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MINUTES
BOX ELDER COUNTY
COMMISSION
DECEMBER 14, 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 DECEMBER
14, 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. Policies &
Procedures – Peggy Madsen
2. Assignment Review –
Commissioners
3. Staff Reports
4. Correspondence
5. Landfill – Gina
Allen
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
Commissioner Hansen
offered the prayer.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
THE MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 07, 2004 WERE APPROVED ON A MOTION AS WRITTEN BY COMMISSIONER DAVIS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HANSENAND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED.
AGENDA: ATTACHMENT
NO. 1
FOLLOW-UP BUSINESS
LETTER OF
SUPPORT/TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT PROJECT – BEN BOYCE
Ben Boyce, Director of Parks and Recreation for Brigham City, is applying for a transportation enhancement funding grant to complete a pedestrian/bicycle trail pathway from 1200 West Forest Street to the new visitor center at the Migratory Bird Refuge. Brigham City would like to start on the north side of 1200 West Forest Street and go across the interstate. The project will cost about $750,000, and the grant funds will reimburse the city about $500,000. Mr. Boyce asked the Commissioners for a letter of support.
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Davis to issue as a Commission, a letter of support for the transportation enhancement project as presented by Ben Boyce of Brigham City Corporation from 1200 West to the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Visitor Center. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hansen and unanimously carried.
2005 ANNUAL MEETING
SCHEDULE – LORNA RAVENBERG
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Hansen to approve the 2005 Annual Meeting
Schedule. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Davis and unanimously carried.
(See Attachment No.
2 – Meeting Schedule.)
2005 HOLIDAYS –
LORNA RAVENBERG
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Hansen to approve the 2005 Holidays. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Davis and unanimously carried.
(See Attachment No.
3 – Holidays.)
2005 LANDFILL
HOLIDAYS – LORNA RAVENBERG
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Hansen to approve the 2005 Landfill Holidays. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Davis and unanimously carried.
(See Attachment No. 4 – Landfill Holidays.)
VETERANS OF BEAR
RIVER VALLEY BOOK – TAMERA NEWMAN
This item was canceled.
ADOPTION OF 2005
OPERATING BUDGET – COMMISSIONERS
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Hansen to adopt the 2005 Budget as presented with
one change: taking the public defender
funding from $105,000 to $120,000 and utilizing $15,000 of the tax anticipation
note interest to cover it. The motion
was seconded by Commissioner Davis and
unanimously carried.
PUBLIC DEFENDER
CONTRACT – AMY HUGIE
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Davis to table for one week. 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 34943 thru 34963 in the amount of $7,005.67. Claims number 34965 thru
35058 in the amount of $422,803.65.
PERSONNEL ACTIONS –
COMMISSIONERS
Dianna
Peterson, compensation change, effective 11/29/2004
FAIRGROUNDS: Gerald Smith, compensation
change, 11/29/2004
CORRECTIONS: Barbara
Hereford, compensation change, effective11/29/2004
Tyson
Shupe, new hire, effective 12/06/2004
Michael
Millaway, compensation change, 11/12/2004
Jason
Lowder, compensation change, 11/12/2004
RECESS
The Commissioners took a recess at 9:40 a.m. and reconvened at 10:00 a.m.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
1. Strategy Session
for Imminent Litigation
2. Discussion of
character, professional competence or physical or mental health of an
individual.
MOTION: At 10:00 a.m. a motion was made by Commissioner Davis to move into an executive
session to discuss personnel issues and imminent litigation. Commissioner
Hansen seconded the motion, and the motion was unanimously carried.
MOTION: At 12:04 p.m. a motion was made by Commissioner Davis to reconvene into regular
Commission Meeting. Commissioner Hansen seconded the motion, and
regular Commission Meeting was reconvened.
Chairman Rees
explained that imminent litigation and personnel matters were discussed during
the executive session.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made
by Commissioner Davis to adjourn. Commissioner
Hansen seconded the motion, and the meeting adjourned at 12:05 p.m.
ADOPTED AND
APPROVED
in regular session this 21st day of December 2004.
_______________________________
Suzanne R. Rees,
Chairman
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Clark N. Davis,
Commissioner
_______________________________
Scott Hansen,
Commissioner
ATTEST:
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LuAnn Adams,
Recorder/Clerk