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Commissioners Minutes
July
1, 2009
The
Board of County Commissioners of Adams County, Idaho, does hereby meet
this 1st day of July 2009.
There being present Chairman Bill Brown, Commissioner Mike
Paradis, Commissioner Joe Holmes and Clerk Sherry Ward. Whereupon the following proceedings are
had, to-wit:
Chairman
Bill Brown opened the Adams County Commissioner meeting at 10:24 am.
Assessor’s
office present is the following:
Appraiser Warren Rice, Appraiser Robin James.
BOARD
OF EQUALIZATION: At 10:45
am a motion was made by Commissioner Joe Holmes, seconded by Commissioner
Mike Paradis and carried unanimously to go into Board of Equalization
pursuant to IC 67-2345 (1)(d) with a roll call vote as follows: Commissioner Bill Brown, aye,
Commissioner Joe Holmes, aye, Commissioner Mike Paradis, aye.
The
Assessor’s office prepared several recommended changes:
PURDY,
DAN & VICK property: Parcel #RP19N01E360060A. The Assessor recommended a decrease of
$85,432.00 due to Category change.
VOERMAN,
NANCY property: Parcel
#RP14N01W117205. The Assessor
recommendation is a decrease of $28,226.00 due to Category change.
EBY,
BOBBIE & MICHELLE property:
Parcel #RP19N01E268401. The
Assessor recommendation is a decrease of $152,374.00 on parcel #1 and a
decrease of $39,595.00 on parcel #2 due to Category change.
HUSSEY,
RITA property: Parcel #RP14N01W230601. The Assessor recommendation is a
decrease of $42,649.00 due to Category change.
4-parcels: Property owned by COLLINS,
ORVILLE, MAGNUSON FAMILY TRUST, SWENSON, MICHELE AND DOVER, JOHN SAVATE
received incorrect values due to a clerical error. The Assessor’s recommendation is a
$5,280.00 increase to all parcels.
OSBORN
property: Appraiser Warren Rice recommended increase value on Parcel
#19N02E086000, Parcel #RP20N02E300607, #RP19N02E077200, #RP19N02E170001,
#RP14N01W304800, #RP14N01W291800, #RP13N01W060001, #RP14N02W250001,
#RP14N02W360001. Mike Paradis made
a motion to increase the value on home site values. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
BRUNDAGE
property: Per Warren Rice, Cliff
McLean stated he could not change the value on Brundage property.
CAMPBELL,
DARRELL & DONNA property: Parcel #RP19N01E130780A. Present Donna Campbell representing AZ
Storage and their ranch. Current
assessed value is $937,158.00 and the recommended adjustment market value
from the Assessor’s office is $743,051.00. Donna Campbell has agreed to accept the
new values stated.
Assessor
Karen Hatfield joined the meeting.
CAMPBELL,
DARRELL & DONNA property: Parcel #RP19N02E072400. The current assessed value is
$315,412.00 and the recommended adjustment market value from the
Assessor’s office is $298,237.00.
Mike Paradis updated the taxpayer on the across the board
reductions on the land and power, septic & well. The taxpayer was informed of their
right to appeal onto the Board of Tax Appeals; the forms are available in
the Clerk’s office. Joe Holmes
made a motion to reduce values to the Assessor’s recommendations. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
July
1, 2009 – Continued:
PEDREIRA,
CARRIE property: Parcel #RP14N01W302105. The taxpayer has two concerns: 1. The value of the manufactured home
and
2. The homeowner’s
exemption on the property. The
taxpayer wants to be able to move the homeowner exemption to the property
in Indian Valley instead of the Council property and understands she
missed the April 15th deadline.
Mike
Paradis made a motion to apply the homeowner’s exemption split equally on
the two parcels. The motion was
seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
GUHRKE,
LAURA property: Parcel #RP001700230030A. The taxpayer was a no-show. Mike Paradis made a motion to uphold
the Assessor’s values. The motion
was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
PEARCE,
VERNON property: Parcel #RP18N01E318450A. The Assessor’s recommendation is a 2nd
reduction of $17,560.00 with a new value of $32,905.00. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
the Assessor’s recommended new value.
The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
COUNCIL
GREENS: Discussion on
sales within the subdivision was held.
The common ground value was adjusted to $81,000.00 for 6 plus
lots. Joe Holmes made a motion to
accept the common ground value of $81,000.00. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
BARNETT,
CLIFFORD & DEBBIE property: Parcel #RP18N01E022400 &
#RP18N01E110240. More discussion
on the 1.94-acre home site was held.
The Assessor’s office will bring in more information.
WILSON,
ALLEN property: Parcel #RPM028500050050A, #MHM02500050040A and
#RPM02500050040A. The taxpayer was
a no-show. Mike Paradis made a
motion to uphold the Assessor’s values.
The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
COUNCIL
GREENS: Appraiser Robin
James stated the Assessor’s office could support deducting $2,190.00 per
unit.
