Commissioner's minutes

June 7, 2011

Monday, May 16, 2011, 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. Resident Mark Owens also joined the meeting.

 

Mr. Gutshall did not provide a written department report. Mr. Gutshall said Road and Bridge is out crushing now and that is going well. Road and Bridge is stockpiling gravel at an unprecedented rate, according to Mr. Gutshall. Mr. Gutshall said he used Tom Oxford’s grinder on the grader and he explained how it hooks to the grader. Mr. Gutshall said after grinding up one or two miles of road you’re changing an expensive amount of teeth.

 

Mr. Gutshall said he looked for the other culvert on the Moyie River Road. This county road is too low coming down to Channing Nagel’s residence and it needs to be raised in order to put in a new culvert. The grinder would be needed to do that. Mr. Gutshall said he is looking at Mr. Oxford’s grinder to use when it is needed rather than buying one. Mr. Gutshall said the upcoming budget is sobering and purchases are not in the plan. Mr. Gutshall said including the increasing cost of fuel, he is not able to budget as much as in the past. Highway User Funds have not changed and the average is $240,000 per quarter and Mr. Gutshall said he has to take that as the only source of income after Secure Rural School (SRS) funds stop. The A and D Budgets totals over $1,000,000, oil is over $200,000 per year and road patching adds up to $100,000 or so per year, in addition to the fuel costs to run trucks, equipment, graders, mechanical repairs, and the dust abatement programs. Mr. Gutshall said the projected amount of $700,000 is the last payment for SRS. Chairman Smith said he recalled hearing the payment would be more than originally thought and Mr. Gutshall said if the amount is more then he would like to know. 

 

Mr. Gutshall said the Durapatcher is out again this week. Mr. Gutshall informed Commissioners that Deep Creek Loop has settled even more so he has posted the areas as a one lane road. Mr. Gutshall spoke of cutting the area that has settled and filling it with gravel.

 

Mr. Gutshall informed Commissioners that he will try to do something with the grant application for the Public Lands Highways Discretionary Program once he learns more about his budget.

 

Commissioners discussed joining Mr. Gutshall on the Forest Highway tour on May 24, 2011. Commissioners determined their meetings that day need to be cancelled or rescheduled due to lack of a quorum as Commissioner Kirby and Chairman Smith will join Mr. Gutshall on this tour. 

 

Mark Owens met with Commissioners to discuss abandoning Hewitt Road. Mr. Owens said he is in the process of having a property survey done. Mr. Owens informed Commissioners that he lives on Perkins Lake Road, formerly County Road 73. Mr. Owens said Steve Moyer with Northstar Surveying mentioned talking to Mr. Gutshall to suggest having the County abandon Hewitt Road. Mr. Owens said this road really only serves his property and the Curley Creek Water Association uses this road only so often. Hewitt Road is only one quarter of a mile and Mr. Gutshall said Hewitt Road is maintained to the gate and Mr. Owens said the road stops at the gate. Chairman Smith said there is a process Commissioners have to follow to grant an abandonment. Mr. Gutshall said regardless, the road doesn’t service anyone. For clarification, Mr. Owens and Commissioner Dinning agreed the Curley Creek Water Association would still have access. Mr. Gutshall said there is no benefit to the County in having Hewitt Road.

 

