STATE OF IDAHO
County of Idaho
AUGUST SESSION August 9, 2011 SECOND TERM DAY
9:00 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.
Budget discussions-Jim Church, County Agent Budget-no changes to B & C budgets, except to move money around a little to cover some travel expense-requests 3% increase in A budget to reflect performance.
Mike Cook-Airport Budget- A budget reflects moving the ‘Professional Services’ portion to the salary area-no proposed increase-B & C budgets reflect some increases to reflect foreseeable upcoming expenses/projects-discussion.
Doug Giddings/Jim Gorges/Trudy Slagle-Sheriff’s/Jail Budget-Requesting 3% increase in salaries-this reflects a gap in positions-if positions are filled, the 3% would cover their expected costs without any salary increases-discussion. Request increase in fuel line to reflect rising fuel prices.
Kathy Ackerman-Auditor/Recorder/District Court/Indigent Budget-Requests 2.5% increase for all employees, or in the alternative a $.25 increase for several employees. Increase in District Court budget to reflect increase in Trial Court Administrator secretary salary.
James Zehner-Assessor Budget-Requesting 3% increase in salary line-employees are doing an exceptional job.
Nadine McDonald-Misdemeanor/Juvenile Probation Budget-Requests 3% increase in salaries to reflect increased case load. Juvenile probation has a large carry-over due to lottery winnings-she has to have a plan for expending the carry-over, which is reflected in the increases in budget line items. The County has contributed $35,000 since the inception of the Juvenile Probation Department without any increase. Other funding comes from grants, tobacco revenue, etc.
Carl Crabtree-Noxious Weed Budget-Requests 3% increase to overall budget-reflects increase in 3% salaries. Budget has been set at $100,000 for a number of years, requests the 3% in order to leverage grant matches.
Chmelik moves to approve the minutes of the August 2, 2011 minutes. Rockwell seconds. Motion carries.
Rockwell moves to hire Western Appraisal to conduct an appraisal of Dandlicker property for a fee not to exceed $4,600.00. Chmelik seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to reject the Terrorism coverage with ICRMP. Chmelik seconds. Motion carries with all in favor. Waiver signed.
Jerry Zumalt-Emergency Communications Budget-Requesting $.30 per hour increase for Sheila Key-also requesting increase in 911 telephone line budget line-discussion.
11:05 a.m.
Syd regarding claims-
Current Expense $ 68,671.52 County Road and Bridge $ 90,992.92
Airport $ 1,617.70 Emergency Com. $ 416.01
District Court $ 5,070.72 Idaho County Fair $ 10,775.00
Title III-New $ 24,027.48 Indigent $ 2,339.19
Appraisal $ 920.65 Solid Waste $ 111,698.83
Election Consolidation$ 11.99 Noxious Weeds $ 25,479.82
Snowmobile 25-A $ 11.33 Snowmobile 25-B $ 216.08
Total Expenditures $342,249.24
Brandt moves to approve claims. Rockwell seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
11:21 Harpster Fuel Break bid award-Brandt reads recommendation of Randy Doman, Fire Mitigation. Rockwell moves to award bid to 5-Star Forestry based upon Doman’s recommendation to award to the lowest per acre bid. Chmelik seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
11:25 a.m. Brandt moves to go into Executive Session pursuant to IC 31-874/Indigent. Rockwell seconds. Roll call-all in favor.
0 Approval, 2 Denial, 1 Suspended/Tolled, 2-N1, 1 release-N1, 2-Liens, 1-Lien Release
12:00 p.m. End Executive session.
12:01 p.m. Brandt moves to amend agenda to include additional Executive Session. Chmelik seconds. Roll call-all in favor.
12:03 p.m. Brandt moves to go into Executive Session pursuant to IC 67-1234 (b). Chmelik seconds. Roll call-all in favor.
12:15 p.m. End Executive Session. Break for lunch.
1:00 p.m. The Board reconvenes with all present.
Search & Rescue Building Bid Openings-
Wimer Corporation $547,345.00, Alternate #1 Bid $438,621.00
Schacher Construction-$542,368.00 Alternate #1 $421,868.00
Arnzen Building Construction-$577,871.00 Alternate #1 $446,358.00
Bids will be reviewed by Jerry Arnzen-he will contact Mike Cook and Jerry Zumalt to assist. Award will be August 22 at 10:00 a.m.
Arnzen regarding options available with City of Grangeville water hook-up-discussion.
Brandt moves to approve $100 expenditure for permit to BLM for ATV/motorcycle off-road use on Salmon River. Rockwell seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
1:15 p.m. Lowell Williams regarding bid to replace broken hydrant in rear of the building-discussion. Brandt moves to approve expenditure. Chmelik seconds. Motion carries with all favor.
1:25 p.m. James Zehner and Leah Mager regarding error on John Becker assessment-he has been charged for two barns since 2004-discussion. $1,185.38 has been overcharged for all years. Zehner requests cancellation. Chmelik moves to cancel as requested. Rockwell seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
1:45 p.m. Joan Hall regarding Idaho County Fair-requests time off without pay for her attendance at the fair as part of the Idaho County Fair Board-this has been approved by Kathy Ackerman already. No objection.
2:00 p.m. Sheila Key regarding GIS lease agreement-company name has changed-they want updated agreement-discussion. The fee we charge will remain at $25. Commissioners sign new lease agreement.
2:05 p.m. Gene Meinen regarding bids for Grangeville-Salmon Road Side Repair-low bid was Cook & Sons Construction. Brandt moves to award bid of $177,835.79 to Cook & Sons. Rockwell seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
2:10 p.m. Tia Gilroy, representative for HRA VEBA, which is a tax free-medical savings account gives presentation. Brandt recommends that department heads get together and discuss this further.
2:45 p.m. Gene Meinen-Road Department Budget-Requests increases in several areas based on foreseeable expenses-requests $.50 per hour raise for every Road Department employee-discussion.
3:05 p.m. Kirk MacGregor-Prosecutor’s Budget-Requests wage increase for secretaries, as well as an increase in line for witness fees as he has a couple of big cases pending for the coming year.
3:30 p.m. Sharon Cox-Treasuer’s Budget-Requests wage increase of 3%-no other increases to budget.
Discussion regarding insurance benefits.
4:30 p.m. Meeting adjourned.
Chairman:_______________________________ Attest:____________________________
