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***Monday,
December 03, 2012,
Commissioners met in regular session with
Chairman Ron Smith, Commissioner Dan Dinning,
Commissioner Walt Kirby and Deputy Clerk
Michelle Rohrwasser.
9:00 a.m.,
Road and Bridge Superintendent Jeff Gutshall
joined the meeting. Mr. Gutshall did not provide
a written report.
Commissioner Dinning moved to authorize the
Chairman to sign the Local Highway Technical
Assistance Council, Local Rural Highway
Improvement Project Application for year 2014
for maintenance chipseal on approximately 20
miles of county roadway, as it is a time
sensitive matter. Commissioner Kirby second.
Motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Gutshall discussed issues involving the
administration of Local Highway Technical
Assistance Council (LHTAC) projects. Mr.
Gutshall mentioned the criteria, the process of
ranking projects and rates of use.
Boundary County
will have a real disadvantage against
Boise
down the road, according to Mr. Gutshall.
Mr. Gutshall discussed with Commissioners the
schedule of projects funded and mentioned that
none of the projects are local. The Myrtle Creek
project is listed as needing to be reapplied
for. Commissioner Dinning said it may be that
there is just a need to reapply under the new
guidelines, which could mean projects are
approved but just need to go through the
process. Mr. Gutshall said that is not what it
means as it’s a new scenario so it’s back to the
beginning.
Mr. Gutshall said Road and Bridge is still
working on drainage issues throughout the county
such as Osprey Road.
A new culvert is being placed by the Jeppesen’s
at Trail Creek Road.
In addition Road and Bridge is working on
grading and Mr. Gutshall referred to working on
the north end of Farm to
Market Road. Mr.
Gutshall said the bottom of
Kent’s
Gulch Road has been rebuilt.
Mr. Gutshall said someone told him if the rock
work on the Paradise
Valley Hill Road
hadn’t been done, the hill would’ve looked like
a dirt road due to the runoff after a recent
rain storm.
Chairman Smith informed Mr. Gutshall that a
resident from the Highland Flats area stopped by
to inform Commissioners of drainage issues he is
having after Road and Bridge had just recently
completed replacing three older culverts in that
vicinity. Mr. Gutshall said the hydrology layer
shows this water is actually a stream that is
going through this person’s property as it
always has and he suggested the property owner
increase the size of his culvert. The Road and
Bridge Department is only supposed to work on
county roads, according to Mr. Gutshall.
Mr. Gutshall said he has three sand trucks ready
to go so he is now just watching the weather.
Chairman Smith mentioned the request of a county
resident to relocate the
Shamrock Road sign
from the left side of
Shamrock Road to the
right side at the junction of the
Paradise Valley Hill Road
so the sign is more visible as a driver
approaches the top of the Paradise Valley Hill.
The meeting with Mr. Gutshall ended at
9:25 a.m.
Commissioners tended to administrative duties.
Deputy Clerk Nancy Ryals joined the meeting at
9:30 a.m.
Commissioner Kirby moved to accept the indigent
account assignments to the Catastrophic Health
Care Program as follows: account #2012-14 in the
amount of $66.98%, account #2011-55 in the
amount of $49.28%, account #2012-18 in the
amount of $2.49%, account #2012-24 in the amount
of 66.03%, and account #2012-28 in the amount of
90.89%. Commissioner Dinning second. Motion
passed unanimously.
Commissioner Kirby moved to deny the appeal on
indigent application #2012-30 as the appeal has
been withdrawn. Commissioner Dinning second.
Motion passed unanimously.
Deputy Clerk Ryals left the meeting at
9:45 a.m.
9:45 a.m.,
Robert “Squeak” Karlac joined the meeting.
10:00 a.m., Clerk Glenda Poston, Chief Deputy
Clerk Tracie Isaac, Deputy Clerk Chris Wolfe,
City of Bonners Ferry Council Member Tom Mayo,
Treasurer Jenny Fessler, Assessor Dave Ryals,
City of Bonners Ferry Attorney Will Herrington,
County Prosecutor Jack Douglas, City of Bonners
Ferry Administrator Stephen Boorman, City of
Bonners Ferry Clerk/Treasurer Kris Larson,
Bonners Ferry Herald Reporter Laura Roady, Blue
Sky Broadcasting Reporter Mike Brown, and
property owners: Doug Ladely Sr., Ruth Sutton,
Dale Simpson and Robert “Squeak” Karlac joined
the meeting to discuss and question the taxes
collected as a result of the City of Bonners
Ferry annexation prior to the annexations’
denial.