Mr. Owens said he would like to reopen the issue of decommissioning the road that is behind his house. Mr. Owens said first of all, there is very little use of this road and he has video records to show this. Mr. Owens explained that Perkins Lake Road is a loop and the road he is talking about services nothing, it slopes towards the creek, and is only 10 to 12 feet wide in some places. Mr. Owens said this road is especially dangerous in the winter and at the very least it should be posted for no winter access. Mr. Owens said 1.3 to 1.6 cars pass on that road per day. There was a settlement out of court so it is a continued disputed piece of road way, according to Mr. Owens. There is a law enforcement issue due to a lot of illegal hunting. Mr. Owens said in the summer time cars drive back there at three o’ clock in the morning and he thinks there is drug trafficking going on. Mr. Owens said he had encountered a registered sex offender with a minor that he reported to law enforcement, but that explains how remote that area is. Darrell Kerby with Pace Kerby Insurance had advised years ago that if there was an accident, there could be issues of liability as it is a right-of-way. Mr. Owens said he is just requesting this road be closed to a specific location as this area is a redundant half of a loop and with maintenance costs, if the County was looking to shore up the budget, this issue should be revisited. Chairman Smith asked if this is a county road and Mr. Gutshall said yes. Mr. Gutshall said as far as funding, there is not much maintenance expended on this road so it isn’t costing any money. Chairman Smith suggested looking into the abandonment of Hewitt Road then start having talks about this other road issue. Commissioners said if the County considered abandoning a portion of this other road, they would have to also go through the abandonment process.

 

The meeting with Mr. Gutshall and Mr. Owens ended at 9:35 a.m.

 

9:35 a.m., Park and Recreation Board Members: Angela Hittle, Tim Dougherty, Rob Tompkins, Lisa Carle, David Brinkman, and Chairperson Pam Copeland joined the meeting to clarify questions they had. Clerk Glenda Poston and Chief Deputy Clerk Tracie Isaac also joined the meeting.

 

Chairman Smith said he looked at the Park and Recreation budget and he doesn’t see how they can work on their budget for next year since they are operating on a lump sum. Chairman Smith explained that budgets are due today, but he would like to help the Park and Recreation Board with their first budget. Mr. Dougherty said he would like to thank Ms. Copeland for the work she did in trying to put the budget together. Chairman Smith mentioned the budget to be turned in today is for the next fiscal year.

 

Chairman Smith said everyone needs to come to an understanding that the County is fortunate to have this Park and Recreation Board and there has to be trust. Commissioners don’t want to micromanage how the Park and Recreation Board will spend their budget and if it was to the point that Commissioners needed to micromanage that, then the Board needs to be replaced. Chairman Smith said by saying that, if the Park and Recreation Board has budget and there is something they want to purchase, he has a problem if they need to run it by Commissioners. Commissioner Dinning said the only thing that surprised him in the Park and Recreation Board minutes was seeing the cost of $8,000 to $10,000 for electricity for the concession stand as that is a lot of money. Ms. Hittle said the concession stand is grant money. Ms. Copeland said the Park and Recreation Board meets every two weeks. Chairman Smith said if Commissioners don’t get the Park and Recreation Board meeting agenda ahead of time, the Board can just contact the Commissioners to inform them of the matter to make sure there aren’t any problems and to make sure there is budget for that item. Ms. Carle asked if that means the Park and Recreation Board should contact Commissioners if a purchase or expenditure is above a certain amount. Commissioner Dinning explained that he had noticed an expense and he didn’t mean for that purchase not to go through, he just wanted to know what was going on. Commissioners said the Park and Recreation Board does need to notify them if they are doing something on County property. Mr. Dougherty said he appreciates Commissioners’ candor and their trust. Mr. Dougherty said he is used to operating in a fairly efficient fashion and when the Park and Recreation Board was appointed, he new the quality of the individuals. Mr. Dougherty spoke of the need to keep good financial records.

 

Chairman Smith said he had spoken to Chief Deputy Clerk Tracie Isaac about job descriptions for the Park and Recreation Department. The Park and Recreation Board had been informed by Commissioners they would have an employee for a six month period that position would be paid for that period of time out of the Park and Recreation budget and the remaining six months this employee will work for the County as Courthouse maintenance and be paid out of the Courthouse budget. That position is a County employee, according to Chairman Smith.

