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Commissioners Minutes
December
8, 2008
The Board of Adams County
Commissioners met this day with the following present: Chairman Bill Brown, Commissioner Mike
Paradis, Commissioner Joe Holmes not present, and Clerk Sherry Ward.
Whereas
the following proceedings were had, to-wit:
Chairman
Bill Brown opened the Adams County Commissioner meeting at 11:05 am. Joe Holmes joined the meeting at 11:08
am.
MINUTES: The November 24, 2008 minutes were
reviewed. Mike Paradis made a
motion to approve the minutes. The
motion was seconded by Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
AMENDMENT
TO AGENDA: RAC discussion,
Annual Financial Report. Mike
Paradis made a motion to approve the amendments to the agenda. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and
passed unanimously.
REPRESENTATIVE
FOR THE RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE: The Board discussed having Mike Paradis
be nominated for the position.
CLAIMS: Commissioner Bill Brown and
Commissioner Mike Paradis reviewed claims. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
the claims totaling $52,277.95.
The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
ROAD
& BRIDGE: Tom Glenn
Road & Bridge Supervisor was present.
DISCONTINUED
WINTER MAINTAINED ROAD:
Tom discussed the list of possible road closures more discussion
at the next meeting.
WILD HORSE
BRIDGE: Mike Paradis has
had no response from Keller and Associates. Mike Paradis discussed with Myron
Gabbert the transportation plan.
Myron is going to try to contact Keller by telephone.
ANNUAL
ROAD & STREET REPORT:
The annual report was reviewed.
Joe Holmes made a motion to approve and sign the report. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
PARKS
& RECREATION REPORT:
The Clerk stated a carry forward of $1,489.00 from the grant will
be used in the next fiscal. Joe
Holmes made a motion ton approve and sign the report. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
ANNUAL
JUVENILE REPORT: The
annual report was reviewed. Joe
Holmes made a motion to approve the report. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
LAKESHORE
DISPOSAL AGREEMENT: Mike
Paradis made a motion to sign the agreement. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
LIQUOR
LICENSE: The Board
reviewed the following applications: Farmers Supply Co-op, Hartland Inn
and Meadows Valley Market. Mike
Paradis made a motion to approve the renewals. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
COUNTY
PLANNING & ZONING BOARD APPOINTMENT: The Board discussed the two openings
and would like to table discussion until next meeting.
IDAHO
COUNTY INVOICE: The Board
would like to review the cost from Idaho County for picking up garbage
for Adams County.
FOREST
SERVICE AGREEMENT: The
Forest Service wants to do an easement through the County right of way to
build a trailhead for the Warm Springs trail. The Forest service will need to do an
easement with the Frye Ranch as well.
Mike Paradis made a motion to allow the easement and sign the
document. The motion was seconded
by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
2008
EMPG GRANT: The Board
reviewed the grant. Mike Paradis
made a motion to approve the grant and sign the document. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
IDAHO
POWER: Michael Ybarguen
came to the meeting to give the Board on update on many issues Idaho
Power is addressing.
ANNUAL
FINANCIAL REPORT: The 2008
Fiscal report was given to the Board for review. Mike Paradis made a motion to sign the
report. The motion was seconded by
Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
PERSONNEL
MATTERS: Bill Brown made a
request to move into Executive Session pursuant to IC 67-2345, subsection
1(j). Mike Paradis voted to move
into Executive Session. Joe Holmes
voted to move into Executive Session.
Bill Brown voted to move into Executive Session.
Mike
Paradis made a motion to adjourn the Executive Session and resume the
regular meeting. The motion was
seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
JOINT
POWERS AGREEMENT: Present
are the following: Myron Gabbert,
Dan Huter, Fire Commissioner Jed Lakey, Fire Commissioner Chairman Larry
Fisk, Fire Chief Shawn Stanford, Fire Commissioner Celeste Zielinski,
Cody Cahill, Adams County Record, Dale and Kapus Lattin. Shawn started the conversation with
discussion of paragraph 5 on page 3, asking who will own the building if
the lease would be terminated by either party. Shawn wants to make sure the building
stays designated for emergency purposes and the County cannot decide to
use the building for Road & Bridge.