GARMON,
STEPHEN K & BARBARA property: Parcel #RP001500110310. The taxpayer was a no-show. Mike Paradis made a motion to uphold
the Assessor’s values. The motion
was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
LAMBERT,
ESTER SUE property: Parcel #RP0027000032AB. Present Ester Sue Lambert. Bill Brown gave a brief explanation on
how the process works. Mike
Paradis gave a statement of the countywide reductions. Sue Lambert gave a statement as to why
she believes the taxes should not be raised. The Clerk explained to Sue she may
appeal onto the State Board of Tax Appeals. Mike Paradis made a motion to uphold
the reduced market value. The
motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
ATKINSON,
JAMES & CYNTHIA property: Parcel #RP001700230120. Present James Atkinson. Bill Brown gave a brief statement of
the process. James Atkinson stated
his case and he accepts the land value.
The Appraiser made adjustment to create a new value of
$497,841.00. Mike Paradis made a
motion to change the value to $497.841.00. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
With
no further business to come before the Board the Board recessed until
July 2, 2009.
ATTEST:__________________________ ____________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the
Board Bill Brown,
Chairman of the Board
July
2, 2009
The
Board of County Commissioners of Adams County, Idaho, does hereby meet
this 2nd day of July 2009.
There being present Chairman Bill Brown, Commissioner Mike
Paradis, Commissioner Joe Holmes and Clerk Sherry Ward. Whereupon the following proceedings are
had, to-wit:
Chairman
Bill Brown opened the Adams County Commissioner meeting at 10:00 am.
CONTINUED BOARD OF EQUALIZATION FROM JULY 1, 2009
Present
are the following: Appraiser
Warren Rice, Appraiser Robin James and Taxpayer Bill Florence.
FLORENCE,
BILL AND TINA property: Parcel #MH15N01W297802A. Present Bill Florence. Bill Brown gave a brief on how the
appeal process works. Bill
Florence asked for more time to retrieve information on manufactured home
values.
EXTENSION
LETTER: The Clerk prepared
a letter to the State Tax Commission regarding extension for Board of
Equalization. Mike Paradis made a
motion to approve and sign the letter.
The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
SHAFFER,
MICHAEL & SUSAN property: Parcel #RP030000000060A. Present Michael Schaffer. Bill Brown gave a brief on how the
appeal process works. Joe Holmes
made a motion to uphold the values of the Assessor. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously. State
appeal form and signed appeal form given to the applicant.
PONDEROSA
RIDGE LLC property: Parcel #RP000750000110A. Present Janet Zandersmith. Ms. Zandersmith gave the reasons for
her appeal of the values, even with the reduced assessments. Robin James explained the increase in
market value was partly because the agriculture exemption was removed from
the land, as there is no agriculture usage on the land. Ms. Zandersmith gave a rebuttal for the
reduction of values. Bill Brown
recommends that Ms. Zandersmith meet with the Assessor’s office and
discuss the additional information provided. State appeal form handed to Ms.
Zandersmith.
DEGITZ,
RICHARD & JULIE property: Parcel #RP0013000005C0A. Present Richard Degitz. Bill Brown gave a brief explanation on
the appeal process. Mr. Degitz is
appealing the values of the land and improvements. Robin James, Appraiser, gave a
statement of the appraisal process.
Mr. Degitz gave the reasons he feels the value is much too
high. Robin requested time to
review the appraisal with Mr. Degitz to be sure all is correct on the
assessment. State tax appeal form
given to Mr. Degitz.
BROWN,
EDDIE & JOYCE property: Parcel #RP00010000004A A. Joyce and Eddie Brown were
present. Bill Brown explained the
Board of Equalization process. Mr.
Brown presented his appeal. Robin
James explained the appraisal amount and the new lower value. Mr. Brown stated there was not a well
on the property. A new value was
figured for the property. Mike
Paradis made a motion to change the value of the Category 10. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
CARR,
LORAINE property: Parcel #RPM00000242700. Loraine Carr present. Bill Brown explained the Board of
Equalization process. Loraine
presented her appeal. Warren Rice
presented the Assessor’s appraisal of the property. Mike Paradis made a motion to uphold the
value of the Assessor. The motion
was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously. Appeal form given to Loraine Carr.
LUEDDEKE,
MICHAEL property: Parcel #RP0070000005BA. Michael Lueddeke
present. Robin James presented
Assessor’s figures for the value of the building on his property. Mike Paradis made a motion to uphold
the value of the Assessor. The
motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously. Appeal form given to Michael Lueddeke.
Robin
James presented value changes on MICHELE EBY Parcel
#RP19N01E268401. Joe Holmes made a
motion to approve the change in values as presented by the Assessor’s
office. The motion was seconded by
Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
Robin
James presented value changes on RICHARD DEGITZ Parcel
#RP0013000005C0A at a reduction to $290,877.00. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
the value changes as presented by the Assessor’s office. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
Robin
James presented value changes on CLIFF AND DEBBIE BARNETT’S
property Parcel #RP18N01E022400 & #RP18N01E110240. Joe Holmes made a motion to approve the
value changes. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed
unanimously.
