COMMISSIONERS MINUTES                                 JANUARY 8, 2007

The Commissioners met in regular session on the above date in the Commissioner’s Room, basement of the Elmore County Courthouse, 150 South 4th East, Mountain Home, Idaho.

 

Present at the meeting were Chairperson Mary Egusquiza, Commissioners Larry Rose and Connie Cruser.  Also present at the meeting was Prosecutor Kristina Schindele and Deputy Clerk Barbara Steele.

 

Motion by Egusquiza, second by Rose, to approve the December 18, 2006 and December 22, 2006 minutes.  Discussion followed and corrections were made.

EGUSQUIZA................................................ - AYE

ROSE............................................................ - AYE

CRUSER....................................................... - AYE     Motion carried and so ordered.

 

Motion by Egusquiza, second by Rose, to approve the Payroll for December 2006. 

EGUSQUIZA................................................ - AYE

ROSE............................................................ - AYE

CRUSER....................................................... - AYE     Motion carried and so ordered.

 

Motion by Egusquiza, second by Rose, to approve the expenses.  Discussion followed and line item adjustments were made.

EGUSQUIZA................................................ - AYE

ROSE............................................................ - AYE

CRUSER....................................................... - AYE     Motion carried and so ordered.

 

Motion by Egusquiza, second by Rose, to approve the Ambulance District Bills.

EGUSQUIZA................................................ - AYE

ROSE............................................................ - AYE

CRUSER....................................................... - AYE     Motion carried and so ordered.

 

The Secure Alert Contract was discussed.  Motion by Egusquiza, second by Rose to approve and sign the contract.  Prosecutor Schindele stated she had some concerns and after reviewing the contract noticed the corrections had not been made.  Chairperson Egusquiza withdrew her motion and Commissioner Rose withdrew his second. The item will be put on the agenda for the next Commissioners meeting.

 

Motion by Egusquiza, second by Cruser, to approve the Recorder’s Office Report, the Clerk’s Bail Bond Report, and the Treasurer’s Office Report for the record only.

EGUSQUIZA................................................ - AYE

ROSE............................................................ - AYE

CRUSER....................................................... - AYE     Motion carried and so ordered.

 

The Chamber dues were discussed.  Commissioner Cruser will check on the issue.

 

The Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law for Ronald and Rosanna Castle were discussed.  Motion by Egusquiza, second by Cruser, to approve the Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law for Ronald and Rosanna Castle, Conditional Use Permit, Proposed Thirty Lot Platted Subdivision.

EGUSQUIZA................................................ - AYE

ROSE............................................................ - AYE

CRUSER....................................................... - AYE     Motion carried and so ordered.

 

Commissioner Rose read Resolution No. 385-07 into the record:

 

RESOLUTION NO. 385-07

 

A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE BUDGET OF THE ELMORE COUNTY GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE CONTINUING FUNDING AND ADJUST FOR CHANGES IN SPENDING PRIORITIES.

 

WHEREAS, The Board of Commissioners of Elmore County have the authority and duty under Article XVIII, Section 6 of the Idaho Constitution and Title 31, Chapter 6 of the Idaho Code to provide funding operations of the Government of Elmore County for expenditure of those funds; and

 

WHEREAS, The Board considered this adjustment to the County budget during its regular public meeting of January 8, 2007, and the need to amend the County budget has been satisfactorily demonstrated to the Board of Commissioners.

 

IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED:

 

1.  That $50,000.00 from line item 138.338.00.099.00, PILT, be shifted to line item 134.334.00.099.00 Health District.

 

2.  That this resolution shall have effect immediately upon its passage.

 

PASSED, at a regular meeting of the Elmore County Board of Commissioners in the County of Elmore, State of Idaho, held on the 8th day of January, 2007, upon which roll call vote was duly taken and said Resolution duly passed by a unanimous vote.

 

ELMORE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

 

/S/ MARY EGUSQUIZA, Chairperson

/S/ LARRY E. ROSE, Commissioner

/S/ CONNIE M. CRUSER, Commissioner

ATTEST: /S/ MERRILEE HILER, Clerk by

Deputy Clerk Barbara Steele

 

Motion by Egusquiza, second by Cruser, to approve Resolution No. 385-07 as read.

EGUSQUIZA................................................ - AYE

ROSE............................................................ - AYE

CRUSER....................................................... - AYE     Motion carried and so ordered.

 

Commissioner Rose read Resolution No. 386-07 into the record:

 

RESOLUTION NO. 386-07

 

A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE BUDGET OF THE ELMORE COUNTY GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE CONTINUING FUNDING AND ADJUST FOR CHANGES IN SPENDING PRIORITIES.