Chairman Smith said an initial meeting to
discuss taxes associated with the annexation and
related questions had taken place earlier in the
morning. Carl Olson, Alan Dornfest and Steve
Fiscus with Idaho State Tax Commission had also
participated in this meeting via telephone.
Chairman Smith explained the reason for holding
this earlier meeting was that this was the only
time all participants would be available at the
same time. Questions were raised as to how to
handle the taxes that have already been paid.
Discussion also took place as to the effects
this matter will have for the Paradise Valley
Fire District and the big issue is taxes. The
Paradise Valley Fire District has a wash in what
their budget was, according to Clerk Poston. It
was said there is a shift of 6.6 million dollars
in value in the annexed area. Mr. Dornfest had
stated over the phone that property owners
already residing in the Paradise Valley Fire
District paid $7.50 more per $100,000 in value.
Chairman Smith said due to what’s going on there
will be very little effect.
Those present questioned what is to happen with
the taxes collected associated with the failed
annexation. It was said there are two options.
Boundary
County would hold these taxes in
trust or turn the tax payments over to the City
of Bonners Ferry
by
December 10, 2012 to hold in trust.
The courts would then have to decide what to do
with the funds. It was said that is what is to
happen when funds come in. Chairman Smith asked
how this information is to get back to the
taxpayers as they wouldn’t have knowledge of
this.
The timeline of the City’s second attempt at
annexation was mentioned and Clerk Poston said
the new process for annexation has to go to
public hearing and has to be approved before the
end of the year. The public hearing pertaining
to the second attempt at annexation is scheduled
for
Tuesday, December 11, 2012. Attorney
Herrington said if there is a decision to
re-annex, it would be done before the end of
this year.
Chairman Smith questioned how to go about
contacting property owners within the area to be
annexed to let them know what’s happening with
their taxes. Attorney Herrington said most of
the taxpayers are represented by an attorney who
appealed the annexation so that attorney should
notify her clients that the city is looking to
re-annex. It was said for those affected
residents who are not represented, the City of
Bonners Ferry would find
out who they are in order for notification.
Attorney Herrington said he would make contact
with the attorney to forward this information as
he shouldn’t contact the taxpayers directly who
are represented by another attorney, but that he
could notify the taxpayers personally who do not
have representation. Chairman Smith said he
thinks the taxpayers should be told in writing
that funds will be held in trust.
Commissioner Dinning said he understands legal
conversation, but in the interest of notifying
the citizens, it would be best if the City of
Bonners Ferry
could mail information to the affected property
owners and the representing attorney as the
county is already receiving calls from upset
taxpayers.
Attorney Herrington asked about working with the
Assessor’s Office as to who will notify the
property owners. Assessor Ryals stated it will
not be his office to send this information to
the property owners and Clerk Poston added that
she doesn’t think it should be the county’s
responsibility. Chairman Smith said by law the
only thing the county has to do is collect the
taxes. The taxpayer wants to know what is going
on and it’s not the county who should notify
them, according to Chairman Smith. Attorney
Herrington said he wants to avoid ethics issues
as far as notifying people who have legal
representation.
Attorney Herrington said the court has not been
notified. The petition filed mentioned the need
to stay the annexation proceedings. There had
been a hearing, but no order for a stay was
mentioned. It was said one potential argument is
this could have been avoided by requesting a
stay.
Commissioner Dinning said he doesn’t want it
that both sides, the city and the county, wait
for each other to do something.
Prosecutor Douglas
said this matter is not before the courts as it
has been dismissed. There is nothing before the
court as to how to handle the funds.
Commissioner Kirby said it occurs to him it’s an
ethical issue and he questioned why the
attorneys can’t talk. Mr. Herrington said he has
left a message for the attorney representing the
property owners so he’s just waiting for a
return call. Attorney Herrington said the issue
is not ripe for county action at this time and
he hopes the two parties in the case can settle
the issues. Chairman Smith said the county needs
to worry about getting word to the taxpayers as
to where the problem lies and he doesn’t want
people thinking the county is collecting these
additional taxes when there is no annexation in
place. The county has to collect the taxes, but
cannot disperse them until instructions are
given.