Robin
James presented additional information on the Ponderosa Ridge LLC, Parcel
#RP000750000110A. Karen Hatfield
looked at the information presented.
Joe Holmes made a motion to uphold the values. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
Robin
James presented additional information on the assessments on the Council
Greens Subdivision. Mike Paradis
made a motion to reduce the values of Council Greens by $286,525.00. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously, for a total value of the subdivision of
$4,512,770.00.
PEAK
PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS property: Parcel #RP0002500B0420A and
#RP0002500B0430A. Dick Kluckhohn
present. Bill Brown explained the
Board of Equalization process. Mr.
Kluckhohn presented his information on the assessed value of the
property. Robin James explained
the process the Assessor’s office uses to determine the values of the two
lots. Bill requested the Assessor
look at the information provided and meet again with the Board on July
13, 2009.
Mike
Paradis rescinded the motion made on the valuations on Council Green
Subdivision. Joe Holmes rescinded
the seconded.
With
no further business to come before the Board the Board recesses until
July 13, 2009.
ATTEST:_____________________________ ___________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the
Board Bill Brown,
Chairman of the Board
July
13, 2009
The
Board of County Commissioners of Adams County, Idaho, does hereby meet
this 13th day of July 2009.
There being present Chairman Bill Brown, Commissioner Mike
Paradis, Clerk Sherry Ward.
Whereupon the following proceedings are had, to-wit:
Dale
Lattin joined the meeting.
Dan
Huter joined the meeting.
Chairman
Bill Brown opened the Adams County Commissioner meeting at 9:10 am.
AMENDMENTS
TO AGENDA: Grasshopper
bait storage – Gordon Keetch;
Notice to public for Board of Equalization outcomes; Mike Paradis made a motion to amend the
agenda. The motion was seconded by
Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
EMS
UPDATE & ANTENNA:
Present Dan Huter. Dan
asked if it is possible to transfer the antenna from the old courthouse
to the new EMS building. The Board
is in favor of the use of the antenna at the new EMS building. County Generator: The generator the County is presently
using will be replaced in the electrical project update. Dan discussed the value of the
generator. Dan did not have a problem with $15,000.00 and the Council
Ambulance paying $5,000.00 per year until paid. EMS building finances: Dan discussed getting a loan through a
bank for the $225,000.00 needed to finish the inside of the
building. The Clerk received a
clarification of who is borrowing and why. The concern the Clerk has is obligating
the County for a portion of the $225,000.00 since the Fire District went
out for the bond. The Clerk will
look into this matter with more discussion in the future.
BOARD
OF EQUALIZATION: At 9:40
am a motion was made by Commissioner Mike Paradis, seconded by
Commissioner Bill Brown to go into Board of Equalization under Idaho Code
67-2345 (1)(d) with a roll call vote as follows: Commissioner Bill Brown,
aye and Commissioner Mike Paradis, aye.
Carrisa
Sindon with the Star News joined the meeting.
ECKWORTZEL,
JIM R AND CHARITY property: Parcel #RP22N01E162100A. Present Jim Eckwortzel. Bill Brown gave a brief statement of
how the Board of Equalization works.
Mike Paradis discussed the changes the Board made across the
board. Appraiser Robin James made
an additional recommendation of the following for the land value and
power/septic/well to be $30,945.00 and improvements to remain the same of
$155,187.00, for a total value of $186,132.00. Jim Eckwortzel will meet with the
appraisers to discuss the adjusted value before a final adjustment.
ROAD
& BRIDGE: Present Road
Supervisor Tom Glenn. Update on
Middle Fork project; Boulder Creek project is completed currently on the
Warm Springs project and will be going to Bar Creek after Warm Springs is
completed.
Tires
at the landfill and transfer site: Tom will get in contact with Dave Haney
regarding the Transfer Site to set a time for the removal of the
tires. The week of July 20 the
tires at the Goodrich landfill will be hauled off.
Mechanic’s
labor for Sheriff’s vehicles: Tom
brought up discussion of costs for mechanic time for working on Sheriff’s
vehicles.
Shop
space at Road & Bridge building:
Tom asked about adding an addition onto the Shop for more office
space.
Idaho
Power and Forest Service project:
Mike Paradis stated Idaho Power and the Forest Service would like
to progress with a project similar to the Middle Fork project on the
Landore Road. Mike stated the
bridge in question is suitable for the public.
New
Meadows Recycle building discussed.
Equipment expense for the compactor and forklift were
discussed. The Clerk will call
Jeff Luff for more details.
