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Monday,
April 30, 2012, Commissioners met
in regular session with Chairman Ron Smith,
Commissioner Dan Dinning, Commissioner Walt
Kirby, and Deputy Clerk Michelle Rohrwasser.
9:00 a.m., Road and Bridge
Superintendent Jeff Gutshall joined the meeting
to give a departmental report. Mr. Gutshall
presented a written report. County resident
Merrill Marcy also joined the meeting. Those
present discussed work on Lion’s
Den Road and ditches
and pipes needed for District 5 Road. Mr.
Gutshall said he cleared debris from the slide
at Ruby Creek Road
and did some grading.
Mr. Gutshall said he should
receive the State/Local Agreement for the
Deep
Creek Bridge
#4 Project in the mail soon.
Commissioner Dinning moved
to authorize the Chairman to sign the
State/Local Agreement for construction of
Deep
Creek Bridge
#4, subject to county attorney’s approval.
Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed
unanimously.
Mr. Gutshall said the
State/Local Agreement will also request the
county’s portion of 7.34%. Mr. Gutshall said he
has a problem with the amount that is being
asked for due to County funds still being held
by the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD).
Commissioner Dinning suggested writing a letter
to Idaho
the Transportation Department stating certain
projects have been completed and the funds
should be released.
Clerk Glenda Poston joined
the meeting at
9:20 a.m.
Mr. Gutshall said he
doesn’t think the County should have to send a
check for a portion of the project costs if
there is a credit of $140,000 that is being held
by ITD.
Mr. Gutshall and
Commissioners briefly discussed the Sandpoint
Byway ribbon cutting ceremony to be held in
Bonner
County soon.
Mr. Gutshall said
Deep
Creek Bridge
#2 is close to the final design, but this bridge
improvement is not needed until next year.
Mr. Marcy met with
Commissioners to inform them how he was treated
by the monitor at the
Naples
dumpster site. Mr. Marcy said approximately
three weeks ago he went to this dumpster site
and was having a difficult time opening the lid.
Mr. Marcy said he didn’t close the lid after
recycling and the monitor chastised him for it.
Commissioners said they would take care of this.
The meeting with Mr.
Gutshall and Mr. Marcy ended at
9:25 a.m.
Commissioner Dinning moved
to cancel fees for year 2011 totaling $181.22
for parcel #RP61N03E044800A as two of the three
houses had been removed in previous years.
Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed
unanimously.
Commissioner Dinning moved
to adopt resolution 2012-19. A resolution
regarding the sale of county tax deeded
property. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion
passed unanimously. Resolution #2012-19 reads as
follows:
RESOLUTION
2012-19
SALE
OF
COUNTY
TAX
DEED PROPERTY
WHEREAS, on the 15th day of
March, 2011, at the Boundary County Courthouse,
Bonners Ferry, Idaho, in the Commissioners'
Chambers at a regularly scheduled meeting of the
Board of Boundary County Commissioners in open
meeting, by unanimous vote, and in compliance
with the law, said Board did find and determine
that Boundary County has property that is not
necessary for the use of Boundary County and has
been found to be in surplus, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Boundary County
Commissioners has determined that the same
should, pursuant to Idaho Code 31-808, be sold
at public auction, and
WHEREAS, the public notice to sell said
property was advertised by ten day's notice
given in publication in one issue of the Bonners
Ferry Herald weekly newspaper published in
Boundary County, affidavit of said publication
is on file with the Clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners of Boundary County, and
WHEREAS, the public auction was held on
Tuesday, April
24, 2012
as advertised and the highest bidder was
established, and
WHEREAS, the bid price was received by
the
County
Treasurer
and held pending this resolution to accept said
bid; and
NOW THEREFORE,
Boundary
County
does accept the following bid and authorize the
Chairman of the Board of Boundary County
Commissioners and the Boundary County Clerk to
convey title of said property to the highest
bidder as attached hereto as "Exhibit A".
DATED this 30th day of April, 2012.
COUNTY
OF
BOUNDARY
BOARD OF
COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
s/______________________________
RONALD R. SMITH, Chairman
s/______________________________
DAN R. DINNING, Commissioner
s/______________________________
WALT KIRBY, Commissioner
ATTEST:
s/
GLENDA POSTON
Clerk of the Board of
County
Commissioners
Recorded as
instrument #253918
Clerk’s Note:
See original resolution for Exhibit “A”
Commissioner Dinning moved
to sign the Deed of County Property for the
county tax deeded property, parcel
#RP65N02E306165A, sold at public auction to
Donovan and Erin Delude. Commissioner Kirby
second. Motion passed unanimously.
Clerk Glenda Poston joined
the meeting.
Commissioner Dinning moved
to adopt Resolution #2012-20. A resolution to
increase Current Expense General Budget due to
receipt of unanticipated funds. Commissioner
Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.
Resolution #2012-20 reads as follows:
RESOLUTION 2012-20
INCREASE CURRENT
EXPENSE GENERAL BUDGET
DUE TO RECEIPT
OF UNANTICIPATED FUNDS
WHEREAS, the
Board of County Commissioners, County of
Boundary, State of Idaho, did establish an
operating budget for the Current Expense General
Fund for fiscal year 2011-2012; and
WHEREAS, $200.00 has been received from
Michael Sloan for airfare reimbursement and
$25.00 has been received from the Bonners Ferry
Chamber of Commerce as a refund for overpayment
of membership fees; and
WHEREAS, the addition of this revenue
does not affect the tax levy for
Boundary
County;
and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to increase
the Current Expense Fund Revenue Account Number
01-00-391-04 in the amount of $200.00 and
Revenue Account Number 01-00-391-21 in the
amount of $25.00 and the Current Expense General
Fund Expense Account Number 01-18-690-03,
Economic Specialist - Grant Match, in the amount
of $225.00; and
NOW THEREFORE,
upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously
carried,
IT IS RESOLVED that the increase in the
Current Expense Fund Revenue Account Number
01-00-391-04 in the amount of $200.00 and
Revenue Account Number 01-00-391-21 in the
amount of $25.00 and the Current Expense General
Fund Expense Account Number 01-18-690-03,
Economic Specialist - Grant Match, in the amount
of $225.00 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 30th
day of April, 2012
COUNTY
OF
BOUNDARY
BOARD OF
COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
s/__________________________________
RONALD R. SMITH, Chairman
s/__________________________________
DAN R. DINNING, Commissioner
s/__________________________________
WALT KIRBY, Commissioner
ATTEST:
s/______________________________________________________
GLENDA POSTON,
Clerk of the Board of
County
Commissioners
Recorded as
instrument #253920
Commissioner Dinning moved
to adopt Resolution #2012-21. A resolution to
increase Justice Fund Prosecuting Attorney
Budget due to receipt of unanticipated revenue.
Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed
unanimously. Resolution #2012-21 reads as
follows:
RESOLUTION 2012-21
INCREASE JUSTICE
FUND PROSECUTING ATTORNEY BUDGET
DUE TO RECEIPT
OF UNANTICIPATED REVENUE
WHEREAS, the Board of Boundary County
Commissioners, County of Boundary, State of
Idaho, did establish an operating budget for the
Justice Fund Prosecuting Attorney Budget for
fiscal year 2011-2012; and
WHEREAS, Boundary County received $80.00
as reimbursement from County employee Caleb
Watts as he only used $20.00 of the $100.00
given to him for clothing allowance for the Drug
Task Force; and
WHEREAS, the
Board of Boundary County Commissioners, County
of Boundary, State of Idaho, deem it appropriate
and in the best interest of the general public
of Boundary County to increase the Justice Fund
revenue account number 0008-00-0391-0021 and the
Justice Fund Prosecuting Attorney Budget expense
account number 08-03-559-21, Drug Task Force, by
$80.00; and
WHEREAS, the
increase in the budget does not affect the tax
levy for
Boundary
County,
NOW THEREFORE,
on motion duly made, seconded and unanimously
carried,
IT IS HEREBY
RESOLVED that the increase to the Justice Fund
revenue account number 0008-00-0391-0021 and the
Justice Fund Prosecuting Attorney Budget expense
account number 08-03-559-21, Drug Task Force, by
$80.00 is hereby authorized and ordered.
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 30th
day of April, 2012
COUNTY
OF
BOUNDARY
BOARD OF
COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
s/___________________________________
RONALD R. SMITH, Chairman
s/___________________________________
DAN R. DINNING, Commissioner
s/___________________________________
WALT KIRBY, Commissioner
ATTEST:
s/_____________________________________________________
GLENDA POSTON,
Clerk of the Board of
County
Commissioners
Recorded as
instrument #253921
Commissioner Dinning moved
to adopt Resolution #2012-22. A resolution to
increase fiscal year 2011-2012 Justice Fund
Sheriff Budget due to receipt of unanticipated
revenue. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion
passed unanimously. Resolution #2012-22 reads as
follows:
Resolution
2012-22
Increasing
Fiscal Year 2011-2012 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
Justice Fund Sheriff Fund for fiscal year
2011-2012; and
WHEREAS, $3,074.08 has been received from
the State of Idaho Military Division from the
Stonegarden Grant for overtime wage
reimbursement and vehicle fuel and maintenance
reimbursement; and
WHEREAS, the Boundary County
Commissioners deem it in the best interest of
the general public of Boundary County to
increase the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Justice Fund
Sheriff Budget for that purpose; and
WHEREAS, the addition of this revenue
does not affect the tax levy for
Boundary
County;
and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to increase
the fiscal year 2011-2012 Justice Fund revenue
account number 0008-00-0324-0010 in the amount
of $3,074.08 and the Justice Fund Sheriff Budget
expense account number 08-02-407-02, Overtime -
Stonegarden, in the amount of $1,108.24 and
expense account number 08-02-470-00, Vehicles –
Fuel, Gasoline, in the amount of $1,317.20 and
expense account number 08-02-479-00, Vehicles –
Other Operating Expenses, in the amount of
$648.64 for a total of
$3,074.08; and
NOW THEREFORE,
upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously
carried,
IT IS RESOLVED that the increase to the
fiscal year 2011-2012 Justice Fund revenue
account number 0008-00-0324-0010 in the amount
of $3,074.08 and the Justice Fund Sheriff Budget
expense account number 08-02-407-02, Overtime -
Stonegarden, in the amount of $1,108.24 and
expense account number 08-02-470-00, Vehicles –
Fuel, Gasoline, in the amount of $1,317.20 and
expense account number 08-02-479-00, Vehicles –
Other Operating Expenses, in the amount of
$648.64 for a total of
$3,074.08 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 30th
day of April, 2012
COUNTY
OF
BOUNDARY
BOARD OF
COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
s/___________________________________
RONALD R. SMITH, Chairman
s/___________________________________
DAN R. DINNING, Commissioner
s/___________________________________
WALT KIRBY, Commissioner
ATTEST:
s/_____________________________________________________
GLENDA POSTON,
Clerk of the Board of
County
Commissioners
Recorded as
instrument #253922
Commissioner Dinning moved
to adopt Resolution #2012-23. A resolution to
increase Current Expense Revenue Budget and
Clerk/Auditor Expense Budget. Commissioner Kirby
second. Motion passed unanimously. Resolution
#2012-23 reads as follows:
RESOLUTION 2012-23
INCREASE CURRENT EXPENSE
REVENUE BUDGET AND CLERK/AUDITOR EXPENSE
BUDGET
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners,
County of Boundary, State of Idaho, did
establish an operating budget for the fiscal
year 2011-2012 for the Current Expense
Clerk/Auditor Budget; and
WHEREAS, Boundary County received $426.07
from Idaho Association of Counties District 1 as
reimbursement for travel expenses for
Clerk/Auditor Glenda Poston; and
WHEREAS, Boundary County expended funds
out of the Current Expense Clerk/Auditor Budget,
Account Number 01-01-439, to initially cover the
Clerk/Auditor’s travel expenses; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to increase
the Current Expense Budget Revenue Account
Number 01-00-0391-0004 and the Clerk/Auditor
Budget Expense Account Number 01-01-439, Travel
– Other, in the amount of $426.07; and
WHEREAS, the addition of this revenue
does not affect the tax levy for
Boundary
County;
and
NOW THEREFORE, upon motion duly made,
seconded and unanimously carried,
IT IS RESOLVED that the increase to the
Current Expense Budget Revenue Account Number
01-00-0391-0004 and the Clerk/Auditor Budget
Expense Account Number 01-01-439, Travel –
Other, in the amount of $426.07 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 30th day of April,
2012
COUNTY
OF
BOUNDARY
BOARD OF
COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
s/__________________________________
RONALD R. SMITH, Chairman
s/__________________________________
DAN R. DINNING, Commissioner
s/__________________________________
WALT KIRBY, Commissioner
ATTEST:
s/_____________________________________________________
GLENDA POSTON,
Clerk of the Board of
County
Commissioners
Recorded as
instrument #253923
Commissioner Dinning moved
to adopt Resolution #2012-24. A resolution to
increase Tort Budget due to receipt of
unanticipated revenue. Commissioner Kirby
second. Motion passed unanimously. Resolution
#2012-24 reads as follows:
Resolution
2012-24
Increasing Tort
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
Tort Fund for fiscal year 2011-2012; and
WHEREAS, $1,718.22 has been received from
the Idaho Counties Risk Management Program
(ICRMP) as reimbursement for repair of the
Clerk’s large document scanner that was damaged
due to an electrical outage; and
WHEREAS, the Boundary County
Commissioners deem it in the best interest of
the general public of Boundary County to
increase the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Tort Budget
for that purpose; and
WHEREAS, the addition of this revenue
does not affect the tax levy for
Boundary
County;
and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to increase
the fiscal year 2011-2012 Tort Budget revenue
account number 0024-00-0391-0025 and expense
account number 24-00-459-01, Insurance
Deductibles, in the amount of $1,718.22; and
NOW THEREFORE,
upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously
carried,
IT IS RESOLVED
that the increase to the fiscal year 2011-2012
Tort Budget revenue account number
0024-00-0391-0025 and expense account number
24-00-459-01, Insurance Deductibles, in the
amount of $1,718.22 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 30th
day of April, 2012
COUNTY
OF
BOUNDARY
BOARD OF
COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
s/__________________________________
RONALD R. SMITH, Chairman
s/__________________________________
DAN R. DINNING, Commissioner
s/__________________________________
WALT KIRBY, Commissioner
ATTEST:
s/____________________________________________________
GLENDA POSTON,
Clerk of the Board of
County
Commissioners
Recorded as
instrument #253924
Commissioner Dinning moved
to adopt Resolution #2012-25. A resolution to
increase Parks and Recreation Budget due to
receipt of unanticipated funds. Commissioner
Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.
Resolution #2012-25 reads as follows:
RESOLUTION
2012-25
INCREASE
PARKS
& RECREATION BUDGET DUE TO RECEIPT OF
UNANTICIPATED FUNDS
WHEREAS, the
Board of County Commissioners, County of
Boundary, State of Idaho, did establish an
operating budget for the Parks & Recreation Fund
for fiscal year 2011-2012, and
WHEREAS, $1,000.00 has been received from
the Boundary County Fair Board to assist the
Parks & Recreation Department in paying for
primary underground electrical service; and
WHEREAS, the Parks & Recreation Fund for
fiscal year 2011-2012 is in need of additional
revenue, 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 Parks & Recreation Fund
Revenue Account Number 018-00-391-018 and the
Parks & Recreation Expense Account Number
018-00-899-00, Capital – Other, in the amount of
$1,000.00; and
NOW THEREFORE,
upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously
carried,
IT IS RESOLVED that the increase in the
Boundary County Parks & Recreation Fund Revenue
Account Number 018-00-391-018 and Expense
Account Number 018-00-899-00, Capital – Other,
in the amount of $1,000.00 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 30th day of April,
2012
COUNTY
OF
BOUNDARY
BOARD OF
COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
s/__________________________________
RONALD R. SMITH, Chairman
s/__________________________________
DAN R. DINNING, Commissioner
s/__________________________________
WALT KIRBY, Commissioner
ATTEST:
s/_____________________________________________________
GLENDA POSTON,
Clerk of the Board of
County
Commissioners
Recorded as
instrument #253925
Commissioner Dinning moved
to adopt Resolution #2012-26. A resolution to
increase fiscal year 2011-2012 Current Expense
Election Budget due to receipt of unanticipated
revenue. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion
passed unanimously. Resolution #2012-26 reads as
follows:
Resolution
2012-26
Increasing
Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Current Expense Election
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 Current Expense
Election Fund for fiscal year 2011-2012; and
WHEREAS, $6,056.70 has been received from
the State of Idaho Secretary of State from a
Help Americans Vote Act (HAVA) Grant as
reimbursement for voting booths and signage
boards; and
WHEREAS, the Boundary County
Commissioners deem it in the best interest of
the general public of Boundary County to
increase the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Current
Expense Election Budget for that purpose; and
WHEREAS, the addition of this revenue
does not affect the tax levy for
Boundary
County;
and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to increase
the fiscal year 2011-2012 Current Expense
revenue account number 0001-00-0337-0009 and the
Current Expense Election Budget expense account
number 01-04-705-17, County – Miscellaneous
Costs, in the amount of $6,056.70; and
NOW THEREFORE,
upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously
carried,
IT IS RESOLVED that the increase to the
fiscal year 2011-2012 Current Expense revenue
account number 0001-00-0337-0009 and the Current
Expense Election Budget expense account number
01-04-705-17, County – Miscellaneous Costs, in
the amount of $6,056.70 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 30th
day of April, 2012
COUNTY
OF
BOUNDARY
BOARD OF
COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
s/__________________________________
RONALD R. SMITH, Chairman
s/__________________________________
DAN R. DINNING, Commissioner
s/__________________________________
WALT KIRBY, Commissioner
ATTEST:
s/_____________________________________________________
GLENDA POSTON,
Clerk of the Board of
County
Commissioners
Recorded as
instrument #253926
Commissioner Dinning moved
to adopt Resolution #2012-27. A resolution to
transfer Drug Forfeiture Trust Fund cash to
Justice Fund and increase Prosecuting Attorney
expense budget. Commissioner Kirby second.
Motion passed unanimously. Resolution #2012-27
reads as follows:
RESOLUTION 2012-27
TRANSFER DRUG FORFEITURE TRUST FUND CASH
TO JUSTICE FUND
AND
INCREASE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY EXPENSE BUDGET
WHEREAS, the Board of Boundary County
Commissioners, County of Boundary, State of
Idaho, did establish an operating budget for the
Justice Fund Prosecuting Attorney Budget for
fiscal year 2011-2012; and
WHEREAS, Boundary County received $137.50
from the Boundary County Prosecutor as towing
reimbursement for a drug forfeiture and the
$137.50 was deposited into the Drug Forfeiture
Trust Fund, Account number 9127-00-081-00; and
WHEREAS, $137.50 was expended from the
Justice Fund Prosecuting Attorney Budget during
the fiscal year for towing charges which was a
Drug Task Force expense; and
WHEREAS, the
Board of Boundary County Commissioners, County
of Boundary, State of Idaho, deem it appropriate
and in the best interest of the general public
of Boundary County to transfer cash in the
amount of $137.50 from the Drug Forfeiture Trust
Fund revenue account number 9127-00-081-00 to
the Justice Fund revenue account number
08-00-100 thereby increasing that revenue
account and increase the Justice Fund
Prosecuting Attorney Budget expense account
number 08-03-559-21, Drug Task Force, by
$137.50; and
WHEREAS, the
transfer of said funds and increase in the
budget does not affect the tax levy for
Boundary
County,
NOW THEREFORE, on
motion duly made, seconded and unanimously
carried,
IT IS HEREBY
RESOLVED that the transfer cash in the amount of
$137.50 from the Drug Forfeiture Trust Fund
revenue account number 9127-00-081-00 to the
Justice Fund revenue account number 08-00-100
thereby increasing that revenue account and the
increase to the Justice Fund Prosecuting
Attorney Budget expense account number
08-03-559-21, Drug Task Force, in the amount of
$137.50 is hereby authorized and ordered.
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 30th
day of April, 2012
COUNTY
OF
BOUNDARY
BOARD OF
COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
s/____________________________________
RONALD R. SMITH, Chairman
s/__________________________________
DAN R. DINNING, Commissioner
s/___________________________________
WALT KIRBY, Commissioner
ATTEST:
s/_____________________________________________________
GLENDA POSTON,
Clerk of the Board of
County
Commissioners
Recorded as
instrument #253927
Commissioner Dinning moved
to adopt Resolution #2012-28. A resolution to
increase fiscal year 2011-2012 District Court
Budget due to receipt of unanticipated revenue.
Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed
unanimously. Resolution #2012-28 reads as
follows:
Resolution
2012-28
Increasing
Fiscal Year 2011-2012 District Court 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 District Court Fund for
fiscal year 2011-2012; and
WHEREAS, $10,000.00 been received from
the State of
Idaho Juvenile
Corrections
as reimbursement for video equipment installed
in the courtroom; and
WHEREAS, $3,406.34 of the $10,000.00
received has been expended in fiscal year
2011-2012 for video equipment in the courtroom;
and
WHEREAS, the Boundary County
Commissioners deem it in the best interest of
the general public of Boundary County to
increase the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 District
Court Budget for that purpose; and
WHEREAS, the addition of this revenue
does not affect the tax levy for
Boundary
County;
and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to increase
the fiscal year 2011-2012 District Court Budget
revenue account number 0006-00-0391-0000 and
expense account number 06-00-806-00, Capital –
Office Equipment, in the amount of $3,406.34;
and
NOW THEREFORE,
upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously
carried,
IT IS RESOLVED that the increase to the
fiscal year 2011-2012 District Court Budget
revenue account number 0006-00-0391-0000 and
expense account number 06-00-806-00, Capital –
Office Equipment, in the amount of $3,406.34 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 30th
day of April, 2012
COUNTY
OF
BOUNDARY
BOARD OF
COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
s/__________________________________
RONALD R. SMITH, Chairman
s/__________________________________
DAN R. DINNING, Commissioner
s/__________________________________
WALT KIRBY, Commissioner
ATTEST:
s/____________________________________________________
GLENDA POSTON,
Clerk of the Board of
County
Commissioners
Recorded as
instrument #253928
Clerk Poston left the
meeting.
Commissioners tended to
administrative duties.
10:00 a.m., City of
Bonners Ferry Administrator Stephen Boorman
and Assistant Administrator David Sims joined
the meeting to discuss the tax deeded properties
that did not sell at the tax deed auction.
Mr. Boorman referenced
properties #1 through #6 on the tax deed sale
list. Mr. Boorman said in the future Cow Creek
will need to be improved and with these
properties, the more property alongside this
road the better. It makes sense to keep these
tax deeded properties in public ownership,
according to Mr. Boorman. Mr. Boorman said he
doesn’t know exactly how much property the city
will eventually need. Commissioners, Mr. Boorman
and Mr. Sims reviewed the site map. Mr. Sims
said the properties are most likely too steep to
ever build a home on. Commissioner Dinning said
he would like to walk the properties with a city
representative to see what the value of the
trees on these properties is. Mr. Sims said if
the timber comes off the properties, it will be
costly to determine where the streets are.
Mr. Boorman said if the
County needs the City of
Bonners Ferry’s input on
the Caribou matter, just let them know.
Commissioner Dinning said he would attend the
City Council meeting to discuss Caribou.
Mr. Boorman and Mr. Sims
discussed getting a water line to
Riverside
Park and the cost of the permit from
the railroad. Mr. Boorman said this subject is
on the council agenda to discuss this Tuesday.
The excavation cost was estimated at $12,000.
Commissioner Kirby said the
city has been more than supportive for a new
walkway along the old north hill, and he asked
if this project could be kept alive somehow. Mr.
Boorman said all political pressure is good, and
one recommendation would be to pursue block
grants for pedestrian traffic. Commissioner
Kirby said this project initially turned out to
be a free deal.
Mr. Sims said when the
Idaho Transportation Department comes up to talk
to the city and county we also need to talk
about a bypass. One option is a truck bypass
rather than a full bypass, and the first
question is whether or not a new bypass is
wanted. Mr. Sims said this is a project for
sometime in the future.
Mr. Boorman and Mr. Sims
left the meeting at
10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m., Assessor Dave Ryals
joined the meeting.
Commissioners said they
received a request from South Boundary Fire
Protection District along with petitions from
two separate property owners: Bruce Grobman and
Damon and Leona Norman, who wish to have their
properties annexed into the South Boundary Fire
Protection District in order to receive fire
protection.
Commissioner Kirby moved to
accept the request of Bruce Grobman and the
request from Damon and Leona Norman to annex
their properties into South Boundary Fire
Protection District. Commissioner Dinning
second. Motion passed unanimously.
Clerk Glenda Poston and
Court Security/Bailiff Ron Sukenik joined the
meeting at 10:40
a.m.
Assessor Ryals left the
meeting at 10:40
a.m.
Chairman Smith reviewed a
memo from Mr. Sukenik in regards to surplus
video conferencing equipment that is available
for use. Clerk Poston said Louis Poplin with
Computer Arts Inc., had felt that the equipment
may work in the Commissioners’ Office for video
conferencing. Currently the courtroom has a
video conferencing system that connects to the
District 1 Detention Center. Clerk Poston said
she thinks the equipment should be tested in the
Commissioners’ Office to see if it will work.
Mr. Sukenik said this surplus equipment is
similar to the equipment upstairs.
Clerk Poston and Mr.
Sukenik left the meeting at
10:45 a.m.
11:00 a.m., Shane Robinson
and Bill Hayes with U.S.D.A. Wildlife Services
joined the meeting to provide Commissioners with
an update on predatory animal reports to include
coyotes, wolves, bears, and mountain lions and
to discuss funding.
Mr. Hayes said he is back
to request the usual $5,000 in funding from the
County to keep this program going. Commissioner
Dinning informed Mr. Robinson he had heard that
two grizzly bears were shot in
Canada
for getting into someone’s sheep.
Mr. Robinson said there
were a lot of incidents involving coyotes last
year. The Department of Fish and Game asked Mr.
Robinson to remove a mountain lion that has
gotten into someone’s chickens, but the lion
never came back, according to Mr. Robinson. Mr.
Robinson said last fall he got a lion up by
Porthill that had killed quite a few sheep.
Mr. Robinson spoke of a
wolf in the Katka area and he said the season
has probably helped with the wolf because he has
not seen a lot of sign. Mr. Hayes said he has
not lost a calf yet this last year. There had
been a couple of wolf tracks, but the tracks are
not as heavy. Hunting season for wolves will be
longer this year and more wolf kills will be
allowed. This July 1st, shooting
wolves on private property in the Panhandle zone
will be allowed, but that does not allow
trapping or snaring. Mr. Robinson reiterated
that this pertained to private property.
