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Commissioners Minutes
February 9,
2009
The Board of County Commissioners of Adams County,
Idaho, does hereby meet this 9th day of February 2009. There being present Chairman Bill
Brown, Commissioner Mike Paradis, Commissioner Joe Holmes and Clerk
Sherry Ward. Whereupon the
following proceedings were had, to-wit:
Present are the following: Dale Lattin, Loren Ferguson and Mike
Defreitas.
Chairman Bill Brown opened the Adams County
Commissioner meeting at 9:33 am.
MINUTES:
The January 26, 2009 minutes were reviewed. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
the minutes. The motion was
seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
CANYON COUNTY MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH
JUVENILE: The Clerk informed
the Board the Canyon County facility will only be used if the McCall
detention center cannot be used.
Joe Holmes made a motion to approve and sign the Memorandum of
Understanding. The motion was
seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
CLAIMS: Commissioner Joe Holmes reviewed
Claims. Joe Holmes made a motion
to approve the claims. The motion
was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
CATERING PERMIT: Si Bueno completed permit applications
for February 13, 20, and 27th.
Joe Holmes made a motion to approve the catering permits. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
LIQUOR LICENSE: Sharman Januik completed an application
for a liquor license for 2009 for Pineridge. The Board reviewed the license. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
the license. The motion was
seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
SUPPORT LETTER FOR NEW MEADOWS LTHAC: The Board reviewed the letter of
support. Mike Paradis made a
motion to approve and sign the letter. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT CHANGE: The Board discussed reducing the
mileage rate from 58.5 to 45.5.
Mike Paradis made a motion to approve the change effective this
date. The motion was seconded by
Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
ADAMS COUNTY SOIL CONSERVATION FUNDING: The Clerk will look into the funding.
SAGE PRIORITY PROJECT LIST: Tabled for Elected Officials.
PAYROLL – FROM MONTHLY TO BEWEEKLY: The Clerk brought forth reasons to
change to biweekly payroll. Joe
Holmes made a motion to approve the Clerk proceeding with the
change. The motion was seconded by
Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
BLM LAND PATENT REVIEW: The Board was given the document for
review on the purchase of the BLM property at Goodrich. The Clerk will have the Prosecuting
Attorney Myron Gabbert review the document.
ROAD & BRIDGE: Road & Bridge Supervisor Tom Glenn
met. Tom brought up the stockpile
of gravel at the State pit and asked how the Board wants to handle the
payment to the State. Joe Holmes
directed Tom to pay for the gravel as he uses it. Bill Brown asked Tom to look at all the
roads in the County to see what we can downsize. Discussion on the $35,000.90 payable to
the County from the Forest Service, Tom was directed to check on the
status of the payment.
Cody Cahill, Adams County Record, joined the meeting.
SHERIFF MATTERS: Sheriff Rich Green and UnderSheriff
Richard Borger came before the Board to discuss many matters.
LAW
ENFORCEMENT/IDAHO POWER: Sheriff
Green asked for approval for the Idaho Power Agreement. Sheriff Green stated no changes other
than a lump sum payment for the vehicle of $34,000.00. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
the agreement. The motion was
seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously. Sheriff Green said the Sheriff’s office
would bill Idaho Power every quarter.
INMATES: Joe Holmes asked for an update on the
female count. Sheriff Green said 6
female inmates are coming soon; we currently have 10 to 12 females.
US
MARSHALL AGREEMENT: Richard Borger
is working on obtaining an agreement with the US Marshall’s office.
IDAHO
POWER AUDIT: Richard Borger gave
the Board a detailed update on what Idaho Power found. Three main areas of deficiency were
found: Heating and Air
conditioning (HVAC), Cooking area and the Lighting. Richard is in the process of collecting
information from commercial kitchen, HVAC’s and lighting consultants.
PLANNING & ZONING: Christy Ward came before the Board for
the Indian Valley position.
Christy stated she would like to volunteer for the Indian Valley
position. Christy is a landowner
in Indian Valley and a business owner.
Bill Brown and Mike Paradis both stated they believe Christy would
help create solutions to issues.
Joe Holmes made a motion to approve Christy as the Indian Valley
Board Member. The motion was
seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
OLD SAWMILL ROAD: Mike Defreitas stated he drove up Old
Sawmill Road and had a confrontation with Dale Lattin. Mike asked to come before the Board to
ask for an update on the status of the Old Sawmill Road. Bill Brown gave a brief explanation of
the appeal the County is going through regarding the summary judgment in
September. Dale Lattin also made
comments regarding the Old Sawmill Road.
