COMMISSIONERS MINUTES May 12, 2008
The Elmore County 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 Chairman Arlie Shaw, Commissioners Larry Rose and
Connie Cruser. Also present was Clerk Marsa Grimmett and Civil Attorney Richard
Roats.
Sheriff Rick Layher, Katie Hughes, property owner, and Noe Garza, Code Enforcer,
came before the Board to talk about her property on McMurtury Road. Ms. Hughes
showed the Board before and after pictures of the land. The pictures showed that
Ms. Hughes has made progress on cleaning the property.
The Courthouse mail was discussed. Treasurer Rose Plympton appeared before the
Board and stated her concerns with the Courthouse mail being delivered in the
afternoon. Discussion followed and a solution will be found regarding who will
pick up the mail in the morning and take the mail to the Post Office. Sheriff
Layher stated Deputy Bob Hickerson could pick up the Courthouse mail in the
morning on Tuesday through Friday.
Kate Ackerson, Fair Manager, appeared before the Board to discuss the Carnival
Contract. Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to approve and sign the contract
between Paradise Amusements and Elmore County for the Elmore County Fair this
July.
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
Ms. Ackerson then asked the Board about the bids received on the roof for the
exhibition building. Motion by Rose, second by Cruser to accept the Bideganeta
Construction bid to fix the fair ground exhibition roof in the amount of
$23,700.00 and five swamp coolers in the amount of $12,389.00 and to have
Bideganeta Construction submit two separate contracts.
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
Motion by Cruser, second by Rose to approve the minutes for April 24, 2008 and
May 5, 2008.
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
Motion by Rose, second by Cruser to approve the Payroll for April, 2008 in the
amount of $365,626.30.
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
Motion by Cruser, second by Shaw, to approve the Clerk’s Bail Bond Report,
Recorder’s Office Report and the Treasurer’s office report for the record only.
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to approve the Ambulance District Expenses in
the amount of $32,652.67. NW Paramedics $32,020.77, Pine Properties LLC $250.00,
Norco $186.68, and Nitz Pine Store $195.22.
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
Motion by Cruser, second by Rose, to approve the expenses. Discussion followed
on the Commissioner’s copy machine and an excess charge for additional copies on
the Xerox invoice. Xerox will be phoned. Prosecutor Schindele joined the meeting
and stated her department also got billed for additional copies which they are
still investigating.
The Board asked Prosecutor Schindele about the mail in her office. Discussion
followed and it was decided that on Mondays the Prosecutor’s office will go get
the Courthouse mail at the Post Office and give it to Security to sort. Tuesday
through Friday Deputy Hickerson will pick up the Courthouse mail in the morning
from the Post Office and deliver it to the Courthouse. Security will Clerk
Grimmett will check with the Post Office on the outgoing mail. Prosecutor
Schindele stated the hospital is calling deputies to the Hospital for mental
holds, she will check with Sheriff Layher on the issue.
The vote was taken on the motion to approve the expenses, with the exception of
one from the Growth and Development Department for a toaster and microwave, to
be reviewed later in the day.
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
Jo Gridley, Assessor, and Debbie Miller, Deputy Clerk from the Assessor’s
office, appeared before the Board with the Circuit Breaker applications.
Motion by Shaw, second by Rose, to meet as a Board of Equalization.
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
Motion by Rose, second by Shaw, to approve the Circuit Breakers for 2008 as
presented by the Assessor’s Office.
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
Motion by Shaw, second by Cruser to reconvene as a Board of Commissioners.
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
The procedure for request of a property zoning change from Ag A to Commercial
from Rick Taylor/Judith O’Dell and having a public hearing on the zoning change
request was discussed. A public hearing will be held on June 9th at 4:00 p.m.
Commissioner’s general discussion followed. Commissioner Cruser reported on the
E-911 meeting. Moving the E-911 addressing office was discussed but there is not
enough room at the law enforcement building. A screen will be put over the fire
sprinklers in the dispatch area.
