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Commissioners Minutes
April
12, 2010
The
Board of County Commissioners of Adams County, Idaho, does hereby meet
this April 12, 2010. There being
present Chairman Bill Brown, Commissioner Mike Paradis, Commissioner Joe
Holmes and Clerk Sherry Ward.
Whereupon the following proceedings are had, to-wit:
Loren
Ferguson joined the meeting.
Chairman
Bill Brown opened the Adams County Commissioner meeting.
AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA: Set Budget Hearing Date; World War I
Flag discussion; County Committee Appointments; Southwest District Health
member at-large position; LTHAC Engineering request; Joe Holmes made a
motion to amend the agenda. The
motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
CLAIMS: After review of the claims for $171,079.00,
Joe Holmes made a motion to approve the claims. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
MINUTES: After review of the March 22, 2010
minutes, Mike Paradis made a motion to approve the minutes. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
COTTAGE INDUSTRY SOLID WASTE
EXEMPTION: An application
was received from Mike Getusky for a Cottage Industry Solid Waste
Exemption. Bill Brown asked for
the exemption to be tabled until Assessor Karen Hatfield is
available. No decision was made,
more discussion will be held on April 19, 2010.
PIPELINE EASEMENT: Jack Rubelt has reservations regarding
the pipeline easement granted to Andrade.
Mike Paradis will call Jack to discuss the matter.
FRIENDS OF WEISER RIVER TRAIL: Bill Brown read the cover page from the
Friends of the Weiser River Trail regarding the National Trail
Designation. The Board did not
change their decision to not support the designation.
RESOLUTION 2010-06: Resolution 2010-06 was presented to the
Board for the transfer of SRS funding to capital projects; $169,310.00 to
capital projects and $33,210.00 for Title III funds. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
Resolution 2010-06. The motion was
seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
RESOLUTION 2010-07: Resolution 2010-07 was presented to the
Board for the transfer of Solid Waste funds to capital projects and solid
waste closure trust account; $20,000.00 to Solid Waste Closure Trust
Account and $100,000.00 to capital projects. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
Resolution 2010-07. The motion was
seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: A Certificate of Residency for Sharlene
Meakins was reviewed and validated by the Clerk’s office. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
the Certificate of Residency. The
motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
WEED MATTERS: The BLM agreement for weed spraying was
presented; it is the same as last year with $6,800.00 for reimbursement.
Mike
Fisk joined the meeting.
ROAD & BRIDGE: Present Road & Bridge Supervisor
Tom Glenn. Tom presented a quote
for one dump truck with pup in the amount of $155,000.00. The Board advised the truck would have
to go out for bids.
SHERIFF MATTERS: Present Sheriff Green and UnderSheriff
Richard Borger.
CAI/Shop
Clock: Discussion was held on the
CAI price quote for $1800.00/year for the ability to download time into
the CAI payroll software.
Fire
Inspection for Courthouse:
Protex/$2495.00/year and Simplex Grimmel $1862.00/year. UnderSheriff Richard Borger read the
inspection agreement. Mike Paradis
made a motion to approve the Simplex Grimmel agreement for $1,862.00 which
is piggyback off the State agreement.
RAC PROPOSAL: Melanie Vinning, Forest Service
Hydrologist and Holly Pedrow, 3rd grade school teacher
presented a RAC proposal for the Council School Stream Ecology Education
improvement for $5,480.00 for fiscal year 2010 and $2,000.00 for
2011. Mike Paradis made a motion
to approve the RAC proposal and sign the letter of support. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
RS2477 ROADS: The Board will meet on April 21, 2010
at 10:00 am at the Council Ranger District to discuss the RS 2477
roads. An agenda will be posted.
AGRICULTURE EXEMPTION: Present are the following, Assessor
Karen Hatfield, Appraiser Robin James and Appraiser Warren Rice. The Board was presented the opinion
from Prosecutor Myron Gabbert regarding 3 issues that were raised
regarding the agriculture exemption.
