***Monday, May 21, 2018, at 9:00 a.m., Commissioners met in regular session with Chairman Dan Dinning, Commissioner LeAlan Pinkerton, Commissioner Walt Kirby, Clerk Glenda Poston, and Deputy Clerk Michelle Rohrwasser.

Commissioners gave the opening invocation and said the Pledge of Allegiance.

9:00 a.m., Road and Bridge Department Superintendent Clint Kimball joined the meeting to give the departmental report. A written report was provided.

Commissioner Kirby moved to sign the Riverside Road Improvement Funds Transfer Agreement upon review by the county civil attorney. Commissioner Pinkerton second. Motion passed unanimously.

Commissioner Pinkerton moved to approve the Service Agreement regarding Kootenai Trail Road-Atkins Canyon Repairs upon review by the county civil attorney. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.

Mr. Kimball spoke of preparing his department budget with Clerk Poston.

The meeting with Mr. Kimball ended at 9:20 a.m.

Commissioner Pinkerton moved to sign Certificates of Residency for Michael Youngwirth, Ireland Luckey and Jayden Attaway. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.

Commissioner Kirby moved to amend the agenda to include discussion regarding the Pacific Northwest Trail reroute and to make a motion to sign a letter of support of the reroute as it is time sensitive. Commissioner Pinkerton second. Motion passed unanimously.

9:28 a.m., Commissioners spoke to County Civil Attorney Tevis Hull via telephone.

Attorney Hull informed Commissioners that he will review the Cooperative Weed Management Memorandum of Understanding this afternoon and he added that he also has to work on the assignment of lease pertaining to the Bike and Pedestrian Trail Committee.

Attorney Hull said he reviewed the document for the Road and Bridge Department about Kootenai Trail Road-Atkins Canyon repairs and it is ready for Commissioners to sign.

Clerk Poston spoke to Attorney Hull regarding a records request received by her office pertaining to election ballots.

Attorney Hull informed Commissioners that he approves of the request for records from someone requesting a copy of a letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency pertaining to the Kalispel Tribe of Indians request to re-designate the Kalispel Reservation to be a Class I air quality area under the Clean Air Act’s prevention of significant deterioration program.

Commissioners informed Attorney Hull that the Restorium had inquired about using a collection agency for delinquent accounts so Commissioners will ask the Restorium Administrator to talk to the Sheriff’s Office as they are already working with a collection agency.

The call to Attorney Hull ended at 9:42 a.m.

Commissioners reviewed the map showing the proposed reroute of the Pacific Northwest Trail.

Commissioner Pinkerton moved to sign the FY2019 Indigent Defense Grant Agreement Form. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.

Commissioner Pinkerton moved to authorize the Chairman to sign the Panhandle Area Council Grant Administration Contract for the Wildland Urban Interface Grant, #17HFR1-Boundary. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.

Those present discussed the request to renew the office lease with North Idaho College for courses offered at Bonners Ferry satellite campus. If approved by Commissioners, North Idaho College will sign the amendment to the lease and then forward the lease to Commissioners for signature.

Commissioner Pinkerton moved to renew the lease with North Idaho College and approve the Amendment to the Lease at the existing rate of $25,500 owed to Boundary County. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.

Boundary Ambulance Service Chief Jeff Lindsey joined the meeting at 9:56 a.m.

Commissioner Kirby moved to recess as the Boundary County Board of Commissioners and convene as the Boundary County Ambulance Service District Governing Board. Commissioner Pinkerton second. Motion passed unanimously.

Commissioner Kirby moved to approve the minutes of the Boundary County Ambulance Service District meeting minutes from April 16, 2018. Commissioner Pinkerton second. Motion passed unanimously.

Chief Lindsey presented Commissioners with diagrams of a proposed building layout and office spaces for Boundary Ambulance that would meet their needs and avoid the need to expand at a later date. Chief Lindsey said he used the front of the armory building as his measuring point. The proposed facility could be a two story building as opposed to having a larger single level footprint. The second page of the drawing breaks the office spaces into more detail. Chief Lindsey said one thing that has come up is that due to proximity to the school, there will need to be some sort of lighted traffic signal to signal drivers and pedestrians when an ambulance is coming or going.