The group finally reached a consensus on the verbiage of the
agreement. Myron will draw the
final agreement. The Fire District
and the Ambulance District stated they are fine with the process the
accounts payable is being paid for the building. The Clerk asked Dan Huter to redo the
snapshot report the Board receives.
CANCELLATION
OF TAXES: The Board
reviewed a cancellation of taxes.
Mike Paradis made a motion to approve the cancellation. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
LIQUOR
LICENSE: The Board
reviewed the following application for Sagebrush BBQ. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
the renewal. The motion was seconded
by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
ATTEST:_____________________________ ___________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the
Board Bill Brown,
Chairman of the Board
December
15, 2008
The Board of Adams County
Commissioners met this day with the following present: Chairman Bill Brown not present,
Commissioner Mike Paradis, Commissioner Joe Holmes, Clerk Sherry Ward and
Jackson Davis, Adams County Record.
Dale
Lattin joined the meeting.
Whereas
the following proceedings were had, to-wit:
Mike
Paradis opened the Adams County Commissioner meeting at 9:24 am.
COUNTY
AUDIT: Tim Folke came
before the Board to discuss his findings.
The tow items Mr. Folke pointed out were the reduced cash balances
for Current Expense and Justice Fund when comparing last year to this
year.
EXECUTIVE
SESSION: AMBULANCE AUDIT:
Mike Paradis made a request to move into Executive Session
pursuant to IC 67-2345, subsection 1(b).
Joe Holmes voted to move into Executive Session. Mike Paradis voted to move into
Executive Session.
Mike
Paradis made a motion to adjourn the Executive Session and resume the
regular meeting. The motion was
seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
MINUTES: The December 8, 2008 minutes were reviewed. Joe Holmes made a motion to approve the
minutes. The motion was seconded
by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
INTERIM
CLAIMS: The Board reviewed
the claims. Joe Holmes made a
motion to approve the claims. The
motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
TRANSPORTATION
PLAN: Keller and
Associates will have a draft plan late January per conversation between
Myron Gabbert and Rod Linga.
IDAHO
COUNTY INVOICE: After
review of the process of the agreement between Adams County and Idaho
County, the cost incurred is reasonable.
Joe Holmes made a motion to approve the invoice. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
ROAD
& BRIDGE: Road &
Bridge Supervisor Tom Glenn was present.
Discussion on snow plowing was held. Tom stated Kleinschmit Grade is closed
for the winter. George Conger
called stating he would not need his road plowed this winter.
Indian
Valley: Tom discussed 3
bridges across the flat that would need repaired this year.
Wildhorse
Bridge: Mike Paradis discussed applying for RAC funds for the
repairs to the bridge.
EXECITIVE
SESSION PERSONNEL ISSUES:
Mike Paradis made a request to move int9o Executive Session
pursuant to IC 67-2345, subsection 1(b).
Joe Holmes voted to move into Executive Session. Mike Paradis voted to move into
Executive Session.
Mike
Paradis made a motion to adjourn the Executive Session and resume the
regular meeting. The motion was
seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
NEW
MEADOWS FOREST SERVICE:
District Ranger Kimberly Brandel and Dale Olson came before the
Board to discuss the East Fork Lost Creek decommissioning and the Weiser
River fuels project. Kimberly
Brandel also discussed the time line for RAC proposals the deadline will
be January 12, 2009.
WEED
DEPARTMENT: Weed
Supervisor Dave Klaw came before the Board to discuss funding cuts. Dave stated the Forest Service said the
County should not count on the $7,000.00 for next year. The supplemental $10,000.00 from the
Idaho Department of Agriculture will not be coming this fall. Dave discussed with the Board the
possibility of charging landowners for spraying. Dave presented the annual CWMA
application for signature. Joe
Holmes made a motion to approve and sign the application. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
OLD
COURTHOUSE GRANT: The fund
request #11 was presented again to the Board; the Grant Administrator
added an additional invoice to the fund request. Joe Holmes made a motion to approve the
additional amount and initialized the request. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
Public Hearing on the
revaluation of the First District:
The Board will be meeting on December 29, 2008 starting at 1:30 pm
to hear comments.
