Commissioner's Minutes

COMMISSIONERS MINUTES March 29, 2010

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

Present at the meeting were Commissioners Larry Rose and Arlie Shaw. Also present was Civil Attorney Buzz Grant and Clerk Marsa Plummer.

Monica Halliday, Juvenile Probation and Trish McCain, Recorder’s Office, came before the Board to discuss the Juvenile Fund. Revenue and expense line items were discussed.

Commissioner Connie Cruser joined the meeting at 9:12 a.m.

Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to approve the creation of the new juvenile funds named Juvenile Tobacco Tax Fund, Juvenile Corrections Act Fund and Juvenile Lottery Fund.
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

Chairperson Cruser reported on the morning meeting she attended regarding the ambulance license. Modifications might need to be made regarding how the emergency calls are dispatched.

Commissioner Rose stated he spoke with our Blue Cross Representative Terrill Howard and the County’s health insurance rates will be increasing by approximately 14% this year.

Horse stalls at the Elmore County Fair grounds were discussed.

Motion by Rose, second by Shaw, to approve the minutes for March 15, 2010 and March 24, 2010.
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

Commissioner Rose read the Certificates of Residency into the record: Justin Casper, Kimberly Connell, Adrienne Dolph, Krystle McCluskey, and Brittany Grace. Motion by Rose, second by Shaw, to approve the Certificates of Residency as read.
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

Motion by Cruser, second by Shaw, to vote to re-appoint Steve Scanlan to the Central District Health Board.
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

Correspondence received by mail was reviewed. Information was received from RC&D member Joe Twitchell.

Commissioner Rose stated Marty Jones, Central District Health, and Fred Perez, Idaho Waste Systems, will schedule a time to come and meet with the Commissioners regarding the letter to the Department of Environmental Quality.

Having the County survey the area of Bradford Street was discussed.

Nick Nettleton, Nancy Marshall and Alan Christy came to the Board asking for a letter of support on the Oregon Trail Back Country By-Way. Mr. Nettleton believes the By-Way could improve tourism in Elmore County. The committee trying to establish this By-Way has support letters from the local highway districts, and the Mountain Home and Glenns Ferry Chamber of Commerce. The civil attorney asked Mr. Nettleton to check and see if there would be any cost to Elmore County and let Alan Christy know so he can report the findings to the Board.

Alan Christy, Growth and Development Director and Bob Winterfeld, Building Official, discussed the condition of the Sagebrush Shufflers building. Violations of County ordinance’s and recommendations on how they should be handled were discussed. The contract for the County engineer was discussed.

The Request for Proposal for new lighting in the County Buildings was reviewed with Dan Collins.

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

A reconsideration hearing was held on K-10-09-04. Present at the hearing were the three Commissioners, Social Services Marianne Bate, Civil Attorney Buzz Grant and Clerk Marsa Plummer. The applicant was not present. Ms. Bate reviewed the application with the Board.

Regular session resumed. The following decision was made:

K-10-09-04 Motion by Rose, second by Shaw, to continue the hearing of reconsideration to April 26, 2010 at 11:30 p.m. The Board would also like Dr. Damrose to review the case.
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

The company that does the County’s yearly audit was discussed. The architect working on the proposed addition to the emergency services building was phoned and a message was left to proceed with the plans to add the ambulance shed.

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

Regular session resumed.

Commissioners Rose read the following Resolution into the record:

RESOLUTION NO. 436-10

AT MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ELMORE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, STATE OF IDAHO, ON THE 29TH DAY OF MARCH, 2010, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED, TO-WIT:

WHEREAS, the Legislature in 2006 created the Idaho Statewide Interoperability Executive Council (“SIEC”) as Chapter 12, Title 46, Idaho Code; and

WHEREAS, the SIEC’s purpose is to promote interagency cooperation and provide support statewide for efficient and effective use of local and private resources to achieve public safety wireless radio interoperable communications for local and private public safety agencies; and

WHEREAS, on September 16, 2008, the SIEC through the Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security received the 2008 Interoperable Emergency Communication Grant (“IECGP”) for costs related to establishment of regional practitioner-driven interoperable emergency communications governance boards in accordance with the Idaho Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan (“SCIP”); and

WHEREAS, on November 20, 2008, at the general meeting of the SIEC, the Governance Subcommittee was formed to establish statewide practitioner-driven regional interoperable communications governance boards to be known as Idaho Regional Interoperability Governance Boards (RIGBs) consisting of representation from the Counties and Tribes within the respective regions; Region 1 – North Idaho, Region 2 – North Central Idaho, Region 3 – Southwest Idaho, Region 4 – South Central Idaho, Region 5 – Southeast Idaho, Region 6 – Northeast Idaho.

WHEREAS, the SIEC requests that Elmore County appoint representatives to the RIGB. In collaboration with the SEIC, the Regional Board will address matters of interoperable communications policy, resource allocation, operations, security, maintenance and sustainability; and

WHEREAS, Elmore County sent representatives to the Interoperability Governance kick off meetings tentatively scheduled for late summer/fall 2009; the representatives should be willing to commit time and resource to the Board, and be willing to learn about your jurisdiction’s interoperability emergency communications planning and management; representatives should be chosen from the following disciplines: Commissioners and City Council Members, Tribal Government Members, Sheriffs, Police Chiefs, Fire Chiefs, Emergency Medical Services Directors, 911 Dispatch Center Directors, Public Health Directors, and Emergency Management Officials.