Commissioners said the existing contract between the county and Boundary Ambulance Service expires this year, but it automatically renews for another two year term. Clerk Poston suggested changing one date in a new agreement or amendment pertaining to the tax payment dispersement.

Chief Lindsey informed Commissioners that one of the fire districts currently has a low number of personnel so the City of Bonners Ferry Fire Department and South Boundary Fire Protection District are stepping up to help.

10:14 a.m., Commissioner Pinkerton moved to adjourn as the Boundary County Ambulance Service District and reconvene as the Boundary County Board of Commissioners. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.

Kootenai Tribe of Idaho Administrative Director Patty Perry joined the meeting at 10:18 a.m.

Commissioners discussed receiving map of the Pacific Northwest Trail proposed reroute. There is a proposal and draft legislation, according to Ms. Perry and Chairman Dinning.

Commissioner Pinkerton moved to write a letter of support for the reroute of the Pacific Northwest Trail as presented in the map. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.

Ms. Perry said she would find out when a letter of support is needed.

10:24 a.m., Bonners Ferry District Forest Ranger Kevin Knauth joined Commissioners and Ms. Perry for an update on Kootenai Valley Resource Initiative (KVRI) and Forest Service projects.

Ms. Perry said there is a KVRI meeting tonight and she provided an update on committee topics to be discussed such as the Wildlife Auto Collision (WAC) Committee and the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) Management machine that warns drivers of wildlife crossing the road or in close proximity. Ms. Perry said at this point it’s better to take what we’ve learned from this machine and wait until the system is a bit more perfected. ITD will hopefully sell part of the machine back to the maker, take those funds and purchase highway wildlife signs. ITD will take care of the signs, but the WAC Committee will meet a couple times per year and make sure the signs are being used beneficially.

Ms. Perry said the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Committee met last week and provided an update on the aquatic organism passage. The Forestry Committee will meet on June 12, 2018, and Mr. Knauth will provide an update on some of their projects.

The Pacific Northwest Trail has larger maps of the route and they want KVRI members to take a look at the map and understand the process. Ms. Perry spoke of how KVRI could be more involved in the comprehensive plan for the trail going further. 9B Trails is a new local group and member Eric Anderson is interested in attending the June KVRI meeting to provide an overview of what 9B Trails is about. It was said hopefully 9B Trails can partner with KVRI so we don’t get crosswise regarding the Pacific Northwest Trail as it’s not certain if they are focusing on federal, state, or all lands. This will be a meet and greet and to understand what they are about.

Mr. Knauth said the Grouse Bear Management Unit (BMU) is specially designed to bring that BMU into compliance with the Grizzly Bear Access Amendment and the environmental analysis will be out for comment this week. Mr. Knauth said this document will involve approximately 28 miles of road storage with a majority or nearly all roads being behind existing gates or roads that are already brushed in and un-drivable. From a transportation perspective or opportunities accessed or lost, there really isn’t anything significant and no one will probably miss these roads. There will be $119,000 put into this project this year, a similar amount next year and a significant amount in year 2020.

Mr. Knauth briefly discussed the Bog Creek Road project and he said there is an open house scheduled to take place at the Bonners Ferry Forest Service Office that will be hosted by the Border Patrol on June 21st from 5:30 to 7:30. Mr. Knauth said he doesn’t yet know if the draft environmental impact statement will come out before or after this open house meeting.

The North Zone Winter Travel Planning focus group had a meeting last Friday and the attendance was about the norm. The focus group tends to consist of snowmobile user groups, conservation organization representatives and professionals with those groups, such as biologists. There will be attempts to come to an agreement regarding areas where it’s felt snowmobiling should be prohibited and to bring those routes forward. These discussions may take place in the evening as opposed to the afternoon so the community can be informed.