JAIL QUARTERLY INSPECTION: The Board performed their quarterly
jail inspection and had lunch at the jail.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: A motion was made by Joe Holmes,
seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously to go into Executive
Session pursuant to Idaho Code 67-2345(1)(f). A roll call vote as follows:
Commissioner Joe Holmes, aye, Commissioner Mike Paradis, aye, and Commissioner
Bill Brown, aye. 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 IMPACT AREA: Present are the following: Micki Eby, Building Inspector Don
Horton, Carissa Sindon, Star news and Cody Cahill, Adams County
Record. Bill Brown started the
conversation asking about the boundary area of the impact area. After discussion, Mike Paradis made a
motion to approve the impact area to ½ mile and sign the agreement with
the City of New Meadows on the impact area. Before he seconded the motion Joe
stated he has been troubled by the number of people who have commented to
him that were against increasing the impact area. With that he seconded by motion which
passed unanimously.
BUILDING
DEPARTMENT: Building
Inspector Don Horton gave a report on building permits to date in 2009 in
the amount of $9,205.00 and 2010 in the amount of $15,659.00.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: A motion was made by Commissioner Joe
Holmes, seconded by Commissioner Mike Paradis and passed unanimously to
go into Executive Session pursuant to Idaho Code
67-2345(1)(b&d). A roll call
vote as follows: Commissioner Joe Holmes, age, Commissioner Mike Paradis,
aye, Commissioner Bill Brown, aye.
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.
EAST APPLE LANE: Ed Woods met to request the County take
over maintaining the East Apple Lane.
Mike Paradis stated, with concurrences of the Board, the Lane
would need to be brought up to County road specifications. When the Lane is up to specifications
the Board would consider making the Lane a County road. Ed Woods stated East Apple Lane was a
County Road and was abandoned by the County near 1981.
SOUTHWEST DISTRICT HEALTH: Joe Holmes made a motion to approve
Richard Roberge, M.D. for the at-large position for the Southwest
District Health Board. The motion
was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
CAI LAW ENFORCEMENT CAD PROGRAM: Present Sheriff Rich Green and
UnderSheriff Richard Borger.
Sheriff Green expresses his dissatisfaction with the current CAI
agreement he has for law enforcement/cad program. After discussion the Board asked that a
meeting be setup with Shane Harries, CEO of CAI.
CLEANUP DAYS: Saturday and Sunday, May 15 and 16 will
be designated as free cleanup days at the landfill and transfer
site. Joe Holmes made a motion to
approve the dates. The motion was
seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
BUDGET HEARING DATE: The Board review dates for the budget
hearing. Mike Paradis made a
motion to set August 23, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
With
no further business to come before the Board the Board adjourned until
April 19, 2010.
ATTEST:__________________________ ____________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the
Board Bill Brown,
Chairman of the Board
April
19, 2010
The
Board of County Commissioners of Adams County, Idaho, does hereby meet
this Monday, April 19, 2010. 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 9:25 am.
AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA: City of Council Impact Area Agreement;
Discussion of meeting the Governor of Idaho regarding cogeneration plant;
Remote access for Assessor’s office; Mike Paradis made a motion to amend
the agenda to include the above items.
The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
COURTHOUSE SIGN AND SIDEWALKS: Brian Taylor met with the Board to
discuss the Courthouse sign and the sidewalks. Brian addressed the stones coming off
the sign. Brian stated the rock
was not sealed therefore they are falling off the sign. The sidewalks at the Courthouse are not
sealed and to keep the sidewalks from getting worse they will also need
to be sealed. Bill Brown advised
Brian to prepare a quote for review.