EXECUTIVE
SESSION: At 10:12 am a
motion was made by Commissioner Mike Paradis, seconded by Commissioner
Bill Brown to go into Executive Session under Idaho Code 67-2345, (1)(b)
to discuss personnel issues on two different employees – Road &
Bridge and Sheriff Department the motion passed with a roll call vote as
follows: Commissioner Bill Brown,
aye, Commissioner Mike Paradis, aye.
Mike
Paradis made a motion to adjourn the Executive Session and resume the
regular meeting. The motion was
seconded by Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
SHERIFF
MATTERS: Present Sheriff
Rich Green. Discussion of
presenting the Justice Fund budget, Sheriff stated he could come in at
4:00 pm today. Electrical project
issues; Need some financial update on the electrical costs and costs for
the HVAC.
July
13, 2009 – Continued:
MISDEMEANOR
PROBATIONS: Present Dennis
Stokes of Weiser discussed the possibility of putting a competition bid
for the Misdemeanor Probation contract with Adams County. The Board stated they were considering
the proposal.
MINUTES: The minutes for the June 22, June 25,
July 1, July 2 were reviewed. Mike
Paradis made a motion to approve the minutes. The motion was seconded by Bill Brown
and passed unanimously.
CLAIMS:
Commissioner Bill Brown reviewed Claims.
Mike Paradis made a motion to approve the claims presented. The motion was seconded by Bill Brown
and passed unanimously.
SOLID
WASTE EXEMPTION: The
exemption was reviewed for William C & Wendy A. Jordan. The exemption was tabled until more
information was received.
AUTOMARK
WARRANTY: The State is no
longer carrying the warranty for the 4 Automarks. It is now the responsibility of the
County. The Clerk is waiting for more
information.
RETIRED
AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (RSVP): present Judi Watkins is asking for
continued funding for the volunteers of $200.00. The program is a positive service in
the community and wanted to thank the Board for the funding. Bill Brown made a motion to approve
continued funding for the RSVP.
The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
CONTINUED
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION:
Present are the following:
Assessor Karen Hatfield, Appraiser Robin James and Appraiser
Warren Rice.
Recommendations
for the Assessor are as follows:
Eckwortzel,
Jim R and Charity property: Parcel #RP22N01E162100A. The Assessor came back with a
recommendation of $194,077.00.
Mike Paradis made a motion to adjust final value to
$194,077.00. The motion was
seconded by Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
GREENS,
DAVID L AND CHRISTOPHER M property: Parcel #RP14N01W263102A. Recommendation from the Assessor, due
to no well on the property, the value is changed to $1,115.00. Mike Paradis made a motion to adjust
final value to $1,115.00. The
motion was seconded by Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
NIELSEN,
JOHANNA AND CORNELIUS property:
Parcel #RP16N01W2657000A.
Appraiser Robin James recommends a reduction due to one less
septic improvement to $22,920.00 in value. Mike Paradis made a motion to adjust
final value to $22,920.00. The
motion was seconded by Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
SELBY,
LORRAINE TRUSTEE & BEAN, MARLENE AND MCGOWN, EVELYN
property: Parcel
#RP16N01W143900A. Appraiser Robin
James recommends a reduction to a value of $2,940.00 due to the fact the
house burned down. Mike Paradis
made a motion to adjust the final value to $2,940.00. The motion was seconded by Bill Brown
and passed unanimously.
FLORENCE,
BILL AND TINA property:
More time to evaluate information given to Assessor’s office.
PEAK
PERFORMANCE: Parcel
#RP0002500B0420A and #RP0002500B0430A.
Appraiser Robin James continued discussion on sale
information. The market value has
been changed to $46,835.00 for RP0002500B0430A Lot 1 and Parcel
#RP0002500B0420A value of $43,045.00 for Lot 2. Mike Paradis made a motion to adjust
final value to Lot 1 of $46,835.00 and Lot 2 of $43,045.00. The motion was seconded by Bill Brown
and passed unanimously.
AIRDOG
LLC/COUNCIL GREENS: After
discussion and taking the common areas value, the roads and a 15%
reduction into consideration the new value is $3,990,013.00. Mike Paradis made a motion to adjust
final value to $3,990,013.00. The
motion was seconded by Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
BRUNDAGE
MOUNTAIN COMPANY: Present
Judd DeBoer and Rick Certano.
Appraiser Warren Rice stated State Tax Commission Representative
Cliff McLean stated he had no further recommendations. Stay with income approach capitol
improvements were added into the factor when the understanding just the
income approach alone should be used.
The Commission will discuss more on Monday, July 20, 2009.