Mr. Knauth said there should be a decision notice regarding the Boulder project in October. There have been delays and he had hoped to get a biological opinion sooner, but it’s still okay as the sales out of this project are scheduled for spring of fiscal year 2019. The draft environmental assessment for the Camp Robin project is expected by the end of June and soon after, the Forest Service will get the information ready for public comment and a decision to come out in October or early November. Mr. Knauth said Buckskin Saddle is the next big project in this zone and it is in Sandpoint. Mr. Knauth said the Forest Service needs to work on the Trout Ball project in order to do the Caribou project and things need sorted out in the Blue Grass BMU. The first project coming out of this area is in year 2021. Chairman Dinning questioned the ecosystems in these areas and wondered in the Grouse BMU, due to amount of private property, if the Forest Service had any jurisdiction in it.

Mr. Knauth informed Commissioners that Jeanne Higgins is the new Forest Supervisor and next month Kim Pierson will be appointed the new Deputy Forest Supervisor.

Commissioners thanked Ms. Perry for all of her efforts as she is retiring.

The meeting with Ms. Perry and Mr. Knauth ended at 10:50 a.m.

11:01 a.m.: Commissioners canvassed the 2018 primary election ballots and were presented with the abstract and results. Chairman Dinning asked if there were any errors. Clerk Poston said there had been one total that was off by two votes, but that was corrected before anything posted. Clerk Poston explained the process of having one person read the ballot and another person watching as it pertains to corrections and checking the tapes. Chairman Dinning stated that the information is accurate.

Commissioner Pinkerton moved that we, the Commissioners of the county and state aforesaid, acting as a Board of Canvassers of Election, do hereby state that the attached is a true and complete abstract of all votes cast within this county at the Primary Election held May 15, 2018, as shown by the records now on file in the County Clerk’s office and will sign the official abstract of votes cast. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.

The proceedings ended at 11:03 a.m.

Commissioners tended to administrative duties.

11:15 a.m., Commissioners continued the tax deed hearing for parcel #RP62N01E042400A in the name of Alan Wilson and Shanna Wilson. Present were: Chairman Dan Dinning, Commissioner LeAlan Pinkerton, Commissioner Walt Kirby, Clerk Glenda Poston, Deputy Clerk Michelle Rohrwasser, Treasurer Sue Larson; and members of the public Marty Martinez and Matt Myers. The hearing was recorded.

Chairman Dinning said at this time everything appears in order.

Commissioner Kirby moved to tax deed parcel #RP62N01E042400A in the name of Alan Wilson and Shanna Wilson. Commissioner Pinkerton second. Motion passed unanimously.
The tax deed hearing ended at 11:17 a.m.

11:30 a.m., Commissioners held a tax deeded property sale via the sealed bid process. Present were: Chairman Dan Dinning, Commissioner LeAlan Pinkerton, Commissioner Walt Kirby, Clerk Glenda Poston, Deputy Clerk Michelle Rohrwasser, Treasurer Sue Larson, Marty Martinez, Matt Myers, Laura DiSimone, and Gino DiSimone. The sale was recorded.

Chairman Dinning said this is the sale for the two parcels that did not sell at the March 26th tax deeded property auction. Seven sealed bids were received. Chairman Dinning stated that one bid was delivered via the Postal Service and was opened by the Clerk’s Office staff by mistake.

The first property addressed was Property #1, parcel #RP61N01E193158A formerly owned by Enlightened Living, LLC. The parcel description is: E. 60’ Tax 30, Section 19 Township 61 North Range 1 East and it is approximately 0.720 acres. This parcel is located approximately 5.7 miles southwest of the City of Bonners Ferry, Idaho.

Commissioners opened the sealed bids and reviewed the two bids submitted for property #1. Gino and Laura DiSimone, Trustees for the Agape Rock Foundation submitted a bid totaling $1,002.72. William Roberts submitted a bid totaling $325.00.

Commissioner Pinkerton moved to accept the bid of $1,002.72 from the Agape Rock Foundation. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.

Commissioners stated that the county will need to cancel the tax amount the bid does not cover.

The second and final property addressed, listed as Property #2 is parcel #RP61N01W132852A and it was formerly owned by Enlightened Living, LLC. The parcel description is: E2 S2 NE4 NW4 Less part Tax 27, Section 13 Township 61 North Range 1 West and it is approximately 7.670 acres. This parcel is located approximately 7.6 miles southwest of the City of Bonners Ferry, Idaho.

