In other business Monday morning, the Barton County Commission:
• Approved a proclamation marking this as National Crime Victims’ Rights Week at the request of the County Attorney’s Office. The week of April 6-12 has been selected to recognize crime victims and those who serve them in the community and across the nation, said County Attorney’s Office victim advocate Camila Komarek.
“This brings us closer to the victims of all crimes,” Komarek said. This marks the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Federal Crime Victims Rights Act.
In 2013, Komarek said the county attorney prosecuted 308 criminal cases, 1,133 traffic cases, 93 juvenile offender cases and 39 care/treatment cases. These involved 233 new crime victims  and lead to over 2,600 contacts with these victims by advocates.
There have already been 150 new victims so far this year and 1,500 contacts with them.
“This is truly a collaborative effort between agencies in Barton County,” Komarek said. Local and state entities, as well as the courts and law enforcement join forces to help.
The passage of the FCVRA in 1984 led to the establishment of a fund to help victims. It is funded through payments made by convicted federal offenders.
Nationally, there are about 22 million crime victims annually, she said. But, these crimes impact not only the direct victims, but also the family and friends.
• Approved a proclamation recognizing this as National Work Zone Awareness Week. Both the Federal Highway Association and the Kansas Department of Transportation are marking the occasion and Road and Bridge Director Dale Phillips requested that the proclamation be adopted that calls attention to the men and women wearing orange that keep our roadways maintained.  
It’s a matter of safety, Phillips said. Drivers need to remember the law, and move to the left and slow down in work zones. They need to pay attention to those wearing orange and to the flashing yellow lights.
With more motorists being distracted by cell phones and texting, the roads have gotten even more dangerous. “It’s scary out there,” Phillips said.
• Learned that on March 24, the 2014 Tax Sale petition was filed with the Clerk of the District Court. Subsequent to the filing, the county sent each party to the sale a summons, a copy of the petition and the corresponding limited Certificate of Title by certified mail. To avoid having a property sold at auction, taxpayers must now pay all taxes from, generally, 2011 forward, and a redemption fee of $165 ($65 abstract fee and $100 court cost fee), County Treasurer Kevin Wondra said.
• Accepted the resignation of David as the Fairview Township clerk effective April 1. The remaining township board members now must submit the name of a replacement, said County Clerk  Donna Zimmerman.