Commissioners Proceedings

December 16, 2019

Commissioners met for their weekly meeting with Donna Giacometto, Lee Randall, and Rod Schaffer present.

Meeting was called to order.

No public comment was received at this time.

Consent agenda – Rod moved, Donna seconded this motion, all in favor, motion carried. Consent agenda approved.

Road Supervisor, Teel Mullanix, met with the board for his weekly meeting. Teel informed the board that he looked at a new truck and trailer. Mullanix reported that the gravel hauling is going well. He reported they are graveling ½ mile of road per day.

Resolution 2019-48, Appointment of Special Powder River County Prosecutor. Rod moved to approve Resolution 2019-48, Appointment of Special Powder River County Prosecutor, Donna seconded, all in favor. Motion passed.

Clerk & Recorder, Cynde Gatlin met with the board. Gatlin updated the board on several issues: the easement for the new gravel pit on local rancher property is being written up by the county attorney, update on the AFR, and the in-house ad for the library is going out. The step grant for the sheriff’s office and job descriptions were discussed. Gatlin presented the board with a DEQ violation letter.

Lee Randall updated the board on a discussion with the Powder River Trails club.

A meeting was held with Heather Handran, Director for Area I Aging Program, Ruth Peck, Program Specialist, and Pat Ridenour, Senior Citizen Director, to discuss the miscommunication between local residents, Powder River County and the Aging Program out of Glendive. It was communicated to local residents that no one from the aging program would be coming to Broadus any longer. In the past Linda Wolfe and Marilyn Mischel would come to Broadus and Wolfe would assist community members with Part D and Marilyn handled the finances for the aging program. When Marilyn Mischel retired, Handran did not want, nor have it in her budget to send two employees to Broadus any longer. Handran informed the board that Linda Wolfe will still help with Part D but will not be traveling to Broadus any longer.

Medical Administrator, Sean Hill met with the board for his weekly meeting. The potential PA candidate was discussed. Discussion was held on the medical billing process. They discussed the large expense of the current x-ray machine. Sean would like to transfer the x-ray storage to digital storage.

No public comment was heard at this time.

Meeting adjourned.

December 23, 2019

Commissioners met for their weekly meeting with Donna Giacometto, Lee Randall, and Rod Schaffer present.

Meeting was called to order.

No public comment was received at this time.

Consent agenda – Rod moved, Donna seconded this motion, all in favor, motion carried. Consent agenda approved.

The board and Clerk and Recorder Cynde Gatlin met for a phone conference with Auditor Bob Denning to discuss the status of the AFR.

Maintenance Supervisor, Marty Drane met with the board for his bi-weekly meeting. The fence at the MP bldg. was discussed. Two quotes have been presented. The acoustic panels for the Community Center have been ordered. The state jail inspection is coming up and he will replace the faucet in election room as it appears to be corroded. He also reported the tv antennas have been raised and new coaxial cables have been installed.

Donna Giacometto reported DEQ was in the office last week and they discussed the violation letter for the landfill.

Road Supervisor, Teel Mullanix met with the board for his weekly meeting. Discussion was held on Duncan Hill project. Discussion was held on phase two of the gravel hauling projects.

Mary Rumph and Julie Riley stopped in to visit with board. The fair entertainment, 4-H enrollment, Mini Congress, and the Ag Winter Series were discussed. The agents updated the board on an opioid misuse prevention grant they are working on. The grant is for $5000 and would go towards advertising for a year with the ads beginning in January 2020.

The board then discussed and voted on the request of county funds for a cremation assistance.

Ben Patten and Clinton Watters met with board to discuss the DEQ violation letter at the landfill.

The board signed the Cooperative Agreement with MT Dept of Public Health and Human Services and the Board of Health.

Medical Administrator, Sean Hill met with the board for his weekly meeting. It has been decided to hold off on the backup boiler install until spring. Hill would like to do panic buttons and fire alarms through one company. He is also looking into panic buttons at the clinic. Medical billing staffing and the dumpsters behind the Manor were discussed. The board then entered a phone conference with potential P.A.

Pat Philippi, County Treasurer stopped in to inform the board the auditor called her and asked her for access to the county financial software.

Jeff Noble, County Attorney, stopped in to discuss the easement he is working on with local landowner and county.

No public comment was heard at this time.

Meeting adjourned.

December 30, 2019

Commissioners met for their weekly meeting with Donna Giacometto and Lee Randall present.

Meeting was called to order.

No public comment was received at this time.

Consent agenda – Lee moved, Donna seconded this motion, all in favor, motion carried. Consent agenda approved.

Road Supervisor, Teel Mullanix, met with the board for his weekly meeting. Teel updated the board on the progress of the gravel haulers. The road that has been graveled and gone over again is a really nice, smooth road. Teel and the board discussed using a rock picker to pick up any big rocks left on the road. Rod joined the meeting at 9:00 am. They discussed the pit on 15 Mile. The BLM can’t find any information on their end.

They would like to set up a meeting with the health board after the 1st of the year to appoint a health officer. The board discussed dissolving the Pool and Arena boards, and creating a Parks & Recreation board in their place.

The board discussed and decided to remove the cleaning deposits from the community center and multi-purpose building policies.

Medical Administrator, Sean Hill did not meet with the board as he was away for the holidays.

No public comment was heard at this time.

Meeting adjourned.

December 31, 2019

Commissioners met for their weekly meeting with Rod Schaffer and Lee Randall present.

Meeting was called to order.

No public comment was received at this time.

Consent agenda – Lee moved, Rod seconded this motion, all in favor, motion carried. Consent agenda approved.

Claims and time sheets were reviewed and approval for payment was given. The claims are available for inspection upon request.

The board discussed TRECO’s request for information on right of ways on 10 Mile Road. This issue will be moved to next meeting for a vote.

Jeff Noble, County Attorney, stopped in to discuss the easement to gravel pit with local landowner.

Lee performed the monthly jail inspection.

Road Supervisor, Teel Mullanix, and County Attorney, Jeff Noble both stopped in to continue discussions on the easement.

No public comment was heard at this time.

Meeting adjourned.