COMMISSIONERS MINUTES June 23, 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 and Commissioner Connie Cruser.
Commissioner Larry Rose was absent. Also present was Clerk Marsa Grimmett.
Allen Kiester, 16 E. Trish Drive, Pine, Idaho, Kate Baldwin, 8351 Robinson,
Melba, Idaho, and Lisa Knowlton, 192 North Whitelane, Fairfield, Idaho, appeared
before the Commissioners to discuss the volunteer ambulance service in the Pine/Featherville
area in Elmore County. Mr. Kiester explained the logs that the ambulance service
has been keeping have not been turned in to the State therefore information
regarding the ambulance service needs to be updated for grants they have been
trying to obtain. Motion by Cruser to accept the document reflecting changes in
the Pine/Featherville ambulance service and that the information be forwarded to
the State EMS, second by Shaw.
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
ROSE - ABSENT Motion carried and so ordered.
Discussion followed on the Pine/Featherville ambulance service regarding
supplies and billing.
The Department Heads monthly meeting was held.
Bonnie Sharp, Growth and Development Director, appeared and stated a Planned
Community called Mayfield Townsite was submitted to the Department. Publishing
the Request for Qualifications for a Planner and Economist were discussed. The
Requests will be given to Job Service and published in the Statesman on Sunday.
Monica Halliday, Juvenile Probation, reported on upcoming meetings and asked
permission for her office to attend.
Wade Baumgardner, Veterans Service Officer, appeared and reported on the
upcoming training he will be attending.
Dan Collins, Plant Facilities Manager, appeared and the placement of the new dry
erase board for the Commissioners Room was discussed. The alley behind the
Courthouse was discussed. Chairman Shaw stated he had a casual conversation with
the Mayor about the alley being paved. The mold inspection report was discussed.
There was no significant amount of mold found in the Courthouse or Annex.
Starting research for a long term plan for County office space was discussed.
Bonnie Sharp, Growth and Development Director, appeared with the final plat on
East Hammett Estates. Motion by Cruser to approve the East Hammett Estates final
plat, second by Shaw.
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
ROSE - ABSENT Motion carried and so ordered.
Motion by Shaw, second by Cruser to approve the Request for Proposal for the
Ambulance service.
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
ROSE - ABSENT Motion carried and so ordered.
A small recess was taken.
Regular session resumed and Morris Huffman, Biomass Coordinator for the Woody
Biomass Utilization Partnership, P.O. Box 422, Emmett, ID 86317 and Pat Engle,
Director of Business and Community Development for Sage Community Resources, 125
East 50th, Garden City, ID, 83714, appeared before the Board to discuss a
partnership involving Idaho Counties and the benefits from that partnership. Mr.
Huffman stated the cost to each County depends on how many Counties participate.
There is an upcoming meeting and it was suggested that perhaps Joe Twitchell
would like to attend. Commissioner Cruser asked if Sage Resources has helped
Counties with strategic planning. Ms. Engle stated they do have certain
strategic plans that could be investigated. The senior meals were discussed.
Motion by Shaw, second by Cruser, to recess for lunch.
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
ROSE - ABSENT Motion carried and so ordered.
At 1:30 P.M. the Commissioners met in Executive Session pursuant to I.C.
67-2345(d) to meet with Social Services Director Marianne Bate on a motion by
Shaw, second by Cruser. Roll call vote was taken.
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
ROSE - ABSENT Motion carried and so ordered.
The following decisions were made:
K-06-08-02 Motion by Shaw, second by Cruser, to deny as no interview or
documentation, unable to make a determination of indigency, application
incomplete.
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
ROSE - ABSENT Motion carried and so ordered.
K-05-08-03 Motion by Shaw, second by Cruser, to approve with a reimbursement
order of $200 per month and 50% of yearly income tax refunds, with a review in
six months.
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
ROSE - ABSENT Motion carried and so ordered.
Regular session resumed.
Motion by Cruser, second by Shaw, to approve the expenses in the amount of
$171,115.81.
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
ROSE - ABSENT Motion carried and so ordered.
Commissioner Cruser read Resolution 405-08 into the record:
RESOLUTION NO 405-08
AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ELMORE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, STATE OF IDAHO, ON THE
23RD DAY OF JUNE, 2008, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED, TO WIT:
WHEREAS, Elmore County, acting through its Board of County Commissioners,
pursuant to I.C. §31-601 and §31-604 has the authority to effectively carry out
the duties imposed by the provisions of the Idaho Code and Constitution; and
WHEREAS, Elmore County has established and continues to maintain and operate a
solid waste disposal system pursuant to I.C. §31-4401 et seq; and
WHEREAS, I.C. §31-4404 permits the County to impose a fee on users of said solid
waste disposal system; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners recognizes that the current solid
waste fees are not sufficient to support the cost of operating, maintaining
and/or improving the Elmore County solid waste disposal system; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Elmore County Board of County
Commissioners in lawful assembled meeting as follows:
The Board authorizes an increase in the solid waste fees as follows: each solid
waste fee assessed by the County is increased by an amount of 5%. The schedule
of fees is available for review in the Elmore County Assessor’s Office.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the fee increase shall be effective immediately.
DATED this 23rd day of June, 2008.
ELMORE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
/s/ Arlie Shaw, Chairman
/s/ Connie Cruser, Commissioner
Larry E. Rose, Commissioner
ATTEST: /s/ MARSA GRIMMETT, Clerk
Motion by Cruser, second by Shaw, to approve and sign Resolution 405-08
increasing the solid waste fee by 5%.
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
ROSE - ABSENT Motion carried and so ordered.
