STATE OF IDAHO
County of Idaho
MARCH SESSION MARCH 16, 2021 THIRD TERM DAY
9:00 a.m. The board convened with Commissioners Skip Brandt, Ted Lindsley and Denis Duman and Kathy Ackerman, Clerk present.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Commissioner Duman offered an opening prayer.
Monica Walker regarding purchase of three bulletproof vests-advises there is funding available through a grant and a private donation in order to cover the costs of $3067.74. Duman moves to approve the purchase as presented. Lindsley seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
9:10 a.m. Doug Ulmer regarding agreement with USFS-provides history and explains what is covered in the agreement, primarily reimbursement for mileage and dispatch for patrols on the forest-discussion. Brandt moves to approve the Cooperative Law Enforcement Agreement with the USFS. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
9:15 a.m. Jerry Zumalt regarding quote for Guardian Mapping on Solocom-advises that this is a 5-year agreement-discussion. Brandt moves to approve the quote as presented. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
9:30 a.m. ManDee Mignerey, Dispatch Supervisor, advises that she continues to have issues with filling open positions even with the increase to $14.00 per hour-proposes raising the beginning rate to $15.00 per hour. Brandt moves to approve the wage increase. Lindsley seconds. Motion carries with all in favor. Ackerman requests that memos on the impacted employees be prepared for specific approval today with an effective date of March 22.
9:45 a.m. Jerry Johnson regarding Active 911 Program, which is an emergency response software costing around $14.00 per year per user-advises the costs are far less than $1000, but at the request of Sheriff Ulmer he is coming to explain the program to the Commission. Johnson advises that Deputy Cody Killmar, who is also an EMT in Riggins is currently using this as a local area EMT-discussion. Duman questions how this relates to the Guardian mapping quote that was just signed. Mignerey advises that the Guardian mapping is for Dispatch, so this would not be a replacement for that, but rather, would compliment their system. Brandt moves to approve the purchase. Lindsley seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
10:00 a.m. Brandt regarding Big Cedar 1 Project price proposal opening-5 proposals received. Inland Crane Inc-$2,188,750.39; Symblon Reid-$5,282,145.00; Geo Stablization International-$2,424,414.50; DeAtley-$4,473,153.50; Clearwater Western & Dominion Engineering Inc.-$6,861,000. Bids will be reviewed by John Watson and award will be made based on boh technical evaluation and price proposals. Award scheduled for next week at 9:15 a.m.
10:15 a.m. Brandt regarding quote for drinking station-Duman advises that he has done some follow-up research and has found that the specific station can be purchased elsewhere for approximately $750 less, but the warranty will not be honored if it is purchased directly-the plumbing costs would be the same either way-discussion. Brandt moves to approve the purchase of the water station for $1049.38. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
10:30 a.m. Canvass of March 9 Election-Highland School District #305. Brandt moves to approve the canvass. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
10:40 a.m. Brandt regarding Fair Housing Proclamation-this is a requirement for grant funding-discussion. Brandt moves to approve the Fair Housing Proclamation. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
10:45 a.m. Connie Jensen-Blyth regarding cost share agreements for CWMA’s-the process is different this year and will include a required training-discussion. Brandt moves to approve the agreements. Lindsley seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
11:00 a.m. Brandt moves to amend the agenda to include discussion and potential approval of a quote prepared by CompuNet for email security and antivirus which is expiring next week. Duman seconds. Jessup questions if there is a reason why this was left off this week’s agenda and whether an emergency exists-Ackerman advises she was just informed yesterday that this is a problem. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the Order for Cancellation as per Abbie Hudson. Duman seconds. Motion carries for with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the Alcoholic Beverage License for Baum Shelter Too. Lindsley seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the wage increases for Jail employees Kennedy Kovara, Rick Knutson, Mike Victorino, Andy Gehring, and Quinlan Stringfield. Linsdley seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the wage increase for Justin Longmore for completion of probation and POST. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the hiring of Sarah Ogletree for Driver’s License/Civil Department. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the wage increases for Dispatch employees Jayda Vincent, Fred Taylor and Averie Proctor. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the minutes of the March 9 meeting. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the quote from Steve’s Body Shop for repairs to a Road Dept. Vehicle. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the wage increases for Auditor’s Office employees Carrie Kaschmitter, Kelly Bashaw and Lesli Swenson. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the Additional Meeting Requests for Brandt and Duman. Lindsley seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the ESRI mapping renewal quote. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Additional meetings-Brandt-March 17-Various Conference Calls; March 25-CBC; Duman-March 19-Stibnite.
11:17 a.m. Dominic Ponozzo regarding history with Sophos security software which covers email, Internet and antivirus on all PC’s. Discussion regarding what the proposal includes and the reason for the switch. Discussion regarding the source of email issues-Ponozzo advises it has been determined that the issue is with Microsoft and multiple tickets have been opened to address the concern. Brandt moves to approve quotes from CompuNet for Cisco Umbrella security software and installation. Lindsley seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
11:51 a.m. Meeting adjourned.
Chairman______________________________ Attest:____________________________