MINUTES: After review of the minutes for April
12, 2010 Joe Holmes made a motion to approve the minutes with
corrections. The motion was
seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
COUNTY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: Joe Holmes stated after several phone
calls, the Fair Board will consist of Nancy Thompson, Doris Crossley, Al
Becker, Earl Henderson, Dale James and Gordon Keetch. Joe Holmes made a motion to approve the
appointments. The motion was
seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
QUARTERLY REPORTS: After review of the Treasurer’s Cash,
Clerk’s Report and the Sheriff’s Report Joe Holmes made a motion to
approve the Quarterly Reports. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
RAC PROPOSAL/CXT INSTALLATION: After review of the request for the CXT
installation at the West Face Parking lot Joe Holmes made a motion to
approve and sign the letter of support.
The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
HOMELAND SECURITY 2009 GRANT: The grant of for $25,000.00 for the
2009 grant year. Building
Inspector Don Horton stated the funding is for equipment. Joe Holmes made a motion to approve and
sign the grant. The motion was
seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA: Discussion for Sheriff going to
Washington D.C. for the National Fallen Peace Officer Week. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
the amendment to the agenda. The
motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
SHERIFF TRAVEL: Sheriff Green met regarding travel
approval to Washington D.C.
Sheriff Green has $1802.00 left in his travel budget. The trip will cost approximately
$1500.00. Mike Paradis made a
motion to approve the travel expenses.
The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
Richard
Borger joined the meeting at 10:30 pm.
ROAD & BRIDGE: Present Road & Bridge Supervisor
Tom Glenn. Tom asked to put a bid
out for two trucks equipped to pull pups and not purchase pups at this
time. Tom said we would sell the
blue Mack truck and the army GI truck.
Tom asked to review possible purchase of cameras for equipment to
help not backing into vehicles that pull up behind the equipment.
SHERIFF MATTERS: Present Sheriff Rich Green and
UnderSheriff Richard Borger.
Discussion was held on the possible maintenance by Simplex
Grimmel.
Jail
Security Fence: The quote from
Integrity Fencing for the fence is $1,977.00 which includes fixing
current problems. The funding will
come out of building and grounds.
Mike Paradis made a motion to approve the $1,977.00 fencing
project. The motion was seconded
by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
ELECTED OFFICIALS: Present Assessor Karen Hatfield,
Treasurer Connie Kesler.
Connie
Kesler discussed upcoming tax deed issues.
LOREN RICE PROPERTY: Connie Kesler, Treasurer, stated she
believes there have been errors made in prior transactions. After discussion the county will need
to declare the .66 acres an odd lot and deed the property to the rightful
owners.
STATE INSURANCE FUND: The Clerk gave a brief update of the
State Insurance Fund workshop.
PERSONNEL POLICY REVIEW: The review started with the first page
of the policy being reviewed.
REMOTE ACCESS FOR ASSESSOR’S
OFFICE: Discussed allowing
Ginger Getusky and Susie Green to remotely access into the County to
start saves on the AS400. Karen
Hatfield stated she was concerned about the employee’s personal computers
and how it would affect the computers, more discussion later.
NEW MEADOWS TRANSFER SITE: Present Toni Anderson, Dave Manley,
Deputy Marshall Allen and Prosecuting Attorney Myron Gabbert. Toni expressed concern as to why Dave
Haney, New Meadows Transfer Site Supervisor, brings his personal utility
trailer to work and loads metal items and hauls it to his home in Idaho
County via the Hot Springs Road.
Bill
Brown asked for the record to reflect he has had various conversations
with Toni Anderson regarding this matter.
Lyle Sall joined the meeting at 1:45 pm.
Dave
Manley has been given things, but asked for things and Dave Haney says
the items have been spoken for, yet they just sit there, such as a
chain-link fence. Mr. Haney never
goes through the town. He sorts
and loads with the County backhoe.
Dave Haney has been given the latitude to set prices on
items. Toni stated she does not
want the public to suffer due to the issues at the transfer site. Bill Brown expressed concerns of
leaving the transfer site unattended.
Mike Paradis stated the salvage program is a great concept, first come;
first serve should be the thought process. Rules and regulations will need to be
addressed regarding this situation.