Ms. Sutton said she is working with a
coordination group and the Treasurer informed
her about the trust issue so she has been
getting that word out to people. City Clerk/
Treasurer Kris Larson said she doesn’t see a
problem with the county holding the funds in
trust. Clerk Poston spoke of the difference in
solid waste fees between a city and a county
resident. There difference of $18 in solid waste
fees a property owner could have paid and the
county will have a shortfall of that difference.
Commissioner Dinning said he wants to cover all
bases to the best of his ability. Clerk Poston
said the county will work with the State of
Idaho
in regards to the circuit breaker benefit. Clerk
Poston added that another thing is value in
sales tax and property tax. It was said the
state is also aware and working on that.
Attorney Herrington said sales tax revenue runs
one year behind so they’re dealing with last
year’s numbers and the state should easily be
able to make those changes. The need to watch
this to make sure the 3% doesn’t get mixed in
there was mentioned.
Clerk Poston said there are parcels in the
Paradise Valley Fire District and those property
owners paid more than they should have, but she
doesn’t know how to rectify that.
Mr. Karlac said he lives in
Paradise
Valley and that tax increased.
Prosecutor Douglas
said the county is not a party to this action.
Attorney Herrington said he will talk to the
attorney for the petitioners and decide how that
matter is put before the court. Hopefully that
matter will come up soon, but it depends on the
other attorney’s schedule. Attorney Herrington
said he would commit that if approval for the
county to put the funds in trust isn’t before
the end of the year, he would do it on his own
motion.
Clerk Poston said the county has tax funds in
trust that have been paid and by Idaho Code, the
county is supposed to disperse those funds.
Clerk Poston questioned if she can she retain
the funds or does she have to return them to the
city. Chairman Smith said it was decided the
county would keep the funds in trust. It was
said the city should validate the offer of the
county to keep the funds in trust. The county is
only holding annexation funds in trust and the
other funds will be dispersed, according to
Clerk Poston.
Ms. Sutton said she would contact the attorney
representing the property owners to see what she
can do. Attorney Herrington thanked
Commissioners for their thoughtfulness in
considering this issue.
The meeting to discuss the annexation matter
ended at 10:30
a.m.
Commissioner Dinning moved to extend time to pay
taxes for year 2009 for parcel #RP62N03E186310A
until March 3, 2013. Commissioner Kirby
second. Motion passed unanimously.
Commissioners tended to administrative duties.
Clerk Glenda Poston joined the meeting.
Commissioners continued their discussion on
areas of impact and annexation.
Chairman Smith discussed the need to reschedule
the public hearing to consider the appeal filed
by Patrick and Ada Gardiner and Bryan and Sara
Ferguson. The appeal is in regards to the
Planning and Zoning Commission’s decision to
approve Conditional Use Permit 11-063, a request
for a gravel pit filed by Tungsten Holdings.
Chairman Smith is unable to attend the hearing
as he will be out of town tending to county
business and the county’s attorney is also
unavailable due to health reasons.
There being no further business, the meeting
recessed until tomorrow at
9:00 a.m.
***Tuesday,
December 04, 2012,
Commissioners met in regular session with
Chairman Ron Smith, Commissioner Dan Dinning,
Commissioner Walt Kirby and Deputy Clerk
Michelle Rohrwasser.
9:00 a.m., Planning and Zoning Administrator Dan
Studer joined the meeting at Commissioners’
request to discuss planning and zoning matters
pertaining to criteria to allow accessory
structures on property. There are
specifications, but documentation from
Boundary
County is not necessarily required.
Being that the questions have been answered,
Commissioners felt the meeting scheduled for
today at 3:30
p.m., with Jimmy Ball could be
cancelled.
Mr. Studer left the meeting at 9:45 a.m.
Commissioner Dinning moved to amend the agenda
for today at 9:50
a.m., to include the adoption of a
Resolution designating the Idaho Association of
Counties to represent
Boundary County
in a matter involving telecommunication
companies. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion
passed unanimously.
Commissioner Dinning moved to sign the letter
regarding the area of impact to the City of
Bonners Ferry.
Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed
unanimously.
Commissioner Dinning moved to adopt Resolution
2013-9. A resolution
designating the Idaho Association of
Counties as Boundary
County’s representative in the
negotiation and/or litigation with TracFone and
other telecommunication companies in the matter
regarding collection of the emergency
communications fee. Commissioner Kirby second.
