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Commissioners
Minutes
January 12, 2009
The Board of Adams County Commissioners met this day
with the following present:
Chairman Bill Brown, Commissioner Mike Paradis, Commissioner Joe
Holmes, and Clerk Sherry Ward.
Whereas the following proceedings were had, to-wit:
Dale Lattin, Loren Ferguson and Bret Armacost joined
the meeting.
Amendments to Agenda:
Claims, Swearing in Elected Officials, CABS and Revenue Bond.
MINUTES:
The December 29th minutes were reviewed. Joe Holmes made a motion to approve the
minutes. The motion was seconded
by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
CLAIMS: Commissioner Mike Paradis
reviewed the claims. Joe Holmes
made a motion to approve the claims.
The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
BRUNDAGE AGREEMENT: Building Inspector Don Horton brought a
reimbursement; Susan Buxton with More Smith Buxton and Turkce created the
agreement. Bill Brown stated
Prosecuting Attorney Myron Gabbert would need to review the
document. Don will give the
document to Myron.
PLANNING & ZONING APPOINTMENT: Don Horton brought up the need to
appoint a City Planning & Zoning member. The Board will discuss the appointment
at a later time.
CANCELLATION OF TAXES: Treasurer Connie Kesler came in to
discuss a cancellation of taxes-warrant of distraint the Board asked for
more information to be attained.
The other page of cancellations was reviewed. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
the cancellations. The motion was
seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
WOODY BIOMASS: Mike Paradis gave an update from the
meeting last week.
Richard Borger joined the meeting.
ROAD & BRIDGE: Road & Bridge Supervisor Tom Glenn
met. Mike Paradis would like to
gather information on the Wildhorse Bridge for a RAC grant proposal.
Snow damage to two residences on Glendale/Fruitvale
Road: Dale Lattin brought to the
Board’s attention snow has been pushed into garage doors and is
collapsing the doors and a wrought iron fence is starting to bend due to
snow and rock. Joe Holmes directed
Tom to have the snow removed in front of the garage.
Bret Armacost left the meeting.
SHERIFF MATTERS: Sheriff Rich Green and UnderSheriff
Richard Borger met. Final
discussion on Richard Borger using his personnel vehicle was held. The Clerk brought up mileage will need
to be reimbursed for fuel and maintenance per Jim McNall at ICRMP. The Board was in agreement of Richard
using his personnel vehicle for County business. Richard brought up the need for the
Board to video and audiotape all their meetings for safety issues. The hardware would be approximately
$1,000.00. Bill Brown asked for an
update on the barriers for the Sheriff’s entry and the Courthouse
entry. Richard said the type and
cost of the barriers he is trying to determine.
SWEARING IN ELECTED OFFICIALS: Chairman Bill Brown swore into the
following offices: Sheriff Rich
Green, Commissioner Mike Paradis, Commissioner Joe Holmes and Prosecuting
Attorney Myron Gabbert.
EMS UPDATE: Dan Huter came before the Board to give
an update on the progress of the building; the doors will be installed in
the next couple weeks. Matt
Clayton will start on some interior work after the doors are installed.
LAKESHORE DISPOSAL: District Manager Chris Carey and Site
Manager Everett Arter came before the Board to introduce themselves and
briefly discuss the upcoming review of the LakeShore contract.
CERTIFICATE OF RESIDENCY: A completed form for Dustin Crumb was
reviewed. Joe Holmes made a motion
to approve the certificate of residency. The motion was seconded by Bill
Brown and passed unanimously.
SALES
INFORMATION FROM REALTORS:
Assessor Karen Hatfield came before the Board to give them an
update on sales information in exchange to data they would normally get
from the Assessor.
PERSONNEL ISSUES: Bill Brown 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. 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.
Commissioner Joe Holmes excused himself from the
discussion regarding the Greenhouse.
GREENHOUSE RAC GRANT PROPOSAL: Murray Dalgleish came before the Board
for a letter of support for the Forest Service Greenhouse Cooperative
project to present to the RAC. The
Board agreed the project is worthwhile and asked for a letter of support
to be drawn up. Mike Paradis made
a motion to support the proposal and send a letter. The motion was seconded by Bill Brown
and passed unanimously.
Loren Ferguson joined the meeting.
CWMA:
Dave Klaw and Mike Correia met.