WHEREAS, Elmore County shall be authorized to forward the names of two (2) representatives and one (1) alternate who shall act on behalf of Elmore County on the Idaho Region 3 Interoperability Governance Board.

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that pursuant to the authority granted to the Elmore County Commissioners pursuant to Idaho Code Chapter 67, Title 21, the Elmore County Commissioners desires to participate in the organization and implementation of the Idaho Region 3 Interoperability Governance Board to address matters of interoperable communications policy, resource allocation, operations, security, maintenance and sustainability of Idaho’s statewide public safety communications systems.

APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 29th day of March, 2010.

BOARD OF ELMORE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CONNIE CRUSER, Chairperson
ARLIE SHAW, Commissioner
LARRY E. ROSE, Commissioner
ATTEST: /S/ MARSA PLUMMER, Clerk

Motion by Rose, second by Cruser, to adopt Resolution No. 436-10 to participate in the organization and implementation of the Idaho Region 3 Interoperability Governance Board.
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

Alan Christy, Growth and Development Director, came before the Board and discussion followed on an ordinance violation regarding a manufactured home. Chairperson Cruser signed LOI-2009-12, LOI-2009-13, LOI-200-14, LOI-2009-15, LOI-2009-16, LOI-2009-17 & LOI-2009-18.

Sheriff Rick Layher came before the Board to discuss dispatch on emergency medical calls.

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

A hearing was held on K-10-09-03. Present at the hearing were the three Commissioners, Social Services Director Marianne Bate, Maricela Hurtado, Social Services employee, Civil Attorney Buzz Grant, Clerk Marsa Plummer and the applicant. Ms. Bate reviewed the case and questions were asked and answered by the applicant.

Regular session resumed.

K-10-09-03 Motion by Rose, second by Shaw, to deny as the applicant is not medically indigent.
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

Motion by Shaw, second by Rose, to re-appoint Donna Healy to the Fair Board for another four year term.
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

The solid waste fee was discussed and will only increase by 3%.

The Elected officials met for their regular monthly meeting. In addition to the Board, Civil Counsel and the Clerk, Assessor Jo Gridley and Prosecutor Kristina Schindele were present. New employees were introduced and those in attendance were Christine Ostberg, District Court, Misty Sommer, Jury Commissioner, Debra South, Nikki Markham, Lori Genera, and Kurt Miles, Assessor’s Department, and Carol Killian, Disaster Services Coordinator.

Assessor Jo Gridley, stated her office is working on the new values, homeowners exemptions and property tax reductions, new subdivisions, ordinances and annexations. The solid waste fee for storage sheds was discussed.

Clerk Marsa Plummer stated her office was preparing for the election, gearing up for the budget, and discussed a resolution to destroy old records. Clerk Plummer reported that passports applications here have increased since the Boise Post Office has gone to appointments. Clerk Plummer stated she has talked with the Postmaster here who will send a request in to see if the Mountain Home Post Office can process passports.

Prosecutor Kristina Schindele reported on a drug court meeting she had recently attended. Funding was discussed. The Orozco case was briefly discussed.

Chairperson Cruser reported that the proposed addition to the Emergency Services Building was still being worked on. Having the Attorney Generals Office conduct a workshop regarding the Open Meeting Law and Public Records was discussed.

Sheriff Rick Layher joined the meeting. Pictometry was discussed.

Accepting credit cards for payments was discussed. Assessor Gridley stated Treasurer Plympton needs to coordinate with the bank. Discussion followed on using Access Idaho. The general consensus was to move forward. Motion by Cruser, second by Shaw, to move forward and have Clerk Plummer work on accepting credit cards.
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

Chairperson Cruser asked Clerk Plummer to give a time line regarding this year’s budget. Clerk Plummer stated she would get the budget worksheets to the elected officials by April 23, 2010. Projected revenue was reviewed.

Chairperson Cruser stated she would like to send out an employee satisfaction survey and would like to start on a strategic plan.

Prosecutor Schindele asked questions about the proposed personnel policy. Vacancies within the County and how they are filled were discussed. The provision that allows an employee to request a disciplinary action be stricken from the employees personnel file was discussed. Smoking in county vehicles was reviewed. Who should sign personnel actions was discussed.

Assessor Jo Gridley asked how much the County should charge Bell Rapids for maps. The Board suggested that the regular price should be charged for the maps.

Don Pachner, Mountain Home, and Dawn & Jay Eaton, Mountain Home, representing the Sagebrush Shufflers, came before the Board. The condition of the Sagebrush Shufflers building was discussed. The County’s Building Department has deemed the building as unsafe. Discussion followed on solutions to making the building safe. An engineer is needed to inspect the structure and then the Sagebrush Shufflers will know what needs to be repaired. No one is allowed in the building until it is repaired and deemed safe.

Motion by Shaw, second by Cruser, to adjourn at 6:16 p.m.
CRUSER - AYE
SHAW - AYE
ROSE - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

/S/ CONNIE CRUSER, Chairperson
ATTEST: /S/ MARSA PLUMMER, Clerk