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COMMISSIONER MINUTES
#586 June 29, 2009
The Cassia County Board
of Commissioners met this day with Chairman Dennis Crane, Paul
Christensen and Clay D. Handy, Board Members; Alfred E. Barrus,
Prosecuting Attorney; Larry Mickelsen, Clerk of the Board, and Kerry
D. McMurray, County Administrator, present.
PREVIOUS WEEK’S MINUTES
The Minutes for June 22,
2009 were discussed. A motion was made and seconded to approve and
proceed with publication of an appropriate synopsis. Roll call vote
was unanimous by the Board.
CALENDAR
The Board reviewed the
calendar for June/July 2009.
CORRESPONDENCE
The Board reviewed the
following:
1.
A Medical Overview guideline from the IDOC.
COUNTY PURCHASE REQUEST
Dan Renz, of the Drug
Enforcement Task Force met with the Board with a request to purchase
a new vehicle using seized assets revenues. There will not be a
vehicle for trade-in. It was moved and seconded to approve the
purchase of a Pontiac G6 for $19,398.00 and roll call vote was
unanimous by the Board.
JUNKYARD MATTERS
Melissa Price met with
the Board discussed junked vehicles on property owned by Gary
Arguello. Auto Wrex has agreed to remove the junked vehicles at no
cost to the county; Gibson Auto will charge $50.00 per vehicle plus
the county would need to provide title. Ms. Price was asked to visit
with Auto Wrex to ensure their continued involvement in this matter.
Mr. Barrus stated that we need to get a writ of assistance and have
a deputy sheriff accompany anyone who is involved in removing the
vehicles.
Melissa visited the
Cole’s canal property to check on progress on removing the junk from
the property. The Cole’s have attempted to file a restraining order
to prevent the clean-up of their property, although no order has
been issued. The county will continue to move forward in getting the
junk removed and the area cleaned up.
COUNTY EXPENDITURE
The Board reviewed the
County’s Payables Approval Report dated 6/26/2009. A motion was made
and seconded to approve the report and roll call vote was unanimous
by the Board.
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CURRENT EXPENSES |
104 |
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$4,643.45 |
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INDIGENT FUND |
105 |
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$8,685.93 |
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DISTRICT COURT FUND |
106 |
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$565.93 |
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ASSESSOR TRUST FUND |
123 |
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$126.79 |
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JUSTICE FUND |
130 |
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$11,471.03 |
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MINI-CASSIA DRUG ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE |
136 |
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$888.19 |
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ADULT MISDEMEANOR PROBATION |
149 |
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$248.83 |
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TOTAL |
$26,630.15 |
CHANGE OF STATUS
The Board reviewed one
(1) change of status form for the Auditor’s Office. It was moved and
seconded to approve the changes of status and roll call vote was
unanimous by the Board.
COUNTY MUSEUM BUDGET
No one from the museum
budget committee met with the Board this week.
GATEWAY TRANSMISSION LINE
MATTERS:
a) The Board discussed
various routes and other matters that should be considered by those
involved in choosing the routes for the Gateway Transmission Line.
b) The Board considered
the request to appoint Kris Ward to the Gateway Task Force. It was
moved and seconded to approve the appointment of Kris Ward to the
Gateway Task Force and roll call vote was unanimous by the Board.
Mr. McMurray will send her a letter informing her of her appointment
to the Task Force.
c) The Board reviewed a
letter to the Western Electric Coordinating Council. After review,
it was moved and seconded to sign and execute the letter to the WECC
and roll call vote was unanimous by the Board.
ORDER OF ANNEXATION
The Board considered an
Order of Annexation to the Albion Fire Protection District. It was
moved and seconded to sign and execute the Order of Annexation and
roll call vote was unanimous by the Board.
SOLID WASTE FEES
The Board gave
consideration and discussed the Solid Waste Fees for commercial
operations. The Board will establish a minimum fee for commercial
enterprises that have an excessive amount of solid waste.