Mike started the conversation talking about the eradication of the
Orange Hock weed and the successful results of using the mapping system.
WEED RAC PROPOSAL: Dave Klaw is obtaining prices for a
Self-Contained Vehicle cleaning system.
Dave stated he is obtaining more information before the
application is complete and ready to present in February.
Commissioner Joe Holmes excused himself from the
discussion regarding the bull trout.
FOREST SERVICE BULL TROUT FUNDING AREA CLOSURE
RAC GRANT PROPOSAL: Maura
Lafferty with the Forest Service met.
The fund request is for $18,000.00 from RAC for a 4-wire letdown
fence on Indian Mountain and Council Mountain. The Board prepared a letter of
support. Mike Paradis made a
motion to support the proposal and send a letter. The motion was seconded by Bill Brown
and passed unanimously.
EAST FORK AND SHINGLE FLAT BOULDER PLACEMENT RAC
PROPOSAL: Project sponsor
Melanie Vinning came before the Board for a letter of support for boulder
placement on the East Fork ditch on Shingle Flat. Mike Paradis made a motion to support
the proposal and send a letter.
The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
BEAVER CREEK RAC PROPOSAL: Project sponsor Melanie Vinning
met. The project is 2.4 miles of
surface replacement and decommissions the road that runs along Beaver
Creek. The Board requested more
information.
FISH AND GAME RAC GRANT PROPOSAL: Dianna Evans Mack met. Lost Valley NIDGS Interpreter Center,
same project as last year, but asking for less due to match funding from
Fish and Wildlife. The Board
agrees this is a good project and requests a letter of support to be
drawn up. Mike Paradis made a
motion to support the proposal and send a letter. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
SI BUENO CATERING PERMIT: After review of the catering permit,
Mike Paradis made a motion to approve the catering permit. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
HOSPITAL
ROOF PROPOSALS: Fred
Glemser came before the Board with bids for roof repairs.
COUNTY SNOW REMOVAL APPLICATION: After review of the application, the
Board approved the application.
Joe Holmes made a motion to approve the application. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
LETTER IOF SUPPORT FOR THE TRAIL UPGRADE FOR THE
BEAR TORNADO AREA: Mike
Paradis made a motion to sign a letter of support. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
CANYON AREA BUS SERVICE (CABS): Bill Brown informed the Board on a
transportation service in the Riggins area that is being used
successfully.
With no further business to come before the Board the
Board recessed until January 20, 2009.
ATTEST:_________________________
______________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the Board Bill Brown, Chairman of the
Board
January
20, 2009
The Board of Adams County Commissioners does hereby
meet this 20th day of January 2009. There being present Chairman Bill
Brown, Commissioner Mike Paradis, Commissioner Joe Holmes, and Clerk
Sherry Ward.
Whereas the following proceedings were had to-wit:
Chairman Bill Brown opened the Adams County
Commissioner meeting at 9:27 am.
The following persons joined the meeting: Elaine Johnston, Loren Ferguson, and
Dave Klaw.
Amendments to agenda:
Reorganization of Board
Southwest
Health District conference call at 11:00 am
Idaho
Heritage grant – Elaine Johnston
IDAHO HERITAGE TRUST GRANT AGREEMENT: A grant application for $12000.00 for
installation of a wheelchair lift and a heating and cooling system was
presented. Joe Holmes made a
motion to approve the application.
The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
AUDIO RECORDING OF COMMISSIONER MEETINGS: After discussion, the Board is in
agreement to start recording the meetings. Joe Holmes made a motion to approve the
recording of the meetings. The
motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
BRUNDAGE (MOUNTAIN VILLAGE ASSOCIATES)
REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT:
After Prosecutor Myron Gabbert reviewed the agreement and made
changes the final was reviewed.
The $3,000.00 check will be put in the trust for use. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
and sign the agreement. The motion
was seconded and passed unanimously.
WEED DEPARTMENT RAC PROPOSAL: Weed Supervisor Dave Klaw presented an
application to RAC for a wash system.
Dave stated the Forest Service would pay $1500.00 per day plus
operator during a fire so potential revenue could be collected. In kind funding would consist of
training and maintenance. Dave
brought up discussion on charging landowners for spraying.