APPEAL
OF VALUATION FORMS: The
Clerk read into the record the property owner names that completed an
appeal form but did not go before the Board of Equalization due to a
countywide reduction of value. The
names are as follows:
Vednorz,
John M & Orista Elsberry,
Sandra & Dunham, Ronald
Elsberry,
Sandra & Dunham, Ronald Dunham,
Ronald & Elsberry, Sandra
6
forms for Dunham, Allan & Ronald 4
forms for Dunham Ranch, Inc
2
forms for Dunham, Allan & Deanna & Dunham, Ronald & Betty,
Dunham, Robert Allan
5
forms for Dunham, Allan & Ronald and Dunham, Ronald & Betty
2
forms for Horton, Don Cornell,
Larry W
Ward,
Kenneth & Sherry Snorgrass,
Floyd
2
forms for Smith, Mark & Smith, Steven Atwood,
Cindi
Jordon,
William C & Wendy A & Jordon, Dallas L
Vertrees,
Ricky Gene VanGrunsven,
Ronald & Anita
Smith,
Nancy M 2
forms for Smith, G Dale & Vera M
Shelton,
Larry M & Earlene Renwick,
Margret F
Penne,
James E 2
forms for Paradis, Mike & Janice
Olson,
Lisa & Balderson, Rita Olson,
Daniel & Lisa
Bowman,
Nancy L Bellin,
Bruce & Jan/Bellin Family Trust
2
forms for Dunham, Paula A Lake,
Orrin & Genice
Neeves,
Robert & Phyllis Ogden,
Shawn & Betsy
3
forms for Kenneth Feil Trustee 5
forms for Hall Family LTD Partnership
6
forms for JW Holmes & Sons 2
forms for Holmes, Joseph & Dawn
Muir,
Kevin & Judy 4
forms for Combs, Roger & Marcy
Fisk,
Mike & Bonnie Voermans,
Robert & Whitney
10
forms for Osborn Ranch, Inc 2
forms for Eby, Bobbie Michele
Purdy,
Dana & Viki Hussey,
Rita
ADJOURN
BOARD OF EQUALILZATION:
Mike Paradis made a motion to adjourn the Board of
Equalization. The motion was
seconded by Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
FISCAL
2010 BUDGET REQUESTS:
CIVIL
DEFENSE & BUILDING DEPARTMENT:
Building Inspector Don Horton came before the Board to review
requests for Fiscal 2010 budget.
PROSECUTING
ATTORNEY: Prosecutor Myron
Gabbert came before the Board to review requests for Fiscal 2010 Budget.
The
power went off at 3:07 pm. A time
will be setup on July 27, 2009 for remaining Elected Officials and
Department Heads.
The
meeting was adjourned until July 20, 2009.
ATTEST:__________________________ ______________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the
Board Bill Brown,
Chairman of the Board
July
20, 2009
The
Board of County Commissioners of Adams County, Idaho, does hereby meet
this 20th day of July 2009. There being present Chairman Bill Brown,
Commissioner Joe Holmes and Clerk Sherry Ward. Whereupon the following proceedings are
had, to-wit:
Dale
Lattin joined the meeting.
Chairman
Bill Brown opened the Adams County Commissioner meeting at 9:15 am.
AMENDMENTS
TO AGENDA: Codification
Workbook signature page, District III meeting and discussion Joe Holmes
had with the Forest Service regarding Beer Bottle crossing. Joe Holmes made a motion to add the
amendments to the agenda. The
motion was seconded by Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
ROAD
& BRIDGE: Road
Supervisor Tom Glenn was not present.
MINUTES: The minutes for July 13, 2009 were
reviewed. Joe Holmes made a motion
to accept the minutes. The motion
was seconded by Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
INTERIM
CLAIMS: Commissioner Joe
Holmes reviewed Claims. Joe made a
motion to approve the interim claims.
The motion was seconded by Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
CATERING
PERMIT: Si Bueno’s made Application for a catering permit. After review of the permit Joe Holmes
made a motion to approve the catering permit. The motion was seconded by Bill Brown
and passed unanimously.
CATERING
PERMIT: Teresa Henggeler
made application for a catering permit.
After review of the permit Joe Holmes made a motion to approve the
catering permit. The motion was
seconded by Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
CODIFICATION
WORKBOOK: The page given
states an authorized county official to conduct reviews of changes as the
codification progresses. Joe Holmes
made a motion to sign the authorization sheet for the County stating
Chairman Bill Brown. The motion
was seconded by Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
Cody
Cahill, Adams County Record, joined the meeting.
PUBLIC
HEARING WEED SPRAYING FEES:
The public hearing started at 9:30 am with Weed Supervisor Dave
Klaw present. No one from the
public was present. Dale Lattin
stated he wanted to make sure the County was not in competition with
local weed spraying businesses.
Dave Klaw stated the County prices are higher than the local weed
spraying businesses. Bill Brown
read the proposed fees into the record:
ATV $19.00 per hour, Labor $24.00 per hour and Truck $29.00 per
hour. Joe Holmes made a motion to
approve the weed spraying fees.
The motion was seconded by Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
ADMINISTRATION
FEE/MOTOR VEHICLE DEPARTMENT:
Paula Balderson, Deputy Assessor, was present. Paula stated the administrative fees
have not increased in the 10 years she has been working for the County. The current fee is $3.50 for mailing
reminder and postage for the registration. Paula proposed an increase of $1.00 to
the administrative fee to a sum of $4.50.