MIDDLE SNAKE REGIONAL WATER
RESOURCE COMMISSION
The Board gave
consideration to the budget for the Middle Snake Regional Water
Resource Commission for $1,881. The Board moved to approve the
ballot for the proposed budget and roll call vote was unanimous by
the Board.
ITD BRIDGE INSPECTION REPORT
The Board reviewed a
packet that was the ITD Bridge Field Inspection Report. It was
thought to concern County Road & Bridge, but after review seems to
apply to Burley Highway District. The information will be sent to a
party of actual interest.
COUNTY ROAD & BRIDGE / BYWAY
MATTERS
The Board reviewed and
discussed County Road & Bridge and Byway construction matters.
WIND ANEMOMETER APPLICATIONS
The Board reviewed Wind
Anemometer Applications for Michael Wheeler of Raft River and Scott
Nichols of U.S. Geothermal. There will be no cost to the county for
the installation. It was moved and seconded to approve the
applications and roll call vote was unanimous by the Board.
IDF&G YELLOWSTONE TROUT
RESTORATION
The Board reviewed an
Idaho Fish & Game proposal letter to restore Yellowstone Cutthroat
Trout into Six Mile Creek in the Raft River Drainage. The letter
will be given to the FLAG Committee for their review and
consideration.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 9:57am it was proposed by
Commissioner Christensen and seconded by Commissioner Handy that the
Board convene in Executive Session under Idaho Code Section
67-2345(1)(a) with Commissioner Crane voting yea, Commissioner
Christensen voting yea, and Commissioner Handy voting yea. The
purpose and general tenor of the meeting was to discuss personnel
matters. Following the discussion, the Board returned to regular
session at 10:09am.
Following Executive
Session the Board signed the letter of Contract Termination.
MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATIONS
Dr. Dean met with the
Board to discuss mental illness. He proposed to be contracted as a
Designated Examiner for the County. He is willing to purchase all of
the equipment necessary to conduct video conferencing, to
communicate with those needing counseling. The video conferencing
equipment will be leased to the County and may be placed in a
location that will be accessible to law enforcement on a 24/7 basis.
Mr. Barrus will discuss the matters with the Judges and others who
may be involved in approving this procedure.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 10:42am it was
proposed by Commissioner Handy and seconded by Commissioner
Christensen that the Board convene in Executive Session under Idaho
Code Section 67-2345(1)(d) with Commissioner Christensen voting yea,
Commissioner Crane voting yea, and Commissioner Handy voting yea.
The purpose and general tenor of the meeting was to discuss medical
indigent matters. Following the discussion, the Board returned to
regular session at 11:07am.
Following Executive Session the Board
Denied Case # 2009066; Signed 3 Assignments; Signed Release of Lien
for Cases # 208137, 2009019, 2009033, and 2009048; Signed Notice of
Lien for Cases # 2009072, 2009073, and 2009075; Approved Cases #
2009056 and 2009074; Signed Order of Reimbursement for Case #
2009056; Presented Case # 2009072.
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
At 11:15am it was
proposed and seconded to convene as the County Board of
Equalization. Roll call vote was unanimous by the Board.
On the 1st
parcel it was proposed and seconded to keep the values as determined
by the Assessor’s Office and on the 2nd parcel, it was
proposed to lower the value of the property by $500,000 as per
recommended by Assessor Marty Holland; and roll call vote was
unanimous by the Board. Notices will be sent to the property owners.
Following the discussion,
the Board returned to regular session at 11:25am.
MCCJC QUARTERLY REVIEW
The Board met with the
Minidoka County Board to conduct the quarterly jail inspection of
the MCCJC, as required by Idaho Statute. The Board heard a report
from Jail Administrator Rob Neiwert and ate lunch at the Detention
Center. After review and inspection, it was determined that there
were no deficiencies with the facility or in the operational
procedures employed by the MCCJC.
RECESS
Meeting was recessed
until 9:00 a.m., Monday, July 6, 2009.
OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE AT TODAY’S
MEETING
Margi Owens, Weekly News Journal;
Eric Ludlow, assisting with the law clerk duties.
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