Ellsworth County commissioners made decisions on a county-wide burn ban and also a local pasture fence dispute at Monday’s weekly meeting.

With rainfall and snow in the forecast later Monday afternoon and overnight into Tuesday, commissioners decided to keep the burn ban off for now and revisit the issue next Monday.

As for the fence dispute, commissioners approved splitting the cost of installing the fence 50-50 between the two involved parties, Jackie Rathbun and Deanna Rathbun. They each own pasture ground that is connected but they each want to lease their pastures to different renters. Thus a fence must be installed. By state statute, if both parties cannot come to an agreement about who pays for the fence installation, county commissioners are to view the area for the fence and make a ruling.

In other business:

• Commissioners accepted a comprehensive vision plan for the county as presented by Marvin Planning Consultants.

• Approval was given to pay EMS 24-hour shift personnel bereavement leave at a rate of a half-day before the funeral, the day of the funeral, and a half day after the funeral.

• Approval was given to add Dr. Casey Eastin as an Ellsworth County deputy coroner.

• In response to a question from Melinda Merrill, owner of the Midland Railroad Hotel in Wilson, county clerk Shelly Vopat said the county has not yet received its American Rescue Plan Act funding.

Merrill also asked to be on the commission’s March 28 agenda to discuss the Wilson Tourism Hub.