WEED
MATTERS: Weed Supervisor
Dave Klaw discussed the letter he prepared to be mailed to Idaho Power. The Board reviewed the letter and
discussion was held. The Board
asked for the letter to be put on the agenda for next week for signature.
WEED
BUDGET: Bill Brown
discussed what he sees as the outcome for the County in regards to
salaries and expense budget. The
expenses and revenues were reviewed.
SHERIFF
MATTERS: Sheriff Rich
Green and UnderSheriff Richard Borger present. Projects lined out: Electrical Bid – starting electrical
the week of July 20th.
Air handler will need to be installed at the same time the
electrical is installed on the jail side of the building. Due to the air handler needing to be
fitted at the time of the electrical project a meeting will be set for
July 27, 2009 at 8:00 am to put finalization of the upcoming
projects. Richard Borger stated
HVAC system will be put in three phases; 12,500 for filtration system,
24,500 for Sheriff side and 22,750 for the Courthouse side.
CTC
Agreement – Myron Gabbert has reviewed the agreement. Richard Gorger read the agreement to
the Board. The agreement will be
for a 3-month period. The
agreement will be put on the agenda for the next meeting to finalize.
Mechanic
Fees – Bill Brown suggested the Sheriff sit down with Tom Glenn to
discuss how to handle the mechanic labor on Sheriff vehicles.
Budget
Date – The Clerk set a date on July 27, 2009 at 9:00 am to discuss the
Sheriff’s budget.
Mileage
on wrecked vehicle – The Clerk asked for the mileage or closest
mileage. The Sheriff was asked to
obtain the mileage from the service records.
CORONER
BUDGET: Coroner Sue Warner
was present. The Board brought up
discussion of getting the Coroner a more reliable means of
transportation. The Coroner
expressed a need for a 4x4, separate compartment and air conditioning.
LETTER
OF AGREEMENT – AIR DOG LLC:
The letter was reviewed; Building Inspector Don Horton stated
information was sent to Steve Nash and an updated letter will be sent
next week.
FOREST
SERVICE MEETING:
Commissioner Joe Holmes had a meeting with the Forest Service
regarding Beer Bottle Crossing.
Joe discussed the option to open the road back up for usage.
INDIGENT
MATTERS: Joe Holmes made a
motion to go into Executive Session pursuant to IC 67-2345 (1) (d) for
Indigent matters with a roll call vote as follows: Commissioner Bill Brown, aye,
Commissioner Joe Holmes, aye.
Joe
Holmes made a motion to adjourn the Executive Session and resume the
regular meeting. The motion was
seconded by Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
08-06
– Cat Board assignment
09-14
– Lien
09-11
– Lien
09-13
– Approval of application
09-12
– Approval of application
Joe
Holmes made a motion to approve the above listed indigent claims. The motion was seconded by Bill Brown
and passed unanimously.
AMENDMENTS
TO AGENDA: State Tax
Commission extension for July 20, 2009 letter and equalization of
roll. Joe Holmes made a motion to
amend the agenda for the two items listed above. The motion was seconded by Bill Brown
and passed unanimously.
LAKESHORE
AGREEMENT: Chris Carey and
Everett Artery present. The Board
brought up discussion on the New Meadows Transfer site and the Goodrich
landfill. LakeShore will start
billing the County for their expenditures and the County will bill for
their costs. Bill Brown will meet
with Everett Artery regarding the transfer site later this week. LakeShore scheduled to meet with the
Board on August 10, 2009.
FOREST
SERVICE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION:
Present are the following:
Greg Lesch, Bob Giles, Dave Olson, Randy Hayman Forest Planner,
Wendy Green and Ron Hamilton.
Topics of discussion as follows:
Forest plan amendment, forest plan decision, and brief overview of
forest plan strategy.
TREASURE
VALLEY TRANSIT: Jay
Mentzer asked for a letter of support to extend service to the Council
area.
BOARD
OF EQUALIZATION: at 4:26
pm a motion was made by Commissioner Joe Holmes and seconded by
Commissioner Bill Brown and carried unanimously to go into Board of
Equalization under IC 67-2345 (1)(d) with a roll call vote as follows: Commissioner Bill Brown aye and
Commissioner Joe Holmes aye.
VALUE
OF COUNCIL GREENS GOLF COURSE:
After re-roll value, Council Greens received the old value from
prior year, the intent is to uphold the value recommended by Cliff McLean
and the Assessor be the same as last year. Joe Holmes made a motion to uphold the
value the same as last year, $134,804.00.
The motion was seconded by Bill Brown and passed unanimously. Clarification on common areas per Joe
Holmes. The common areas have the
value the Assessor created less 15%.
Robin James will send a detailed letter on the changes.
