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MINUTES
BOX ELDER COUNTY
COMMISSION
OCTOBER 26, 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 OCTOBER
26, 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. Reimbursement for
Out-of-State Travel – Lynn Yeates
2. Assignment Review –
Commissioners
3. Staff Reports
4. Correspondence
The work session
adjourned at 8:59 a.m.
The regular session
was called to order by Chairman Rees 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
Chairman Rees
offered the prayer.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
THE MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 19, 2004 WERE APPROVED ON A MOTION AS WRITTEN BY COMMISSIONER DAVIS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HANSENAND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED.
AGENDA: ATTACHMENT
NO. 1
FOLLOW-UP BUSINESS
Bear River Valley
Model Airplane Club – Aaron Whitaker
Aaron Whitaker presented the Commissioners with their policy and certificate of insurance.
Out-of-State Travel
– Lynn Yeates
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Davis to reimburse Greg Martz expenses incurred
while attending training in Emmetsburg, Maryland. The motion was seconded by Commissioner
Hansen and unanimously carried.
Schedule Public
Hearing for Bothwell Community Plan– Garth Day
County Planner Garth Day stated that a public hearing needed to be set to consider the Bothwell Zoning Plan and the Community Plan.
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Davis to set a public hearing for December 7 at
10:00 a.m. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hansen and unanimously carried.
County
Attorney Amy Hugie stated that Deputy County Attorney Kevin McGaha has met with
Bear River High School Principal Dell Thomas to get a Truancy Ordinance that
looks the same across the County. Ms.
Hugie said Brigham City has had an ordinance for a long time. A committee consisting of several local law
enforcement agencies, Kevin McGaha and Dale Thomas have met to put the
ordinance together.
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Hansen to adopt Ordinance No. 277, a truancy
ordinance for minors. The motion was
seconded by Commissioner Davis and
unanimously carried.
(See Attachment No. 2 –
Truancy Ordinance No. 277.)
ENTERPRISE ZONE RE-DESIGNATION FOR SOUTH WILLARD – SUSAN THACKERAY
Economic Director Susan Thackeray said the Enterprise Zone is a great incentive for Rural Utah. It has helped Malt-O-Meal and has kept a lot of our local businesses in the County, and there has been a significant amount of jobs created with the Enterprise Zone. She stated that the Enterprise Zone designation has a five-year life, and can be re-applied for every five years.
MOTION:
A motion was made by Commissioner Davis
to approve Resolution 04-20, a resolution supporting the submission of a
proposal for re-designation of the Utah Fruitway as a Utah Enterprise
Zone. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hansen and unanimously carried.
(See
Attachment No. 3 – Resolution 04-20.)
Susan
Thackeray informed the Commissioners of a Diversified Agriculture State-Wide
Conference to be held in the former K-Mart Building February 24-26, 2005.
CANCELLATION
OF COMMISSION MEETINGS – COMMISSIONERS
MOTION:
A motion was made by Commissioner
Hansen to cancel Commission Meeting on November 2 and November 23. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Davis and unanimously carried.
PREDATOR
CONTROL CONTRACT RENEWAL – CHAIRMAN REES
MOTION:
A motion was made by Commissioner
Hansen to approve the Predator Control Contract for 2004. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Davis and unanimously carried.
RECOMMENDATION
FOR 2005 – INSURANCE COMMITTEE
Personnel
Director Peggy Madsen said the County currently offers insurance to its
employees at 90/10 for premium. The
Insurance Committee has gone over the utilization with GBS, and we have 163
employees currently eligible for insurance, and it will affect 500+ family
members. Ms. Madsen said the number of
employees fluctuates. Ms. Madsen said
the Insurance Committee recognizes the County has a good benefit package for
its employees. The County has paid 100%
of the premium for Basic Life Insurance for Accidental Death and Dismemberment,
Dependent Life and for an employee assistance program (EAP). The EAD program is a way to lower the
County’s insurance utilization by the employees taking advantage of EAP. The County has also paid $4.00 for the
administrative fees for flex spending which is currently utilized by 59
employees.
The
Insurance Committee recommends increasing the out-of-pocket medical
reimbursement for flex spending to $4,000 and recommend the County pays 85% and
employees 15% for out of pocket premium for medical and dental. The Committee
would like to encourage participation of the flex spending plan and increase it
to $4,000 to help the employees with big out-of-pocket spending.
APPROVAL
FOR OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL – SHERIFF JENSEN
Sheriff Jensen requested out-of-state travel for Scott Cosgrove and Doug Spencer to attend Homicide Training in Mesquite, Nevada November 14-19. Sheriff Jensen said the County has a credit because training was cancelled last year. He said this is valuable training and the County needs to be prepared.
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner
Davis to approve the out-of-state training for Scott Cosgrove and Doug
Spencer in Mesquite, Nevada on November 14-19, 2004. The motion was seconded by Commissioner
Hansen and unanimously carried.
APPROVAL/JASON
ROSE THREE-LOT SUBDIVISION – GARTH DAY
County Planner Garth Day presented the Jason Rose Subdivision to the Commissioners. Mr. Day said this is a three-lot subdivision located at about 82600 North 11600 West in the Thatcher area. The property is un-zoned and contains six acres. Thatcher Penrose Water Company provides water, and they have met all zoning and subdivision requirements. The Planning Commission met on October 21 and recommends final approval
MOTION:
A motion was made by Commissioner
Hansen to grant final approval for the Jason Rose Subdivision. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Davis and unanimously carried
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PRESENTATION
FOR 2005 PROPOSED BUDGET – ROGER K. HANDY
County
Auditor Roger Handy said every budget is difficult to put together, and this
budget had a budget gap of over $5M.
Mr. Handy said there is no property tax increase recommended, but the
Commission needs to consider capturing the property tax from the County’s
growth in the future. He said if we captured growth, we would not have a 20%
tax increase, but a series of small increases.
Mr. Handy said our revenues are pretty flat. He has budgeted for a full-time detective in the Sheriff’s
Department, a part-time clerk in the Auditor’s Office and increased the Tourism
Aide from part-time to ¾ time. Mr.
Handy also explained the funding for the new justice court building. The budget also reflects a 1.85% salary
adjustment and a change in insurance benefits.
Commissioner
Davis said the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a 2.7% cost-of-living. Commissioner Davis said the Commissioners
are trying to be as fair as they can to their employees and recognize the
employees are the County’s greatest assets.
He said the County cannot spend itself out of debt.
WARRANT
REGISTER – COMMISSIONERS
The warrant
register was signed, and the following claims were approved for payment: Claims number 34069 thru 34106 in the amount
of $403,097.54. Claims number 34107
thru 34224 in the amount of $109,540.72.
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 10:35 a.m.
ADOPTED AND
APPROVED
in regular session this 9th day of
November 2004.
_______________________________
Suzanne R. Rees,
Chairman
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Clark N. Davis,
Commissioner
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Scott Hansen,
Commissioner
ATTEST:
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LuAnn Adams,
Recorder/Clerk