Commissioners opened the five sealed bids received for this property. Brian Reeves submitted a bid totaling $3,300. Matt Myers submitted a bid totaling $1,501. Jennifer Hamilton submitted a bid totaling $501. Gino and Laura DiSimone, Trustees for the Agape Rock Foundation, submitted a bid totaling $2,040.15. The final bid received was from William Roberts for an amount of $1,025.

Commissioner Pinkerton moved to accept the bid of $3,300.00 from Brian Reeves. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.

The meeting to open sealed bids ended at 11:40 a.m.

Commissioners discussed budget matters.

Commissioners recessed for lunch at 12:15 p.m.

1:30 p.m., Commissioners reconvened for the afternoon session with Chairman Dan Dinning, Commissioner LeAlan Pinkerton, Commissioner Walt Kirby, Clerk Glenda Poston and Deputy Clerk Michelle Rohrwasser.

1:30 p.m., Solid Waste Department Superintendent Claine Skeen and Assistant Superintendent Eric Owen joined the meeting to resume reviewing the Solid Waste Department budget.

Chairman Dinning said Mr. Skeen provided Commissioners with quotes received for grinding the wood pile at the landfill. Mr. Skeen said he sought quotes from three vendors and only two vendors responded. Cannon Hills and Kevin Jump of John Jump Trucking provided quotes. Diversified Wood did not provide a quote. The quote from Cannon Hills is $44.50 per green ton and they agreed to an amount of no more than $60,000 to take care of the entire wood pile. Mr. Jump provided a quote of $81.93 per green ton.

Commissioner Pinkerton moved to accept the quote from Cannon Hill Industries for $44.50 per green ton to grind wood waste and dispose of debris with a cap of $60,000 to process the entire wood pile. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.

Commissioner Pinkerton moved to sign the Independent Contractor Agreement with Cannon Hill Industries for grinding the wood pile and debris disposal for the Solid Waste Department at a cost of $44.50 per green ton with a cap of $60,000. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.

Commissioners, Clerk Poston, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Owen resumed their review and discussion of four Solid Waste Department budget scenarios and proposed line item amounts. It was said the changes have covered the budget, but not the carry forward for year 2019. Chairman Dinning said as it sits today, other than the $60,000, the budget for this department is balanced. Chairman Dinning questioned how to budget for carry forward. It was asked if proposed scenario #4 reflects the reduction in wages and benefits. Mr. Skeen said scenario #4 is the only budget that reflects electricity, gate hours and employee wages. Those present compared increasing fees or reducing days of service. Chairman Dinning said in doing this we’ll need to tell the public that it’s going to be a 50% increase, but only for one year and any other increases will be small. Chairman Dinning said this 50% increase needs to be a benefit for a five year period. Chairman Dinning said Commissioners have asked Mr. Skeen to analyze the budget and provide options and Commissioners need to decide what is best for the community.

Commissioner Pinkerton moved to not fund the landfill closure account and to instead fund grinding the wood pile. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.

Chairman Dinning said he would like to have Clerk Poston analyze this budget scenario again.

Clerk Poston said she will not budget for the Possi-shell material, Possi-shell applicator and the building. Mr. Skeen agreed. Grinding the metal pile will provide income of approximately $31,460. The county will not fund the landfill closure account in order to keep those funds in the budget. Chairman Dinning said we need to determine how to budget carry over for this year and get a good look at the next year. Chairman Dinning said he feels Commissioners should hold public meetings in various locations of the county to inform the public of this situation and to get opinions. Commissioner Pinkerton said he thinks Scenario #3 is the most serious option. A 24% increase would provide an additional $125,000.

The meeting to review the Solid Waste Department budget ended at 3:20 p.m.

Commissioner Pinkerton moved to cancel the remaining tax for year 2013 and the tax for years 2014, 2015 and 2016 totaling $789.78 plus late fees and interest for parcel #RP61N01E193158A as the winning bid did not cover the billed taxes. The Idaho Department of Lands fees will not be canceled. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.
Commissioner Pinkerton moved to sign the Certificate of Residency for Katie Clairmont. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.

Commissioner Pinkerton moved to authorize the Chairman to sign the Settlement Agreement regarding a personnel matter. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.