Commissioners asked if the
coyote population has dropped due to wolves. Mr.
Robinson said he has not seen a lot of coyotes
lately, but he is not sure if it is due to
wolves or just their cycle. Mr. Robinson said
his written report is from January 2011 through
April 2012.
It was said that funding at
the State level has been cut. Mr. Robinson said
last year the federal funding was cut, but he is
the “man on the ground” so he doesn’t have the
specific numbers. Mr. Robinson gave Commissioner
Dinning his supervisor’s contact information for
the funding cut estimates. Commissioner Dinning
asked Mr. Robinson to let him know what the
funding is when the next budget comes out. Mr.
Robinson said he is still good on the equipment
he has and the figures should be fairly close
between this last year and the prior year.
Mr. Robinson said
Kootenai
County stated they are not
supporting the U.S.D.A. Wildlife Service this
year as they feel the farmers should fund this
program rather then having the county pay for a
few property owners. Mr. Robinson said he has
done work for Kootenai
County’s landfill and airport.
Benewah
County supports this program,
according to Mr. Robinson.
The meeting with Mr. Hayes
and Mr. Robinson ended at
11:30 a.m.
Commissioners recessed for
lunch at 11:30
a.m.
1:30 p.m., Commissioners
met for the afternoon session with Chairman
Smith, Commissioner Dinning, Commissioner Kirby,
and Deputy Clerk Michelle Rohrwasser.
1:45 p.m.,
Boundary County
Park and Recreation Board members:
Lisa Carle and Tim Dougherty, and Boundary
County Little League Treasurer Kirsten Madden
joined the meeting.
Mr. Dougherty said he is
representing both the Tennis Association and
Boundary
County Parks
and Recreation Department. Mr. Dougherty said
there has been a request for the County to
establish an escrow account for repairs and
replacement of the existing tennis courts.
Chairman Smith said the only avenue the County
has is the Parks and Recreation Department and
that should be included in their budget. Mr.
Dougherty said the issue of the tennis courts
has already been discussed and an inch to one
and one half inch of blacktop overlay could cost
$14,000. Mr. Dougherty said the Parks and
Recreation Department conveyed to Adrian Bryan
of the Tennis Association what the annual budget
entails and of other needs. Mr. Dougherty said
the Parks and Recreation Board is looking at
budgeting funds for future issues.
Mr. Dougherty said in
representing the Tennis Association, he is aware
of the internal needs and the tennis court is
okay for this year, but many more new cracks are
forming. Chairman Smith gave an example of
budgeting for future items by using the Solid
Waste Department and landfill closure. Chairman
Smith said the Solid Waste Department is not a
levying entity and every year the landfill
superintendent includes in his budget money for
future closure costs and the case of the tennis
courts is a similar situation. Chairman Smith
encouraged having a line item in the Parks and
Recreation budget for the tennis courts and to
levy for it one time.
Mr. Dougherty said in
putting on his Parks and Recreation hat, how
does that affect the Parks and Recreation budget
for cash carry forward in subsequent years.
Commissioners said when the amount is put into
the budget it will not go away, but it needs to
be an established line item.
Commissioner Dinning gave
an example of levying $100,000 the first year
and all of that money in the prior year being
designated somewhere. When the budget for this
year is estimated and the Park and Recreation
Board wants to include $5,000 for future tennis
court repairs that would reduce the budget by
$5,000. Then the next year if another $5,000 is
added to the budget, the amount to levy is still
$95,000 and that amount of $5,000 will stay in
that line item. Ms. Carle questioned if that is
how the budget works for the Solid Waste
Department and Commissioner Dinning said yes.
Chairman Smith said there needs to be a line
item for things like this. Ms. Carle said she
understands that in the budget there is $10,000
per year and at end of the year those funds
transferred. Commissioners said no, those funds
will just stay in that line item.
Commissioners said if
$5,000 is earmarked for the tennis courts and
$5,000 is earmarked for the playground and then
you earmark those same amounts for two years,
there would be $20,000 available. Commissioner
Kirby said it looks like the tennis courts just
deteriorate and he asked if it’s necessary for
the courts to be made out of blacktop. Mr.
Dougherty said he has researched lesser
expensive products on the market. Mr. Dougherty
said one of Brian Wood’s employees took a look
at the courts and said for the age of them they
were holding up fairly well. Mr. Dougherty said
the overlay is a composite that just lies over
the court. To do two courts is $12,000 to
$15,000 and there is an eight year warranty.
1:55 p.m., Boundary County Little
League President Renae Bennett and Vice
President of Baseball Jeff Bennett joined the
meeting.
Ms. Carle wondered if this
was the only option as the tennis courts were
obtained via a grant. Chairman Smith said funds
would have to be used to construct new courts.
Commissioner Dinning said it would be worth
calling the State of Idaho Parks and Recreation
Department as that is most likely the grantor in
this case. Mr. Dougherty said it was.
Mr. Dougherty presented
Commissioners with a copy of a letter that had
been presented to the Little League Association
that states the Park and Recreation Board’s
commitment and corroboration.
Mr. Bennett and Ms. Bennett
spoke to Commissioners about an incident that
occurred on April 22, 2012, at Valley View Elementary. Mr.
Bennett said a week ago yesterday he was at
Valley View Elementary working on a little
league project, but before getting into that
incident he wanted to provide a bit of history.
Mr. Bennett said last year
he was involved with Little League; he as a
coach and Ms. Bennett involved with the Board.
Mr. Bennett said they had received complaints
that things could be run better. Mr. Bennett
said he has been involved with little league for
25 years and because of conversations, people
had asked him and his wife if they would be
interested in helping with little league. Mr.
Bennett said he wanted to provide the same type
of program that he and his wife had known
before. Items needed in this case were
equipment, uniforms, sponsors and things of that
nature, according to Mr. Bennett.
Mr. Bennett said sign ups
were on April 12th and the first game
was on April 15th, which didn’t give
a lot of time to organize. One of the coaches
mentioned something about the buildings that
belongs to the Riley Creek Mill and said it is
too bad the Little League Association couldn’t
use a facility like that to get the program
started. Mr. Bennett said he contacted Mr.
Brinkmeyer from Riley Creek Mill and asked if
the kids of little league could use the facility
to make an indoor batting cage. Mr. Brinkmeyer
had only asked for insurance and had given the
keys to Mr. Bennett. The wiring in the building
has been updated and a generator and a heater
had been donated for the Little League
Association’s use. The Rotary Organization heard
about what was going on and donated $500 to help
get the facility ready and the
Bonners
Ferry High School
donated a batting cage for use during the
winter.
