COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES September
8, 2009
The Elmore County Commissioners met in regular session at 9:00 a.m. on the above
date in the Commissioners Room, basement of the Elmore County Courthouse, 150
South 4th East, Mountain Home, Idaho.
Present at the meeting were Chairman Larry Rose and Commissioner Connie Cruser.
Also present was Civil Attorney Buzz Grant and Clerk Marsa Plummer. Commissioner
Arlie Shaw was absent.
Commissioner Cruser discussed the H1N1 virus and would like extra disinfecting
methods used in the Courthouse.
Fred Perez, General Manager for Idaho Waste Systems, Inc., and Marty Jones,
Central District Health, came before the Board to discuss the Glenns Ferry
Landfill/Transfer Site. Representatives from the Department of Environmental
Quality would like to visit the transfer site. The date chosen for the meeting
was September 16, 2009. Discussion followed on solid waste being hauled by
Allied Waste to the Bennett Road Transfer Station instead of directly to the
Idaho Waste Systems Landfill.
Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to approve the minutes for August 31, 2009.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - ABSENT
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to approve the Ambulance District Expenses in
the amount of $1,160.93. Intermountain Communications $807.80, Mountain Home
Auto Ranch $144.78 and Norco $208.35.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - ABSENT
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
General discussion followed on current activities. Commissioner Cruser reported
on West Nile Virus cases in Elmore County, downtown revitalization, and Sage
Resources helping the County with the energy grant. The 2011 fiscal year budget
and possible proposed budget cuts, employee moral, and unemployment claims
against the County were also discussed.
Chairman Rose read the Certificates of Residency into the record: Heather M.
Bonorato, Monteserrat Guadalupe Guadarrama-Ramos, Jordan E. Holt, Paul Lysle
Martin, Karen Lucille Nesler, Timothy A. Novinger, Laura Ann Oliver, Adam
Rodriguez, and Francisca Tapia. Motion by Cruser, second by Rose, to approve the
Certificates of Residency as read.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - ABSENT
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
Alan Christy, Growth and Development Director, came before the Board to discuss
city annexation and to have the final plat for Steele Acres Subdivision signed.
Discussion followed regarding the Growth and Development Department in general.
Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to sign the final plat for Steele Acres
Subdivision.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - ABSENT
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
Shae Burns, Fair Director, came before the Board to discuss the Fair Directors
Contract. Several items in the contract were discussed such as liability
insurance, supplies, cell phone usage, etc.
Jo Gridley, Assessor, came before the Board to discuss unemployment benefits of
a former employee from her office.
Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to sign the Craig-Wyden Title II and Title III
Allocation Resolution.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - ABSENT
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
BEFORE THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
FOR ELMORE COUNTY
In the Matter of the FFY 2009 )
Elections for National Forest ) RESOLUTION NO. 428-09
Related Safety-Net Payments )
WHEREAS, Congress enacted in 1908 and subsequently amended a law that requires
that 25 percent of the revenues derived from National Forest lands be paid to
states for use by the counties in which the lands are situated for the benefit
of public schools and roads; and
WHEREAS, the principal source of revenues from National Forest lands is from the
sale and removal of timber, which has been curtailed in recent years with a
corresponding decline in revenues shared with counties; and
WHEREAS, the United States Congress recognized a need to stabilize education and
road maintenance funding through predictable payments to the affected counties,
and to achieve that goal enacted the Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act of 2000, which has been amended and re-authorized for FFY
2008 - 2011 (“SRS2008”); and
WHEREAS, Title I of SRS2008 gives each eligible county the right to elect to
receive either its traditional share of revenues from the National Forest lands
pursuant to the Act of May 23, 1908 and Section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911
(the “25-percent payments”), or instead to receive a guaranteed minimum share of
the State payment pursuant to Sections 102(a)(1)(B) and 103 (the “full county
payment amount”); and
WHEREAS, an election to receive the full county payment amount is effective for
all federal fiscal years through FFY 2011, and an election to receive a
25-percent payment is binding for two years; and
WHEREAS, any county electing to receive a full county payment amount that is
$100,000 or more must further elect to expend an amount not less than 15 percent
nor more than 20 percent of its full county payment amount as project funds; and
WHEREAS, Title I, Section 102(d) of SRS2008 requires that counties electing to
receive a full county payment amount of $100,000 or more must allocate its
project funds for between projects in accordance with Title II and Title III,
