STATE OF IDAHO
County of Idaho
MARCH SESSION March 14, 2017 SECOND 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.
Ackerman regarding claims:
Current Expense $ 40,867.34 County Road and Bridge $ 43,956.78
Airport $ 14,573.60 Emergency Comm. $ 1,161.53
District Court $ 1,771.26 Title III-New $ 150.64 Indigent $ 8,545.19 Appraisal $ 284.67
Solid Waste $ 134,166.91 Election Cons. $ 301.14
Noxious Weeds $ 1,377.63 Snowmobile 25-A $ 1,154.44
Snowmobile 25-B $ 2,538.51
Total Expenditures $ 150,849.64
Duman moves to approve the claims. Brandt seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
8:45 a.m. Kirk MacGregor regarding the possibility of an agreement with the Salmon River Gun Club for use of surplus equipment-he received and reviewed the insurance policy provided by the gun club and has spoken with ICRMP. Idaho County is listed an additional insured on the gun club policy. MacGregor advises that it was suggested that we obtain a waiver from the volunteer equipment operators-discussion. Duman moves to approve the use County bulldozer by the Salmon River Gun Club on County property pending the receipt of signed waivers. Brandt seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
9:00 a.m. Gene Meinen regarding rock crushing bids-he has reviewed the bids received by Debco and Seubert Excavators. Meinen advises that Seubert’s was the low bidder. Meinen proposes that we accept the bid from Seubert’s for crushing without hauling and then contract out the hauling-discussion on costs of hauling ourselves versus contracting. Brandt moves to accept the bid from Seubert Excavators without hauling. Frei seconds. Motion carries with all in favor. Meinen will work on arranging the hauling.
9:05 a.m. James Zehner and Betty Umbinetti regarding the repeal of a law that increased the registration fees for hybrids-this repeal was just signed retroactive to January 1. Zehner advises that the State will not refund the additional fees collected for the vehicles that were registered since the repeal-State advised that the County could refund the fees if desired. Zehner questions whether or not the Commissioners want the County to refund the money in the event someone requests it. Frei questions how many vehicles we are talking about-Zehner advises 4 or 5. Brandt advises that the fees should be refunded by the State, since the money has already gone to them. Frei and Duman concur.
9:15 a.m. Brandt resumes discussion of potential loss of SRS funding. Ackerman advises that she just received notification from IAC of the amount coming to Idaho County-$339,773.48 based on the 25% payment rule-this is the amount to be distributed to schools and highway districts in addition to County Road & Bridge. Ackerman reviews budget and levy information requested from the last meeting to include last levy for Road & Bridge, override levy, restricted funds, forgone amount, and statute on General Reserve funding. Frei advises that the loss of funding means an increase of $462 in additional tax from the County side only-feels that residents won’t be able to pay for this-we will need to look at how to distribute the loss to equalize the impact among the departments. Meinen advises that they plow approximately 200 lane miles for schools in the Clearwater Valley, 96 miles for Kamiah, much less in both Riggins and Grangeville. Frei questions the status of holding a meeting with the highway districts and school districts-Brandt advises that this possibility is still out there-hasn’t heard from any highway districts about concerns. Meinen advises that the few districts he has talked to are concerned, yet don’t really know what to do-discussion regarding maintenance costs. Discussion regarding consolidation of highway and school districts to facilitate better fiscal management. Zehner advises that highway districts could possibly add a vehicle registration fee to generate some additional funding. Meinen questions whether or not it would be beneficial to host a meeting-discussion. Andrew Ottoson inquires about the possibility of providing a map with all of the various districts and levy rates layered so a taxpayer could get a visual idea of how the tax increases would impact them-discussion. Commission proposes sending a letter to the Districts. Frei would be willing to work on the mapping concept if we get some interest from others. Duman will contact Joe Forsman, who is the clerk for numerous districts.
10:15 a.m. Kirk MacGregor regarding follow-up on cases regarding prayer at public meetings-after researching this, he feel that the case law indicates that if desired, officials can certainly open the meeting with prayer and invite others to participate-advises that the prayer cannot be limited to just Christian congregations-must allow it for all congregations of all denominations. Brandt questions what qualifies as a congregation-MacGregor advises a congregation meets in an established place and provides services to its members. Duman proposes that an invocation could be offered by one of the Commissioners at every meeting-discussion regarding utilizing clergy who are present at the meeting opening as an alternative. Commission will lead a prayer unless a member of the clergy is present, in which case they may be called on to lead prayer at the Commission’s discretion.
10:30 a.m. Kirk MacGregor regarding the renewal of the contract with Lewis-Clark Recycling-the current contract allows for addendums in the event there are changes in terms that need to be addressed. Discussion regarding the pending drop sites and the possibility of renewing the contract for one year instead of three due to the current unknown status of the drop sites. MacGregor advises that he has drafted an addendum to address this. Janie Fluharty regarding Idaho County Recycling moving forward-goal is to continue to work with Lewis-Clark Recycling, but the terms may change. Duman moves to adopt the addendum as presented. Frei seconds. Motion carries with all in favor. Fluharty will forward to Lewis-Clark Recycling for review and signatures.
10:45 a.m. Brandt regarding request for grant fund distribution from Syringa Hospital-reviewed by Commission. Duman moves to approve the request for funds. Frei seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
10:50 a.m. Brandt regarding quote for repair of roof over elevator-Schacher Construction provided a quote in the amount of $1,500. Duman moves to approve the quote. Frei seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
11:00 a.m. Brandt moves to approve the minutes of the March 7 meeting. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
11:00 a.m. Jared Zwygart regarding audit for FY2016-provides copies for review. Commission questions various components of the audit report-discussion. Zwygart will provide further information regarding capital purchases by the Sheriff’s Office. Brandt moves to accept the 2016 Audit Report as presented. Frei seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
11:45 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
1-Approval, 1-Denial, 0-Suspension, 1-Lien, 1-N1, 0-Lien Release, 0-Release N1
12:01 p.m. End Indigent
Brandt moves to approve the suspension without pay notification for an employee. Frei seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the additional meeting request for RSWAC for Duman. Frei seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the hiring of Amanda Eoff in District Court. Frei seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the Certificates of Residency for Jillian Stinnett and Parker Walters. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Additional meetings- Brandt –March 15-Tour of Southfork area with USFS; March 20-Invasive Plant Class-Kamiah; March 23-CBC Forest Plan Revision in Grangeville
Frei-April 4-Valley Paving
Duman-March 16-CEDA-Lewiston; LEPC-March 16-Lewiston
12:28 p.m. Frei moves to adjourn. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor. Meeting adjourned.
Chairman______________________________ Attest:____________________________