Commissioner Cruser read Resolution No. 406-08 into the record:
RESOLUTION NO. 406-08
RESOLUTION TO ENACT THE IDAHO ENHANCED EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATIONS GRANT FEE
At a meeting of the Board of Elmore County Commissioners, State of Idaho, on the
23rd day of June, 2008, the following Resolution was adopted, to-wit:
WHEREAS, the Legislature in 1988 enacted the Emergency Communications Act (“Act)
as Title 31, Chapter 48 of the Idaho Code; and
WHEREAS, the Act establishes a method for financing the initiation, maintenance,
and enhancement of consolidated emergency communications systems which allows
for 9-1-1 service within the several counties; and
WHEREAS, on November 5, 1996, at a general election the voters of Elmore County
approved a telephone line user fee, also known as an emergency communications or
9-1-1 fee, of up to one dollar ($1.00) per line per month to fund and finance
the maintenance and operation of a 9-1-1 emergency communications system as
provided in the Act; and
WHEREAS, on January 26, 1998, the Board of Elmore County Commissioners (“Board”)
in Resolution No. 224-98 set the emergency communications fee to be assessed in
Elmore County at one dollar ($1.00) per line per month; and
WHEREAS, the current emergency communications fee collected by Idaho counties
and 9-1-1 service areas for use in 9-1-1 center do not adequately fund the
needed improvements in the centers and many centers in rural Idaho do not have
Enhanced 9-1-1 service where the dispatchers can tell the number a caller is
calling from and the location of the caller; and
WHEREAS, Idaho Counties recognize the importance of providing seamless Enhanced
9-1-1 service across Idaho and has determined a need to establish a statewide
fund to assist consolidated emergency communications centers make the necessary
upgrade to protect all citizens and visitors to Idaho; and
WHEREAS, the Office of Performance Evaluations recommended increased funding for
Enhanced 9-1-1 service by the Idaho Legislature in its report to Joint
Legislative Oversight Committee on March 20, 2008; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature in 2008 enacted amendments to the Emergency
Communications Act and adopted Idaho Code section 31-4819 that creates the
Enhanced Emergency Communications Grant Fee in an effort to fund the increasing
costs of technology needed for the operation of a 9-1-1 system and to enhance
public safety throughout the State of Idaho; and
WHEREAS, the Enhanced Emergency Communications Grant Fee shall be in an amount
of twenty-five cents ($.25) per month per access or interconnected VoIP service
line; and
WHEREAS, such fee shall be dedicated for and shall be authorized for
disbursement as grants to eligible entities that are operating consolidated
emergency communication systems for use to achieve the purposes of Idaho Code
section 31-4819, and
WHEREAS, in order to be eligible for an award of moneys under this chapter a
county or 911 service area must be the collecting emergency communications fee
in accordance with Idaho Code section 31-4804 in the full amount authorized and
must also be collecting the enhanced emergency communications grant fee in the
full amount authorized; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that pursuant to the authority granted to this Board
pursuant to Idaho Code section 31-4819, the Board of Elmore County Commissioners
hereby enacts the Enhanced Emergency Communications Grant Fee in an amount of
twenty-five cents ($.25) per month per access or interconnected VoIP service
line; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the emergency communications fee increase is
effective as of July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2014, or in the event the Idaho
Legislature extends the effectiveness date, until that date without further
action by this Board; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Enhanced Emergency Communications Grant Fee
shall be collected by all telecommunications providers as provided in and
pursuant to Idaho Code section 31-4819; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that fee shall be remitted to the Idaho emergency
communications fund provided in Idaho Code section 31-4819 on a quarterly basis
by Elmore County for dedication for disbursement as grants to eligible entities
that are operating consolidated emergency communications systems pursuant to
Title 31, Chapter 48, Idaho Code.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of June, 2008.
BOARD OF ELMORE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
/s/ ARLIE SHAW, Chairman
/s/ CONNIE CRUSER, Commissioner
LARRY E. ROSE, Commissioner
ATTEST: /s/ MARSA GRIMMETT, Clerk
Motion by Cruser, second by Shaw, to approve and sign Resolution No. 406-08
regarding the enhanced emergency communications grant fee.
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
ROSE - ABSENT Motion carried and so ordered.
Correspondence received by mail was reviewed.
A contract from Bideganeta Construction for renovations to the County Weed
Building that was previously approved was signed.
Motion by Cruser, second by Shaw, to approve the minutes for June 16, 2008 with
one correction. Discussion followed on payroll increases and what the County
will be able to afford.
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
ROSE - ABSENT Motion carried and so ordered.
A small recess was taken.
Regular session resumed. Tax cancellations were read into the record by Chairman
Shaw: No. 932 Side Show Tatoo $134.12, No. 933 Fransisca or Rolando Palomino
$56.74 and No. 934 Enrique Martinez $71.18. Motion by Cruser, second by Shaw, to
approve and have the Chairman sign the tax cancellations in the amount of
$262.04.
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
ROSE - ABSENT Motion carried and so ordered.
The Elected officials monthly meeting was held. Present were the three
Commissioners, Clerk Grimmett, Assessor Jo Gridley and Treasurer Rose Plympton.
Sheriff Layher and Prosecutor Schindele were not present. Commissioner Cruser
asked if there was a dress code for the Courthouse. The reply was no. Each
Department is in charge of their own dress code.
A recess was taken.
Motion to convene as a Board of Equalization by Shaw, second by Cruser.
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
ROSE - ABSENT Motion carried and so ordered.
Assessor Gridley appeared and reported there were approximately twelve property
assessment appeals.
Motion by Shaw, second by Cruser to recess as a Board of Equalization.
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
ROSE - ABSENT Motion carried and so ordered.
Motion by Shaw, second by Cruser, to adjourn.
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE
ROSE - ABSENT Motion carried and so ordered.
/S/ ARLIE SHAW, Chairman
ATTEST: /S/ MARSA GRIMMETT, Clerk
