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Commissioners Minutes
May 21,
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 Brown opened the
Adams County Commissioner meeting.
MINUTES: Mike Paradis made a motion to
approve the minutes with corrections. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed
unanimously.
INTERIM CLAIMS: Mike Paradis made a motion to
approve interim claims. The
motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
SECTION 504: A second resolution was required;
the first was prepared and approved on May 14, 2007. Joe Holmes made a motion to
approve the second resolution.
The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
CANCELLATION OF
TAXES: Cancellations
for Jack Doughton, Jack Steiner and Roger Blackner were reviewed. Joe Holmes made a motion to
approve the cancellations.
The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
Trevor Howard with
Forestgreen joined the meeting.
ROAD & BRIDGE: Tom Glenn, Road & Bridge
Supervisor, joined the meeting to give an update. Seal coating will begin on the
Council/Cuprum Road starting June 4th. The County will be putting 1 ½ on
the Pole Creek Road.
Mag-chloride has been laid on the Landore Road. Tom said they will start work on
Ferrell Lane in New Meadows soon, will wait on Walker Lane for more
funding. Chris Friend is
doing GPS on the Middle Fork and Klein Schmidt Roads; still have Mud
Creek and Lost Lake to do.
Tom brought in information on Seubert crushing rock for the
County, stating the County is getting a break on setup costs. The new employee for Road &
Bridge will be Ed Smith and will start on May 29th.
Scot Kump joined the
meeting.
Tom said a property owner
on the Glendale Road is putting up trespassing signs where they are not
allowed. Myron Gabbert,
Prosecuting Attorney, will need to write a letter to the landowner.
Connie Kesler joined the
meeting.
TIM FOLKE AGREEMENT: The agreement is for the annual
County audit, last year’s cost was $4150.00; the 2007 cost will be
$4275.00. Joe Holmes made a
motion to sign the agreement.
The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
SHERIFF MATTERS: Scot Kump, UnderSheriff, said the
Price Valley project would begin soon. The cost will be approximately $16,000.00. The vaulted toilet will be paid
out of the snowmobile fund; the County would be reimbursed by RAC
funds. A question of whether
a permit for the vaulted toilet will be addressed. Scot Kump also said they lost one
patrol officer and two employees from the jail.
TAXPAYER EXTENSIONS: Connie Kesler, Treasurer, talked
with the Board about the research she had done on who can allow
extensions. The results of
her research were that the Board couldn’t allow extensions.
PERSONNEL ISSUES: Connie Kesler, Treasurer, asked
for the decision on the shared employee with the Weed Department. The Board gave the go ahead to
the shared employee between the Treasurer’s office, Weed Department and
Road & Bridge. The
shared employee will be on a one-year probation. The wage was settled at
$10.19/hr, grade 2, step 3 with benefits; the position will be eligible
for step increases and cost of living.
WEED DEPARTMENT: Julie Burkhardt joined the
meeting. Bill Brown made a
comment that Julie has been a great asset to the County. Bill said the RAC funds have
allowed for administrative fees of $7,000.00. The Board would like to give Julie $5,000.00 and the
remaining $2,000.00 will be given to the County. Julie said she is not opposed to
the fee schedule.
ISDA MONEY: The Board discussed the ISDA
money, $10,000.00 that will be coming in July. Julie Burkhardt said clarification on what the money
can be used for would be coming soon.
ROSE ADVOCATES: Delores Larson came before the
Board to give an update on the funding for Rose Advocates. Delores gave each of the
Commissioners a copy of the feasibility study for the Maple Tree House
project.
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Vince Murino with Congressmen
Sali’s office came in to discuss issues with the Board. Scot Kump joined the
meeting. Discussion of the
Forest Service continual locking up land, the Forest Service travel plan,
Winter plan, alternate E plan and the 30-day commit period was held.
Sheriff Green joined the
meeting.
DALE JAMES CUP: Dale James was present to discuss
her CUP for her U-Haul business.
Bill Brown said complaints from the neighbors regarding the number
of U-Hauls stored by the Highway have been received. The CUP said a cedar fence would
be built on the west side, the fence has not been built and more than
three trailers have been left out front. Dale said the U-Haul Company said they would build the
fence and there are times when trailers are just dropped off, she doesn’t
have anyone to move them.
Bill suggested the Clerk draw up a letter to the U-Haul
Company. Dale said she would
be putting a 20x31 ft prefab shelter in for her horses next to the
property owned by the McConner’s.
INDIGENT: Assignments were presented for
#06-06 and #04-09. Mike
Paradis made a motion to sign the assignments. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed
unanimously.
LETTER OF AGREEMENT: An agreement between Adams County
and Arrow Rock Architects was presented for signature. The agreement is for
documentation of rural properties for the Adams County Historic
Preservation Commission. Joe
Holmes made a motion to sign the agreement. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed
unanimously.
With no further business to
come before the Board the Board recessed until May 29, 2007.
ATTEST:___________________________
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Sherry Ward,
Clerk of the Board
Bill Brown, Chairman of the Board
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