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Commissioners
Minutes
February 20, 2007
The Board
of Adams County Commissioners met this day with the following
present: Chairman
Bill Brown, Commissioners Mike Paradis and Joe Holmes, and
Clerk Sherry Ward.
Whereas
the following proceedings were had, to-wit:
Chairman
Bill Brown opened the Adams County Commissioners meeting.
MINUTES: Mike Paradis made a
motion to approve the minutes of the February 12, 2007
meeting. The
motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed
unanimously.
INTERIM
CLAIMS:
Joe Holmes made a motion to approve all interim claims.
The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed
unanimously.
CHAIRS
FOR JURY ROOM:
A quote was received from Caxton Printers for chairs,
needing 50 chairs @ a price of $36.99/chair delivered, the
total cost of $1850.00, money will come out of the District
Court Fund. The
current chairs will be sent back to the old courthouse. Mike Paradis made a
motion to approve the purchase of the chairs. The motion was
seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
COMMISSIONER
MINUTES:
Starting February 20, 2007 the approved minutes of the
Board will be posted on the County website.
ROAD
& BRIDGE:
Tom Glenn, Road Supervisor, was present. Bill Brown asked if
Tom Glenn, Stan Hall, Jim Hust and Martin Carter would be
available for the upcoming Road & Bridge Advisory
Committee meeting on February 28, 10:00 a.m. in the Jury Room
of the Courthouse.
Employees will be compensated for their time at the
meeting. Tom
asked the Commissioners if he could use Joe Warner’s trac hoe
to remove the silt fences on the Council/Cuprum Road, the cost
would be $30.00/hr.
The Commissioners decided against using Joe Warner’s
trac hoe and to use County equipment to remove the silt
fence. The
decision to use County equipment was made by the Commissioners
due to not wanting a conflict of interest to arise from using
Joe’s equipment.
Tom gave an update on brush removal on Cabin Creek Road
and work to be done on the upper Indian Valley Road.
ELECTED
OFFICIALS:
Rich Green, Sheriff, Connie Kesler, Treasurer, Karen
Hatfield, Assessor, and Bill Riehle, Deputy Sheriff, were
present. Bill
Brown gave an update on the roof repair project, what will
happen in the short term and in the long term such as a new
larger ridge cap will be put on. Dan Kamerdula will be
performing the work; the County will purchase the
materials. Bill
also gave an update on the Grange Hall, an appraisal is being
completed and Myron Gabbert, Prosecuting Attorney, is looking
into the legal side of the possible purchase. Connie is getting a
quote on digital imaging of old tax rolls from Kimmel
Corp. Karen said
the Board of Equalization training would be held on May 17-18,
2007 for Commissioners in Emmett.
BUDGET
HEARING:
A date for the budget hearing has been set for Tuesday,
August 27, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. Mike Paradis made a
motion to set the date. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
TAX
CANCELLATIONS:
A cancellation of taxes for property owned by Tom
Grossen for tax year 2006 due to no power source and no septic
system. The
second cancellation was for Robert Gilman; the property is
contiguous with agriculture exemption. Joe Holmes made a
motion to accept both cancellations. The motion was
seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
SOLID
WASTE USE FEE EXEMPTION: An application from
Lethia Laird was presented. The parcel is not
livable. The
second application is from John Brown, the parcel is not
livable. The
motion to allow the exemptions was presented by Joe
Holmes. The
motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed
unanimously.
February
20, 2007 – Continued:
HOSPITAL
TAXING DISTRICT BOND: Connie Kesler,
Treasurer, presented a State investment pool form for the
Commissioners signature.
The money will be sent to the County in the near future
and will be put in the State investment pool. Mike Paradis made a
motion to sign the form to create the fund. The motion was
seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
WAGE
CHANGE:
Karen Hatfield, Assessor, prepared a wage change for
the position of Motor Vehicle Supervisor. Karen stated that the
position was miss-classed when the BDPA survey was
prepared. The
position should be a grade 5 not a grade 4 due to the position
being supervisory and the additional workload. Karen stated that
money is in her budget for the increase. A motion was made by
Mike Paradis to change the position of Motor Vehicle
Supervisor from grade 4 to grade 5. The motion was seconded by
Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
ROAD
& BRIDGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Tim Toomey met with
the Commissioners to give an update. Tim contacted Ted
Renyen with Keller & Associates to discuss the information
they have prepared so far. The Committee will
meet on February 28, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. in the jury room. Tim said that Ted
Renyen would be present at the February 28th
meeting. Bill
would like to add John Field and/or Eldon Carpenter to the
Committee.
TITLE
COMPANY LAWSUIT:
Myron Gabbert, Prosecuting Attorney, came in to discuss
with the Commissioners the title company lawsuit. Myron said he has
tendered to Bill Dryden, Attorney with Elan & Burke. Hearing has been set
for March 5, 2007.
Bill Dryden will be coming to visit with the
Commissioners on February 26.
ADAMS
COUNTY HEALTH CLINIC: Denise Groves came
into review Profit & Loss statement for the Hospital
Taxing District.
The Commissioners expressed concern about the future of
the clinic.
Denise said she feels confident that the Clinic will be
able to get additional funding through the federal grant. Denise said she would
call Stephanie Bonney’s office regarding the letter that needs
to be prepared for the Commissioners signature.
With
no further business to come before the Board a recess was
taken until February 26, 2007.
ATTEST:__________________________
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Sherry Ward, Clerk of the Board
Bill Brown, Chairman of the Board
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