COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

LINCOLN COUNTY

JULY 16, 2007

The Board of County Commissioners met this day in Regular Session with all Commissioners present.            

COMMITTEE REPORTS:  Were presented.

CLAIMS:  Claims were examined and ordered paid in the amount of $1,035,455.96.

PAYROLL CHANGE NOTICES:  Were approved as presented.

RESOLUTION 07-28:  Authorized budget extension to Emergency Communications Tax Fund.

CLAIM:  Was received from Public Works Director seeking severance pay.

ORDINANCE 991:  Was received from City of Davenport annexing unincorporated territory.

LETTER:  Was signed to Public Works Director denying severance pay.

LETTER:  Was received from Judge Borst and Judge Grant requesting additional expenditures

            be paid from Trial Court Improvement Fund.

MOTION:  By unanimous vote, approved payment of expenditures as requested.

LETTER:  Was received from WSAC and CTED requesting point of contact for development of

            county inventory of offender re-entry resources.  Board appointed Probation Officer.

VERIFICATION OF SUPPORT:  Quarterly verification and time report was signed for WSU Food

            Sense program.

LOAN REQUEST:  Was received from Alcohol/Drug Center for $4,000 loan for 60 day period.

MOTION:  By unanimous vote, authorized loan.

LETTER:  From Council of County and City Employees representative regarding resolution of

            grievance filed by employee.

LETTER:  From Inland Code offering plan review and inspection services was received.

RESOLUTION 07-29:  Authorized interfund loan to Alcohol/Drug Center in amount of $4,000.

RESOLUTION 07-30:  Authorized budget extension to Special Funded Services budget.

MEETING:  Juvenile Court Services Director met to discuss juvenile detention budget.

MOTION:  By unanimous vote, authorized $12,000 extension to juvenile detention budget.

MEETING:  Auditor met to discuss exterior work for annex building.

DISCUSSION:  Was held regarding liquor taxes and distribution of that tax revenue.

MEETING:  Sheriff met to present departmental update.

MEETING:  Public Works Director presented departmental report.

MOTION:  By unanimous vote, rejected all options of WSAC County Inmate Medical Plan.

MOTION:  By unanimous vote, approved moving forward with consideration of .3% sales and use

            tax to be used for criminal justice.

MEETING:  GWMA Director met to discuss GWMA budget.

MOTION:  By unanimous vote, approved budget through September, 2007 and authorized budget

            process for rest of 2007 and 2008.

MOTION:  By unanimous vote, authorized GWMA and Franklin County Conservation District to enter negotiations with Department of Ecology for hydrostratigraphy.

Meeting recessed to reconvene Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at 9:00 a.m.

Meeting reconvened on July 25, 2007 with all Commissioners present.

MEETING:  Engineering Services Manager, Maintenance Supervisor and Shop Foreman met to recommend decreasing chip seal program for 2007.  Also discussed were equipment purchases for rest of 2007.

INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT:  With Adams County was signed authorizing William A. Johns, P.E., to serve as County Engineer for Lincoln County until a replacement is hired.

MOTION:  By unanimous vote, appointed Rick Becker as Acting Public Works Director effective immediately.

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LETTER:  Was received from Sheriff requesting budget extension and interfund loan to pay for Drug Enforcement vehicle.

MOTION:  By unanimous vote, approved interfund loan and operating transfer to pay for vehicle.

MEETING:  Nine fire district representatives met to discuss guidelines established for volunteer firemen to respond to emergencies who work for Public Works Department.

CONTRACT AMENDMENT:  No. 2 to the Department of Licensing contract was presented.

MOTION:  By unanimous vote, authorized signing of contract amendment by Auditor.

REQUEST TO SURPLUS:  Was received from Auditor for two fax machines.

MOTION:  By unanimous vote, approved request to surplus.

PAYROLL CHANGE NOTICE:  Correction was approved as presented.

INVOICES:  Request from LinComm Secretary to pay two invoices from Emergency Communications Tax Fund was received.

MOTION:  By unanimous vote, approved request to pay two invoices.

RESOLUTION 07-32:  Authorized interfund loan from Special Funded Services to Drug Enforcement Fund.

RESOLUTION 07-33:  Authorized budget extension to Special Funded Services budget.

RESOLUTION 07-34:  Authorized budget extension to Drug Enforcement budget.

APPLICATIONS:  Were reviewed for position of Public Works Director/County Engineer.  Decision made to interview two candidates.

Meeting recessed to reconvene Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at 9:30 a.m.

Meeting reconvened on August 1, 2007 with all Commissioners present.

MEETING:  Interim Public Works Director met to discuss reducing chip seal program.

MOTION:  By unanimous vote, accepted recommendation to reduce chip seal program this year.

MOTION:  By unanimous vote, authorized credit be given to citizen for dust abatement fee to be applied to next year.

MEETING:  Sheriff met to present update on Davenport Law Enforcement contract.

INTERVIEWS:  Two interviews for Public Works Director/County Engineer were conducted.

EXECUTIVE SESSION:  Was called by Chairman to discuss qualifications of applicants.  No action taken.

MOTION:  By unanimous vote, authorized job offering to Rick Becker as Public Works Director.

MOTION:  By unanimous vote, authorized job offering to Scott Yaeger as County Engineer.

Adjournment:  With no further business, the meeting was adjourned to meet again on Monday, August 6, 2007.

SHELLY JOHNSTON

CLERK OF THE BOARD

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS