***Monday, April 2, 2018, at 9:00 a.m., Commissioners met in regular session with Chairman Dan Dinning, Commissioner LeAlan Pinkerton, Commissioner Walt Kirby, Clerk Glenda Poston, and Deputy Clerk Michelle Rohrwasser.
Blue Sky Broadcasting News Reporter Mike Brown was in attendance of the meetings off and on throughout the day.
Commissioners gave the opening invocation and said the Pledge of Allegiance.
9:00 a.m., Road and Bridge Department Superintendent Clint Kimball joined the meeting to give the departmental report. A written report was provided and Commissioners and Mr. Kimball reviewed the information. Mr. Kimball spoke of the telephone call Commissioners received regarding a permit for load limits.
Commissioner Pinkerton moved to adopt Resolution 2018-11 regarding the Pay for Use Agreement through Caterpillar Financial Services. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously. Resolution 2018-11 reads as follows:
(See next page for Resolution 2018-11)
Recorded as instrument #273616
Commissioner Pinkerton moved to adopt Resolution 2018-12 regarding the second Pay for Use Agreement through Caterpillar Financial Services. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.
Clerk’s Note: Resolution 2018-12 was mistakenly adopted in advance of receiving the actual resolution. Resolution 2018-12 will be inserted into Commissioners’ meeting minutes upon receipt of the official document and subsequent signing and recording.
Mr. Kimball left the meeting at 9:23 a.m.
Commissioner Pinkerton moved to adopt Resolution 2018-13. A resolution increasing the Justice Fund Sheriff budget due to unanticipated revenue. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously. Resolution 2018-13 reads as follows:
RESOLUTION 2018-13
INCREASING THE JUSTICE FUND SHERIFF BUDGET
DUE TO RECEIPT OF UNANTICIPATED REVENUE
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners, County of Boundary, State of Idaho, did establish an operating budget for the Boundary County Justice Fund Sheriff Budget for fiscal year 2017-2018, and
WHEREAS, Boundary County has received reimbursement in the amount of $450.00 from the State of Idaho, Idaho State Police as reimbursement for wilderness first aid training tuition and field guides, and
WHEREAS, the Boundary County Justice Fund Sheriff Budget is in need of additional revenue for fiscal year 2017-2018, and
WHEREAS, the addition of this revenue does not affect the tax levy for Boundary County, and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to increase the Boundary County Justice Fund Revenue Account Number 08-00-0391-0018 and the Boundary County Justice Fund Sheriff Budget Expense Account Number 08-02-569-00, Education - Other, in the amount of $450.00.
NOW THEREFORE, upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried,
IT IS RESOLVED, that the increase to the Boundary County Justice Fund Revenue Account Number 08-00-0391-0018 and the Boundary County Justice Fund Sheriff Budget Expense Account Number 08-02-569-00, Education - Other, in the amount of $450.00 is hereby authorized and ordered, and
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk is instructed to deliver certified copies of this resolution to the Boundary County Treasurer and the Boundary County Auditor.
DATED this 2nd day of April 2018
COUNTY OF BOUNDARY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
s/_______________________________
Dan R. Dinning, Chairman
s/________________________________
LeAlan L. Pinkerton, Commissioner
s/________________________________
Walt Kirby, Commissioner
ATTEST:
s/______________________________________________
Glenda Poston, Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners
Recorded as instrument #273652
Commissioner Pinkerton moved to authorize the Chairman to sign the deeds for county tax deeded properties sold at the county’s tax deeded property auction held on March 26, 2018. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.
9:24 a.m., Deputy Clerk Nancy Ryals joined the meeting.
Commissioner Kirby moved to go into closed session pursuant to Idaho Code 31-874. Commissioner Pinkerton second. Motion passed unanimously. 9:31 a.m., Commissioner Kirby moved to go out of closed session. Commissioner Pinkerton second. Motion passed unanimously.
Commissioner Pinkerton moved to accept the offer for indigent case 2010-37 for the county to accept a one-time settlement of $36,043.00 upon closing of the sale of property and subject to the approval of the Catastrophic Health Care Cost Board. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.
