STATE OF IDAHO
County of Idaho
MARCH SESSION MARCH 2, 2021 FIRST TERM DAY
8:30 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.
Brandt moves to go into Indigent proceedings pursuant to 31-874. Duman seconds. Roll call-District 1-yes; District 2-yes; District 3-yes
1-Approval
8:34 a.m. End Indigent
8:45 a.m. Brandt moves to go into Executive Session pursuant to 74-206(1) b for Personnel. Duman seconds. Roll call-District 1-yes; District 2-yes; District 3-yes
8:55 a.m. End Executive
9:00 a.m. Brandt moves to approve the minutes of February 23. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the Order Granting Variance and Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Tina Kinsley. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the quote from CompuNet for two computers for Auditor/Recorders Office. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor,
Brandt moves to approve the catering permit for An American Bar for Lincoln Day Dinner. Lindsley seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the Orders for Cancellation as per Abbie Hudson. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the Certificate of Residency for Ginger Goins. Lindsley seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the quote from Camas Auto for the repair of a SO vehicle for $1536.93. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the wage change and employment status of Jim Gorges. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the hiring of Tyee Graham for SO Patrol. Lindsley seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the Request for Funds for Rapid River Water & Sewer Commerce Grant. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Additional Meetings-Lindsley-March 3-Ida-Lew; Brandt-CSG-March 3, Farm Bureau-March 3, WIR-March 19, CBC-March 25; Duman-Public Health-March 2
Brandt moves to approve the Coroner’s purchase request of a bed cover, lights and radio equipment. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Duman moves to approve the Order Granting Variance and Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Williams. Lindsley seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
9:15 a.m. Brandt regarding transfer of surplus equipment from the Sheriff’s Office to the Road Department-discussion about transfer and appropriate pricing. Commission directs the two departments to work out a proposal.
9:30 a.m. Kathy Ackerman regarding communication with the State Insurance Fund concerning developing a safety policy to supplement the mission statement that was done previously-discussion. Ackerman advises that we are also being encouraged to contract with a designated provider for evaluation and treatment-discussion. Ackerman will invite our representative to give a presentation at a future meeting.
9:45 a.m. Doug Ulmer regarding purchase of four department vehicles-reviews pricing and plan moving forward, along with budget deficiency at the beginning of FY21-discussion. Brandt moves to approve the purchase of the vehicles. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
10:30 a.m. Mike Cook regarding Airport Lease for Richard’s Custom Construction for Lot 14-discussion. Duman moves to approve the lease. Brandt seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Cook regarding lease rate increase-presents rough estimate of additional revenue-discussion. Lindsley moves to increase the lease rate to $.10 per square foot for all leases remaining moving forward. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Cook regarding comment letter to the Idaho Dept. of Water Resources regarding suction dredging at Red River. Pat Finnegan advises that he was simply interested in finding out whether or not the party had applied for necessary permits. Brandt moves to sign the comment letter. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
11:00 a.m. Sandi Paul regarding Title III spending-reviews Notice of Title III Projects and Request for Public Comment. Brandt moves to approve the Notice. Lindsley seconds. Motion carries with all in favor. Paul advises that she has been working with some residents in Secesh to address fire mitigation-she will be attending a community meeting on June 19-discussion. Paul had been working with the Idaho Dept. of Lands and the USFS on a Highway 95 Corridor project. Paul advises that she has been contacted by property owners who we have worked with previously to come back asking for re-treatment-discussion regarding resources that are provided after treatment to assist property owners in getting their part of the treatment done.
11:25 a.m. Jerry Zumalt regarding proposal for the preparation of an all-hazard mitigation plan-discussion regarding proposal amount and whether the proposal is for one plan or two separate plans. Zumalt advises that the proposal is two distinct plans. Brandt moves that Zumalt move forward in working out contract details from Northwest Management. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
11:30 a.m. Barb Grimm presents update on progress with Nez Perce County coordinating, as well as current local projects. Grimm requests that the Commissioners, IT and GIS people from Nez Perce County, Lewis County and Idaho County all get together for a meeting to discuss the future-Brandt will reach out to other counties. Grimm updates on other requests she has for office operations. Grimm requests that she be allowed to work with Hunter Edwards on remapping the City of Grangeville-he has already done much of the work-Commission has no objection to Grimm looking into this. Grimm requests two additional data ports for her work space, as well as an intern for Summer from LCSC-discussion.
11:51 a.m. Meeting adjourned.
Chairman______________________________ Attest:____________________________
