STATE OF IDAHO
County of Idaho
SEPTEMBER SESSION September 11, 2012 SECOND TERM DAY
10:45 a.m. The board convened with Commissioners Skip Brandt, Jim Chmelik and James Rockwell and Kathy Ackerman, Clerk present.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Brandt moves to approve Resolution 2012-05 Disaster Declaration. Rockwell seconds the motion. Motion carries with all in favor.
11:00 a.m. Syd regarding claims-
Current Expense $ 26,610.57 County Road and Bridge $ 525,680.87
Airport $ 61,839.57 Emergency Com. $ 1,453.64
District Court $ 3,129.85 Title III-New $ 403.21
Indigent $ 3,486.91 Appraisal $ 39.95
Solid Waste $ 115,077.35 Election Consolidation $ 53.71
Noxious Weeds $ 21,378.99
Total Expenditures $ 759,154.62
Chmelik moves to approve payment of claims. Rockwell seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
11:15 a.m. Verna and Joaquin Lowe regarding liquor store in White Bird area-if it is moved to their business, The Canyon House, the City of White Bird will lose liquor revenues. The representatives from the State have told them that the County can simply reimburse White Bird for the lost revenues as long as the County will agree to do it. Discussion. The Commission has no objection to the proposed move and reimbursement plan as long as it doesn’t violate Idaho Code and the numbers can be provided by the State. Rockwell moves to provide letter in support of this proposal. Chmelik seconds. Motion carries will all in favor. Letter signed by Commission.
11:30 a.m. Brandt moves to go into Indigent proceedings pursuant to IC 31-874. Rockwell seconds. Roll call-all in favor.
1 Approval, 2 Denial, 0 Suspended/Tolled, 4-N1, 0 release-N1, 4-Liens, 0-Lien Release
11:45 a.m. End Executive Session
11:45 a.m. Brandt moves to approve the minutes of the September 4 meeting as amended. Rockwell seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
11:55 a.m. Break for lunch.
1:00 p.m. The Board reconvenes.
James Zehner regarding the proposed legislation on personal property tax exemption-advises that approximately 8% of the values in Idaho County are listed as personal property. Zehner advises that the question is what will be defined as personal property? The current proposal would mean some items currently assessed as real property would be reclassified as personal property. The impact to Idaho County is around $690,000-is significantly more for other counties-up to 60% of their market values in some areas. Zehner regarding letter from Senator Hill-he can really only provide the information for the first question. Discussion.
1:15 p.m. Randy Doman regarding bid award-Pony Creek Outfitters has capability to do the job and was low bidder. Rockwell moves to award the bid to Pony Creek Outfitters. Chmelik seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Mike Dominguez, 5-Star Forestry, advises that he appreciates the opportunity to bid these contracts and that he has not only been able to put people to work, but also provide some insurance coverage for them.
1:40 p.m. Brandt moves to pass Resolution 2012-06 to adopt the budget for FY2013. Rockwell seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Approval of $.50 per hour wage increase for all Idaho County Road Department employees, as per budget request.
MacGregor presents proposed RFP for the solid waste contract-composed by compiling several examples we received from other counties. Discussion on changes that would make the RFP more specific to our needs. Rockwell moves to accept RFP for the solid waste contract with corrections as discussed. Brandt seconds. Motion carries with all in favor. Ad will run in the Free Press for two weeks and will also be submitted to the papers in Lewiston, Spokane and Boise for a one time run. Deadline for receipt of proposals will be October 12 at 5 pm-a review of RFP’s is tentatively set for October 15 and a formal discussion will be set on the agenda for October 16.
2:30 p.m. Carol Asher regarding an association she belongs to that helps law enforcement and the military uphold their oaths-presents copies of Operation Vampire Killer 2012 to each Commissioner and Ackerman-wants to present a copy to all of the other Elected Officials and each officer. The book was originally written by Jack McLamb, a retired Arizona law enforcement officer, in 1992, but has been updated. Asher reads a portion of book and expresses some of her concerns about what is happening in our world today-has a bit of an issue with saying a Pledge of Allegiance to a flag that can go into other countries and start wars-reads a pledge from the book that she prefers to use. Asher points out several other world concerns and refers to the areas of the book that address these issues.
2:45 p.m. Ron Funke and James Zehner regarding request for one half solid waste exemption on Thompson property-home is vacant, power off, etc. Discussion. Rockwell advises that he feels this should be addressed in December in order to give the half-year exemption as per our policy. Funke will bring this back at a later date.
3:00 p.m. Laura Smith, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, presents update on fire activity and restrictions and closures. Rachel Young advises that all fires in region add up to 134,375 acres-current costs provided by Laura Smith total just over $12 million. Rockwell questions what a Stage 2 Evacuation Notice is-this is a warning notice-several residents have signed evacuation waivers. Jerry Zumalt advises that only the Governor can mandate an evacuation. Zumalt regarding the Wesley fire in Adams County that could spread over to Idaho County.
3:15 p.m. James Zehner regarding request for variance to address the purchase of 3.2 acres of property adjacent to property owned by Anthony Oi Min Chai- this will be incorporated into his parcel for the purpose of reworking his driveway. The purchase would trigger the subdivision ordinance-Zehner requests a variance as the purchase is not intended to be resold, but rather, will become one larger parcel. Brandt moves to approve variance. Rockwell seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
3:30 p.m. Doug Giddings regarding change order for the Search & Rescue Building to allow flooring in the restroom area-will be an additional $1000. Rockwell moves to approve the change order. Chmelik seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
3:45 p.m. Brandt regarding Elk Mountain renaming-we received a petition in opposition from several residents in Elk City. Brandt advises that we will hold the petition until we are asked to present an official comment.
3:46 p.m. Meeting adjourned.
Chairman:_______________________________ Attest:__________________________