Mr. Bennett said his goal
was to get 20 sponsors this year and he was able
to get 16 sponsors. The local businesses were a
big help to the Little League Association and
all new equipment and better uniforms were
purchased. Mr. Bennett said he has tried to use
local businesses when he could.
Ms. Bennett said there was
a letter of expectations and information on what
had been accomplished. Ms. Bennett said she and
her husband have two kids who go to school here
and their family is private. Ms. Bennett said
she and her husband do not get involved in
politics and putting themselves out there. Ms.
Bennett said she and her husband stepped up as
they were asked to and they were involved at the
parent level.
Chairman Smith said he has
never, since getting involved with Parks and
Recreation, had the Park and Recreation
Department be critical of what the Bennett’s are
doing. Chairman Smith said he had a conversation
with David Bateman who said the same thing, and
the only reason we’re all here, in his mind, is
because of what happened on Saturday that had to
do with bleachers and a building.
Chairman Smith said when
the concession stand was placed down by the
fairgrounds no one had been given permission to
put it on County property and that the structure
would have to move, but it just sat there.
Finally Travis Blackmore, who put the concession
stand there in the first place, said the County
could have it. Then it came down to the three
bleachers, according to Chairman Smith. In year
2005, Ed Moe was a member of the Boundary County
Little League Association and he had wanted to
move the bleachers. In year 2005, a letter was
written by Ed Moe with the Little League
Association about the bleachers and
Commissioners took it as stating the bleachers
were given to the County for use. Since that
time, the bleachers have been painted and now
there have been accusations the County had
stolen the bleachers and the concession stand.
As far as the bleachers, Ed Moe brought those
bleachers to Parks and Recreation, according to
Chairman Smith. In the letter it stated that one
set of bleachers would be temporarily donated to
the Tennis Association.
Chairman Smith said he then
heard of a big confrontation in front of Far
North and that got issues fired up. Chairman
Smith said he doesn’t allow County employees to
be berated. Chairman Smith said Mr. Dougherty is
not a County employee, but he is on the Parks
and Recreation Board so that is upsetting to
him.
Chairman Smith said the
bleachers were moved and he had heard that
someone on the Parks and Recreation Board said
there would be no problem if the bleachers were
needed as they could be brought back at the end
of the season.
Mr. Bennett said as far as
the concession stand, he never said it belonged
to the Little League Association. The stand was
donated to the fairgrounds. Mr. Bennett said the
Little League Association only wanted to use it
on Saturday. The concession stand was donated
under the assumption that it was for everyone at
the fairgrounds. It was said the Bennett’s did
not ask to use the concession stand and that it
was going to be used at the “rivers field”. Mr.
Bennett said it is the same that the Little
League Association didn’t ask to use the
restrooms at the fairgrounds.
Chairman Smith asked if the
concession stand was offered. Mr. Bennett said
yes and it was not an issue. Chairman Smith said
he heard the Bennett’s said they didn’t want to
use any of Parks and Recreation’s equipment. Mr.
Bennett said it was because the Little League
Association didn’t need to use that equipment as
they had found other equipment to use. Ms.
Bennett said she just wanted to state that the
Little League Association did have a very
successful day and expressed thanks.
Commissioner Dinning said
he is confused about why this meeting is taking
place. Mr. Bennett said there were points made
that he wanted to address.
Mr. Bennett said the second
issue was the stands that he so “maliciously”
took. Mr. Bennett said he told Parks and
Recreation Activities Director Anne Tompkins
that the bleachers did belong to the Little
League Association and that he was going to grab
one so people had a place to sit. Mr. Bennett
said Ms. Tompkins did not say “no” and not to
take it. Chairman Smith said he told Ms.
Tompkins not to let the Little League
Association take the bleachers. Mr. Dougherty
also told Ms. Tompkins not to let the bleachers
be taken.
Mr. Bennett said he is sure
Ed Moe’s intentions were good, but he was sorely
mistaken in that he could give those bleachers
away as he is one person. Mr. Bennett said Ms.
Tompkins was well aware of the conversation he
had with her on the phone and that is how he
came about taking one of the bleachers.
Mr. Bennett said the
incident with Parks and Recreation Board member
Angela Hittle in front of Far North was to let
her know the Little League Association had tried
to talk to Butch Short four times about using
his business. Mr. Bennett said Mr. Short had
informed Ms. Hittle that he didn’t want anything
to do with the Little League Association. Mr.
Bennett said he bought uniforms somewhere else
and tried to have screening done, but again ran
into road blocks. Mr. Bennett said his
conversation with Ms. Hittle was civil and he
told her he had just run into road blocks. Ms.
Hittle said Mr. Short didn’t want anything to do
with the Little League Association due to
something that happened last year. At the end of
it all, all of the parents involved with Little
League bought the pants for the uniforms because
they wanted to use local businesses.
Mr. Bennett mentioned
Chairman Smith’s statement that he knew all
about Mr. Bennett. Chairman Smith said he was
told by the Park and Recreation Board members
that both of the Bennett’s berated Parks and
Recreation personnel. Mr. Bennett said in the
same sentence, do Commissioners allow Park and
Recreation Board members to berate other people.
Chairman Smith said no. Mr. Bennett said during
a situation he and his wife felt berated.
Mr. Bennett said when he
was told by Chairman Smith that if the bleachers
aren’t brought back, bad things will happen Ms.
Bennett called the Commissioners’ Office the
next day and asked to talk with Chairman Smith,
but was told the bleachers had to come back
first before he would talk.
Mr. Bennett said the Little
League Board of Directors held a personnel
meeting and he had to take his son to this
meeting. There were approximately 30 people in
the parking lot and the Bennett’s felt ambushed
at the meeting. Mr. Bennett said at the meeting
he asked who was present from the Parks and
Recreation Board and everyone who was on the
Board raised their hands. Two of the Fair Board
members raised their hands as well, according to
Mr. Bennett. The Little League Association tried
to have a meeting, but people didn’t behave
themselves. It was said the Parks and Recreation
Board feel the Bennett’s don’t communicate, so
there are Parks and Recreation Board members on
the Little League Board as well so communication
would improve. The Bennett’s said the meeting’s
attendants also include school employees and
people screamed at them. Mr. Bennett said his
son came upstairs to where the meeting was held
and could not believe what was going on. Ms.
Bennett said as she took her son down the stairs
she was met with people screaming her and she
wanted to get her son away from this lynch mob.
Ms. Bennett said her son had to actually say
“stop” and “leave my mom alone”.
Mr. Bennett said it took
his wife awhile to get over this incident. Mr.
Bennett said Commissioners expect people to act
accordingly in front of the Board, but don’t
Commissioners expect that from the County’s
representatives. Mr. Bennett said that night,
until he and his wife took on working with the
Little League Association, he felt for being the
friendliest people there were a lot of angry
people. Mr. Bennett said Chairman Smith
mentioned bad things were going to happen.