 

Those present reviewed the job description for the Park and Recreation employee to perform duties related to the Park and Recreation Department. Chairman Smith said the supervisors will be the Park and Recreation Board and the ultimate supervisors are the Commissioners. The Park and Recreation Board won’t have the ability to discipline or terminate one of their employees, according to Chairman Smith. Those present discussed the other two positions, which are the sports director and groundskeeper. Chairman Smith said he doesn’t think those two positions should be considered County employees and instead should be hired or terminated by the Park and Recreation Board. Only the payroll for the sports director and groundskeeper should be run through the County. Commissioner Dinning said those two positions had been County employees in the past. Chief Deputy Clerk Tracie Isaac confirmed this. Commissioner Dinning explained if the sports director and groundskeeper are getting paid, responsibility ultimately comes back to the County. Chairman Smith said the Fair Board hires their own employees and that comes from taxpayer dollars. Clerk Poston informed Commissioners that Fair employees do drive County vehicles. Commissioner Dinning said Fair employees are also drug tested, which is County policy. Those present debated on the process of hiring people for the position of sports director and groundskeeper and further questioned if this was a County process. Chairman Smith said if the employee in the position is a County employee, their salary has to match the County pay scale and currently it does not match. Ms. Copeland said the pay does not match the pay scale because the Park and Recreation Board hadn’t been made aware of this information. Chairman Smith said if the position is considered a County position, the employee needs to have the same type of paperwork and be on the same pay scale. Ms. Carle asked if this position could be compensated in the same manner that Ms. Hittle had been paid when she filled the position of sports director. Ms. Hittle said she had been paid by the Fair Board. Chairman Smith explained the County employee pay scale.

 

Chairman Smith explained how Ms. Hittle is related to him and explained that a relative of a Commissioner cannot work for the County. Chairman Smith also gave the example that a son or daughter can’t work for her mother or father if the mother or father was a department head or elected official. Mr. Brinkman said he thinks everyone is getting hung up on the how the Fair Board operates and how the County operates. Commissioner Dinning said the Park and Recreation Board is no different from the Restorium Board for example, but they are given latitude to run the facilities. The County appoints the Park and Recreation Board so the County is responsible for them. The Fair Board is a totally separate entity and they can do what their policies allow. Clerk Poston further explained that the Fair Board has their own Idaho Code statutes. Commissioner Dinning said the Park and Recreation Board would operate like any other entity in Boundary County. The job description for sports director has changed from three years ago and there are more responsibilities and more things to do, according to Commissioner Dinning.

 

Ms. Copeland said the frustration is that in the beginning the Park and Recreation Board had been told they could hire to fill the sports director position and could pay this person whatever they felt right and this is what they were told in a Commissioners’ meeting. Ms. Copeland said it is frustrating that the Park and Recreation Board has now hired someone and this person was told they would make a certain amount. Ms. Copeland said the Park and Recreation Board needed this direction beforehand. The new sports director will have to be told they are making $9.42 instead of $9.50. Ms. Carle said the Park and Recreation Board members were told to “go and do” and there were no policies given to them. Ms. Copeland said the pay scale was given to her Board, but they didn’t think they had to follow it. It is just a communication thing and that is getting fixed now, according to Commissioner Dinning. Clerk Poston said information that is available from her office would be the County Personnel Policy. It was said the Park and Recreation Board will have to draft their own policy. Ms. Copeland said she would like to have some sort of structure. Mr. Dougherty said the Park and Recreation Board will draft by-laws and have the opening statement be that the Park and Recreation Board will operate under Idaho Code and Boundary County. Commissioner Dinning said Commissioners had hopes to hire local youths over the summer and he asked if that was going to be possible. A Park and Recreation Board member said they aren’t sure what is needed yet. Ms. Copeland said they wanted to have the feeling of trust.

 

Those present questioned the permit paperwork for the transformer. Commissioner Dinning said he is guessing this is to get power to the entire grounds. The cost from the City of Bonners Ferry is $5,300. It was said the City Council has a meeting tomorrow and the Park and Recreation Board will approach the City about a donation towards this cost so the permit may have a new price after the meeting. Mr. Tompkins said he was told to have this paperwork completed. It was explained that currently the electricity runs from the Fair Board Office to the slab, to the bathrooms, and then to the concession stands and during the fair, the power shorts out. Mr. Dougherty said there is not enough power at the fairgrounds to power the use during peak times. By obtaining another transformer it will separate the two systems. The concession stands were the straws that broke the camels back, according to Mr. Tompkins. Ms. Hittle said everything the Park and Recreation Board had planned affected the power so they decided to work on the power first. The Board will approach the City of Bonners Ferry for assistance in costs. Larry Champ of Champ’s Electric and City of Bonners Ferry Administrator Stephen Boorman both have been involved. Clerk Poston questioned the possibility of grants.

