COMMISSIONERS MINUTES                                MAY 4, 2010


The Commissioners met in special session on the above date at 1:00 p.m. in the Commissioners Room, basement of the Elmore County Courthouse, 150 South 4th East, Mountain Home, Idaho.

Present at the meeting were Chairperson Connie Cruser, Commissioners Arlie Shaw and Larry Rose. Also present was Prosecutor Kristina Schindele, Clerk Marsa Plummer, Assessor Jo Gridley, Sheriff Rick Layher and Treasurer Rose Plympton.

The special session was called to discuss the proposed 2011 county budget.

Chairman Cruser asked Assessor Gridley to inform the current employee committee that a new employee committee will be formed. No elected officials, department heads, or supervisors will be members of the new committee.

The elected officials asked the Board if they wanted to maintain their request for a 5% decrease in everybody’s budget. Current and projected revenues and expenses were discussed. The officials stated their “B” budgets were cut drastically last year and possibly the only place left to cut is wages. Discussion followed in detail on the 5% decrease the Commissioners asked the Elected Officials to review. Budget worksheets will be sent to the Departments with a letter explaining what the Commissioners would like to see from every department. Employee morale was discussed.

Motion by Cruser, second by Rose, to adjourn at 2:45 p.m.
CRUSER - AYE
ROSE - AYE
SHAW - AYE Motion carried and so ordered.

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