SURPLUS
PROPERTY: The Revaluation
Department is declaring an HP printer as no longer needed. Joe Holmes made a motion to declare the
printer as surplus property. The
motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
LIQUOR
LICENSE: Peggy Pinkal,
Deputy Clerk, present. Peggy
brought to the Board the Liquor License fees have not been updated for
sometime and a local bar owner stated the County is charging more than
what is stated in the State statue.
Peggy will look into the issue in more detail and report back.
JUNIOR
COLLEGE: Certificate of
Residency application was presented for Robyn Nichols. Joe Holmes made a motion to approve the
application. The motion was
seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
LIQUOR
LICENSE: Joe Holmes made a
motion to approve the application presented. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
FOREST
SERVICE: Acting District
Ranger Dave Horan and Recreation Specialist Brant Petersen came before
the Board with updates. Discussion
on Wildlife Conservation Strategy Draft Proposal, Announcement of new
District Ranger and RAC proposals.
CANCELLATION
OF TAXES: The Board
reviewed the cancellation. Joe
Holmes made a motion to approve the cancellations. The motion was
seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
ATTEST:___________________________ _____________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the
Board Bill Brown,
Chairman of the Board
December
22, 2008
The Board of Adams County
Commissioners met this day with the following present: Chairman Bill Brown, Commissioner Mike
Paradis, Commissioner Joe Holmes not present, and Clerk Sherry Ward.
Whereas
the following proceedings were had, to-wit:
Chairman
Bill Brown opened the Adams County Commissioner meeting at 10:01 am.
MINUTES: The December 15, 2008 minutes were
reviewed. Mike Paradis made a
motion to approve the minutes. The
motion was seconded by Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
INTERIM
CLAIMS: The Board reviewed
the interim claims. Mike Paradis
made a motion to approve the claims.
The motion was seconded by Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
CANCELLATION
OF TAXES: After a review
of the cancellations, the Betts Landscaping was not approved; the Board
would like more information. Mike
Paradis made a motion to approve all cancellations except the Betts
Landscaping. The motion was
seconded by Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
LIQUOR
LICENSE: Two liquor
license applications were reviewed.
Mike Paradis made a motion to approve the applications. The motion was seconded by Bill Brown
and passed unanimously.
ROAD
& BRIDGE: road &
Bridge Supervisor Tom Glenn was present.
Snow removal was discussed.
SHERIFF
MATTERS: Sheriff Rich
Green and UnderSheriff Richard Borger were present. A grant request for a dock/ramp at
Hells Canyon was presented. The
grant is for $21,000.00 with $6,074.00 in-kind, Idaho Power $5,333.00 and
Adams County $741.00. Mike Paradis
made a motion to approve the grant request. The motion was seconded by Bill Brown
and passed unanimously.
PUBLIC
HEARING: This being the
time and place for a public hearing to open the Road & Bridge Budget
and the Justice Fund Budget the hearing was opened by Chairman Bill
Brown. Present are the
following: Assessor Karen
Hatfield, Treasurer Connie Kesler, Sheriff Rich Green, and Prosecutor
Myron Gabbert. No taxpayers were
present. Resolution 2008-11 was
prepared to increase the sum of $674,000.00 for the necessary budgets for
the unanticipated revenue. Mike
Paradis made a motion to approve the Resolution 2008-11. The motion was seconded by Bill Brown
and passed unanimously.
ELECTED
OFFICIALS & DEPARTMENT HEADS:
Building Inspector Don Horton, Assessor Karen Hatfield, Treasurer
Connie Kesler, Sheriff Rich Green and Prosecutor Myron Gabbert. Bill Brown expressed concerns over lack
of revenue and asked each department head to reduce spending where they
can.
ROSE
ADVOCATES: Delores Larsen
brought before the Board a Rural Idaho Enforcement Grant. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
the grant. The motion was seconded
by Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
COURTHOUSE
SNOW PLOWING: Sheriff
Green asked for Road & Bridge to have the front parking lot plowed
for visitor parking on Saturday and Sunday. Tom Glenn said he would plow the
parking lot.