ORDER: The Board received an Order of the
extension of the Board of Equalization for today only by the State Tax
Commission.
EQUALIZATION
OF ROLL: Joe Holmes made a
motion to equali8ze the roll as the Board of Equalization has adjusted
it. The motion was seconded by
Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
Joe
Holmes made a motion to adjourn the Board of Equalization and resume the
regular meeting. The motion was
seconded by Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
SOLID
WASTE EXEMPTION:
Application was received for a solid waste exemption from William
C and Wendy A Jordan. The
exemption was discussed. Joe
Holmes made a motion to deny the solid waste exemption. The motion was seconded by Bill Brown
and passed unanimously.
CASH
TRANSFER: Assessor Karen
Hatfield met with the Board. Karen
requested cash be transferred from the Solid Waste Fund to Revaluation
stating Revaluation process solid waste fees of approximately $250.00 per
month or a total of $3,000.00 annually.
The Board asked for a transfer for Fiscal Year 2008 of $3,000.00
and current fiscal of $3,000.00 for a total of $6,000.00 and start
$3,000.00 annually. Joe Holmes
made a motion to start the transfer and continue on an annual basis. The motion was seconded by Bill Brown
and passed unanimously.
With
no further business to come before the Board the Board recessed until
July 27, 2009.
ATTEST:__________________________ ___________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the
Board Bill Brown,
Chairman of the Board
July
27, 2009
The
Board of County Commissioners of Adams County, Idaho, does hereby meet
this 27th day of July 2009.
There being present Chairman Bill Brown, Commissioner Mike
Paradis, Commissioner Joe Holmes and Clerk Sherry Ward. Whereupon the following proceedings are
had, to-wit:
Present
for the meeting: Dale Lattin
Chairman
Bill Brown opened the Adams County Commissioner meeting at 8:55 am.
AMENDMENTS
TO AGENDA: Certificates of
Residency, Indigent liens.
July
27, 2009 – Continued:
MINUTES: The minutes for July 20, 2009 meeting
were reviewed. Joe Holmes made a
motion to accept the July 20, 2009 minutes. The motion was seconded by Bill Brown
and passed unanimously.
ELECTRICAL
& HVAC PROJECTS:
Present are the following:
Bruce Hamilton and Justin Getusky from Tri State Electric,
UnderSheriff Richard Borger and Randy Thomas with A1 Heating. Richard Borger updated the Board
stating that one of the two air compressors is not working. The Board discussed the upgrade to the
20-ton capacity system. Tri State
brought the Board a contract for the electrical project. Tri State’s time frame and coordinating
with the HVAC system was discussed, the start date will be July 27, 2009
and will extend 60 days. Randy
Thomas from A1 Heating stated a 20-ton unit would be shipped on August 10th. Mike Paradis made a motion to authorize
purchasing the 20-ton unit. The
motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
CTC
AGREEMENT: The 3-month
agreement was reviewed. Joe Holmes
made a motion to sign the agreement.
The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
ENHANCED
911 AGREEMENT: Mike
Paradis made a motion to sign the agreement. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
SHERIFF
BUDGET FOR FISCAL 2010:
Present Sheriff Green.
Sheriff Green discussed new line items called contract
administration. The Board stated
any new revenue should go directly into the Justice Fund. The City agreements were discussed if
any city does not want to pay for enhanced services then they should not
get the services. If
administrative services are built into the agreements then the fee should
be put into the Justice Fund. The
2 payroll line items and some B budget line items were reduced down.
TITLE
III FUNDING: Mike Paradis
brought up the Title III Funding, which can be used for Search and
Rescue, the repair and maintenance of Search and Rescue vehicles may fall
into eligible claims. A review of
the description of Title III Funding will need to be clarified.
FAIR
AND COUNTY AGENT BUDGET:
Present Gordon Keetch, County Agent. The Fair and County Agent Budget were
discussed. The Board did not make
any changes to the budget.
TREASURER
BUDGET: Present Treasurer
Connie Kesler. The Treasurer’s
budget had one change.
ASSESSOR
AND REVALUATION BUDGETS:
Present Assessor Karen Hatfield.
Revaluation – Bill Brown brought up the motion last week for the
transfer of Solid Waste revenue to Revaluation. The request and motion was for
$3,000.00 per year. The Clerk
stated the State statues prohibit transfer from a County fund that levies
to another County fund that levies.
The conclusion is the money will be budgeted in the Fiscal 2010 budget.
MOTOR
VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION FEE:
The fee change from $3.50 to $4.50 was discussed. The Assessor will bring forth
information regarding the increase in administration fee.
PRINTERS: The printer in the Assessor’s office
needs to be replaced.
BIOMASS
COGENERATION: David
Naccarato, McKinistry was present also the following Pete and Elaine
Johnston, Ron Hamilton, Tim Toomey, Biomass Coordinator Morris Huffman,
New Meadows City John Franks.