Motion passed unanimously. Resolution #2013-9
reads as follows:
RESOLUTION 2013-9
A RESOLUTION
DESIGNATING THE IDAHO ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES AS
BOUNDARY
COUNTY’S
REPRESENTATIVE IN THE NEGOTIATION AND/OR
LITIGATION WITH TRACFONE AND OTHER
TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES IN THE MATTER
REGARDING COLLECTION OF THE EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATIONS FEE
WHEREAS, the Idaho Association of Counties
(“IAC”) has been contacted by the Emergency
Communications Commission (“ECC”) to determine
whether:
1.
the counties have an
interest in joining a counter-complaint
currently filed by the ECC against the
telecommunications company TracFone seeking to
collect the 911 fee allegedly owed by that
entity to counties and to the ECC; and
2.
the counties have an
interest in joining the ECC in negotiations with
telecommunication companies who have also failed
to collect and remit a 911 fee and filing
litigation against them, if needed.
WHEREAS, The ECC is a statutorily created entity
which is responsible for providing statewide
continuity of the 911 system. TracFone, a
provider of prepaid wireless phone service, has
filed a lawsuit challenging the requirement that
it and other companies providing similar,
non-billed service are obligated to pay the 911
fee pursuant to Idaho Code 31-4804.
WHEREAS, In addition to asserting that TracFone
has failed to collect and pay a 911 fee as
required by law, the ECC is also contemplating
making similar claims against other
telecommunication companies who have also failed
to collect and pay the 911 fee. The ECC is in
the process of contacting those companies to
determine their willingness to pay past fees
owed and is interested in knowing whether
counties desire to be part of those discussions.
WHEREAS, because this issue has considerable
financial impact on counties, the ECC has asked
whether IAC could gather an agreement from
counties to represent them in the pending
lawsuit and negotiations with TracFone and also
to represent counties in negotiations with and
in potential lawsuits against other
telecommunication providers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Boundary
County hereby designates IAC as the county’s
representative to resolve whether through
negotiation and/or litigation the issue of
whether TracFone and other telecommunication
companies are responsible to collect and
distribute the emergency communications fee to
each county as provided in the Idaho Emergency
Communications Act and to resolve whether
through negotiation and/or litigation any
compensation owed from those telecommunication
companies for their future to collect and remit
the 911 fee provided for by that Act.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 4th DAY OF
DECEMBER, 2012.
BOUNDARY
COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
s/_________________________
RONALD R. SMITH, Chairman
s/_________________________
DAN R. DINNING, Commissioner
s/_________________________
WALT KIRBY, Commissioner
ATTEST:
s/________________________________
GLENDA POSTON, Clerk
By: Michelle Rohrwasser, Deputy
Recorded as instrument 255924
Commissioners tended to administrative duties.
10:00 a.m.,
Airport Manager Dave Parker and JUB Engineers
Ryan Luttmann and Brad Niemeyer joined the
meeting.
Mr. Parker said over the years he has used an
old plow to move snow at the airport. Later he
would rent a tractor from John Deere for
approximately $1,800 for a six month period, but
that rate has increased. When Pape′ Machinery
took over Columbia Tractor an agreement was
already in place. The cost to rent the tractor
is now approximately $4,200 per year. Mr. Parker
said he thought renting the tractor would work
out again this year, but Pape′’s corporation got
involved and the airport can no longer rent the
tractor at those low rates. Mr. Parker said
Pape′ doesn’t want to continue with the rental
policy as the prior companies have done.
Mr. Parker said the tractor he had planned on
renting this year had been delivered and it will
not work as the plow is too small. Mr. Parker
said he’s tried to come up with a rental tractor
that will work and he cannot think of a cheaper
way so he’s thinking it might be time to buy
one. Commissioner Kirby said Western States has
treated Road and Bridge well with lease purchase
agreements for equipment so that might be an
option. Commissioner Dinning said the lease
rates are quite low now and federal monies can
be used to buy tractors, etc.
Mr. Parker said the land deal is taking shape
and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is
also pushing for more planning to be done. Mr.
Parker said he’s been told if federal money is
used for snow removal equipment, the county will
most likely not receive any more funding for
awhile as this type of equipment is perceived as
a luxury item in the FAA’s eyes. Mr. Parker said
he would like to have a front end loader with
attachments and the quotes he has come up with
total $63,000.
Mr. Parker said he has $4,000 budgeted for
equipment and as well as other funds that total
$8,800. The payment quoted from Boundary Tractor
is almost $12,000 per year and John Deere also
had options totaling $13,500. Mr. Parker said if
he ordered equipment using the discount process,
he would have to wait four to six weeks to
receive the machine. Mr. Parker said a tractor
costing $59,025 could be sold at a discount of
$11,000 per year.