MINUTES:
The January 12, 2009 minutes were reviewed. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
the minutes. The motion was
seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
CERTIFICATE OF RESIDENCY: A completed form from Jennifer Starley
was reviewed. Joe Holmes made a
motion to approve the Certificate of Residency. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
MAGISTRATE COMMISSION: The Board would like to leave Bill
Brown as the acting member for the Magistrate Commission. Joe Holmes made a motion to approve
Bill Brown for the Magistrate Commission.
The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
LAKESHORE DISPOSAL: The Board agreed to extend the
agreement out 2 months. Joe Holmes
made a motion to extend the contract.
The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
QUARTERLY REPORTS: District Court, Treasurer and Sheriff
Quarterly Reports for the 4th quarter of 2008 were
reviewed. Joe Holmes made a motion
to approve the reports. The motion
was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
REORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD: Joe Holmes asked to have Bill Brown as
the Chairman and Mike Paradis as the Vice-Chair. Joe Holmes made a motion to approve the
reorganization. The motion was
seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
BEAVER CREEK RAC PROPOSAL: The Board does not want to support this
project. Mike Paradis will prepare
a letter to the Forest Service.
INTERIM CLAIMS: Commissioner Mike
Paradis reviewed the claims. Joe
Holmes made a motion to approve the interim claims. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
ROAD & BRIDGE: Road Supervisor Tom Glenn gave an
update on the Alsco invoice; the $6.00 is a delivery charge every time a
delivery is made.
Glendale
Road: Tom reported the damage to
the doors is not new damage. Loren
Ferguson stated Tom has done a good job.
Bridge
at Wildhorse: Mike Paradis asked
for an engineer report for the bridge to help prepare the RAC
proposal. Tom stated he would not
let patrols cross the bridge.
SHERIFF MATTERS: UnderSheriff Richard Borger met.
Codification
of Ordinances: UnderSheriff is
reviewing the ordinances pertaining to law enforcement before going to
press.
Facility
Administration: Richard informed
the Board the safety equipment was purchased for roof snow removal.
Power
usage: Richard informed the Board
the Courthouse is maxed-out on power, the Board directed Richard to look
at the options available.
MSAG
Agreement: Sheriff Rich Green told
the Board the vendor came back with a counter offer of pay half now and
the balance after completion.
DALLAS DRILLING: Johnny Goff, ICRMP Representative
Randal Spencer, and Stephanie Nash met.
Bill Brown excused himself for a conference call. Mr. Goff stated Petty Lane is an
inferior road and the road collapsed causing damage to his
equipment. The damage was
expensive but did not state exactly the value but it did take 14 days to
fix. Mr. Goff stated he is very
unhappy with how the Sheriff’s department handled the situation. Richard Borger joined the meeting
during the Dallas Drilling time.
Bill Brown joined the meeting.
INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS: Morris Huffman came before the Board to
discuss the County creating a board to have an Industrial Revenue Bond.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Bill Brown made a request to enter into
Executive Session pursuant to IC 67-2345, subsection 1(j). 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.
With no further business to come before the Board the
Board recessed until January 26, 2009.
ATTEST:__________________________ ___________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the Board Bill Brown, Chairman of the
Board
January 26, 2009
The Board of Adams County Commissioners met this 26th
day of January 2009. There being
present Chairman Bill Brown, Commissioner Mike Paradis, Commissioner Joe
Holmes, and Clerk Sherry Ward.
Whereas the following proceedings were had, to-wit:
Dale Lattin joined the meeting.
Chairman bill Brown opened the Adams County
Commissioner meeting at 9:22 am.
MINUTES:
The minutes for the January 20, 2009 meeting were reviewed. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
the January 20, 2009 minutes. The
motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA: RAC support letters for County wash
system and senior firewood.
Loren Ferguson joined the meeting.
INTERIM CLAIMS: the Board reviewed
interim claims. Joe Holmes made a
motion to approve the interim claims.
The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
CANCELLATION OF TAXES: Cancellations for RP16N01W143600A and
RP19N039902A were reviewed. Mike
Paradis made a motion to approve the cancellations. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
PLANNING & ZONING APPOINTMENTS: The prospective board members will be
contacted to schedule time on February 9, 2009 Board meeting.
LARRY CLEM CUP: Building Inspector Don Horton came before
the Board with the approval from Planning & Zoning. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
the CUP. The motion was seconded
by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
CATERING PERMIT: Two catering permits for January 30 and
February 6 for Si Bueno at the Little Ski Hill were reviewed. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
the catering permits. The motion
was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
WORK COMPENSATION POLICY: The Clerk brought before the Board a
possible 5% credit from the State Insurance Fund if all employees would
be listed on the random drug testing.
