COMMISSIONERS MINUTES                                 JANUARY 22, 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 Larry Rose, Commissioners Connie Cruser and Arlie Shaw. Also present was Clerk Marsa Grimmett, Prosecutor Kristina Schindele, and Deputy Clerk Barbara Steele.

Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to approve the expenses. Discussion followed.
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

The Chamber dues invoice was discussed. The Commissioners instructed the Clerk to pay the invoice.

Deputy Laytreda Schultz from the Sheriff’s appeared before the Board to inform them of a grant request she is working on for a Waterways Storage and Training Facility. Motion by Rose, second by Cruser to have Deputy Schultz submit the grant.
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

A request for funds from the Mountain Home Library to help with County residents and library fees was reviewed. A letter will be sent to Kelly Everett explaining the request will be reviewed during the Commissioners budget cycle.

Motion by Rose, second by Shaw, to approve the liquor license for the American Legion, D. Hawk Howard Post 101.
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

A change order received from Lombard and Conrad for the new jail was discussed. The Commissioners will contact Russ Morehead with questions they have regarding the change order. The item will be placed on the next Commissioners agenda.

The Department Heads portion of the meeting was next.

Alan Baumgardner, Veteran Services Officer, briefed the Commissioners that a transportation program he has been working on for wheelchair bound veterans has been approved. He also discussed an outreach program in the Pine/Featherville area. The Commissioners thanked him for all his work.



Monica Halliday, Juvenile Probation, gave a brief update on her Department and stated the County needed to terminate a previous electronic monitoring contract now that the new contract has been signed.

Bonnie Sharp, Growth and Development Director, stated our Code Enforcer has been inquiring if he could ask volunteers to help clean up elderly resident properties that are not in compliance with our current Ordinance. Prosecutor Schindele stated it would be better not to involve the County with any requests for volunteers because of liability issues.

Dan Collins, Plant Facilities Manager, reported to add an upstairs to the Annex that is currently occupied by the Prosecutor’s office, the estimate is $400,000.00. Expansion of the Courthouse was discussed, and purchasing more property near the Courthouse. Dan stated he has been pricing materials for a storage shed for the jail.

Jerry Rost, Coroner, appeared and asked general questions regarding how bills were paid, etc. He also stated he would need a place for a file cabinet with all the Coroner’s files in the Courthouse.

The Elected Officials met with the Commissioners.

Jo Gridley, Assessor, appeared and stated a representative from the State was in her office reviewing the 5 year plan. They are doing a ratio study and it looks like property values will go up again this year possibly by 15 to 20%.

Rose Plympton, Treasurer, brought a pie graph showing the disbursement of 2006 property taxes. The distribution is as follows: Elmore County 29.40%, City of Mountain Home 27.46%, Schools 19.02%, Hospital District 8.36%, Highway Districts 7.14%, City of Glenns Ferry 4.39%, Ambulance District 2.26% and other 1.97%.

Marsa Grimmett, Clerk, stated she had advertised for an opening up in Court and would be holding interviews this week. L-2 training with the State Tax Commission was discussed.

A zoning request from Alkali Wind Farms and Black Mesa Farms, Pacific Winds, LLC, was next on the agenda. Rick Koebbe, President of PowerWorks, and Walter Trail, along with Bonnie Sharp from the Growth and Development Department appeared before the board to review the request. Terri Trail was also present. Discussion followed on wind farms. Rezoning agricultural A property to agricultural B property to allow wind farms was the request for two properties. Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to grant the request to rezone two separate properties from Agriculture A to Agriculture B.
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

Ordinances will be drawn up and a public hearing notice will be drafted.
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.
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

The following decisions were made:

K-05-04-06, K-06-04-05, K-06-05-03 and K-06-06-03 Motion by Cruser, second by Shaw, to sign the subordination agreement for Guaranty Title.
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

K-08-06-03 Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to approve with a reimbursement order of $10.00 per month with a review after applicant completes Job Corp.
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

K-12-06-02 Motion by Rose, second by Shaw, to deny as not indigent, applicants assets are more than the medical bills.
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

K-12-06-03 Motion by Cruser, second by Shaw, to deny as not indigent, not an emergency, no interview or documentation and not last resource.
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

Still in Executive Session a hearing was held on K-08-06-01. Present at the hearing were the three Commissioners, Chairman Larry Rose, Commissioner Connie Cruser and Arlie Shaw, Social Services Director Marianne Bate, Prosecuting Attorney Kristina Schindele, Deputy Clerk Barbara Steele, Danelle Davis representing Elmore Medical Center, Larry Goins who is the attorney for the University of Utah Hospital, Court Reporter Jeff Lamar, and the applicants father. The applicant was not present although a subpoena had been delivered to him. Discussion followed, questions were asked and answered. The hearing was closed.

K-08-06-01 Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to approve with a reimbursement order of $100.00 per month.
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

Regular session resumed.

Motion by Rose, second by Shaw, to into Executive Session pursuant to I.C. 67-2345(d) & (f).
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

No action was taken as result of Executive Session.

Alan and Adam Crane, Snake River Rubbish, appeared before the Board to discuss the Glenns Ferry Landfill and contracts. An itemized list that was requested was not presented by the Crane brothers. Chairman Rose stated the Commissioners still needed information regarding the County budget before any decisions could be made on the work performed at the Glenns Ferry Landfill. The Prosecutor asked the Board if they would like to enter into negotiations with Snake River Rubbish for new contracts. The Board and the Crane Brothers agreed to enter into negotiations for new contracts.

The public portion of the meeting was held. Carlene Braithwaite and Tom Vallard appeared and spoke to the Commissioners regarding the previous contractor on the Glenns Ferry Landfill, and that he should be held liable for any clean up that is necessary. Discussion followed that without the authorities that regulate landfills stating there was a problem at that time, there is not much that can be done.

Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to convene as a Board of Equalization.
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

Motion by Rose, second by Shaw, to grant the tax exemption for the Basque Association.
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

Motion by Rose, second by Cruser to recess as a Board of Equalization and reconvene as a Board of Commissioners.
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

The public hearing was set for February 20, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. for the two proposed Ordinances changing the zoning on two separate parcels from Agricultural A to Agricultural B for wind power generation.

The proposed civil attorney was briefly discussed.

Correspondence received by mail was reviewed.

Motion by Rose, second by Shaw, to adjourn.
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

/S/ LARRY E. ROSE, Chairman
ATTEST: /S/ MARSA GRIMMETT, Clerk