COMMISSIONERS MINUTES                                December 21, 2009


The Commissioners met in regular session on the above date at 9:00 a.m. in Commissioners Room, basement of the Elmore County Courthouse, 150 South 4th East, Mountain Home, Idaho.

Present at the meeting were Chairman Larry Rose, Commissioners Arlie Shaw and Connie Cruser. Also present was Civil Attorney Buzz Grant and Deputy Clerk Barbara Steele.

Motion by Cruser, second by Shaw, to approve the minutes for December 14, 2009.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to approve the Ambulance District expenses in the amount of $168.60. Rural Telephone Company $58.60 and Bastida Towing $110.00.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

Chairman Rose read the Certificates of Residency into the record: Christopher Giles Hall, Chelsie Louise Girty, Ryan C. Mathews, Haley Anne Schaefer, Stephen Micheal Elliott Jr., Deran Thomas Wilkinson, Tana N. Brandenburg, Mathew Sheldon Garner, Ismael Orozco Hurtado, and Gina Ester Janoushek. Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to approve the Certificates of Residency as read.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

The Glenns Ferry Police Department Contract was discussed. Deliberations will continue regarding the Contract. The Commissioners phoned City of Glenns Ferry Mayor JoAnne Lanham and a meeting was set for January 4, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. for all parties to meet.

Sgt. Laytreda Schultz appeared and discussion followed on a grant she is applying for regarding partial payment of the addition to the Emergency Services Building.

The Department Heads met for their regular monthly meeting.

Monica Bowden, Juvenile Probation, appeared and gave the Commissioners an update on her Department. Currently there are eighty children on probation. There are fourteen children performing Community Service.

Alan Baumgardner, Veterans Service Officer, appeared and gave a written report of the activities in his office. Camas County is in need of a Veterans Service Officer possibly once a month. Mr. Baumgardner stated he would be reimbursed by Camas County for his time and travel. Twenty Veterans have been assisted since the last Department Head meeting.

Kim Kovac, Extension Office, appeared and a written report was given to the Commissioners on the activities in the office which included preparing the noxious weed Cooperative Operating Plans for the South Fork and Boise Basin, the Pest Control year-end evaluation, and gathering GPS information for pesticide application in Elmore and Owyhee Counties.

Jennifer Crogg, Adult Misdemeanor Probation, appeared and discussion followed on a proposed monitoring system that both the adult probation department and the juvenile probation department can use.

Dan Collins, Plant Facilities Manager, appeared and discussion followed on cordless microphones, phone lines, and the energy grant.

Alan Christy, Growth and Development Director, reported he has changed the Planning and Zoning portion of the County’s website. Maps have been produced for the Clerk’s office for voting precincts. Legal descriptions of the voting precincts include outdated road names and need to be changed.

Motion by Rose, second by Shaw, to go into Executive Session pursuant to I.C. 67-2345(b) to discuss personnel issues. Roll call vote was taken.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

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

Motion by Shaw, second by Cruser, to approve a height variance request for a wind turbine farm electrical generating facility in an agricultural zone, applicant Camp Reed Wind Park, LLC, C/O Exergy Development.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

An unemployment claim filed by a former employee, Brent Butler, from the Growth and Development Department, was discussed. An attorney would have to be hired in Washington State to further pursue the matter of an unemployment claim that was awarded to Mr. Butler.

Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to recess for lunch.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

Regular session resumed.



Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to go into Executive Session 67-2345(d) to meet with Social Services Director Marianne Bate to discuss Indigent applications. Roll call vote was taken.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

Regular session resumed. The following decisions were made:

K-11-09-01 Motion by Shaw, second by Rose, to deny as not last resource, waiting for Medicaid/SSI/SSD decision.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

K-12-09-01 Motion by Cruser, second by Shaw, to deny as incomplete, no medical records or treatment plan, no estimate, unable to determine if applicant is indigent or if the surgery is necessary.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

K-11-09-04 Motion by Shaw, second by Cruser, to deny as not indigent and incomplete financial records.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

K-11-09-05 Motion by Cruser, second by Shaw, to approve with a monthly reimbursement of $50.00, with yearly payments of half of Federal and Stated income tax refunds.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

K-09-09-03 Motion by Shaw, second by Rose, to dismiss as the providers have withdrawn their appeals as a majority of the bills have been paid by the Prosecutors office as an involuntary hold.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to approve an Ambulance District Expense payable to Sawtooth Emergency Vehicles in the amount of $138,531.00.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.



Motion by Rose, second by Shaw, to add to the agenda the 2010 annual operating plan (AOP) for the South Fork Cooperative Weed Management Area and the 2010 annual operating plan (AOP) for the Boise Basin Cooperative Weed Management Plan, Boise and Elmore Counties, as they were received today from the Extension Office.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

Motion by Rose, second by Shaw, to sign the 2010 annual operating plan (AOP) for the South Fork Cooperative Weed Management Area and the 2010 annual operating plan (AOP) for the Boise Basin Cooperative Weed Management Area, Boise and Elmore Counties. Motion withdrawn by Rose, second withdrawn by Shaw as Civil Attorney Grant will review the 2009 and 2010 plans.

Correspondence received by mail was reviewed.

A small recess was taken. Regular session resumed.

Motion by Rose, second by Shaw, to go into Executive Session pursuant to I.C. 67-2345(b) to discuss a personnel issue. Roll call vote was taken.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered

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

The Elected Officials met for their regular monthly meeting.

Assessor Jo Gridley stated she will have two openings in the Assessor’s office that will be advertised with a start date of February 2010. Procedures for hiring in the County were discussed.

The Mayor of Glenns Ferry, JoAnne Lanham, phoned and informed the Commissioners her staff is working on an inventory list and it will be faxed when ready. The inventory list is in reference to the Glenns Ferry Police Department Contract.

Motion by Cruser, second by Rose to deny Ms. Roeber’s request to reduce her solid waste fee.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered

The Arc View mapping program for the Assessor’s Office was discussed. It was suggested all the Departments involved with mapping consult with each other to make sure the Arc View mapping program can be used by all.

The public portion of the meeting was held. No public appeared.

Sheriff Rick Layher and Chief Deputy Nick Schilz appeared and the inventory list was received from the City of Glenns Ferry in reference to the Police Department Contract. Sheriff Layher had documentation of the inventory when the contract first took effect which was reviewed along with the inventory list received from Glenns Ferry. Discussion followed on dispatch. A proposal will be prepared to present to the City of Mountain Home’s Police Chief.

Motion by Shaw, second by Cruser, to adjourn at 5:50 p.m.
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - AYE
CRUSER - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

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