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MINUTES
BOX ELDER COUNTY
COMMISSION
AUGUST 31, 2004
The
Board of County Commissioners of Box Elder County, Utah met in a work session
at the County Courthouse, 01 South Main Street in Brigham City, Utah at 8:00
a.m. on AUGUST 31, 2004. The
following members were present:
Suzanne
R. Rees Chairman
Clark
N. Davis Commissioner
Scott
Hansen Commissioner
LuAnn
Adams Recorder/Clerk
The
following items were discussed:
1. Fire
Department Update – Greg Martz
2. Grouse
Creek – Gina Allen
3. Fence
Ordinance – Commissioners
4. Assignment
Review – Commissioners
5. Staff
Reports
6. Correspondence
The
work session adjourned at 8:59 a.m.
Chairman
Rees called the regular session to order at 9:00 a.m. with the following
members present, constituting a quorum:
Suzanne
R. Rees Chairman
Clark
N. Davis Commissioner
Scott
Hansen Commissioner
LuAnn
Adams Recorder/Clerk
Commissioner
Davis offered the prayer.
APPROVAL
OF MINUTES
THE
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF AUGUST 17, 2004 WERE APPROVED ON A MOTION AS
WRITTEN BY COMMISSIONER DAVIS, SECONDED
BY COMMISSIONER HANSENAND UNANIMOUSLY
CARRIED. THE MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING HELD AUGUST 17, 2004 WERE APPROVED
ON A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DAVIS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HANSEN AND
UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGE:
WE CHARGE OUR LOCALS $26.25 INSTEAD OF $25.00.
AGENDA:
ATTACHMENT NO. 1
SIGN
LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR BRIGHAM CITY/PRESERVE AMERICA GRANT APPLICATION – PAUL
LARSEN
Paul Larsen, Planner &
Economic Development Coordinator, said “Preserve America” is a White House
initiative that encourages and supports community efforts to preserve and enjoy
our priceless cultural and natural heritage.
This program recognizes and designates communities that meet certain
criteria to protect and celebrate their heritage, use their historic assets for
economic development and community revitalization and encourage people to
experience and appreciate local historic resources through education and
heritage tourism programs. Mr. Larsen said
as part of the application for the designation as a Preserve America Community,
it requests letters of recommendation from public officials, city councils and
members of congress, etc. Mr. Larsen
asked the Commissioners for a letter of support of Brigham City’s application
for designation as a Preserve America Community.
MOTION: A motion was
made by Commissioner Hansen to sign a
letter of support for the Preserve American Grant Application. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Davis and unanimously carried.
Paul Larsen, Planner &
Economic Development Coordinator, said last month Brigham City met with the
Council of Mayors and discussed the Brigham City Airport. The airport is undergoing a project to
expand it from a B2 to a D2 facility.
This expansion involves widening the runway and safety area and
lengthening the runway. The Brigham
City Airport has become a regional airport.
It is the only airport in the County.
Airplanes land at the airport when Logan gets a lot of fog, it gets the
overflow from Ogden and there are a lot of operations that are associated with
businesses in Box Elder County that are using the airport. There are some concerns about airport
protection. Mr. Larsen gave the Commissioners a map of the airport and asked
that two people from the county serve on a special airport committee.
TRUANCY
ORDINANCE/BEAR RIVER HIGH SCHOOL – DALE THOMAS
Bear River High School Principal Dale Thomas said Bear River High School would like to have a daytime truancy ordinance in place. Principal Thomas has met with the Garland and Tremonton City Councils and they are in favor of a truancy ordinance. Principal Thomas would like an ordinance that will take care of the entire County. In 1999 Box Elder High School approved a truancy ordinance that is working very well. The school is not trying to punish the kids, but the best place the kids can learn is in the high school. If there were an ordinance in place it would allow the police officers to bring the students back to school and give them citations and notify their parents. There would be people involved to keep the kids in school. The ordinance will not allow any citations for kids going downtown for lunch or for those kids with authorized absences. Mr. Thomas said other areas have had remarkable success with a truancy ordinance. Sheriff Jensen recommends passing the ordinance.
He said the ordinance would allow the deputies more leeway, and there would be a uniform ordinance across the County. Sheriff Jensen said it would increase the tools for the deputies. They already deal with the kids. Sheriff Jensen said the ordinance would be a benefit for his department.
The County will run the
ordinance through Attorney Hugie’s office and upon her recommendation the
Commissioners will pass the ordinance.
REPORT
ON 211 INFORMATION & REFERRAL LINES/UNITED WAY – ROBERT HUNTER/LESLIE
HOWARD
Robert
Hunter, President of United Way for Northern Utah, and Leslie Howard, Community
Services Director of United Way, informed the Commissioners that the 2-1-1 has expanded
into Box Elder County. 2-1-1 is a free
Health and Human Service Information and Referral line provided to the
community. Trained information
specialists will assess your situation, prioritize your needs, and make a
referral to help you find the appropriate service to answer each call. Each call is confidential and
anonymous. 2-1-1 is specific to Health
and Human Services and is also part of the Homeland Security Coalition. 2-1-1 will be implemented within 72 hours if
there is a disaster. The 2-1-1 services
will take care of the 9-1-1 human resource calls.