Deputy Clerk Ryals left the meeting at 9:32 a.m.
9:34 a.m., County resident Jerry Higgs joined the meeting.
Commissioner Pinkerton moved to approve the updated Bylaws for the Boundary Community Hospital Board of Trustees. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.
Commissioner Pinkerton moved to approve the Certificates of Residency for Aubrey Naylor, James Robinson, Katelyn Hutchinson, and Kaitlyn Summerfield. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Higgs stopped by Commissioners’ Office to inform them of his concerns pertaining to some Planning and Zoning matters, but Commissioners stopped Mr. Higgs from continuing and informed him that Commissioners cannot discuss any of these issues as they may come before them for a decision at a later date. Mr. Higgs said he would follow the process.
Mr. Higgs left the meeting at 9:37 a.m.
Commissioners discussed putting a public notice in the newspaper and online news sources stating that Commissioners will soon accept written bids for the county tax deeded properties that did not sell at the recent public auction.
Clerk Poston updated Commissioners on a Solid Waste fee billing matter as it pertains to the Armory Building. The bill will be cancelled as the county is using the facility.
Commissioner Pinkerton moved to authorize the Chairman to sign the Equipment Contract with Pacific Office Automation for a new copy/printer/scanner machine for the Clerk’s Office. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.
Chief Deputy Clerk Tracie Isaac joined the meeting at 9:46 a.m., to update Commissioners on a Restorium job description that went before the Personnel Classification Committee.
Chief Deputy Clerk Isaac left the meeting.
9:48 a.m., Solid Waste Department Superintendent Claine Skeen and Assistant Superintendent Eric Owen joined the meeting to give the Solid Waste Department report.
Commissioners discussed the budget for the Solid Waste Department and as well as positions. Chairman Dinning said he wanted more time to think about these details.
9:53 a.m., Commissioner Kirby moved to go into executive session pursuant to Idaho Code 74-206(1)b, to consider the evaluation, dismissal or disciplining of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against, a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent, or public school student. Commissioner Pinkerton second. Commissioners voted as follows: Chairman Dinning “aye”, Commissioner Pinkerton “aye” and Commissioner Kirby “aye”. Motion passed unanimously. The executive session ended at 9:59 a.m. No action was taken.
County resident Chad Kimball joined the meeting.
Chairman Dinning said he was contacted by someone last week and he wanted to relay this person’s suggestion for the monitored sites. The suggestion was to keep both the Naples and Paradise Valley dumpster sites open, but alternate the days they are open as opposed to closing one of the sites. The suggestion was to close both sites on Sunday and to have the Naples site open on certain days and the Paradise Valley site open on the remaining days. Chairman Dinning said he just wants everyone to think about these things and he asked Mr. Skeen what it would entail operating three days at the junction sites. Mr. Skeen replied that Paradise Valley would operate eight hours per day a certain number of days per week and the same goes for the Naples site and then have all sites closed on Sunday. Chairman Dinning said in essence only one site is open three days per week. Mr. Skeen spoke of eventually having two vacant monitor positions; one being at the Naples location and the other vacancy at the Paradise Valley location, but with the new schedule, he wouldn’t need to fill those positions. Chairman Dining said both sites could remain in operation by keeping them open three days per week. Chairman Dinning said the county could keep the Highway 95/Highway 1 junction site open four or five days per week. Commissioners requested the Solid Waste budget information from Clerk Poston. Commissioner Pinkerton said we need to consider all options.
Mr. Owen said the person who had requested taking tires from the landfill’s tire pile has taken some, possibly 100. The cost to the county to dispose of the tires is $140.00 per ton and approximately 100 tires equals one ton.
Chairman Dinning informed those present that he had heard the county is supposed to hold a public hearing regarding the proposed use of the Possi-shell material as landfill cover so Ellery Howard with JUB Engineering is going to look into the necessity of that happening.
The meeting with Mr. Skeen and Mr. Owen ended at 10:16 a.m.
10:26 a.m., Chief Probation Officer Stacy Brown joined the meeting.
