STATE OF IDAHO
County of Idaho
DECEMBER SESSION December 5, 2017 FIRST TERM DAY
8:30 a.m. The board convened with Commissioners Skip Brandt, Mark Frei and Denis Duman and Kathy Ackerman, Clerk present.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Commissioner Duman offered an opening prayer.
8:30 a.m. Brandt regarding letter from Cris Bent requesting transfer of a small parcel held by Idaho County to the fire department in the Secesh area. Discussion regarding the dumpster site in Warren and the potential need for utilizing the piece for other County needs. Duman advises he feels that this needs to be vetted more thoroughly-he will contact Mr. Bent.
8:45 a.m. Gavin Lewis, new Ida-Lew coordinator, introduces himself-advises Commission that he is willing and available to work with the County in any way deemed necessary. Frei questions Lewis regarding his goals-Lewis advises that his goals are to work on housing and jobs-his experience in Pocatello was to work towards encouraging young people to move toward two-year technical degrees where there are abundant jobs. Frei suggests that Lewis contact James Rockwell about his previous work on attracting a gun manufacturer to the area. Frei also advises regarding his work on the legalization of industrial hemp and the diversity of agricultural products. Brandt recommends reaching out to Forest Service Supervisor Cheryl Probert-discussion.
9:00 a.m. Brandt regarding proposed 602NN Ordinance-reviewed and modified to reflect clarification of recoupment provisions-discussion. Frei questions what ‘capitalized value’ means in Section X-discussion. Ackerman questions MacGregor regarding publication requirements and publishing a summary-MacGregor advises that a summary can be published as long as it refers to where the full text is available for review. Kim Nuxoll will check with Zehner-discussion continued to next week for further review and approval.
9:30 a.m. Mike Cook regarding various airport fees-he collected information from McCall, Lewiston and Pullman. The range for tie down fees is $3-5 per day-most also offer monthly rates depending upon the size of the aircraft. Cook suggests engaging the Airport Advisory Committee-discussion.
9:45 a.m. Brandt regarding vehicle for Coroner’s Office-advises that there is a vehicle available from the Sheriff’s Office, but it has been stripped of the light bar and radios-will be available in two to three weeks-discussion. Brandt moves to provide a pickup that the Sheriff’s Office is no longer using to Cody Funke for Coroner’s use. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Frei moves to approve the minutes of the November 28 meeting as amended. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
10:00 a.m. Brandt regarding Disaster Declaration for City of White Bird-Jerry Zumalt, via telephone advises that he is waiting for an official request from the City-advises that there will be match funding required from the City. Sandy Murphy, Clerk for the City of White Bird, presents a letter from the City. Duman questions if the issue is just that the well went dry-Homer Brown advises that they don’t believe that it is a leak situation-discussion. Frei questions how long the City can go at the $3000 per day rate-Brown advises they are completely out of money already. Zumalt advises that once it gets beyond the County, he would send it on to the Governor for a state declaration-expects that there should be some traction on this by tomorrow-feels that this would fall under Emergency Protective Measures, which is a cost share. Brandt moves to approve Idaho County Resolution 2017-12 for the Declaration of Local Disaster. Frei seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
10:30 a.m. Denis Duman regarding charter of the Clearwater Management Council-they need to have a representative from each County be authorized to sign the new charter. Brandt moves to approve Denis Duman as the authorized signer for Idaho County. Frei seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
10:45 a.m. Kelly Dahlquist, CEDA, advises regarding the Rapid River Water and Sewer Environmental Review-advises that this needs to be published due to the location being in a floodplain-comments will be open until mid-January after which time she would need a signature from the Commission. Once the Environmental Review is complete and the documents signed, the funds can be released for use.
Brandt moves to approve the additional meetings for Duman. Frei seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the Certificates of Residency for Micaela Farris, Macenzie Farris, Sean Nelson and Caitlin Musick. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the wage increase for Road Dept. employee David Belt. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the Orders for Cancelation as per Abbie Hudson. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve Catering Permit for Shore Lodge Whitetail LLC for Burgdorf Snowmobile Trip. Frei seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
11:05 a.m. Karen Wisdom and GEMS students McKenna Denuit, Cody Beech, Ryker Thayer, Zach Roach, and McKenna York present reports on their MOSS attendance. Students thank the Commission and ask for continued support-Brandt advises that this group may be the last to be able to attend due to the loss of federal funding.
Brandt moves to approve the transfer of Nicholas Harris from the jail to patrol and the hiring of Tracy Forsgren in the jail. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
11:15 a.m. Brandt moves to go into Indigent proceedings pursuant to Idaho Code 31-874. Duman seconds. Roll call-District 1-yes; District 2-yes; District 3-yes
0-Approval; 1-Denial; 0-Suspension; 1-Lien; 1-N1; 0-Release of Lien, 0-Release of N1
11:16 a.m. End Indigent
Brandt moves to go into Executive Session pursuant to Idaho Code 74-206(1)(f) for legal. Frei seconds. Roll call-District 1-yes; District 2-yes; District 3-yes
11:57 a.m. End Executive Session
Additional Meeting-Duman-Dec 7-RC&D
12:09 p.m. Meeting adjourned.
Chairman______________________________ Attest:____________________________
