STATE OF IDAHO
County of Idaho
JULY SESSION JULY 23, 2019 FOURTH TERM DAY
8:30 a.m. The board convened with Commissioners Skip Brandt and Denis Duman and Kathy Ackerman, Clerk present. Commissioner Frei will be a little late.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Commissioner Duman offered an opening prayer.
Brandt moves to go into Indigent proceedings pursuant to Idaho Code 31-874. Duman seconds. Roll call-District 1-yes; District 2-absent; District 3-yes
4-Approval; 1-Denial; 0-Suspension; 1-Lien; 1-N1; 5-Release of Lien, 5-Release of N1
8:44 a.m. End Indigent
8:45 a.m. Kelly regarding claims:
Current Expense $ 137,910.46 County Road and Bridge $ 519,613.35
Airport $ 1,001.68 Ambulance $ 2,277.00
Emergency Comm. $ 4,619.05 District Court $ 4,432.36
Idaho County Fair $ 11,371.12 Title III $ 45.71
Indigent $ 18,560.97 Appraisal $ 54.67
Search & Rescue $ 180.57 Noxious Weeds $ 4,853.94
Snowmobile 25A $ 11.92 Waterways $ 1,170.00
Snowmobile 25B $ 24.92
Total Expenditures $ 706,127.72
Frei moves to pay the claims. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
9:00 a.m. Kathy Ackerman presents report on NACo Conference and the Public Defense Commission rule making meeting in Lewiston.
Brandt presents report on Efficiency in State Government meeting in Burley.
Discussion regarding minutes from July 16 and discussion regarding BLM request-this was actually a request for funds to be sent to Clearwater County that was on the agenda and handled on July 2. The BLM request was for signage and that was not presented or discussed at the July 16 meeting. Brandt moves to approve the minutes of the July 16 meeting. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the guardrail repairs requested by Gene Meinen in the Warren/Secesh area. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve Chris Munger as a substitute secretary in the Extension Office. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the engineering agreement with JUB for Glenwood, Clear Creek & Sally Ann. Frei seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the maintenance renewal for dispatch mapping software. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the Ida-Lew Work Plan. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Additional Meetings-Frei-No Public Health Meeting for July; Brandt-No CBC Meeting; Brandt, Duman & Frei-July 30-Capital for a Day & Luncheon; Duman-Stibnite Advisory Council-August 8.
Chloe Rowland, 4H member working on projects that focus on local government, interviews Commissioners regarding their positions, responsibilities, the reason they pursued office and their involvement with 4H and the Idaho County Fair.
10:00 a.m. Mike Cook regarding airport lease with Brent Frei. Duman moves to approve the lease. Brandt seconds. Motion carries with Duman and Brandt in favor. Frei abstains-conflict.
Brandt moves to approve the request from BLM for signage in the amount of $3465. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
10:16 a.m. Brandt regarding Gem Plan proposal and the utilization of Josh Lustig as an agent-discussion. Lustig presents his view on broker responsibilities and commission-feels that he would have to decline a reduction in commission. Discussion. Frei moves to adopt the Gem Plan proposal without agent commission. Brandt seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
10:35 a.m. Gene Meinen regarding emergency project on Carrot Ridge-requesting permission to go out for bid under the emergency provision-this would set for bid opening on July 30. Discussion regarding various other projects and FEMA response. Brandt moves to approve the request regarding Carrot Ridge. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor. Meinen presents update on the Glenwood Project.
10:45 a.m. Brandt moves to go into Executive Session pursuant to Idaho Code 74-206(1) b for personnel. Frei seconds. Roll call-District 1-yes; District 2-yes; District 3-yes
11:30 a.m. Frei moves to approve the merit increase for Lisa Arnzen as requested by Nadine McDonald. Brandt seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve merit increases for the new budget year for Matt Bybee (5% total), Monica Walker (4% total) and Sarah Secrest (4% total). Frei seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Frei moves to approve the original salary line request from the Road Department. Brandt seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the additional appraisal position as proposed for FY20. Duman seconds. Motion carries with Brandt and Duman in favor. Frei opposed.
Frei moves to approve the proposed merit increases as presented by Kathy Ackerman. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Frei moves to approve the proposed merit increase for Ashley Pineda (5% total). Brandt seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
12:03 p.m. Break for Lunch
1:00 p.m. Suzanne Sarpong and John Graves, FEMA, provide background and reason for Community Assistance Visit. Discussion regarding National Floodplain Insurance Program and what the requirements are for being a participating community. Discussion regarding methods of measuring compliance, determining base flood elevation, and guidelines for determining building standards. Discussion regarding map accuracy and grant funding available to assist with mapping projects. Ben Roeber, Idaho Dept. of Emergency Management, questions whether or not assistance is available for current disaster projects and grants at are in process in the event the County rescinds the floodplain ordinance-this is not information that either of these FEMA employees know for sure-discussion. Cook questions the timeframe for compliance-Sarpong advises that a review and updating of the ordinance could be done in approximately 6 months, with site reviews after that. Discussion regarding the penalties-Graves advises that there is no direction on what minimum penalties might be-he will need to get clarification on what a reasonable, effective penalty might be. Frei questions if there is a possibility of moving forward from here without forcing compliance for properties that are on the list without permits-discussion-they will have to check on whether or not these properties could be absolved. Commission requests a report/letter outlining the steps needed to become compliant. Graves advises that a letter will be forthcoming with some guidelines, with an expectation that the County will come up with some plan for tackling compliance.
3:39 p.m. Meeting adjourned.
Chairman______________________________ Attest:____________________________
