Commissioners Proceedings

August 17, 2020

All commissioners present for weekly meeting.

Consent agenda approved.

No public comment was heard.

Teel Mullanix met with the board. He reported the road crew is at Fredrickson Pit, the Baking Powder Road is almost finished and a gravel agreement with Densons on 15 Mile is almost finished.

Cynde Gatlin, Clerk & Recorder, met with the board. Gatlin informed the board that she is planning to do a poll election. PRC was approved for HAVA grant funds, so discussion of the election budget will need to be done again. Oil & Gas first quarter payment arrived. Choices were presented to commissioners to choose which option for expected revenue. Aging contracts were presented. Tammy VanTine put in for RAC Grant again this year. It’s for $86,380.86.

Teel dropped off a gravel contract for the commissioners to look over.

Shane Copps met with board. Copps presented contract for dispatch area remodel with Scull Construction. Commissioners signed contract.

Sean Hill met with the board. A recent incident with traveling CNA and resident was discussed. The HVAC system is currently being installed. 22 residents were reported. Hill will contact Stevenson Design for the back patio and steps.

The 2020 TV/Landfill meeting was held. Board members Betty Aye, Lori Turnbough and Julie Riley were present. The board did not have the 2020 tax roll books and worked off of 2019 books. The board reviewed all new property and removed property. The board authorized Clerk to make changes according to their recommendations and present to Treasurer. Meeting adjourned.

Resolutions 2020-21-Adoption of County Compensation Schedule for Elected Officials. Resolution was read, motioned by Donna, seconded by Lee, all in favor, motion carried.

Resolution 2020-22 – Resolution to Transfer Balance of Junk Vehicle Funds- Resolution was read, Donna motioned to approve, Rod seconded, all in favor, motion carried.

Resolution 2020-23 – BARSAA - Resolution was read, Donna motioned to approve, Rod seconded, all in favor, motion carried.

Resolution 2020-24 – Resolution to Authorize County Commissioners to Adjust Pay Scale. Resolution was read, Donna motioned to approve, Rod seconded, all in favor, motion carried.

No public comment was heard at this time.

Meeting adjourned.

August 24, 2020

Commissioners met for their weekly meeting with all members 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.

Marty Drane, Maint. Supervisor, stopped in to discuss various items. He reported the airport fuel meter is no longer working and fuel master should be here this week to repair. The chlorine injector at the pool is fixed and he will be meeting with an electrician to look at how to rebuild the electrical at the MP building. Drane has ordered winterization kit for pool and he has put a portable AC unit in the TV repeater building. The housekeeping position was discussed and at this time no one has applied.

Road Supervisor Teel Mullanix met with the board for his weekly meeting. Axel Schoenbeck, Wagner Construction, joined the meeting. Gravel crushing was discussed and the board recommended to Schoenbeck to crush as much gravel as possible from the Fredrickson Pit and save on mobilization costs. Schoenbeck left the meeting. Mullanix reported the quote for the Belle Creek project is in progress. Equipment repairs, crushing and locations of blading were then discussed. A local resident contacted the board to let them know fabric is appearing on the Ranch Creek Road.

The board then appointed board vacancy for the Council on Aging Board and Transportation Committee. The board unanimously appointed Pat Ridenour for Council on Aging and Lynnette Janssen for Transportation. New members will fill vacant term and move their term dates to 2023.

Medical Administrator, Sean Hill reported one positive case of COVID-19. Nurse hiring’s were discussed and Hill will be meeting with a potential provider Friday. Hill updated on the modification of the local health jurisdiction contract through the state and potential funding for local governments to fund a sanitarian through October 2022.

Medical Advisory Board members Dave Gardner and Mike Riley met with Commissioners to update on progress of the board. The board is working on a critical needs assessment and asked the commission to advise them on how the county would like to move forward. Details of the assessment were discussed and the commissioners authorized the board to move forward with the health and assessment needs through the state. The future of ambulance service and telemedicine were also discussed.

The 2020-21 Preliminary Budget meeting began at 2:00 p.m. Present were all commissioners, Billy Stuver, Cathy Landa, Pat Phillippi, Aletta Shannon, Vanna Byrd and Cynde Gatlin. The board began the process of reviewing budgets. All budgets in the all-purpose fund were reviewed. Commissioner Randall extended budget meeting until their next meeting as not all budgets were reviewed.

Weed board members Tim Fortner and John Barbero stopped in to discuss the weed budget and the weed program. Barbero and Fortner also inquired on the weed management plan and wanted to verify the process for the plan.

Jacy Collins, Library Board member, stopped in to discuss library budget.

Local resident Jim Collins, Biddle Fire District member, stopped in to discuss the 2020-21 budget for the fire district.

No public comment was heard at this time.

Meeting adjourned.