The
Commissioners thanked Mr. Hunter and Ms. Howard for informing them of the 2-1-1
services.
OUT-OF-STATE
TRAVEL – LEON JENSEN
Sheriff
Jensen asked the Commissioners permission for Sgt. James Summerill, Deputy Kent
Wiggins and Deputy Juan Trujillo to travel to Tucson, Arizona to select a K-9
for the Box Elder County Sheriff’s Office.
The Box Elder Narcotics Strike Force forfeited funds will be used to
purchase the K-9 for the County. The
only cost will be fuel to travel in a County vehicle and meals up front. The strike force will reimburse all
expenses.
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Davis to approve out-of-state travel for Sgt.
James Summerill, Deputy Kent Wiggins and Deputy Juan Trujillo to travel to
Tucson, Arizona to select a K-9 service dog for the Box Elder County Sheriff’s
Office September 6-9. The motion was seconded by Commissioner
Hansen and unanimously carried.
MODEL
AIRPLANE CONTRACT – AMY HUGIE
County Attorney Amy Hugie was
asked to review information in a club charter kit. Ms. Hugie asked the Model Airplane Club to provide the County
with a charter and liability insurance before the County grants them permission
to fly their model airplanes at the fairgrounds. The club will move forward with the charter and get the County a
copy of their insurance.
EMERGENCY
VEHICLE OPERATION POLICY – AMY HUGIE
County Attorney Amy Hugie said
several weeks ago the Commissioners asked her to write an emergency vehicle
operation policy for non-sheriff vehicles.
Ms. Hugie presented the policy to the Commissioners for their review,
and this item will be rescheduled on the agenda for September 14.
NON-COLLUSION
AFFIDAVIT – SUSAN THACKERAY
Economic
Development Director Susan Thackeray said she is applying for a grant from the
Economic Development Corporation of Utah to attend a conference associated with
the Economic Development Institute to help with her continuing education. Ms. Thackeray presented a non-collusion
affidavit that she must get signed in order to receive the grant money.
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Davis to continue to support Susan Thackeray with
her continuing education efforts with the Economic Development Institute and
that when the budget is in place, to approve the dollars in the upcoming
calendar year. The motion was seconded
by Commissioner Hansen and unanimously
carried.
CDBG/SET
FIRST PUBLIC HEARING – GARTH DAY
County Planner Garth Day said
it is time to set the Community Development Block Grant First Public Hearing,
and he recommends September 14. Mr. Day
explained that if anyone in the County is going to apply for CDBG Funds, they
are required to attend the public hearing.
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Davis to set the CDBG First Public Hearing for
September 14 at 10:00 a.m. and that a notice be put in the paper advertising
the pubic hearing. The motion was
seconded by Commissioner Hansen and
unanimously carried.
WARRANT
REGISTER – COMMISSIONERS
The
warrant register was signed, and the following claims were approved for
payment: Claims number 32859 thru 32877
in the amount of $4,563.38. Claims number 32878 thru 32920 in the amount of
$116,503.00. Claims number 32921 thru
33049 in the amount of $244,498.88.
PERSONNEL
ACTIONS – COMMISSIONERS
SHERIFF DEPT: David Sangberg,
compensation change, effective 08/09/2004
Ted
Bennett, compensation change, effective 08/14/2004
Monica
DeCarlo, compensation change, effective 08/23/2004
Delbert
Spackman, compensation change, 08/10/2004
WEED DEPT: Paul Munns,
separation, effective 08/19/2004
Betty
Jo Spencer, separation, effective 08/19/2004
ASSESSOR: Bruce Zundel,
compensation change, effective 08/19/2004
IT DEPT: Aaron
Hanks, compensation change, effective 08/23/2004
REC/CLERK: Brad Mortensen, compensation change,
effective 08/25/2004
ASSIGNMENT
REVIEW - COMMISSIONERS
The Commissioners reviewed
assignments.
ADJOURNMENT
A
motion was made by Commissioner Davis to
adjourn. Commissioner
Hansen seconded the motion, and the meeting adjourned at 10:55 a.m.
ADOPTED
AND APPROVED in regular session this 7th day of September 2004.
_______________________________
Suzanne
R. Rees, Chairman
_______________________________
Clark
N. Davis, Commissioner
_______________________________
Scott
Hansen, Commissioner
ATTEST:
__________________________
LuAnn
Adams, Recorder/Clerk
The
following items were discussed in Work Session after Commission Meeting had
adjourned:
1. Personnel
Issues
The
Work Session adjourned at 2:08 p.m.