SNOW
REMOVAL APPLICATION: After
review of the application the Board denied the application. Mike Paradis made a motion to deny the
application. The motion was
seconded by Bill Brown and passed unanimously. The Clerk will write a letter to the
applicant.
ATTEST:__________________________ ___________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the
Board Bill Brown,
Chairman of the Board
December
29, 2008
The Board of Adams County
Commissioners met this day with the following present: Chairman Bill Brown, Commissioner Mike
Paradis, Commissioner Joe Holmes, Clerk Sherry Ward and Jackson Davis,
Adams County Record reporter.
Whereas
the following proceedings were had, to-wit:
Chairman
Bill Brown opened the Adams County Commissioner meeting at 1:30 p.m.
PUBLIC
HEARING: Bill Brown opened
the public hearing at 1:30 p.m. for the petition received from the Council
Fire #1 District to tax all lands and property not just
improvements. The meeting was left
open until 2:00 p.m. with no public input. Mike Paradis made a motion to sign Ordinance
#2008-05 allowing the Council Fire District to include all unimproved real
property and improvements to real property for valuation purposes. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
MINUTES: The Commissioner minutes for December
22, 2008 were reviewed. Mike
Paradis made a motion to approve the December 22, 2008 minutes. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
INTERIM
CLAIMS: The Board reviewed
claims. Mike Paradis made a motion
to approve the interim claims. The
motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
APPLICATION
FOR SNOW REMOVAL: Bill
Brown read to the Board the Resolution stating the qualifications for
County assistance. After
discussion an additional 3-page form will need to be completed by the
applicant. Mike Paradis made a
motion to approve the 3-page form to be added to the application. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
JOINT
POWERS AGREEMENT: The
Joint Powers Agreement between the Council Fire District and the County
was reviewed once more after the latest change. Mike Paradis made a motion to sign the
agreement. The motion was seconded
by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
IDAHO
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS: Lease
invoice for the New Meadows transfer site was reviewed. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
the invoice for payment. The
motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
YOUTH
CONVERATION CORP/RAC GRANT REQUEST: Jane Crop with the Forest Service came
before the Board asking for a letter of support for the YCC Grant request. For ages 15-18 years of age starting
June 9th to August 1st, 40 hours per week at $9.24
per hour. The Board believes the
program is a great opportunity for the youth. The Board will provide a letter of
support for the YCC Program.
COURTHOUSE
SNOW REMOVAL: Present are
the following: Mike Getusky, Barry
McDaniel, Rich Green, Richard Borger, Connie Kesler, Don Horton and Tom
Glenn. After discussion of a point
man for the snow removal, Bill Brown asked Richard Borger if he would
provide the direction for the day-to-day maintenance and Commissioner
Mike Paradis will be the lead Commissioner. Richard stated he is concerned for
public and employee safety on the snow load above the sally port. A railing will be placed to keep people
from walking in the area. Mike
Getusky asked for the storage containers on the west side of the jail to
be moved as discussed earlier this fall.
After discussion of the ice buildup and leaking roof issues, Bill
Brown stated we need to get through the winter and come spring we will
appoint a committee to get all roof issues brought to the table and dealt
with.
RECORD
RETENTION: Richard Borger
brought forth a resolution for record retention. The Clerk will have the Prosecuting
Attorney to review.
INDIGENT
MATTERS. Bill Brown made a
request to move into Executive Session pursuant to IC 67-2345, subsection
1(d). Joe Holmes voted to move
into Executive Session. Mike
Paradis voted to move into Executive Session. Bill Brown voted to move into Executive
Session.
Mike
Paradis made a motion to adjourn the Executive Session and resume the
regular meeting. The motion was
seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
Assignment
to Cat fund – Claim #07-12
New
Claim – Claim #08-12
Mike
Paradis made a motion to approve the above claims. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
ATTEST:__________________________ ___________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the
Board Bill Brown,
Chairman of the Board
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