 

Commissioner Dinning moved to authorize the Chairman to sign the Bonners Ferry Utility Service Application for the Park and Recreation Board. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.

 

Clerk Poston informed those present that if grants are sought, that also has to go through Commissioners. Mr. Tompkins said he understood it was agreed by the Fair Board to pay so why the transfer of funds. Ms. Copeland said the Board was told they would have their budget and then they were told everything they do has to go through the County for a paper trail.

 

Ms. Copeland said for clarification if the Park and Recreation Board has a question, Commissioners can just be notified in order to be kept informed. Commissioner Dinning said it makes it really easy to have just one contact person. Ms. Copeland said as far as the power situation, she is a spokesperson, but Mr. Tompkins knows more about it. Chairman Smith was asked to attend the Park and Recreation Board’s next meeting held in the Fair Board’s office at 7:00 p.m.

 

The meeting ended at 10:28 a.m.

 

10:30 a.m., Lora Whalen and Jim Fenton with the Panhandle Health District joined the meeting.  

 

Ms. Whalen said this year the Health District’s formula is based on population being 70% of the budget and valuation being 30% of the budget. Ms. Whalen informed Commissioners the Health District is not requesting an increase or decrease from the counties, but are requesting level funding. The fiscal year 2012 budget decreases 3.9% from the revised fiscal year 2011 budget. The decrease has affected the State formula in a negative way, according to Ms. Whalen. Due to Boundary County’s population there is actually an increase of $822. Ms. Whalen said if Commissioners look at the information over the last five years it will show Boundary County really has only increased by $825, which is a 1.7% increase. The Health District is asking for level funding from all five northern counties, according to Ms. Whalen. Commissioner Dinning said an increase is not level funding so what part of the formula created that increase? Ms. Whalen referred to the census as far as population and she said that Boundary County’s population had increased. Valuation for Boundary County has decreased, but not as much as Bonner County, according to Ms. Whalen.

 

Mr. Fenton referred to the 3.9% decrease for fiscal year 2012 and he said revenue was budgeted conservatively. Mr. Fenton said Page 3 is a summary of the Panhandle Health District budget. The current budget for fiscal year 2011 is $10,019,700 and there has been a decrease of 3.9%. The Health District is asking for level funding, which would be a total of $1,051,600. The State’s participation for year 2012 has a decrease of $62,500. Commissioner Dinning questioned the status of the reserve established for building and land. Mr. Fenton said there is just under three months of cash reserves. The Health District does have some funds set aside, according to Mr. Fenton. There is $50,000 designated for electronic medical records and another $50,000 is needed for conversion services.

 

Mr. Fenton said there is 43% budgeted for contracts in fiscal year 2012. Mr. Fenton reiterated the State appropriation decreases $62,500 down to $1,046,900. The total State decrease from fiscal year 2009 is $412,100.

 

There are no changes in licenses and fees (environmental permits). Page 6 of the print out from Mr. Fenton shows State/County funding comparison from fiscal year 1981 to fiscal year 2011. Mr. Fenton said the graph shows that county funding was higher than State funding in 1993. Fiscal year 2012 will be the first time county funding will be higher than State funding since 1993. Chairman Smith said for clarification that if counties don’t participate in funding, it affects funds received from the State and Ms. Whalen and Mr. Fenton agreed.

