The Ellsworth County Commissioners heard a concern from a county resident about proposed work on the county jail and courthouse.

John Svaty, Ellsworth, said he was opposed to construction of a jail and courthouse.

Commissioner Shawn Thomas said the county has so far only committed funds for a company to do a complete assessment of both buildings to see what needs to be done.

“We haven’t made any decisions on what is going to be done,” Commission Chairman Greg Bender added.

In other business:

• Approval was given to a proclamation that April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Ellsworth County.

• Approval to write off a list of bad debts that are not collectable for the Ellsworth County Health Department in the amount of $340.45 was approved.

• No action was taken after a 10-minute executive session with Ellsworth County Health Department Administrator Kerianne Ehrlich to discuss nonelected personnel (the coming retirement of an employee).

• No action was taken after a 5-minute executive session with County Clerk Shelly Vopat to discuss nonelected personnel (liability issues).

• Approval was given to pay an $8,752.41 bill for heating and air conditioning out of the Local Assistance Tribal Security Fund.

• No action was taken after meeting with Tyler Garst of Community Building Solutions, Shawnee, to discuss the jail and courthouse renovation needs.

The next meeting of the Ellsworth County Commissioners will be at 9 a.m. Monday, April 8, at the county courthouse.