Chairman Smith said even though that is what was
said that is not what he meant. Chairman Smith
said he meant if County property was taken
without permission, that is stealing and there
could be a charge for that.
Mr. Bennett said he does
believe he is getting his tainted information
from the Parks and Recreation Board and from
other people. Ms. Bennett said she has an audio
of that meeting.
Ms. Bennett said if she
sees there is conduct that is not in the best
interest of the league, she is supposed to
temporarily suspend that person then hold a
meeting before the Board of Directors to
determine if there will be suspension Chairman
Smith mentioned this occurring prior to opening
day of Little League. Chairman Smith said the
Little League Program is great, but he has seen
where Mr. Bennett has lost his cool two to three
times during this meeting.
Mr. Dougherty said the
entire Parks and Recreation Board was not at
that meeting. Brandon Glaza and one other board
member were not there and Mr. Dougherty, Rob
Tompkins, Angela Hittle, and Lisa Carle were at
the meeting as the grievance was against Mr.
Tompkins. Mr. Dougherty said he cannot speak for
others, but he was not there representing the
Parks and Recreation Board.
Mr.
Dougherty mentioned playing the audio and stated
he was at the meeting for the first 20 minutes
and doesn’t remember Mr. Bennett asking who was
present from the Parks and Recreation Board.
Ms. Carle said at the time
Mr. Bennett asked that question she was the only
Parks and Recreation Board member at the
meeting. Mr. Dougherty said he attended the
meeting for Mr. Tompkins. Mr. Dougherty said to
Mr. and Ms. Bennett that they have done a lot
for the Little League Association and he thanked
them. Mr. Dougherty said he has good friends and
former supervisors who did outstanding jobs for
Little League and he would’ve been honored to
have a son in that program as it teaches people
how to be civil, courteous and responsible for
their actions. Mr. Dougherty said his opinion is
the Bennett’s have not displayed the same
abilities in their direction, but that is only
his opinion.
Mr. Dougherty said he is
representing the Parks and Recreation Board and
following the meeting he will suggest that his
Board choose another liaison to work between
Parks and Recreation and the Little League
Association. Mr. Dougherty said it is his
understanding that Ms. Bennett submitted her
resignation via email, and Ms. Bennett said she
asked for that to be reconsidered. Mr. Dougherty
said there is discord, but he thinks the
organizations can still work, so hopefully
Boundary County Little League will accommodate
this request. At the next Parks and Recreation
Board meeting, Mr. Dougherty said he will draft
a letter to request someone other than the
Bennett’s as there are too many personal issues
going on. Mr. Dougherty said he had left the
personnel meeting early as he saw tensions
getting hot on both sides; not the Parks and
Recreation Board, but the Rob Tompkins and the
Little League Association side.
Mr. Bennett asked was the
crowd yelling at him or was he yelling at the
crowd. Mr. Dougherty responded to Mr. Bennett
that the Little League Board had asked Mr.
Bennett to sit down.
Ms. Bennett asked how many
times did she have to state that the meeting was
a private meeting. Mr. Dougherty questioned why
then were people let into this meeting and Ms.
Bennett referred to the large number of people
that showed up. Ms. Bennett said the Little
League Association has a constitution they have
to adhere to and it is due process. It was said
the crowd of people were like a mob.
Chairman Smith questioned
who owns the bleachers. If the bleachers belong
to the Little League Association, then they need
to be removed unless something can be worked
out.
Commissioner Dinning said
he had been involved with the Little League
Association for eight years and has been through
all kinds of miscommunication. Commissioner
Dinning said without open communication with
everyone there will be miscommunication. There
are bylaws and if someone does something
perceived to be done not in the light of day,
people will ask why.
Commissioner Dinning stated
the importance to work together as it is much
more important than ego’s, charters, etc. There
is too much at stake with these kids and this
could be the only opportunity they have. If the
kids see parents doing something they don’t want
to take part of, the kids will be lost,
according to Commissioner Dinning. Commissioner
Dinning said he helped build the fields at the
Bonners
Ferry High School
and Valley View Elementary, and all he is
hearing is the rules, etc. and we wouldn’t have
these things if we had always followed the
rules. Ms. Bennett said she agreed and that is
why the Little League Association brought on two
members from the Parks and Recreation Board.
Chairman Smith asked if it
is the Little League Association’s opinion that
the bleachers belong to them. Mr. Bennett said
the Little League Association had wanted to use
one of the bleaches at the
Valley View
Elementary School field.
Ms. Bennett said the Little
League Association needs to fill out a form to
show compliance with safety rules for the
fields. Commissioners said the fields are Parks
and Recreation and if there was a field
inspection report, the fields would be shut down
as there are certain things that can’t be
checked off. It was said the fields that need
help are the grass fields at Parks and
Recreation.
The meeting to discuss
issues between the Little League Association and
the Parks and Recreation Department ended at
2:55 p.m.
Road and Bridge
Superintendent Jeff Gutshall stopped by
Commissioners’ Office and Commissioners
contacted Scott Stokes with the Idaho Department
of Transportation.
Mr. Gutshall and
Commissioners discussed the cost of the match
for work on Deep
Creek Bridge
#4. Mr. Gutshall thanked Mr. Stokes for looking
into utilizing County funds the Idaho
Transportation Department has been holding onto.
Mr. Gutshall said the problem is the required
match of approximately $67,000 for Bridge #4 and
there is a similar project next year. Mr.
Gutshall said he has been trying to resolve this
as he has a document with program local share
costs and balances carried for projects. This
report is from February 3, 2012 and now
Boundary
County has $130,000 being held by
the Idaho Transportation Department for projects
that are reflected as being open. This is
Boundary County
money, according to Mr. Gutshall. The County is
faced with budget issues to include the question
of if there will be money next year. This money
is sitting at the Idaho Transportation
Department so why can’t it be used as project
match. The projects should not be shown as open.
Mr. Stokes agreed.
Commissioner Dinning asked who the County should
talk to and Mr. Stokes said Damon Allen as he is
the person who closes the projects.
The call to Mr. Stokes
ended and Mr. Gutshall left the meeting.
4:00 p.m., There being no
further business, the meeting recessed until
tomorrow at 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday,
May 1, 2012, Commissioners met in regular
session with Chairman Ron Smith, Commissioner
Dan Dinning, Commissioner Walt Kirby, and Deputy
Clerk Michelle Rohrwasser.
9:00 a.m., Solid Waste
Superintendent Claine Skeen joined the meeting
to give a departmental report.