SAWMILL ROAD: Present Dennis Lakey and Stan
Mathews. Dennis and Stan are
landowners who live on Sawmill Road.
Mike Ryals a landowner who also lives on Sawmill Road is planning
to put a gate on the road. Dennis
and Stan do not want to see a gate on the road. The road is a County road. The road is maintained by the City of
Council because they have a cleanout value for City use. Prosecutor Myron Gabbert came into the
meeting at 1:20 pm. Stan stated
this same thing happened years ago, Mel Ryals offered to give the County
the road, the County said that would be fine but the road would need to
be surveyed; no one was willing to pay for the surveying. The Board directed Dennis and Stan to
petition the people of Council to have the road declared public.
RAC PROPOSAL: Patrick Morgan presented a proposal for
2 lookouts in Valley County and 1 lookout in Pollock Mountain in Adams
County. The project will be for
$30,000.00. The lookouts are
needed as a way to help keep items refrigerated and help with the light
system. Joe Holmes made a motion
to approve the support letter. The
motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: A motion was made by Joe Holmes and
seconded by Mike Paradis to go into Executive Session pursuant to IC
67-2345, subsection (b) & (d).
The motion passed by a roll call vote Bill Brown, aye, Joe Holmes,
aye, and Mike Paradis, aye.
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.
INDIGENT: Denial of Mental Hold;
2010-02-approval; 2010-03-approval; 2010-04-approval. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
the above listed indigent matters.
The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
COTTAGE INDUSTRY SOLID WASTE
EXEMPTION: After review
Joe Holmes made a motion to approve the exemption for Bear Paw. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously. Mike
Paradis stated there are possibly two other businesses that may qualify
for the exemption.
RESOLUTION 2010-04: After final review of Resolution
2010-04 regarding the County Vehicle Policy Joe Holmes made a motion to
adopt. The motion was seconded by
Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
CITY OF COUNCIL IMPACT AREA: The Board discussed the impact area,
the public hearing was completed on June 22, 2010 and no changes have
been made. Mike Paradis made a
motion to approve and sign the agreement.
The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
After
audio was turned off:
INTERIM CLAIMS: The interim claims are for
$13,764.81. After review of the
interim claims, holding Frontier bill for further review, Joe Holmes made
a motion to approve the claims.
The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
With
no further business to come before the Board the Board adjourned until
April 26, 2010.
ATTEST:_____________________________ ____________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the
Board Bill Brown,
Chairman of the Board
April
26, 2010
The
Board of County Commissioners of Adams County, Idaho, does hereby meet
this Monday, April 26, 2010. 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: Adams County
Record Reporter Lyle Sall.
Chairman
Bill Brown opened the Adams County Commissioner meeting at 9:25 am.
AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA: Idaho Power Feasibility Study;
Certificate of Residency; AS400 Remote usage; Cable for Printer;
Ordinances for Impact Area for New Meadows and Council; Information for
Natural Resource meeting; Idaho Power; Mike Paradis made a motion to
approve the amendments to the agenda as listed. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
MINUTES: After review of the minutes for April
19, 2010, Joe Holmes made a motion to approve the minutes. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
INTERIM CLAIMS: The interim claims for $5,320.62 were
reviewed. Mike Paradis made a
motion to approve the interim claims.
The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
GEM PLAN: Present are Tim Marks and Grady Staley,
from the Gem Plan, Assessor Karen Hatfield, Ginger Getusky, Treasurer
Connie Kesler. Tim Marks presented
5 year summary based on our experience with the Gem Plan. The new Health Care Plan was also discussed;
the outcomes which are still unknown, Gem Plan suggest a possible 15%
increase to Adams County for the upcoming fiscal. Tim stated 20 counties are still under
the Gem Plan. In 2009 claims were
$433,733.00 and currently in 2010 claims is $140,664.00.