BUDGET REVIEWS: The Board asked the elected officials
and department heads to come in to discuss the current economic situation
and budgets. Bill Brown stated the
County would need to make the changes more discussion will be held at the
next meeting. Each elected
official and department head stated areas where concessions can be made,
Present were the following: Treasurer Connie Kesler, Weed
Supervisor Dave Klaw, Assessor Karen Hatfield, Building Inspector Don
Horton, Clerk Sherry Ward and Commissioners.
WELLS FARGO CREDIT CARD PAYMENT: The Sheriff’s department credit card
statement was reviewed. Joe Holmes
made a motion to approve the payment.
The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
CANCELLATION OF TAXES: A cancellation were reviewed a
presented. Joe Holmes made a
motion to approve the cancellations.
The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Bill Brown made a request to move into
Executive Session pursuant to IC 67-2345, subsection 1(d). Indigent matters are needed to be
discussed. A roll call vote was
made. 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 session and
resume the regular meeting.
With no further business to come before the Board the
Board recessed until February 12, 2009 for a budget meeting.
ATTEST:__________________________ ___________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the Board Bill Brown, Chairman of the
Board
February 12,
2009
The Board of County Commissioners of Adams County,
Idaho, does hereby meet this 12th day of February 2009. There being present: Commissioner Mike Paradis, Commissioner
Joe Holmes and Clerk Sherry Ward.
Whereupon the following proceedings are had, to-wit:
Vice-Chair Mike Paradis opened the Adams County
Commissioner meeting at 1:16 pm.
Present are the following: Loren Ferguson, UnderSheriff Richard
Borger, Sheriff Rich Green, Weed Supervisor Dave Klaw and Prosecuting
Attorneys Myron Gabbert and Richard Roats.
Commissioner Bill Brown joined the meeting.
SHERIFF MATTERS: UnderSheriff Richard Borger discussed
increasing the Civil Fees charged by the County. Photocells for the outside lighting
were discussed. The Board directed
Richard Borger to proceed installing the photocells. Idaho Power vehicle purchase: Sheriff Green asked for approval to
purchase the vehicle. Mike Paradis
made a motion to approve the purchase.
The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
BUDGET REVIEW: Mike Paradis stated the purpose of the
meeting is to get an understanding on the budget.
Bill Brown made a request to move into Executive
Session pursuant to IC 67-2345, subsection 1(f), to communicate with
legal counsel regarding pending litigation. A roll call vote was made. 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 session and
resume the regular meeting. The
motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
More budgeting issues were discussed. The meeting adjourned at 5:15 pm.
With no further business to come before the Board the
Board recessed until Tuesday, February 17, 2009.
ATTEST: ____________________________ ___________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the
Board Bill Brown,
Chairman of the Board
February 17,
2009
The Board of County Commissioners of Adams County,
Idaho, does hereby meet this 17th day of February 2009. There being present Chairman Bill
Brown, Commissioner Mike Paradis, Commissioner Joe Holmes not present,
and Clerk Sherry Ward.
Whereupon the following proceedings are had, to-wit:
Chairman Bill Brown opened the Adams County
Commissioner meeting at 9:10 am.
Dennis Stewart, Stewart Associates, Loren Ferguson and
Dale Lattin joined the meeting.
Amendments to agenda:
Indigent items and Landfill sale of metal. Mike Paradis made a motion to amend the
agenda. The motion was seconded by
Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
Joe Holmes joined the meeting.
ADAMS COUNTY SOIL AND WATER: The decision on the 2010-2011 fiscal
funding was tabled until more information is attained.
COMMISSIONERS: The Commissioners rescinded the Cost of
Living (3%) increase starting March 1, 2009 to help the short fall. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
the reduction of wages. The motion
was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
Cody Cahill joined the meeting.
ROAD & BRIDGE: Road Supervisor Tom Glenn joined the
meeting.
Checking
Roads: Bill Brown is concerned
about checking roads that are not necessary.
Gravel: Use what is stock piled per
Commissioners.
Anticipated
$35,000.00 from Forest Service – waiting for the work to be completed.
Kleinschmidt
Grade: After discussion, Tom Glenn
will open the road at the end of February.
Middle
Fork Road high priority.
Contracting
out County work: Dale Lattin asked
why the County doesn’t contract out the work. Bill Brown stated a look into keeping a
balance between contracting work and County work is being examined.