and return the balance of project funds unspent under Titles II and III to the
Treasury of the United States, and communicate such allocation to the Secretary
of the United States Department of Agriculture; and
WHEREAS, Title II provides for special projects on federal lands or that benefit
resources on federal lands, which projects are recommended by local resource
advisory committees (“RACs”); and
WHEREAS, RACs recommend projects for consideration by the Secretary of
Agriculture, with project funding supplied in whole or in part out of monies
allocated for such purposes by participating counties; and
WHEREAS, counties that allocate funding to projects under Title II , and are
participants in more than one RAC, may further direct that their Title II
project funds be divided between different RACs according to an allocation
decided by each participating county, with such funds held in the Treasury of
the United States under the name of the county with a designation of the amount
allocated to each RAC; and
WHEREAS, Title III provides for county projects, some of which are associated
with federal lands, with Title III authorizing expenditures for search, rescue
and emergency services, fire prevention and planning under the Firewise
Communities program, and development of community wildfire protection plans; and
WHEREAS, a county with a full county payment amount of $350,000 or more may not
allocate more than 7 percent of its full county payment amount for Title III
projects.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved as follows:
1. Elmore County hereby elects to receive [strike out one of the following]
the guaranteed minimum full county payment amount pursuant to SRS2008 Sections
102(a)(1)(B) and 103.
its 25-percent payment.
[If you elected to receive your 25-percent payment, stop here. Otherwise,
complete the remaining elections.]
2. Elmore County [strike out one of the following, and fill in the blanks in the
one not stricken]
has elected to receive a full county payment amount that is $100,000 or more,
and hereby allocates 15 percent [Note: This entry must be not less than 15
percent and not more than 20 percent] of its full county payment amount for
expenditure on projects under Title II and Title III. Elmore County will return
none (zero percent) of its full county payment amount to the Treasury of the
United States.
3. Of the percent allocated to Title II and Title III projects above in
paragraph 2, Elmore County further allocates between such Titles for FFY 2009
(for expenditure after FFY 2009) on the following basis: 15 percent of full
county payment amount for expenditure on Title II projects and -0- percent of
the full county payment amount for expenditure on Title III projects. [Note:
Combined entries for allocations between Titles II and III must add up to equal
the percent inserted in election number 2 above. If your full county payment
amount is $350,000 or more, the entry for Title III cannot exceed 7 percent.]
4. The original or a copy of this Resolution shall be transmitted to Tony
Poinelli at tpoinelli@idcounties.org or fax (208) 345-0379 by September 11,
2009.
ADOPTED this 8th day of September, 2009.
ELMORE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
/S/ LARRY E. ROSE, Chairman
ARLIE SHAW, Commissioner
/S CONNIE CRUSER, Commissioner
ATTEST: /S/ MARSA PLUMMER, Clerk
Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to recess for lunch.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - ABSENT
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
Regular session resumed.
The Request for Proposal for the Joint Emergency Services/Extension Services
Building was discussed.
Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to sign the Request for Proposal for Addition
to the Joint Emergency Services/Extension Services Building.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - ABSENT
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
Russ Duke, Nikki Sakata and Kimberly Link, from Central District Health, came
before the Board to update them on the H1N1 Virus. Nick Schilz was also present.
Discussion followed on the symptoms, the vaccine, cleanliness, and what role
Central District Health will play in any outbreaks.
The open meeting law was reviewed.
Sheriff Rick Layher came before the Board regarding an email about a grave
marker of a former Elmore County Sheriff.
Traci Lefever, E-911 Coordinator, came before the Board to inform them of an
address problem in the County and/or City. A building permit was issued by the
City, however there is no documentation that the property has been annexed into
the City. The property is on 5th Street. Discussion followed and annexation of
the property into the City limits needs to be verified. The Assessor’s office
cannot verify the annexation of the property. Further investigation will follow
on the matter.
Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to go into Executive Session pursuant to I.C.
67-2345(b) to discuss personnel issues.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - ABSENT
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
Back in to regular session. No action was taken as result of the Executive
Session.
Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to adjourn at 4:41 p.m..
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - ABSENT
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.
/S/ LARRY E. ROSE, Chairman
ATTEST: MARSA PLUMMER, Clerk