 

Mr. Fenton referred to State and county funding per capita for years 1980 through 2010. Dollars have been adjusted for inflation. Based on population in year 1980, per capita funding from the counties was $8.83 and in year 2010 per capita funding was $5.04. Commissioner Dinning asked if an analysis for costs of individuals served has been run. Commissioner Dinning said if less people had been served in 1980 than now, what would that total? Ms. Whalen said that is one way to look at it, but when looking at septic systems does that just represent the one person with the permit? Commissioner Dinning said he is just referring to State and county funding. The report also refers to District funding. The State has asked that the matching amount to be included in the budget request shall be a minimum of 67% of the amounts pledged by each county, as adopted as part of the budget for the health districts during the budget formulations. The report shows the factors used for the State appropriation formula and how funds are distributed to the seven health districts. Page 11 of the report is the county formula showing funding for this fiscal year and the Health District is not asking for an increase or decrease. Mr. Fenton reiterated that valuation is 30% and population is 70% of the budget. It was said that Boundary County had increased slightly in population. Mr. Fenton said the report shows the reasons for level funding referring to valuation and population and more is due to population increase. It was said even though market value dropped for Boundary County, Bonner County and Kootenai County values dropped more. Page 14 of Mr. Fenton’s report shows the relationship between State and county appropriations.

 

Ms. Whalen and Mr. Fenton said the Panhandle Health District Office has cut certain positions and some jobs were combined. No salary increases will be offered.

 

The Panhandle Health District will receive a health insurance two holiday premium, according to Mr. Fenton and Ms. Whalen. This two month holiday is where the Health District can skip two month’s worth of insurance premiums. A holiday Chairman Smith explained his meeting to review the Governmental Employees Medical (GEM) Plan. Mr. Fenton said the Health District has been informed there will be no insurance holiday for fiscal year 2013 so there will most likely be an increase. Mr. Fenton’s report shows operating expenditures and increases to the operating expenditures are due to the conversion to electronic medical records, but other expenditures decreased, according Mr. Fenton.

 

Mr. Fenton referred to capital expenditures and Commissioner Dinning asked if any new construction was planned. Mr. Fenton said no buildings are in the plans, but four vehicles are budgeted as four older vehicles were surplused in April. Ms. Whalen reiterated the Health District isn’t looking into future buildings. A Sandpoint office had been discussed at one point, but in these economic times, it isn’t going to happen. Ms. Whalen mentioned possibly having to rebuild at the site of the existing building’s location. The balance on the Hayden Building will total $3,600,000 in June. Over a five year period, over $1,000,000 in principal will be paid off. Ms. Whalen thanked Commissioners for their time and she hopes the County can come to a consensus on the $822 increase due to population.

 

The meeting with Ms. Whalen and Mr. Fenton ended at 11:10 a.m.

 

Commissioners tended to administrative duties.

 

11:30 a.m., Boundary Community Hospital CFO/CEO Craig Johnson and Hospital Board of Trustees Chairman Elden Koon joined the meeting. Mr. Johnson said the Hospital held a health fair last Saturday and they had approximately 70 runners, which is about double from last year. There was also a bike rodeo although the City Police didn’t make it this time. Mr. Johnson said the Hospital handed out about 50 bike helmets at the health fair. The Hospital now has a digital mammography machine and today is the first day it is in operation. Mr. Johnson explained there is not a lot of change for this technique. The film images and digital images for the same person were displayed at the health fair and there is a big difference in views, according to Mr. Johnson. Mr. Johnson said the Hospital has been busy with inpatient services and it is otherwise moving along steadily. The Hospital is looking to hire a new physical therapist, lab technician, and a new radiology technician. Mr. Johnson informed Commissioners there weren’t enough participants to hold a certified nursing assistant class so the Hospital will put on a class later on.  

 

The meeting with Mr. Johnson and Mr. Koon ended at 11:45 a.m.

 

Commissioners tended to administrative duties.

 

Chairman Smith informed Commissioner Dinning and Commissioner Kirby that he checked with Attorney Louis Marshall about Judith Holly Beaudet’s request that the County hold a public hearing so the Border Patrol representatives can inform the community about their plans for the new Border Patrol facility located near Three Mile. Chairman Smith said the attorney told him there are no grounds to have a public hearing so Ms. Beaudet needs to be notified of this.