 

WHEREAS, The Board of Commissioners of Elmore County have the authority and duty under Article XVIII, Section 6 of the Idaho Constitution and Title 31, Chapter 6 of the Idaho Code to provide funding operations of the Government of Elmore County for expenditure of those funds; and

 

WHEREAS, The Board considered this adjustment to the County budget during its regular public meeting of January 8, 2007, and the need to amend the County budget has been satisfactorily demonstrated to the Board of Commissioners.

 

IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED:

 

1.  That $4,273.50 from line item 190-487-02-142-00, Vessel/County Grant Match, be shifted to line item 183-483-02-151-00 Vessel/County Grant Match.

 

2.  That this resolution shall have effect immediately upon its passage.

 

PASSED, at a regular meeting of the Elmore County Board of Commissioners in the County of Elmore, State of Idaho, held on the 8th day of January, 2007, upon which roll call vote was duly taken and said Resolution duly passed by a unanimous vote.

 

ELMORE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

 

/S/ MARY EGUSQUIZA, Chairperson

/S/ LARRY E. ROSE, Commissioner

/S/ CONNIE M. CRUSER, Commissioner

ATTEST: /S/ MERRILEE HILER, Clerk by

Deputy Clerk Barbara Steele

 

Motion by Rose, second by Egusquiza, to approve Resolution No. 386-07 as read.

EGUSQUIZA................................................ - AYE

ROSE............................................................ - AYE

CRUSER....................................................... - AYE     Motion carried and so ordered.

 

Commissioner Rose read Resolution No. 387-07 into the record:

 

RESOLUTION NO. 387-07

 

A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE BUDGET OF THE ELMORE COUNTY GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE CONTINUING FUNDING AND ADJUST FOR CHANGES IN SPENDING PRIORITIES.

 

WHEREAS, The Board of Commissioners of Elmore County have the authority and duty under Article XVIII, Section 6 of the Idaho Constitution and Title 31, Chapter 6 of the Idaho Code to provide funding operations of the Government of Elmore County for expenditure of those funds; and

 

WHEREAS, The Board considered this adjustment to the County budget during its regular public meeting of January 8, 2007, and the need to amend the County budget has been satisfactorily demonstrated to the Board of Commissioners.

 

IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED:

 

1.  That $500.00 from line item 140-440-02-009-00, Postage BG (Juvenile) and $3,000.00 from line item 100-410-02-009-00 Postage (Extension Office), be shifted to line item 100-413-02-009-00 Postage (General Fund) for a total transfer of $3,500.00.

 

2.  That this resolution shall have effect immediately upon its passage.

 

PASSED, at a regular meeting of the Elmore County Board of Commissioners in the County of Elmore, State of Idaho, held on the 8th day of January, 2007, upon which roll call vote was duly taken and said Resolution duly passed by a unanimous vote.

 

ELMORE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

/S/ MARY EGUSQUIZA, Chairperson

/S/ LARRY E. ROSE, Commissioner

/S/ CONNIE M. CRUSER, Commissioner

ATTEST: /S/ MERRILEE HILER, Clerk by

Deputy Clerk Barbara Steele

 

Motion by Rose, second by Egusquiza, to approve Resolution No. 387-07 as read.

EGUSQUIZA................................................ - AYE

ROSE............................................................ - AYE

CRUSER....................................................... - AYE     Motion carried and so ordered.

 

The Seventh Day Adventist Church wrote the Board a letter regarding the approval of a liquor license for Tobacco Connections.  A letter will be sent informing them of the Commissioners decision.

 

A phone bill submitted by Search and Rescue for the phone hook-up at the Emergency Services Building was discussed.  The Commissioners agreed the County should pay that expense.

 

Motion by Egusquiza to Sine Die, second by Rose.

EGUSQUIZA................................................ - AYE

ROSE............................................................ - AYE

CRUSER....................................................... - AYE     Motion carried and so ordered.

 

Commissioner Larry Rose swore in Arlie Shaw, Commissioner District One, and Connie Cruser, Commissioner District Three. 

 

The Board convened as a Board of Commissioners.

 

Motion by Cruser, second by Shaw, to nominate Larry Rose as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners.

ROSE............................................................ - AYE

CRUSER....................................................... - AYE   

SHAW........................................................... - AYE      Motion carried and so ordered.

 

Chairman Rose swore in the following elected officials:  Marsa Grimmett, Clerk of the District Court ex-officio Auditor/Recorder, Tina Schindele, County Prosecutor, Rose Plympton, Treasurer, and Jerry Rost, Coroner.