10:10 a.m.,
Bonners Ferry Ranger District, District Ranger
Linda McFaddan joined the meeting.
Commissioner Dinning said if Mr. Parker financed
through a bank, the term can extend beyond five
years. Chairman Smith asked if there is timber
available on the airport property in relation to
selling timber to fund the equipment purchase,
and Mr. Parker said yes.
Mr. Parker and Commissioners discussed rates
from one of the quotes on equipment. Mr. Parker
said Bob Blanford, who works for Idaho Forest
Group and who is also an Airport Board member,
could tell him about timber prices.
Mr. Parker provided Commissioners with an update
on land issues and he briefly mentioned
advertising for a land acquisition professional.
Mr. Parker said this is probably the time for
the county to decide whether or not to push
further as money is involved. The FAA will
provide $836,817, the State of
Idaho
will provide $29,289 and the county’s match
portion is $63,691. Mr. Parker mentioned this is
all within his budget.
Mr. Parker said he was thinking about speaking
to the landowners again and the Airport Board
will discuss this. The Dinning property is the
biggest hazard and they’ve been kept informed of
the situation, according to Mr. Parker. Mr.
Parker said he thinks Mr. Wheatley is waiting
for the process and he also thinks Mr. Howard is
a willing seller as long as value is there.
Another property owner has actually hired a
realtor to look for another house, according to
Mr. Parker. Once a land acquisition professional
is hired, which proposals should come in on
January 3rd, the Airport Board will
review and make a selection to present to
Commissioners for final decision.
Commissioner Dinning said once the process is
started he understands the county is locked in,
but questioned whether the county has to
purchase all properties. It was said there is a
total of seven parcels. Mr. Parker said not all
seven properties need to be purchased and the
FAA will only pay for what is completed. Mr.
Niemeyer said there is a lump sum contract
associated with the up front process of bringing
in appraisals no matter how many properties are
purchased. Mr. Parker said given the complexity
of process the time line could be next July or
August. Mr. Parker said there’s the option to
just purchase or enter into an agreement with a
property owner to purchase with contingencies.
The meeting with Mr. Parker, Mr. Niemeyer and
Mr. Luttmann ended at
10:30 a.m.
10:35
a.m., Ms. McFaddan met with
Commissioners to provide an update on Forest
Service projects. Ms. McFaddan said it is
business as usual for the Forest Service. Forest
Service crews are being sent to work in
Colorado. Ms. McFaddan
said she understands most road work is closed
due to rain and most logging has also shut down,
but once it starts snowing winter logging can
begin.
Chairman Smith informed Ms. McFaddan that
Commissioner Dinning will start sitting in on
the county’s behalf at the Wildland Urban
Interface (WUI) meetings.
Commissioner Dinning and Ms. McFaddan briefly
discussed recovery zone boundaries for Caribou.
Ms. McFaddan informed Commissioners the
Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration
(CFLRP) projects are working well through the
Kootenai Valley Resource Initiative (KVRI).
The meeting with Ms. McFaddan ended at
10:50 a.m.
10:55 a.m.,
Commissioners contacted Attorney Phil Robinson
via telephone.
Commissioner Dinning moved to go into executive
session under Idaho Code #67-2345(1)b, to
consider the evaluation of a public officer,
employee, staff member or individual agent, or
public school student; and f; to communicate
with legal counsel for the public agency to
discuss the legal ramifications of and legal
options for pending litigation, or controversies
not yet being litigated but imminently likely to
be litigated. Commissioner Kirby second.
Commissioners voted as follows: Chairman Smith
“yes”, Commissioner Dinning “yes”, and
Commissioner Kirby “yes”. Motion passed
unanimously.
11:20 a.m., Commissioner Dinning
moved to go out of executive session. Chairman
Smith yielded the chair to second. Motion passed
unanimously.
Clerk’s Note:
Commissioner
Dinning left the meeting prior to addressing the
matter addressed under Idaho Code #67-2345(1)f.,
and returned after the discussion ended.
Commissioner Kirby left the meeting prior to the
motion to go out of executive session.
Clerk Glenda Poston joined the meeting at
11:35 a.m.