 

Commissioner Dinning moved to adopt resolution 2011-26. A resolution amending the Boundary County Personnel Policy, Vehicle Use Policy. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously. Resolution 2011-26 reads as follows:

 

RESOLUTION 2011-26

 

AMENDING THE BOUNDARY COUNTY PERSONNEL POLICY

 

            WHEREAS, Boundary County has reviewed its employee policy pursuant to the authority conferred by Article XII, Section 2, of the Constitution of the State of Idaho and Title 31, Chapter 8, Idaho code, and

 

            WHEREAS, Boundary County is a political subdivision of the State of Idaho, operating under the provisions and the laws of the State of Idaho, and as such is authorized and empowered to make decisions regarding its employees’ benefits; and

 

                WHEREAS, the Boundary County Commissioners find Appendix A, Boundary County Vehicle Use Policy of the current Boundary County Personnel Policy,  does not adequately address the age requirement to operate a Boundary County vehicle, and

 

WHEREAS, an amendment to Appendix A, Boundary County Vehicle Use Policy of the Boundary County Personnel Policy is needed to address the inadequacies in the policy,

 

            NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Boundary County Commissioners that it is in the best interest of the County to amend Appendix A, Boundary County Vehicle Use Policy of the Boundary County Personnel Policy as follows:

 

            AMEND APPENDIX A, BOUNDARY COUNTY VEHICLE USE POLICY OF THE CURRENT BOUNDARY COUNTY PERSONNEL POLICY, as follows:

 

3)       ASSIGNED OR PERMISSIVE DRIVERS

 

b.       In addition to the employee assigned or permitted to drive a Boundary County vehicle, he or she may allow others, as necessary, to operate the vehicle if they have a valid drivers’ license and are 16 years of age or older.

 

PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 16th DAY OF MAY, 2011.

 

                                                            BOUNDARY COUNTY

                                                            BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

                                                            s/___________________________                                                                                              RONALD R. SMITH, Chairman

                                                            s/___________________________

                                                            DAN R. DINNING, Commissioner

                                                            s/____________________________

                                                            WALT KIRBY, Commissioner

ATTEST:

s/_____________________________

GLENDA POSTON, Clerk

By: Michelle Rohrwasser, Deputy

 Recorded as instrument #250628

 

Commissioners recessed for lunch at 12:00 p.m.

 

1:30 p.m., Commissioners reconvened for the afternoon session with Chairman Smith, Commissioner Dinning, Commissioner Kirby, and Deputy Clerk Michelle Rohrwasser.

 

1:30 p.m., Phil Allegretti with Panhandle Pest Control joined the meeting. Those present discussed the damage to roads caused by heavy precipitation. Mr. Allegretti said the slide on Lion’s Den Road is near Ripley Comegys’ property and he asked if Mr. Comegys could attend the tour of that area on May 24th. Commissioners said that would probably be fine. Mr. Allegretti said he would contact Road and Bridge Superintendent Jeff Gutshall about it. 

 

Mr. Allegretti said he has been talking to State of Idaho Epidemiologist Leslie Tengelsen and he’s been informed there is no funding for mosquito studies and the Panhandle Health District is not able to share in sending mosquitoes in for testing so the County is on its own. Testing will be bare bones and Mr. Allegretti said he won’t be able to get a count on the types of species. Mr. Allegretti asked to meet with Commissioners again after having a chance to talk with Ms. Tengelsen. Commissioner Dinning said if he remembers right, once the West Nile Virus has been detected, it takes three years to become full blown. Mr. Allegretti said he doubts the Virus is in Boundary County. Commissioners said they felt the studies should still take place. Mr. Allegretti said he is still going to have the mosquito boxes and cold packs delivered to him and maybe he could help contribute towards funding.

 

Mr. Allegretti left the meeting at 1:43 p.m.

