Printer Friendly Cassia County Minutes 09-08-09

COMMISSIONER MINUTES

#591                                                                                                                     September 8, 2009

            The Cassia County Board of Commissioners met this day with Chairman Dennis Crane, Paul Christensen and Clay D. Handy, Board Members; Wendy L. Marr, Deputy Clerk of the Board, and Kerry D. McMurray, County Administrator, present. Alfred E. Barrus, Prosecuting Attorney was absent.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

At 9:30 am 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)(b) 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 employee matters. Following the discussion, the Board returned to regular session at 10:16 am. The Board advised the County Administrator to draft a letter on their behalf. 

COUNTY EXPENDITURE

            The Board reviewed the County’s Payables Approval Report dated September 8, 2009. A motion was made and seconded to approve the report and the roll call vote was unanimous with Commissioner Handy, Commissioner Christensen and Chairman Crane all voting yea.

COUNTY ROAD & BRIDGE

            Commissioner Christensen reported on the pre-construction meeting with ITD and Western Construction on Phase IV of the Byway construction.    Western Construction has proposed a timeline that would have Phase IV paved by November 1, 2009.

BUDGET MATTERS

            The Board met with the Auditor’s Office to discuss the FY2010 Budget. The Commissioners expressed their concerns in not using any forgone amounts.  A motion was made and seconded to take $100,000.00 out of the Cassia County Benefits Fund and $66,375.00 out of the PILT fund to protect forgone amounts.  The county has tried to be very conservative on revenue projections. The County Road and Bridge budget was discussed.  The Commissioners determined that in the future it would be important to meet with the Auditor at the beginning of budget reviews to maintain a better flow of information on budgeting guidelines.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

            At 10:44 am  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 11:05 am. The affected department head was advised to move forward with disciplinary action on employees that are not acting with appropriate deportment in their professional capacity.

CORRESPONDENCE

            The Board reviewed the following:

            1. A Thank You card from Don and Linda Price and Family.

            2. A Thank You card from Bob and Sara Haynes and Family.

            3. An invitation from South Central Community Action Partnership for their 3^rd Annual Community Partnership in Action event.

            4. A letter from the City of Burley for a special meeting with the Burley City Council, Cassia and Minidoka County Commissioners and the Commerce Authority regarding Magic Valley Poultry.

            5. A newsletter from the City of Rocks regarding public scoping of their General Management Plan.

TOUR OF SOUTHWEST IRRIGATION

            At 11:05 am the Board departed with Grant Wyatt for a tour of Southwest Irrigation’s Golden Valley Pipeline.

LUNCH

            At 12:00 pm the Board departed for a working lunch and a report of Courthouse function and personnel matters by Kerry McMurray, County Administrator.

RECESS

            Meeting was recessed until 9:00 a.m., Monday, September 14, 2009.

OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE AT TODAY’S MEETING

Margi Owens, Weekly News Journal;