Motion by Rose second by Shaw, to recess for lunch.
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
At 1:30 p.m. the Commissioners met in Executive Session pursuant to I.C.
67-2345(d) on a motion by Shaw, second by Rose. Roll call vote was taken.
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
The following decisions were made:
K-01-08-01 Motion by Rose, second by Shaw, to dismiss the case as the applicant
received Medicaid and the appeals have been withdrawn.
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
K-04-08-02 Motion by Cruser, second by Rose, to deny as not emergent, no
interview or documentation, application incomplete and the County is not the
last resource.
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
Regular session resumed.
Matt from Stephenson’s Computers was in attendance and worked on the printer for
the Commissioners Room. Other IT related items were discussed.
Layne Dodson, Idaho Power, came before the Board to update them on current Idaho
Power Projects. Alan Roberts, Mountain Home Extrication was also present. The
Gateway West Transmission Line Project was reviewed with the Commissioners by
Mr. Dodson and will consist of approximately 1,000 miles of high-voltage
transmission lines with nine expanded or new substation facilities. Idaho Power
is donating a truck to Extrication/Rescue. A ceremony will be scheduled for the
presentation of the vehicle.
Sheriff’s Deputy Kathy Wolfe and several other Deputy Sheriffs appeared before
the Board. Discussion followed on the payroll change in June. The Employees
June’s paycheck will be one week short. Deputy Wolfe stated it will affect many
County Employees and their ability to pay their personal bills. Rick Layher and
Laytreda Schultz were also present. Raul Reyes, Judy Hoover, and Beth Cheney
made statements on the record regarding the County’s Blue Cross Insurance,
employees having second jobs, and the payroll change. Commissioner Cruser asked
if the employees knew why the payroll change was being made. Deputy Wolfe stated
yes, that estimating the hours of the last week on the time card seemed to be a
problem, some employees were not being honest. Deputy Wolfe stated why punish
all the employees when only a few were causing a problem. Discussion followed on
the current pay schedule the County is on now. Commissioner Rose stated because
this is a requirement by ICRMP to have accurate time cards and the Elected
Officials have made this decision, perhaps the County could pay the employees
for an extra week. Chairman Shaw stated the Elected Officials need to meet again
on the issue. Changing the pay date to the seventh of the month was re-visited.
Sheriff Layher stated being paid on the seventh of the month can be a hardship
also, as a lot of bills are due on the first of the month. Sheriff Layher stated
he would be compensating his employees that will have a hardship by paying those
employees their comp time.
Commissioner Cruser told the Sheriff the new mail schedule, the Prosecutor’s
office will pick up the mail on Monday, Deputy Bob Hickerson will pick up the
mail Tuesday through Friday, and the Post Office will pick up the outgoing mail
from the Courthouse daily. This will be effective June 1, 2008.
Mir Seyedbagheri, Extension Agent, came before the Board to discuss Bideganeta
Construction’s proposal to modify the Elmore County Emergency Services Facility
so that it will be in compliance with the United States Department of
Agriculture’s requested guidelines.
Motion by Rose, second by Shaw, to approve the proposal from Bideganeta
Construction to modify the chemical storage bay at the Elmore County Emergency
Services Facility building to include an exhaust fan.
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
Chairman Shaw read the Certificates of Residency into the record: Keisha M. Uhl,
Amanda Marie Abel, Julie Lynn Fink, and Ryland Spenser Hobgood for Spring 2008
and Fall 2008. Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to approve the Certificates of
Residency as read.
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
Discussion followed on the payroll change at the end of June. Also the payroll
for fiscal year 2009 might only be a 1% or 2% increase for all employees or no
increase at all.
Motion by Shaw, second by Rose, to adjourn.
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
/S/ ARLIE SHAW, Chairman
ATTEST: /S/ MARSA GRIMMETT, Clerk