SHERIFF MATTERS: Present UnderSheriff Richard
Borger. Cost sheet for the wrecked
Sheriff’s vehicle was presented.
The Clerk discussed with the UnderSheriff that the County could
use PILT Funds to pay upfront the cost and put the funds back in PILT
when ICRMP sends the reimbursement check.
TAX CANCELLATIONS: Joe Holmes made a motion to approve the
following tax cancellations and refunds.
The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
Shawn
Brown, #MH15N01W153403A, cancellation of $32.06
Robert
Hall, #RP15N01W153403A, refund of $116.28
CERTIFICATE OF RESIDENCY: Tonya McCall presented the Board a
Certificate of Residency application.
Mike Paradis made a motion to approve the certificate. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
AS400 REMOTE USAGE: The Clerk brought up discussion of
remote usage for Ginger Getusky to start saves from her home. The Board wanted to discuss the issue
at a later date.
TRACT FEED PRINTER: The quote for the used and new twinax
converter for the tract feed printer in the Assessor’s office was
discussed. Used price is $725.00
and new is $1,495.00. The Board
approved the purchase of a used twinax converter.
CLEANUP DAYS: After discussion between the Board Joe
Holmes stated 2 days, May 15 and 16 was sufficient for free days at the
landfill and transfer site. Mike
Paradis made a motion to approve the additional days of May 22 and 23 as
well as May 15 and 16. The motion
was seconded by Bill Brown. Joe
Holmes voted not to add the additional days. The motion was passed with a 2 to 1 vote.
GOODRICH LANDFILL: Present are the following: Southwest District Representatives
Bruce Kosch, David Loper, DEQ Representatives Mark Mason, Pete Wagner and
Todd Crutcher and Representative Judy Boyle. Mark Mason presented an overview from
the meeting that was held approximately 1 year ago. Mark restated the responsibilities and
potential liabilities from the consent order presented to the Board a
year ago. The landfill has a small
landfill exemption with less than 20 tons per year. Mark stated no evidence of ground water
containments but that may be due to lack of ground water testing. The precipitation and lack of ground
cover are the main concerns. Mike
Paradis stated Mesa Orchards which is next to the landfill had
contamination from chemicals and most wells are in the perched
aquifer. The biggest concern is
ground water contamination. The
small landfill exemption status was discussed, does not meet the critique
per DEQ. Mark stated the problem
has existed for a long time; they are not bringing anything new to the
table. Pete Wagner stated through
the review of maps more homes are in close proximity. Bill Brown stated the Board will create
a plan and will review in 2 months.
RAC PROPOSAL: Present Colby Nelson with Little
Payette Lakes Ski Club. The Board
requested more information.
AMENDMENT TO AGENDA: Variance for Gleason property; Bill
Brown made a motion to amend the agenda for the variance. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
VARIANCE FOR GLEASON PROPERTY: After review of information Joe Holmes
made a motion to approve the variance subject to review of Planning &
Zoning minutes. The motion was
seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
POTLATCH REZONE: Potlatch wishes to appeal the Planning
& Zoning recommendation for the rezone. A public hearing will need to be set.
CAI SHERIFF SOFTWARE: Present are the following CAI
Representatives Shane Harris and Mitch Kromel, Treasurer Connie Kesler,
UnderSheriff Richard Borger and Sheriff Rich Green. After Shane Harris explained the
software agreement, several components were cut bringing the cost to
$5,600.00 per year. The notice in
the agreement for either party to cancel changed from 30 days to 60 days
two years ago.
NATURAL RESOURCE: No discussion.
IDAHO POWER FEASIBILITY STUDY
AGREEMENT: After review
Mike Paradis made a motion to approve signing the agreement. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
RAC LETTER: After review of the Payette Bighorn
Sheep monitoring proposal Mike Paradis made a motion to sign the letter
of support. The motion was
seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
Meeting
was adjourned until May 10, 2010.
ATTEST:_________________________ ____________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the
Board Bill Brown, Chairman
of the Board
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