 

Commissioner Dinning said under the Roadless Rule for wildland urban interface (WUI) and under the community protection zone, Boundary County needs to check its documents to determine where the community protection zone is designated. Commissioner Dinning said this area extends one half mile from what is called a community at risk. Commissioner Dinning said this allows hazardous fuels treatment work one half mile into a roadless area if it is next to an area at risk. This takes into consideration a group of structures or homes of three or more, but the County needs to identify those areas. This is allowed under the Idaho Roadless Rule, according to Commissioner Dinning. Commissioner Dinning said this designation could extend to where there are homes on the Westside Road. This allows hazardous fuels treatment, but funding is from the Forest Service. Commissioner Dinning said this is talking about Forest Service grounds in the roadless areas. Commissioner Dinning said if this is to be done he would like to have it done before the July WUI meeting.  

 

Commissioners tended to administrative duties.

 

2:05 p.m., Clerk Glenda Poston and J.T. Osborn joined the meeting.

 

Commissioners and Clerk Poston briefly discussed the date when high school students job shadow the elected officials.

 

Clerk Poston left the meeting at 2:18 p.m.

 

2:20 p.m., Deputy Clerk Nancy Ryals joined the meeting.

 

2:20 p.m., Mr. Osborn informed Commissioners the American Legion has requested a name be added to the veteran’s memorial stone. Mr. Osborn said at one American Legion meeting he attended it was discovered that one of the monuments no longer has room for additional names. Mr. Osborn said one other option is to add another stone at Veteran’s Park, but the Legion doesn’t have authority yet to do that. The individual whose name is requested to be added is buried in Maine and that may be an issue, according to Mr. Osborn. Mr. Osborn said the Legion paid $2,000 for a stone. Mr. Osborn said the Legion would like to have the stone in place with the name added to it by Veteran’s Day this next fiscal year. Chairman Smith asked Mr. Osborn to meet with Commissioners again just as soon as he knows the costs involved.

 

Mr. Osborn left the meeting at 2:25 p.m.

 

Commissioner Dinning moved to deny indigent application #2011-36 as the application has been withdrawn. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.

 

Commissioner Dinning moved to approve the minutes of May 9 & 10, 2011. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.

 

Deputy Clerk Nancy Ryals left the meeting at 2:25 p.m.

 

2:40 p.m., Courthouse Security Ron Sukenik and Chief Probation Officer Stacy Brown joined the meeting to discuss security alarms. Mr. Sukenik said since the installation of alarm system in year 2006 he has had no problems with it, except for the Juvenile Probation Office is just outside the perimeter. The only location that gives a false alarm due to inactivity is the Probation Office. Mr. Sukenik said the distance of the Extension Office to the repeater used to give a false alarm so he moved the repeater to an area close enough to Extension Office which helped that situation, but now the repeater isn’t quite close enough to the Probation Office. The Sheriff’s Office monitors the alarms and they receive false alarms. Mr. Sukenik said he would like to purchase another repeater to alleviate the problem and that would allow him to move the existing repeater back closer to the Extension Office. The repeater costs $700 and Ms. Brown said her budget has $500 that could be used toward this purchase. The alarm system comes with 32 buttons and all 32 buttons have already been distributed, according to Mr. Sukenik. Mr. Sukenik said he could free up one button in an office that already has two buttons. Ms. Brown said it hadn’t been a problem, but the Border Patrol is relocating so there is no other security where her office is located. Mr. Sukenik said he would make contact with the company to get another repeater.

 

The meeting with Ms. Brown and Mr. Sukenik ended at 2:48 p.m.

 

2:50 p.m., Chairman Smith conducted a jail inspection at the Boundary County Sheriff’s Office. The inspection ended at 3:10 p.m.

 

3:10 p.m., There being no further business for the remainder of the day and due to lack of meetings schedule for Tuesday, May 17, 2011, the meeting adjourned.

 

 

 

 

                                                                        /s/

                                                                        RONALD R. SMITH, Chairman

 

ATTEST:

 

 

/s/

GLENDA POSTON, Clerk

By: Michelle Rohrwasser, Deputy Clerk