STATE OF IDAHO
County of Idaho

AUGUST SESSION                 August 21, 2006                    FOURTH TERM DAY

The Board met at 9:00 a.m. with Randy Doman, Jim Rehder, Alice Mattson, Commissioners and Rose Gehring, Clerk, present.

Elsie Kettenburg re: Nut Basin Road – requesting road maintenance – road is dusty and has wash boards. Randy explained due to dry weather – unable to process road – Discussion followed. Daryl Kinzer will check into situation – will contact Elsie.

Daryl Kinzer re: road report. Insulation of portion of county road shop office – discussion – commissioners agreed if cost is around $300.00 – get office insulated. Paint is ordered to stripe the roads – discussion followed on which roads to stripe – Woodland and Adams grade suggested. Rock hauling to Elk City – plus use of one water truck discussed. Cove road was bladed for a few miles after the rain this week – Ridgewood Drive graded.
Daryl asked for increase in wages, retroactive back to when Jon Stroop retired from road foreman – Daryl is currently acting foreman for road department. Commissioners approved.

9:30 a.m. Randy made motion to enter into executive session for personnel matters. Jim seconded. Motion carried.
10:00 a.m. Executive session ended. Regular session resumed.

Jim made motion to offer road supervisor position to John Dilts. Alice seconded. Motion carried. Dave Poxleitner withdrew his application – unable to take the supervisor job due to conflict. Motion was made at an earlier date to offer position to Poxleitner.

10:00 a.m. – Pubic hearing for solid waste fee increase and solid waste ordinance. Randy asked Jim to be acting chair to conduct hearing.
Jeff Kutner questioned legality of hearing – Dennis explained – Jeff also requested the letter from city of Grangeville regarding solid waste fee be read in the record – discussed City of Grangeville’s contract with Walco.
Darlene Malone – regarding dumpsters in Woodland area – solid waste contractors are pretty responsible.
Mardel Edwards questioned the need for another county employee as a coordinator for solid waste – she felt it wasn’t needed – also suggested the county work with the tribal members, so they also pay their fair share.
Sharon Cox came in to reinforce her statement from last week regarding solid waste.
Darlene Malone questioned – how violation of ordinance will be enforced. Dennis said this will be for excessive abuse.

Solid Waste fee structure and fee increase portion of hearing:
Jeff Kutner objected to fee increase.
Carol Asher explained fees collected for solid waste – she stated by the constitution – people pay equal rates – no matter where they live – has problem with property tax.
Commercial rates discussed extensively on how to charge this fee within the cities – Dennis Albers and Sharon Cox will work on this and then return to commissioners next week with a possible solution. Increase for next year will be $35.20 for commercial rate and $17.60 for residential rate which amounts to a 10% increase over last year.
No motion was made regarding ordinance or increase in solid waste fee.
11:20 a.m. Hearing closed.

Jay Hinterlong, Cottonwood, questioned the 10% increase – doesn’t seem fair. Randy explained that during committee meetings with all city mayors – this was discussed – all mayors did not like the increase, but they agreed something had to be done. Committee was just trying to come up with a fair way – now this gives the city people the right to use county dumpsters.

11:30 a.m. Randy made motion to enter into executive session for indigent and legal matters. Jim seconded. Motion carried.
11:45 a.m. Executive session ended. Regular session resumed.
Claims approved – two N-1’s two liens two denials

Randy made motion to change the official Idaho County RS2477 map to reflect Judge Bradbury’s decision that invalidated the Galli road as a RS2477 right of way and to also show on the map that Judge Bradbury’s decision was on appeal. Jim seconded. Motion carried with Jim and Randy voting yes. Alice abstained.

Richard Baines re: bill for $700 to Daryl Mullinix for the Summer Breeze Subdivision – wants to discuss – paid Edwards $1000 for a “plan check” – discussion followed. – said he is not going to pay $700 more for Mullinix to look at stuff. Randy stated the bill has to be paid.

August 11, 2006 minutes. Jim made motion to approve minutes. Alice seconded. Motion carried.
August 7, 2006 minutes. Randy made motion to approve minutes as amended. Alice seconded. Motion carried.
August 14, 2006 minutes. Jim made motion to approve minutes as amended. Alice seconded. Motion carried.

Trudy Slagle re: purchase of ambulance for Clearwater Valley Rescue Unit by using Lewis Clark grant funds. Commissioners approved going out for bids. Homeland Security funds for generator for courthouse – commissioners approved going out for proposals.

Vern Meyer, Trudy Slagle and Sheriff Dasenbrock re: Jury room remodel – discussion followed – more research will be done before remodel can begin.

Commissioners’ reports:
Jim – load limits on US95 – senior citizen lunch money discussed – will attend North Central Health District meeting – Senator Craig meeting – Grangeville Corridor meeting – Idaho County fair.
Randy – CEDA telecommunication meeting tomorrow – funding for sewer and water system at airport.
Alice – Idaho County fair and touring of buildings

Randy mentioned that Carl Edwards is planning to retire – Daryl Mullinix has agreed to review Charlie Holliman subdivision – county may also have to hire engineer outside of county for work in the future – discussion followed.

Certificate of residency approved: Cody Joseph Schwab

Order for cancellation of taxes approved:
Michael Domonques – 10.65 – 2005RP – wrong parcel
Lisa Loughrom – 2.38 – 2005RP – wrong parcel

The Board recessed at 4:00 p.m.

Chairman:________________________ Attest:____________________________