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MINUTES
BOX
ELDER COUNTY COMMISSION
MAY 17, 2005
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 MAY 17, 2005. The following members were present:
Scott Hansen Chairman
Clark N. Davis Commissioner
LuAnn Adams Recorder/Clerk/Surveyor
EXCUSED: Suzanne
R. Rees Commissioner
The following items were discussed:
1.
Dispatch Center Planning
& Financing Committees Chairman Hansen
2.
Tax Deferral Requests
Roger Handy
3.
Assignment Review
Commissioners
4.
Staff Reports
5.
Correspondence
The work session adjourned at 8:34 a.m.
Chairman Hansen called the regular session to order at
9:00 a.m. with the following members present, constituting a quorum:
Scott
Hansen Chairman
Clark N. Davis Commissioner
LuAnn Adams Recorder/Clerk/Surveyor
EXCUSED: Suzanne
R. Rees Commissioner
Commissioner Davis offered the prayer.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 03, 2005
WERE APPROVED ON A MOTION AS WRITTEN BY COMMISSIONER
DAVIS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HANSEN.
THE MOTION CARRIED.
AGENDA: ATTACHMENT NO. 1
DISPATCH CENTER AND PLANNING COMMITTEES CHAIRMAN
HANSEN
Commissioner
Hansen recommended the following for the dispatch center long-term funding
committee: Roger Handy (Chair), Paul
Tittensor, Norm Fukui, Greg Iverson, Rich Woodworth and Garth Day as an
advisor. He recommended the following
for the medium-term planning committee:
Lynn Yeates, Jim Buchanan, Dave Nance, Kathy Olsen and Jay Westergard.
MOTION:
A motion was made by Commissioner Davis
to appoint the following to the Dispatch Center Long-Term Funding
Committee: Roger Handy (Chair), Paul
Tittensor, Norm Fukui, Greg Iverson, Rich Woodworth and Garth Day as staff
advisor. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hansen. The motion carried.
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Davis to appoint the following to the Dispatch
Center Medium-Term Planning Committee:
Lynn Yeates, Jim Buchanan, Dave Nance, Kathy Olsen and Jay
Westergard. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hansen. The motion carried.
DONATION OF A FIRE TRUCK TO SNOWVILLE SHERIFF JENSEN
Sheriff Jensen said the Box
Elder County Fire Marshals Office would like to donate a county fire vehicle
to the Snowville Fire Department. This
vehicle is already stationed at Snowville.
The vehicle is a 1964 Crown fire truck, VIN #0839-10036, License #
17389EX. Sheriff Jensen said this
vehicle would cost the county $15,000-$23,000 to bring it up to safety and
pumping standards. This amount of money
is not in the budget.
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner
Davis to approve the donation of the fire truck to Snowville Fire
Department. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hansen. The motion carried.
BAG-O-WOAD PROGRAM BILL GILSON
Bill Gilson, County Weed
Foreman, gave the Commissioners an update on his present programs. He said with all the rain his department is
behind the eight ball on spraying weeds.
He said the Bag-O-Woad Program is going well. From May 6-9 they handed out 1,460 bags. They are still receiving 20-25 calls a
day. There are a lot of people interested
in the program. They will be returning
the bags on June 4 between 10:00a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Mr. Gilson said they have received quite a few donations, and
Perry City has paid into the program but has opted to let the County hand out
the bags. They are also working with
the Utah-Idaho Cooperative Weed Management Area on another weed project.
Bill Gilson asked for permission
to attend a Western States Weed Awareness Convention in Boise, Idaho May
31-June 2. He has money set aside in
his budget for this convention.
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner
Davis to approve out-of-state travel for Bill Gilson to travel to Boise,
Idaho May31-June 2 to attend a Western State Weed Awareness Convention. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hansen. The motion carried.
TAX DEFERRALS ROGER HANDY
County Auditor
Roger Handy presented the Commissioners with two tax deferrals. The Commissioners reviewed the deferrals in
work session.
Commissioner Davis said the County adopted a policy
last year which made a determination that tax deferrals would be approved for
primary residence only. If the
deferrals do not qualify for the primary residence, then the application would
be denied. Roger Handy was appointed to
do the screening.
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Davis to approve the application of a deferral for
Troy H and Sharon J Sylvester in the amount of $2,954.71, and that the
Commission directs Monte Munns to follow-up with the appropriate liens and
recording so the County can receive reimbursement when the property is
sold. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hansen. The motion carried.
SETTING DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING FOR CDBG GRANT LYNN
YEATES
Chief Deputy Lynn Yeates
recommended the Commission set a public hearing for May 31 at 10:00 a.m. for
the Park Valley CDBG Grant.
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner
Davis to set a public hearing for May 31 at 10:00 a.m. for the CDBG Park
Valley Grant application in the amount of $35,000. The motion was seconded by Commissioner
Hansen. The motion carried.
Chief Deputy Lynn Yeates said a flood hotline number has been set up
which is updated daily. The number is
734-6499. They will be paying close
attention to water levels as the temperatures increase to 80 degrees over the
next few days. He commented on the GIS
list that is being compiled with names of property owners within one-quarter of
a mile of the Bear River.
WARRANT REGISTER COMMISSIONERS
The warrant register was signed, and the following claims were approved
for payment: Claims number 37340 thru
37370 in the amount of $310,072.96.
Claims number 37371 37460 in the amount of $98,776.85. Claims number
37461-37477 in the amount of $23,214.34. Claims number 37478 37564 in the
amount of $96,936.00. Claims 25327, 26505, 28608 & 28749 were voided.
PERSONNEL ACTIONS COMMISSIONERS
JUSTICE COURT: Klisty Wilson, compensation
change, effective 04/14/2005
RECORDER/CLERK/
SURVEYOR: Becky Elwood,
compensation change, effective 05/15/2005
AUDITOR: Heidi Fowler,
compensation change, effective 05/01/2005
ASSES/TREAS: Dianna Peterson,
compensation change, effective 05/29/2005
LANDFILL: George Misrasi,
compensation change, effective 05/29/2005
LANDFILL: Kellen Cook,
compensation change, effective 05/15/2005
ROAD DEPT: Thomas Perkins,
compensation change, effective 05/03/2005
ASSIGNMENT REVIEW COMMISSIONERS
The
Commissioners reviewed assignments.
RECESS
The
Commissioners took a recess at 9:35 a.m. and reconvened at 9:56 a.m.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
1.
Strategy
Session for Imminent Litigation
MOTION: At 9:56 a.m. a motion was made by Commissioner Davis to move into an executive
session to discuss imminent litigation.
Commissioner Hansen seconded the
motion. The motion carried.
MOTION: At 10:07 a.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 Hansen explained that imminent litigation was
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 10:09 a.m.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED in regular session this 24th day of May 2005.
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Scott Hansen, Chairman
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Clark N. Davis, Commissioner
ATTEST:
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LuAnn Adams, Recorder/Clerk/Surveyor