There being no further business, the meeting recessed until tomorrow at 9:00 a.m.

***Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at 9:00 a.m., Commissioners met in regular session with Chairman Dan Dinning, Commissioner LeAlan Pinkerton, Commissioner Walt Kirby, Clerk Glenda Poston, and Deputy Clerk Michelle Rohrwasser.

9:00 a.m., Commissioners held the elected officials/department heads meeting. Present were: Chairman Dan Dinning, Commissioner LeAlan Pinkerton, Commissioner Walt Kirby, Clerk Glenda Poston, Deputy Clerk Michelle Rohrwasser, Planning and Zoning Administrator John Moss, Sheriff Dave Kramer, Road and Bridge Department Superintendent Clint Kimball, Road and Bridge Department Assistant Superintendent Renee Nelson, Treasurer Sue Larson, Prosecutor’s Office Manager Tammie Goggia, Courthouse Maintenance John Buckley, University of Idaho Extension Educator Amy Robertson, Noxious Weeds Department Superintendent Dave Wenk, and Assessor Dave Ryals.

Chairman Dinning covered the list of topics on the agenda for the meeting. Those present were given a reminder to check any agreements or leases their office may have to see if they need to be renewed. The renewal information for Life Flight is due. Chairman Dinning said due to recent glitches with the website, both Techpartner and SiteLock suggested that everyone change the passwords they use that allows them to access the county’s website to update their webpage. Department budgets were due May 15th.

Chairman Dinning reminded everyone that unless documents needing to be signed or matters needing to be addressed are put on Commissioners’ agenda 48 hours ahead of their meetings, as of July 1, 2018, Commissioners will not be able to deal with the matter and they will have to be addressed the following week. Commissioners will also have to add the word “Action” to their agenda after any topic that needs a motion. It’s not even certain if Commissioners can go into an executive session without being on the agenda 48 hours in advance, but Commissioners will learn more at the Idaho Association of Counties conference. Chairman Dinning said the intent of this was aimed at state agencies originally, but counties failed to be exempted out of this.

The process of submitting demands for payment needs to be tighten up again as they are starting to come in randomly.

Commissioners went around the room for department/office updates.

Treasurer Larson said her office is getting ready for the June Collection and she added that assessment notices are going out soon.

Mr. Kimball said Road and Bridge is plugging along and work is taking place on Mirror Lake Road. Mr. Kimball said he hopes there is good communication for the highway project contractors so he can get the grindings. Other than that, Road and Bridge is keeping up on projects and looking forward for river levels to decrease so they can start work on the Snow Creek Bridge in June.

Sheriff Kramer said he’s arranged training with Jim McNall of Idaho Counties Risk Management Program on preventing sexual harassment. This training will take place in the Extension Office meeting room and it will be good for employees, or at least supervisors, to attend. The Sheriff’s Office is also moving forward with getting its dispatchers trained as medical dispatchers so they are working with Boundary Ambulance Service as a medical provider. This is a new service to the community and once the system gets fully rolling, it will be a benefit. Sheriff Kramer said there are 33 or 34 inmates in a jail with a 24 bed space. There have been two arrests made for stolen vehicles.

Planning and Zoning Administrator John Moss said he’s busy.

Assessor Ryals said the assessment notices will be sent out on June 4, but there were very minor changes made.

Mr. Wenk said he’s been busy spraying city and county properties and treating new invasive weeds, and soon he will start road spraying.

Ms. Robertson listed the many courses the Extension Office is holding. Ms. Robertson said Extension Educator Kate Painter’s intern started last week and her intern will start next week and these interns are local students.

Mr. Buckley said he’s been busy, he’s sought bids for sealcoating parking lots of various county facilities and only one company has replied so far. Bids have come in for coating the roofs of the Courthouse and Extension Office, according to Mr. Buckley.

Ms. Goggia said the Prosecutor’s Office is just really busy and working with the new court computer system, which takes twice as long and for being a paperless system, their office is printing out twice as much paper. Chairman Dinning said the Courthouse doesn’t have enough power to run this system.