Mr. Skeen discussed the
proposed Moyie Springs monitored collection site
and that he has had conversations with George
Shutes with the local Idaho Transportation
Department. Mr. Skeen said it would take two
employees to run the site, but this isn’t
starting until next year. There is a cost for
power and the permit and Mr. Skeen discussed
what is involved in getting electricity to the
site. The total cost is approximately $10,000
for Northern Lights Inc., and the work of
Champ’s Electric. Mr. Skeen said it would not be
cheaper to have power lines overhead rather than
underground and the State doesn’t want power
poles. Mr. Shutes has taken the paperwork to his
boss and Mr. Skeen said he would like to combine
the leases for the Naples
site, the highway junction site and the Moyie
Springs site.
Mr. Skeen said he has two
loads of tires to get rid of next week and that
is a cost of $240 per ton the County pays. Mr.
Skeen said it would probably cost $40,000 to get
rid of all of the tires. The large tractor tires
will be used as jersey walls and can be used as
horse feeders so he will not get rid of those.
Dyck’s Oil and Auto pays to bring tires in and
Les Schwab used to, according to Mr. Skeen.
Dealing with tires is one of the biggest issues.
Chairman Smith said he heard the tires can be
used in road beds and in mats.
Mr. Skeen said he provided
a presentation on recycling to the 4-H group and
the kids enjoyed it.
Mr. Skeen asked if the
recycle day at the Safeway location will be
eliminated since the City of
Bonners Ferry is starting
their program. Commissioners said yes, but to
keep the Safeway site operational until the City
is ready to start their program. Mr. Skeen said
there were only four people that came on the
last recycle day. Chairman Smith said he would
not even mess with the Safeway site if that is
the case.
Restorium Board Chairman
Larry Dirks and Restorium Administrator Karlene
Magee joined the meeting at 9:15 a.m.
Mr. Skeen discussed fencing
the Moyie Springs monitored site. The total cost
for employees, fencing, etc., for the Moyie
Springs site comes to approximately $60,000.
The meeting with Mr. Skeen
ended at 9:20 a.m.
Commissioner Kirby moved to
amend the agenda for 9:55 a.m., for the
discussion and nomination for “at-large
position” for the Panhandle Health District and
discussion and possible motion to comment on the
Idaho Panhandle National Forest Draft Management
Plan. Commissioner Dinning second. Motion passed
unanimously.
9:20 a.m., Chairman Smith
said it is now known the grant for the Restorium
elevator project is funded. Chairman Smith said
he asked Nancy Mabile with the Panhandle Area
Council (PAC) about the time frame of the
project. PAC will work with the engineer to go
out for bids. Mr. Dirks asked about the total
amount of the grant.
Commissioner Kirby moved to
authorize the Chairman to sign the Standard Form
of Agreement with Longwell & Trapp for $14,700
plus reimbursable expenses for the Restorium
elevator project. Commissioner Dinning second.
Motion passed unanimously.
Ms. Magee said she has one
room available at the Restorium.
Commissioner Kirby spoke of
paving the parking lot at the Panhandle Health
District. Commissioner Kirby said the
County Road and
Bridge Department is offering in-kind help and
funding will be expended by Panhandle Health
District. Those present discussed the nursing
position at the Restorium and what the
position’s insurance requirements are.
County Civil Attorney Phil
Robinson joined the meeting at 9:40 a.m.
Chairman Smith said he
would talk to the County’s insurance agent about
the nursing insurance requirements.
The meeting with Mr. Dirks
and Ms. Magee ended at 9:40 a.m.
Mr. Gutshall stopped by
Commissioners’ Office to discuss his budget line
item in relation to projects the Idaho
Transportation Department (ITD) should close
out. ITD is holding onto County funds that
should be able to be used for the
Deep
Creek Bridge
#4 as the County’s estimated share of the cost,
according to Mr. Gutshall.
Commissioner Dinning moved
to approve the expenditure of approximately
$67,000 to be taken out of line item #0670-0010,
Contracts and Construction. Commissioner Kirby
second. Motion passed unanimously. Motion passed
unanimously.
Mr. Gutshall left the
meeting.
9:45 a.m., Chief Probation
Officer Stacy Brown joined the meeting to give
the departmental report. Ms. Brown said she has
been working on the parenting committee led by
Brenda Walters. There will be a survey of the 5th
and 6th graders to see what the concerns are for
5th graders going into 6th
grade. Ms. Brown said she is almost finished
working on an anti-bullying presentation.
Ms. Brown said she did
attend the ribbon cutting ceremony for the
Bonner
County Detention
Center. It is a state of the art
facility and is a very secure facility. Ms.
Brown described the new facility.
The meeting with Ms. Brown
ended at 9:50 a.m.
10:00 a.m., Boundary County
Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman Dan
Studer joined the meeting.
Commissioner Dinning moved
to go into executive session under Idaho Code
#67-2345(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
Kirby second. Commissioners voted as follows:
Chairman Smith “yes”, Commissioner Dinning
“yes”, and Commissioner Kirby “yes”. Motion
passed unanimously. 10:10 a.m., Commissioners
moved to go out of executive session.
Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed
unanimously.
Courthouse Security/Bailiff
Ron Sukenik joined the meeting.
Those present briefly
discussed Planning and Zoning administrative
duties that may come up in regards to the
Tungsten Holdings Application.
Commissioners said the
Planning and Zoning Administrator keeps the
County’s website updated. Commissioners also
spoke of various notices that are posted on this
website and said that Mr. Sukenik may be able to
keep this site updated. Mr. Sukenik said he is
able to update the website for jury related
matters and elections, and he learned he has the
ability to update the rest of the website.
Chairman Smith gave the example of needing to
update the website so Road and Bridge’s road
closure information can be posted. Mr. Sukenik
said he is having a difficult time locating that
specific file, but he should be okay once he
finds it.
Mr. Sukenik left the
meeting at 10:30 a.m.
Commissioners asked if
there is a conflict of interest if Planning and
Zoning Commission Chairman Dan Studer fills in
for Mr. Weland where and when he can. Attorney
Robinson said he does not think there is a
conflict. Commissioners can appoint an assistant
administrator or more than one.
Commissioner Dinning moved
to appoint Dan Studer as volunteer Assistant
Administrator for the Planning and Zoning
Department. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion
passed unanimously.
The meeting with Mr. Studer
and Attorney Robinson ended at 11:00 a.m.
Commissioner Kirby moved to
provide an updated letter of recommendation for
Panhandle Area Council. Commissioner Dinning
second. Motion passed unanimously.
Commissioner Dinning moved
to nominate Allen Banks for the Panhandle Health
District At-Large position. Commissioner Kirby
second. Motion passed unanimously.
Commissioner Dinning moved
to approve the comments for the Idaho Panhandle
National Forest Draft Forest Management Plan.
Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed
unanimously.
There being no further
business, the meeting adjourned at 11:15 a.m.
/s/
RONALD R. SMITH, Chairman
ATTEST:
/s/
GLENDA POSTON, Clerk
By: Michelle Rohrwasser,
Deputy Clerk
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