STATE OF IDAHO
County of Idaho
JULY SESSION July 12, 2016 SECOND TERM DAY
8:45 a.m. The board convened with Commissioners Jim Chmelik, Skip Brandt, and Mark Frei and Kathy Ackerman, Clerk present.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Molly and Katy regarding claims:
Current Expense $ 42,154.24 County Road and Bridge $ 422,845.76
Airport $ 241,735.07 Emergency Communication $ 98.64
District Court $ 1,303.91 Preventive Health $ 31,165.00
Title III New $ 541.22 Indigent $ 728.99
Appraisal $ 125.42 Drug Enforcement $ 58.76
Solid Waste $ 137,766.86 Search & Rescue $ 597.59
Election Cons. $ 14.84 Noxious Weeds $ 5,699.73
Snowmobile 25-A $ 23.00 Waterways $ 633.93
Total Expenditures $ 885,492.96
Frei moves to approve claims. Chmelik seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
9:15 a.m. Dominic Ponozzo and Josh Tyler from ComputNet regarding quote for three wireless routers for the Courthouse-explain the differences in security and management for wireless-discussion. Brandt moves to approve quote for wireless locations. Chmelik seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
9:26 a.m. Frei moves to approve the minutes of the July 5 meeting. Brandt seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
9:30 a.m. Don Solberg regarding proposed increase in medical insurance costs through Regence-requests permission to negotiate for a lower increase if no changes are made to the policy. Brandt questions some of the medical coverages-discussion. Chmelik questions what a 5% increase would cost-Ackerman is working on getting those numbers. Commission requests that Solberg request an increase to 3% with authorization to top out at 5%. Solberg will begin dialogue with Regence.
9:45 a.m. Hunter Edwards regarding proposed subdivision in Secesch-Mr. Neville had previously been denied a variance and is now working toward rectifying his property situation. Discussion regarding next steps. Ron Funke questions lot sizes-Edwards advises 1.5 acre lots. Chmelik questions access-there is deeded easement access with the Forest Service. Discussion regarding steps to move forward-preliminary plat and fees presented to the Clerk for filing, followed by a review by the County Surveyor. Edwards questions who the county surveyor might be-discussion. Edwards states that there may be a possible conflict with Ketchum, Erickson and himself.
10:09 a.m. Abbie Hudson regarding budget proposal-left salary line the same as last year; Repairs and Maintenance line is eliminated and moved up to Office Supplies; proposes sending the Sheriff out with a notice to post for properties coming up for tax deed. Regarding the Data Processing-increase reflected in Computer Arts services contract. Hudson advises that she has cashed out a couple of bonds with great returns-is also looking at moving some money from the pool to a secured account.
10:17 a.m. Gene Meinen regarding Road Dept. budget-increased by $150,000, $120,000 is grant projects that were scheduled, but not completed this year; otherwise, the budget is the same, with the exception of the salary line-it is always his goal to get the salaries of his equipment operators and mechanics up to a competitive level. Meinen advises that his budget does not impact the taxpayers, staff has been reduces from 28 to 18-feels that a salary increase would go a long way in retention and possibly recruitment. Discussion regarding other line items.
10:26 a.m. Randy Doman regarding budget for Title III-requested a pay increase for himself and separated out the wage for Jim Davis. No other changes.
10:40 a.m. Jim Church regarding Extension budget-requesting increase in salary line; increase in travel budget-overall increase of $500. Karen Wisdom, Idaho County Fair Board member, regarding budget for the Fair-roof on 4-H Building is being replaced, floor of gazebo will be replaced, carpet in arena building will be cleaned, perimeter gates and fencing repaired and replaced. Wisdom advises that the number of Open Class exhibiters has increased-a large number of Idaho County residents are being reached-we are one of the few remaining counties that don’t charge a gate fee. Wisdom invites the Commissioners to the Opening Ceremony on August 17 at 8:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m. Mike Cook regarding proposed Airport budget-Capital Airport Infrastructure shows in increase to provide access for Forest Service to leased areas-amounts can be adjusted down on the Runway and Taxiway Match, as the projects are moving along and are expected to be mostly completed ahead of the fiscal year close. Discussion regarding Warbird Weekend.
11:18 a.m. Doug Giddings and Trudy Slagle regarding proposed budgets for Sheriff’s Office-added a salary line for Forest Service grant, which is for special patrol; gas and vehicle expenses are up due to transporting prisoners out of the county for housing-this is also reflected in the jail budget. Brandt questions how we are doing for deputy retention-Giddings advises that retention is nearly 100%, only one officer left for unrelated reasons. No changes to Drug Enforcement budget. Search & Rescue Budget-need to increase Vehicle Operating Expenses to $6000.
11:45 a.m. Brandt CBC meeting on 27th in Lewiston. No additional meetings for Chmelik and Frei.
Chmelik moves to approve Certificate of Residency for Jakob Layman. Brandt seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
11:50 a.m. Chmelik moves to go into Indigent Proceedings pursuant to Idaho Code 31-874. Brandt seconds. Roll call-District 1-yes, District 2-yes, District 3-yes.
0-Approval, 3-Denial, 1-Suspension, 1-Lien, 1-N1, 0-Lien Release, 0-Release N1
12:01 p.m. End Indigent, Break for Lunch
1:00 p.m. Nadine McDonald regarding proposed budgets for Misdemeanor and Juvenile Probation-change in salary line in Juvenile budget will be transferred to Misdemeanor side for a Misdemeanor Probation Officer. Originally, the focus was on Juvenile side, however recent changes are dictating a shift to County supervision on the misdemeanor side. There is a funding stream available on the Juvenile side, but not on the Misdemeanor side-would have a fiscal impact to the County-this would allow increased supervision on the moderate to high risk offenders and continued monitoring on the low risk offenders-expects the caseload would be 70-80 clients for 1 Probation Officer. McDonald advises that the Juvenile Detention Facility is going back to a per diem rate, rather than the flat rate we have been paying.
1:15 p.m. Kathy Ackerman regarding budget proposals for various offices under her charge-3% wage increases for all employees, one additional temporary full-time employee in District Court who will be responsible for scanning active and pending Court files in preparation for transition to Odyssey case management system.
1:45 p.m. Kirk MacGregor regarding proposed budget-slight increase in salary line and transcript line. Discussion regarding transcript costs coming out of the PA’s budget vs. District Court budget. Frei questions the number of hours per week the Deputy PA puts in-discussion regarding assignment of caseload.
2:06 p.m. Commission reviews proposed budgets for various offices under their charge-discussion regarding Solid Waste, Public Defender, salaries, etc.
2:59 p.m. Meeting adjourned.
Chairman______________________________ Attest:____________________________