The savings would be approximately $2000.00 to $2500.00 per
year. Joe Holmes made a motion to
approve the listing of employees.
The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
LARRY CLEM CUP: Mike Paradis stated he withdrew his
motion on the CUP for Larry Clem.
PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION: A property tax exemption application
for the Cuprum Benevolent Preservation Society for the 2009 tax year was
reviewed. Mike Paradis made a
motion to approve the exemption.
The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
COURTHOUSE SECURITY: The Clerk stated the Sheriff will be
drawing up a procedure for the Courthouse to follow in case of a
disgruntled person. Continued
discussion will be taken up during the Sheriff’s time.
LAKESHORE DISPOSAL CONTINUED AGREEMENT: The Clerk prepared an agreement to
extend to March 31, 2009. Mike
Paradis made a motion to sign the extension. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
UPDATE ON IT MEETING: The Clerk gave an update on the
discussion held with CTC, Dan Morris and Caryl Whitlatch.
Cody Cahill joined the meeting.
LARRY CLEM CUP: After more information the Board decided
to approve the CUP with conditions.
The conditions are as follows:
No motor vehicle activity past midnight. No additional lighting. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
the CUP with conditions. The
motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
ROAD & BRIDGE: Supervisor Tom Glenn met. Tom discussed the snow plowing that was
needed due to the wind. Mike
Paradis asked for the bridge costs on the Wild Horse Bridge.
SHERIFF MATTERS: MSAG Agreement: Sheriff Green brought
forth an agreement stating when ½ of the project is complete an invoice
will be generated. The balance due will be invoiced upon completion. Prosecutor Myron Gabbert has reviewed
and approved the agreement. Joe
Holmes made a motion to accept the agreement and have Sheriff Green sign
as agent for the County. The
motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
IT
MEETING DISCUSSION: Richard Borger stated a proposal would be given in
the near future from CTC regarding IT Manager.
COURTHOUSE
POWER USAGE: Richard Borger stated
the power issue is a bigger problem than what was stated. Mike Paradis stated we would need to
explore the idea of possibly converting to stove oil for the heating
system. It may eliminate the need
for additional power. Loren Ferguson
suggested Biomass heating system for the Courthouse and EMS
Building. The Board directed
Richard to contact Idaho Power to have an energy audit done.
BATTERY
BACKUP: Covers will be purchased
and placed on the thermostats to eliminate any single person changing the
thermostat on the heating and cooling systems.
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION – APPEAL: Present are the following: David and Sharon White, Assessor Karen
Hatfield, Appraiser Robin James and Appraiser Warren Rice. The Whites are appealing the price on
the building they own. Appraiser
Robin James started the appeal giving the Board on overview. Bill Brown started the general
procedure of how the appeal is handled.
Mr. White gave his explanation as to why he believes the value is
too high showing actual costs.
Mike Paradis made a motion to uphold the value the Assessor
stated. The motion was seconded by
Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
Bill Brown told Mr. White he could appeal on the State Board of
Appeals. The Clerk gave Mr. White
an application he would need to complete if he chooses to make an appeal.
LUNCH BREAK: Dave Kemper from the Boy Scouts had
lunch with the Board, the Clerk and Ferrell Crossley to give an update on
the new location for the Boy Scouts near Lost Valley Reservoir. The Northern Idaho Ground Squirrels are
a concern for the Forest Service.
The area is in Section 26 an area approximately 400 yards from the
lake. The land on the Payette Lake
would be traded for the area near Lost Valley Reservoir.
IDAHO FISH & GAME: Jeff Rohlman from the Idaho Fish &
Game came before the Board to discuss elk habitat.
BUDGET REVIEW: The Clerk presented the Board a
projection of what the financial condition the County will be in at the
end of the fiscal and on December 31, 2009.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Gem Plan: Bill Brown made a request to move into
Executive Session pursuant to IC 67-2345, subsection 1(d) to consider
records that are exempt from disclosure.
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.
With no further business to come before the Board the
Board recessed until February 9, 2009.
ATTEST:_____________________________ ___________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the Board Bill Brown, Chairman of
the Board
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