Planning and Zoning Secretary, Payette Supervisor Susan Rainville,
Timber Natural Resource Staff Officer Bob Giles and County District
Ranger Greg Lesch. City Francee
Wassard, Adams County Record Cody Cahill.
Ron Rosen, Greg Siebert Department of Commerce and Wendy Green, Rodney
Krogh and Murray Dalgleish were also present. Pete Johnson started the conversation
representing Woody Biomass. David
Naccarato from McKinistry stated PUC have changed their fee schedule to
where it is financially feasible to build a cogeneration plant such as a
full condensing turbine creates no steam.
Forest Service Supervisor Susan Rainville stated the Forest
Service cannot guarantee fuel, but they are looking at ways to setup
long-term stewardship programs.
The Payette Coalition has been positive resource for the
development of the stewardship programs.
The size of the plant 10-megawatt for 25 to 30 million dollar
price tag. Carbon credits discussed.
RFQ – needs to be started, the funding is determined by what the
County can put forth and McKinistry will match the value. The Board stated they are committed to
looking at the possible plant.
OLD
BUSINESS: Solid Waste
matters: Bill Brown will set up a
meeting with LakeShore to discuss the agreement for transfers.
LETTER
TO IDAHO POWER/WEED ISSUES:
After the letter was revised, Mike Paradis made a motion to
approve the letter. The motion was
seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
QUARTERLY
CLERK/SHERIFF/TRESURER’S REPORT:
After review Joe Holmes made a motion to approve and sign the
quarterly Clerk’s report. The
motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and carried unanimously.
CERTIFICATE
OF RESIDENCY: Junior
College Certificates of Residency were received for Henderson and
Meakins. Mike Paradis made a
motion to approve the certificates of residency. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
INDIGENT
MATTERS: Liens for 2009-15
and 2009-16 were reviewed. Mike
Paradis made a motion to approve the liens. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
SOUTHWEST
DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD APPOINTMENT: A ballot was presented for the Board to
vote for a new term for a board member.
Joe Holmes made a motion to nominate Kathryn Alder to fill the
position. The motion was seconded
by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
RESCINDING
MOTION: The motion to
increase the motor vehicle administrative fee from $3.50 to $4.50 passed
last week was discussed. Joe
Holmes made a motion to rescind the motion. The motion was seconded by Bill Brown
and passed unanimously.
MOTOR
VEHICLE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES:
Discussion of increasing the motor vehicle administrative fees
from $3.50 to $5.00. Joe Holmes
made a motion to approve the fee change.
The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed
unanimously. The Clerk will
advertise the fee change and hold a public hearing.
BUDGET
DISCUSSION: Clerk,
Courthouse, Road & Bridge and District Court Funds were
discussed. Sherry Ward, Clerk, was
present. The above listed funds were
discussed and some line items were reduced.
With
no further business to come before the Board the Board recessed until
July 29, 2009.
ATTEST:___________________________ _____________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the
Board Bill Brown,
Chairman of the Board
July
29, 2009
The
Board of County Commissioners of Adams County, Idaho, does hereby meet
this 29th day of July 2009.
There being present Chairman Bill Brown, Commissioner Mike
Paradis, Commissioner Joe Holmes and Clerk Sherry Ward. Whereupon the following proceedings are
had, to-wit:
Present
are the following: Cody Cahill and
Dale Lattin.
Chairman
Bill Brown opened the Adams County Commissioner’s meeting at 2:06 pm.
BUDGET
DISCUSSION: General
discussion of the outcomes of the 2010 Fiscal Year budget was held.
SHERIFF
BUDGET: Present Sheriff
Green. After discussion of the
shortfall of cash in the last quarter of the year, the Board agreed to
fund the shortfall with PILT monies and the Sheriff’s office will
reimburse the PILT Fund with the January tax collection.
TITLE
III FUNDING: The Board
discussed increasing Search and Rescue from Title III funding
approximately $10,000.00.
Cody
Cahill left the meeting.
FINALIZATION
OF BUDGET: Present are the
following: Assessor Karen Hatfield,
Appraiser Ginger Getusky, Road & Bridge Supervisor Tom Glenn and
Deputy Clerk Peggy Pinkal. The
outcomes of the budget are no cost of living increases or step increases
for any County employee. The group
insurance increase is 12.5% for the year.
For the employees who chose to put dependents onto the insurance
their portion will also be increased 12.5%.
Discussion
of a printer for Assessor/Treasurer office: Ginger Getusky discussed the printer
issues for the Assessor. The front
panel is not working on a printer and the other printer that has age is
the tract feed printer in the computer room. The Board reviewed the
Assessor/Revaluation Funds to budget to pay for the printers. Commissioner Paradis reported both
funds had sufficient budget to purchase new used printers.
The
meeting was adjourned.
ATTEST:______________________________ ___________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the
Board Bill Brown,
Chairman of the Board
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