 

General discussion followed, Prosecutor Schindele stated she would like to get on the next agenda to introduce two possible civil attorneys.  She also stated she has received an oral complaint regarding our ambulance service and she instructed the complaintant to file a written complaint to the Board. 

 

Chairman Rose stated on the next agenda Steve West will be coming to the meeting to discuss the recertification of the landfills.   We need to have an engineer do the certification and he has been working with Fred Perez to facilitate this.  

 

Chairman Rose also stated he had heard that Mr. Pecchenino, who the County hired to help with the Planned Unit Development Ordinance, was no longer working for Ada County, and was working with developers in the Elmore County area.  Prosecutor Schindele stated it shouldn’t be a conflict as long as it is on the record.

 

Motion by Rose, second by Cruser to go into Executive Session pursuant to I.C. 67-2345(b).

ROSE............................................................ - AYE

CRUSER....................................................... - AYE   

SHAW........................................................... - AYE      Motion carried and so ordered.

 

Regular session resumed, no action was taken as result of the Executive Session.

 

Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to recess for lunch.

ROSE............................................................ - AYE

CRUSER....................................................... - AYE   

SHAW........................................................... - AYE      Motion carried and so ordered.

 

At 1:30 p.m. the Commissioners met in Executive Session pursuant to I.C. 67-2345(d) with Social Services Director Marianne Bate.

 

The following decisions were made:

 

K-11-06-06  Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to deny as no interview, incomplete application and no documentation received.

ROSE............................................................ - AYE

CRUSER....................................................... - AYE   

SHAW........................................................... - AYE      Motion carried and so ordered.

 

K-08-06-03  Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to approve the final chemotherapy with a reimbursement agreement of $30.00 per month with annual review.

ROSE............................................................ - AYE

CRUSER....................................................... - AYE   

SHAW........................................................... - AYE      Motion carried and so ordered.

 

Regular session resumed.

 

Bonnie Sharp, Growth and Development Director, and Noe Garza, County Code Enforcer, appeared before the Board to give an update on the code enforcement.  Mr. Garza informed the Commissioners that each case takes approximately 3 hours due to the investigation and paperwork.  Chairman Rose asked Mr. Garza to check with the salvage yards about the cost of taking in old cars and to also check on the Conditional Use Permit for U.S. Ecology.

 

The final draft of the Planned Unit Development Ordinance was discussed.  Ms. Sharp stated the Planning and Zoning Commission was reviewing the draft, along with the Prosecuting Attorney.  Chairman Rose asked Ms. Sharp if she was aware of Mr. Pecchenino’s possible new job and she stated she wasn’t.   The proposed wind farms were discussed along with the progress on the proposed ordinance for wind farms in Ag A areas.

 

Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to appoint Rusty L. Trail to the Planning and Zoning Commission, replacing Mr. Roddenberry at the end of his term, and re-appoint Patti Osborn to the Planning and Zoning Commission.

ROSE............................................................ - AYE

CRUSER....................................................... - AYE   

SHAW........................................................... - AYE      Motion carried and so ordered.

 

Adam and Alan Crane with Snake River Rubbish appeared before the Board.  Discussion followed about the work they had been doing at the Glenns Ferry Landfill.  They produced pictures which the Board viewed.  The expense of the work that has been done was discussed and will be reviewed at the next regular meeting.  The Cranes presented the Board with two draft contracts, one for the operation of trash hauling and one for the operation of the Glenns Ferry Landfill.  They stated without a signed contract the bank would not loan them any money, and to continue the clean up of the Landfill, that is what they needed.  The Commissioners will have the Prosecutor review the contracts and the Crane’s will be put on the next Commissioner’s agenda.

Commissioner Cruser stated she would like to start a notebook containing future goals for the County.  Discussion followed and all the Commissioners agreed that would be a good idea.  She also suggested a time be set aside on each agenda for the Commissioners to brief each other and the public on what their activities have been. 

 

Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to go into Executive Session pursuant to I.C. 67-2345(b).

ROSE............................................................ - AYE

CRUSER....................................................... - AYE   

SHAW........................................................... - AYE      Motion carried and so ordered.

 

Regular session resumed and no action was taken as result of Executive Session.

 

Correspondence was reviewed.

 

Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to adjourn.

ROSE............................................................ - AYE

CRUSER....................................................... - AYE   

SHAW........................................................... - AYE      Motion carried and so ordered.

 

/S/ LARRY E. ROSE, Chairman

ATTEST: /S/ MARSA GRIMMETT, Clerk