INTERIM CLAIMS: Commissioner Mike
Paradis and Joe Holmes reviewed interim claims. Joe Holmes made a motion to approve the
interim claims. The motion was
seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
MINUTES:
The minutes of the February 9, 2009 and February 12, 2009 meetings
were reviewed. With an amendment
to February 9, 2009 Mike Paradis made a motion to approve the
minutes. The motion was seconded
by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
MLS CONTRACTS: Assessor Karen Hatfield told the
Commissioners that MLS contracts for Boise and McCall are being reviewed
by Prosecutor Myron Gabbert. The
contracts will be presented to the Board when Myron Gabbert approves
them. Prosecutor Gabbert gave an
approval on the contracts. Mike
Paradis made a motion to sign the contracts for listings in Boise and
McCall. The motion was seconded by
Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
SHERIFF MATTERS: Present are the following: Sheriff Rich Green, UnderSheriff
Richard Borger, Willie Johnson and Steve Phillips. Randy Herman and David Dehms from Idaho
Parks and Recreation gave a presentation on the Waterways funding.
SNOWMOBILE FUN RUN: Crissy Gipe and Connie Kesler were
present to give the Board an update on the grooming for the Fun Run.
BUDGET REVIEWS: Present are the following: Cody Cahill, Loren Ferguson, Dale
Lattin, Don Horton, Richard Borger, Rich Green, Connie Kesler, Tom Glenn,
and Karen Hatfield. The Clerk
explained the budget spreadsheets.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Bill Brown made a request to move into
Executive Session pursuant to IC 67-2345, section 1(d) to discuss
indigent matters. 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.
Bill Brown abstained from making decisions due to conflict
of interest.
Claim 09-02, approved for therapy.
Claim 08-13, lien signed.
Claim 09-01, lien signed.
Claim 08-12, lien signed.
Joe Holmes made a motion to approve the above listed
claims. The motion was seconded by
Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
With no further business to come before the Board the
Board recessed until February 23, 2009.
ATTEST:____________________________ ___________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the Board Bill Brown, Chairman of
the Board
February 23,
2009
The Board of County Commissioners of Adams County,
Idaho, does hereby meet this 23rd day of February 2009. There being present Chairman Bill
Brown, Commissioner Mike Paradis, Commissioner Joe Holmes not present,
and Clerk Sherry Ward.
Whereupon the following proceedings are had, to-wit:
Chairman Bill Brown opened the Adams County
Commissioner meeting at 9:11 am.
AMENDMENT TO THE AGENDA: Duplicate check for taxing district was
prepared and the Chairman and Clerk need to sign the official minute
book. Mike Paradis made a motion
to approve the amendments. The
motion was seconded by Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
MINUTES:
The minutes for the February 17, 2009 meeting will be prepared for
the next meeting.
DUPLICATE CHECK: The Clerk informed the Board the school
did not receive the check issued for tax collection to the New Meadows
School District. Mike Paradis made
a motion to approve the duplicate check be issued. The motion was seconded by Bill Brown
and passed unanimously.
Loren Ferguson joined the meeting.
INTERIM CLAIMS: Commissioner Mike
Paradis reviewed Claims. Mike
Paradis made a motion to approve the interim claims. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
The Board was given the Planning and Zoning comments
regarding the Friends of the Weiser River Trail.
BUDGET REVIEWS: Present are the following: Sheriff Rich Green, UnderSheriff
Richard Borger, Assessor Karen Hatfield, Building Inspector Don Horton,
Treasurer Connie Kesler, Road & Bridge Supervisor Tom Glenn and Weed
Supervisor Dave Klaw. All people
present express their concerns regarding budget cuts. Dale Lattin stated the grocery stores are
not turning the product like they have in the past.
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE IDAHO COMMUNITY GRANT: Historic preservation committee
members: Dale Fisk and Judge Jim Peart, Shawn Charters, Grant writer,
joined the meeting. Bill Brown
asked Shawn to give a description of the grant. The grant was prepared for
signature.
The grant is for $2500.00 per year. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
the Certified Local Grant for $2,500.00.
The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
IDAHO BLOCK GRANT APPLICATION: An application was presented for
signature for $220,000.00 for the old Courthouse. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
the application. The motion was
seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
Adjourned meeting for lunch at 12:00 pm.
Dale Lattin and Loren Ferguson joined the meeting.
COUNTY AGENT: Gordon Keetch, County Agent, joined the
meeting. Discussion was held on
cuts in the County Agent and Fair budgets. All people present gave a statement as
to why the County Fair is needed for our area.
SENATOR CRAPO’S OFFICE: A.J. Church, Regional Director, wanted
to get an update on County issues.
Bill Brown asked what is happening with all the changes made in
Congress. In regards to the
stimulus package, not sure what is going to happen, rules will need to be
written.
NEW DISTRICT RANGER: Maura Lafferty with the Forest Service
introduced the new District Ranger Greg Lesch.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: 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.
INDIGENT: Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
Claim 09-02 and sign a lien. The
motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
With no further business to come before the Board the
Board recessed until March 2 2009.
ATTEST:__________________________ _____________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the
Board Bill Brown,
Chairman of the Board
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