11:35 a.m., Commissioner Dinning moved to go
into executive session under Idaho Code
#67-2345(b)1, to consider the evaluation,
dismissal or disciplining of, or to hear
complaints or charges brought against, a public
officer, employee, staff member or individual
agent, or public school student. Commissioner
Kirby second. Commissioners voted as follows:
Chairman Smith “yes”, Commissioner Dinning
“yes”, and Commissioner Kirby “yes”. Motion
passed unanimously.
11:40 a.m., Commissioner Dinning
moved to go out of executive session.
Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed
unanimously.
Clerk Poston left the meeting.
11:40 a.m., Property owner Laura Knuutti
contacted Commissioners via telephone to request
an extension of time to pay her year 2009
property taxes. Ms. Knuutti explained her
family’s situation to cause them to be
delinquent in paying their property taxes.
Treasurer Jenny Fessler joined the meeting at
11:40 a.m.
Ms. Knuutti said she would like to work out an
arrangement if possible. Commissioner Dinning
suggested granting Ms. Knuutti a six month
extension to pay her 2009 year taxes.
Commissioner Dinning informed Ms. Knuutti to
contact Commissioners and the Treasurer to work
something out if she is still unable to pay the
taxes in six months time.
Commissioner Dinning moved to grant an extension
of time to pay year 2009 taxes for parcel
#RP62N01E123400A until
June 30, 2013. Chairman Smith yielded
the chair to second. Motion passed unanimously.
The call to Ms. Knuutti ended at 11:40 a.m.
11:45 a.m., Commissioner Dinning moved to go
into executive session under Idaho Code
#67-2345(b)1, to consider the evaluation,
dismissal or disciplining of, or to hear
complaints or charges brought against, a public
officer, employee, staff member or individual
agent, or public school student. Commissioner
Kirby second. Commissioners voted as follows:
Chairman Smith “yes”, Commissioner Dinning
“yes”, and Commissioner Kirby “yes”. Motion
passed unanimously. Commissioner Dinning moved
to go out of executive session. Commissioner
Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.
Commissioners recessed for lunch at
12:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m.,
Commissioners reconvened for the afternoon
session with Chairman Ron Smith, Commissioner
Walt Kirby and Deputy Clerk Michelle Rohrwasser.
Commissioner Dan Dinning was out of the office
attending a meeting.
Trial Court Administrator Karlene Behringer
joined the meeting.
1:30 p.m.,
Courthouse Maintenance Supervisor Jerry Kothe
joined the meeting to provide a department
report. Mr. Kothe informed Commissioners he put
in a new heater radiator valve near the
recorder’s desk in the court room. Other bad
valves have been replaced as well. The boiler
has a faulty switch, but a new one has been
ordered, according to Mr. Kothe.
Chairman Smith discussed the city’s plans to
redirect parking and include a walking route
under the north end of the
Kootenai River
bridge to Riverside
Park. Chairman Smith
said the Kootenai Tribe is apparently going to
meet with Park and Recreation Board about
improvements to the picnic area.
Mr. Kothe said it will be another week or so
before he can paint the lower floor lobby.
The meeting with Mr. Kothe ended.
Ms. Behringer presented Commissioners with a
Memorandum of Understanding Relating to the
Position of Court Assistance Officer for the
First Judicial District. This is a memorandum of
understanding (MOU) between the counties that
includes the duties, job description and
policies of the court assistance officer. An
exhibit of the breakdown of costs based on
population is also included, according to Ms.
Behringer. Boundary
County’s portion of costs is $687.
Clerk Glenda Poston joined the meeting.
Commissioners updated Clerk Poston on details of
the MOU. Ms. Behringer said it was last November
that this position was talked about. Clerk
Poston asked if the counties were going to be
invoiced and Ms. Behringer said yes. Clerk
Poston said she’s only heard positive comments
regarding the person filling this position. Ms.
Behringer said she will look into a hiring a
part time support staff person this next year.
Clerk Poston said she hopes the costs won’t fall
back on the county if something changes. The
funding for this position comes from a separate
budget, according to Ms. Behringer.
Commissioner Kirby moved to authorize the
Chairman to sign the Memorandum of Understanding
Relating to the Position of Court Assistance
Officer for the First Judicial District.
Chairman Smith yielded the chair to second.
Motion passed unanimously.
The meeting with Clerk Poston and Ms. Behringer
ended at 2:00
p.m.
There being no further business, the meeting
adjourned at 2:00
p.m.
/s/
RONALD R.
SMITH, Chairman
ATTEST:
/s/
GLENDA POSTON, Clerk
By: Michelle Rohrwasser, Deputy Clerk
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