Ms. Brown informed Commissioners that her office will be conducting some surprise testing associated with probationers on Saturday, but staff will take a different day off so not to accrue additional hours. Ms. Brown spoke of attending a conference in Sun Valley as a steering committee member. Juvenile Probation Officer Jessica Nordheim will work with the Youth Level of Inventory Case Management System for risk assessment as a train the trainer for District 1. Ms. Brown updated Commissioners on statistics for her department to include 185 people on unsupervised probation, four people in the diversion program and Juvenile Probation has 16 active cases with nine more coming. There are 53 people on misdemeanor probation, which isn’t a high number, but they are complex cases, according to Ms. Brown.
Ms. Brown spoke of an incentive fund that allows parents to take their kids to treatment, but the only counselor for this program is located in Coeur d’ Alene so she may access funds from that account.
Ms. Brown informed Commissioners that Jim Crowley with the Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections is retiring this June, but he will be in attendance of her meeting with Commissioners in May.
It was said the air conditioner/heating company is working at the armory now. Chairman Dinning said he heard Courthouse Maintenance John Buckley is building a shed at the armory. Ms. Brown said the building will be a moveable structure that will be kept outside near the dumpster area and it will be lockable, but community service workers will be able to access lawn mowers, etc., from that building. Ms. Brown said she will be present when this shed is in use to make sure keys come back. Chairman Dinning said he was at the armory last week and he questioned if the county is able to take ownership of the armory, did the Probation Office want to remain in this building. Ms. Brown said the building is nice and new, but she cannot keep her eyes on misdemeanor matters; it is not conducive for that purpose. It was asked, if the Probation Office relocated and remodeled, how would that fit with the Sheriff’s Office?
The meeting with Ms. Brown ended at 10:35 a.m.
Commissioners tended to administrative duties.
Chief Deputy Clerk Tracie Isaac joined the meeting at 10:49 a.m.
Commissioners Kirby moved to go into executive session pursuant to Idaho Code 74-206(1)b, to consider the evaluation, dismissal or disciplining of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against, a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent, or public school student. Commissioner Pinkerton second. Commissioners voted as follows: Chairman Dinning “aye”, Commissioner Pinkerton “aye”, and Commissioner Kirby “aye” Motion passed unanimously. The executive session ended at 10:56 a.m. No action was taken.
Commissioners tended to administrative duties.
11:18 a.m., Boundary Economic Development (EDC) Director Dennis Weed joined the meeting to update Commissioners on EDC projects.
Commissioners informed Mr. Weed that Boundary County was awarded the grant through the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for the regional sewer feasibility study. Commissioners need to sign the grant offer, but there is a section that Mr. Weed needs to review and complete.
Commissioner Pinkerton moved to authorize the Chairman to sign Idaho Department of Environmental Quality grant offer of $60,000 for the regional sewer feasibility study. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Weed informed Commissioners that if the transaction goes through for the former Akins Harvest Foods Building, it would create 30 jobs and provide a deli. Mr. Weed spoke of holding a summit pertaining to technology in Boundary County to help teach the skill set that employees need for changing technology.
Mr. Weed said he will know the status of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and GEM grants for the regional sewer feasibility study in another week. The GEM grant would total $25,000, the USDA grant is for $30,000 and Idaho Forest Group will contribute $25,000. Mr. Weed said he would like to go back to DEQ and request more funds for this project’s master plan.
Chairman Dinning asked if the non-profit status is ready to go for the Boundary County Bike and Pedestrian Trail Committee so the county can transfer ownership from the Commissioners. Mr. Weed said once the Committee hears that the status of forming a 501c3 is complete, they will be set and on their own. Mr. Weed informed Commissioners that this Committee’s board members consist of Eric Anderson, Scott Bourassa, Tess Rae, Greg Sprungl, and John O’Connor.
Chairman Dinning briefly discussed matters pertaining to the Good Neighbor Authority as it had been mentioned by the Governor at the Moyie Springs Capital for the Day event.
The meeting with Mr. Weed ended at 11:40 a.m.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:40 a.m.
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DAN R. DINNING, Chairman
ATTEST:
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GLENDA POSTON, Clerk
By: Michelle Rohrwasser, Deputy Clerk