STATE OF IDAHO
County of Idaho
AUGUST SESSION August 14, 2012 FIRST TERM DAY
11:00 a.m. The board convened with Commissioners Skip Brandt, Jim Chmelik and James Rockwell and Kathy Ackerman, Clerk present.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
11:00 a.m. Syd regarding claims-
Current Expense $ 59,936.08 County Road and Bridge $ 118,626.20
Airport $ 80,903.53 Emergency Com. $ 8,660.39
District Court $ 3.664.31 Title III-New $ 20,548.35
Indigent $ 10,204.97 Appraisal $ 2,230.99
Sheriff Youth Program$ 100.00 Solid Waste $ 114,392.95
Noxious Weeds $ 48,417.11 Waterways $ 1,213.15
Total Expenditures $ 468,898.03
Chmelik moves to approve payment of claims. Rockwell seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
11:30 a.m. Brandt moves to go into Indigent proceedings pursuant to IC 31-874. Chmelik seconds. Roll call-all in favor.
3 Approval, 3 Denial, 1 Suspended/Tolled, 3-N1, 0 release-N1, 3-Liens, 0-Lien Release
12:08 p.m. End Executive Session
12:08 p.m. Break for lunch.
1:00 p.m. The Board reconvenes.
1:00 p.m. Mike Cook regarding FAA grant proposal for $153,000-will need Brandt’s signature and also MacGregor’s. Rockwell moves to accept grant from FAA for $153,000. Chmelik seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Cook regarding the placement of an additional sign at the airport at the other end-discussion. Cook will look into making a few modifications.
Cook regarding safety issue at airport-they have had a dog and several deer on the runway. The airport has been very busy-this is for information only.
Cook and Meinen are working on the Buck Horn Bridge-this was funded through the RAC.
Cook regarding proposal for updating the Search & Rescue Building to include the Weed Department. He met with Jerry Arnzen, Carl Crabtree, and Jim Gorges to discuss the needs if the Weed Department is moved into the existing building-estimate is about $150,000-$175,000 to make the space usable for both. Crabtree regarding the need for hazardous materials containment for his department-he doesn’t foresee expansion of the department-anticipates using more contractors in the future and that will require storage space. Gorges indicates that modifying the building to house both departments doesn’t really work well for either department-discussion.
1:30 p.m. Chmelik moves to reject ICRMP’s offered terrorism coverage. Brandt seconds. Motion carries with all in favor- Rejection notice signed.
1:35 p.m. Approval of wage increase to $13.74 for Assessor’s Office employee, Marsha Cunningham, for successful completion of probation period.
1:40 p.m. Chmelik moves to approve the minutes of the July 31 meeting as amended. Rockwell seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
2:00 p.m. Janie Fluharty, Idaho County Recycling, provides update-they have paid off all debts associated with the refitting of the containers-still paying on the compactor, but making the payments with the monthly subscriptions. Collections are up in all areas. Discussion. Fluharty and Jay Hinterlong make proposal for opening a site in Cottonwood-site is ready to go-Seubert Excavators will level the site, located at Columbia Grain-one bin is available for use in Cottonwood and they are looking to purchase another-Cottonwood City Council has made a budget provision to help fund this endeavor. Prisoners from NICI will be utilized at the Cottonwood site, as well as volunteer workers. Fluharty regarding grant that they are working on to assist with this program, particularly for the purchase of the bin. Fluharty indicates that they are researching costs for a shed at the site, as well as rails to be placed on the platforms. Fluharty requests grant sponsorship. No objection from Commission-keep MacGregor and Ackerman advised. Discussion. Jay advises that he has seen a steady increase in volume, which is what they need when commodity prices decline.
Fluharty requests a resolution to direct the $7.50 per ton fee designated in the Simmons contract be directed toward ICR effective October 1, 2012-new contract does not go into effect until January 1, 2013-we will consider a resolution at that time.
2:30 p.m. Kirk MacGregor regarding Clearwater Travel Plan-advises that the complaint filed on behalf of the Snowmobile Association done by Paul Turcke was very well put together-MacGregor and Clearwater County Prosecutor Clayne Tyler have been working on either joining that suit or filing a separate suit-discussion. Brandt questions whether Clearwater County is interested in joining the existing suit-MacGregor advises that he did not get a clear answer from Clayne. Rockwell and Chmelik are both in favor of joining a separate suit with Clearwater County-advise that they feel the two counties weighing in together would have a significant impact. Commission feels that MacGregor should discuss it further with Clayne and make a recommendation for proceeding.
2:50 p.m. Brandt moves to amend the agenda to include an executive session. Rockwell seconds the motion. Motion carries with all in favor.
2:51 p.m. Brandt moves to go into Executive Session pursuant to Idaho Code 67-2345(a). Chmelik seconds. Roll call-all in favor.
3:09 p.m. End Executive Session
MacGregor will check on the need to do interviews. Rockwell advises that he feels it is unnecessary to conduct interviews. Discussion will be continued next week.
3:15 p.m. Mary Mangold regarding web hosting-presents proposal for continued web hosting. Discussion.
3:30 p.m. Budget discussion regarding expenditures and revenue-final amounts look good. James Zehner advises that the new value decreased by about $3 million-new construction came in at approximately $6 million. Rockwell moves to maintain the levy amount at the current level. Chmelik seconds the motion. Motion carries with all in favor. Rockwell moves to approve tentative budget. Chmelik seconds the motion. Motion carries with all in favor.
3:50 p.m. Meeting adjourned.
Chairman:_______________________________ Attest:______________________
