer said she was told it would not cost much to install and the county has 30 days to do it.
Presiding Commissioner Don McCulloch said the county could face fines up to $5,000 per day if the vent is not installed by the 30-day mark.
Farnham said he did not disagree with the findings of the inspection, but was slightly “irked” that the city of Waynesville building inspector or a representative of the Waynesville Rural Fire Protection District was not present for the inspection.
“Out of courtesy, I thought they should have contacted (the fire protection district),” Farnham said.
Waynesville Rural Fire Protection District Chief Doug Yurecko said he was not informed of the state inspection, which is generally standard.
“We run into them once in a while, but they never notify us,” Yurecko said. “I have no idea when they're in town.”
Yurecko said without the vent, a gas leak could cause a gas buildup that could be ignited causing a fire to start.
In other business, McCulloch inquired about personal defibrillators for the courthouse. After speaking to representatives of the ambulance district, McCulloch was informed of a grant that opens in December that would pay for personal defibrillators for the courthouse.
The commission officially set the tax rates for general revenue, road and bridge, the Missouri H Highway Neighborhood Improvement District, or NID, and the Missouri H Highway NID maintenance fund after holding a public hearing for each at the meeting.
Each tax rate remained unchanged, except for road and bridge, which was increased from 0.1774 percent to 0.1889 percent, and the Missouri H Highway NID, which was decreased from 0.3257 percent to 0.32 percent.
No resident attended the public hearings.
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The Pulaski County Commission has 30 days to install a needed vent for the water heater after a state inspection found the courthouse without the necessary ventilation.
County Clerk Diana Linnenbringer said the state inspection found there was no atmospheric vent to the gas line, something the courthouse has never had.
“Why wouldn't someone have said that previously,” Linnenbringer said.
Eastern District Commissioner Bill Farnham said the rules and regulations were most likely different at the time the water heater and gas line were installed.
Linnenbringer said she was told it would not cost much to install and the county has 30 days to do it.
Presiding Commissioner Don McCulloch said the county could face fines up to $5,000 per day if the vent is not installed by the 30-day mark.
Farnham said he did not disagree with the findings of the inspection, but was slightly “irked” that the city of Waynesville building inspector or a representative of the Waynesville Rural Fire Protection District was not present for the inspection.
“Out of courtesy, I thought they should have contacted (the fire protection district),” Farnham said.
Waynesville Rural Fire Protection District Chief Doug Yurecko said he was not informed of the state inspection, which is generally standard.
“We run into them once in a while, but they never notify us,” Yurecko said. “I have no idea when they're in town.”
Yurecko said without the vent, a gas leak could cause a gas buildup that could be ignited causing a fire to start.
In other business, McCulloch inquired about personal defibrillators for the courthouse. After speaking to representatives of the ambulance district, McCulloch was informed of a grant that opens in December that would pay for personal defibrillators for the courthouse.
The commission officially set the tax rates for general revenue, road and bridge, the Missouri H Highway Neighborhood Improvement District, or NID, and the Missouri H Highway NID maintenance fund after holding a public hearing for each at the meeting.
Each tax rate remained unchanged, except for road and bridge, which was increased from 0.1774 percent to 0.1889 percent, and the Missouri H Highway NID, which was decreased from 0.3257 percent to 0.32 percent.
No resident attended the public hearings.