Mr. Moss informed everyone that Planning and Zoning Commission meetings are normally held in the Courthouse, but the meetings will start being held in the Extension Office in June and will start at 6:00 p.m. instead of 5:30 p.m. Mr. Moss spoke of needing to review the Planning and Zoning application fee structure.

Mr. Kimball mentioned also needing to discuss encroachment permit fees.

Clerk Poston mentioned that Deputy Clerk Rohrwasser would send out reminders that any fee increase over 5% will require Commissioners to hold a public hearing.

Clerk Poston said she will start working on the county budget.

Chairman Dinning said Commissioners are still working on the purchase of the armory. Commissioners have also received a rough sketch of a proposed building and offices from Boundary Ambulance Service as Commissioners would like to have the ambulance service stationed at the armory property.

The elected officials/department heads meeting ended at 9:21 a.m.

9:24 a.m., Commissioner Pinkerton moved to go into executive session pursuant to Idaho Code #74-206(1)b, 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 Dinning “aye”, Commissioner Pinkerton “aye” and Commissioner Kirby “aye”. Motion passed unanimously. The executive session ended at 9:35 a.m. No action was taken.

9:35 a.m., County Noxious Weeds Department Superintendent Dave Wenk met with Commissioners to provide a department report.

Mr. Wenk questioned the need to have the No Spray Weed Control Agreements as another county does not require the agreements. Chairman Dinning said these are contractual agreements so it’s best for the county to have them.

Mr. Wenk said he has not heard back from Airport Manager Dave Parker about the goat project to reduce weeds. Chairman Dinning asked Mr. Wenk to obtain quotes from the private sector as well.

Mr. Wenk informed Commissioners that he will be going to Priest Lake regarding a houndstongue infestation. The farm tour takes place on Friday and the Bruen’s Bridge will be the last stop. Mr. Wenk said he will inform the public of the Weeds Department during the farm tour. The Lower Kootenai River Watershed grant has been extended. Mr. Wenk said he has taken care of spraying the lawns belonging to the City of Bonners Ferry this year. Mr. Wenk informed Commissioners that he has purchased new chemicals from a different vendor.

Commissioners informed Mr. Wenk the county civil attorney will need to take a look at Exhibit A associated with the Memorandum of Understanding between various agencies for the Cooperative Weed Management Areas before Commissioners sign the document.

Mr. Wenk said he collected 315 pounds of chemicals and took them to a disposal program and on his way back he stopped off at the forestry judging team in Careywood. Mr. Wenk informed Commissioners that Bonners Ferry had a team at this event. Mr. Wenk spoke briefly of having conducted an inspection for weeds at Levi Falk’s junk yard. Mr. Wenk informed Commissioners that Roger Myers had asked about certifying weed free gravel, but Weed Department Superintendents are not taking this responsibility on as they cannot certify there are no weeds in the gravel. Mr. Wenk said he could verify that there are no adult weeds in the gravel, but wouldn’t be able to determine whether or not the gravel contains weed seeds.

Mr. Wenk spoke briefly of the Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) Committee and projects that could fund new equipment for his department.

The meeting with Mr. Wenk ended at 9:44 a.m.

Commissioner Pinkerton moved to authorize the Chairman to sign the Memorandum of Understanding, FS Agreement #18-MU-11010400-022, between the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Idaho Department of Lands, Idaho Department of Transportation – District 1, Bonner Soil and Water Conservation District, Bonner County, Boundary County, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, Nature Conservancy, City of Sandpoint, and the USDA, Forest Service Idaho Panhandle National Forest regarding the Cooperative Weed Management Areas. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.

Commissioners had scheduled the time of 10:00 a.m. to address any matters before the Board of Equalization, but there was nothing to address.

Commissioners tended to administrative duties.

10:22 a.m., Sheriff Dave Kramer and Chief Deputy Sheriff Rich Stephens joined the meeting.

Sheriff Kramer said he had sought three quotes to have the Sheriff’s Office painted, but only two vendors replied and the lowest quote was Alexander Custom Building at $12,500 to pressure wash and paint the entire building and that cost includes labor. Chairman Dinning mentioned having another discussion on the paint color. This expense is not budgeted for in the Sheriff’s budget, but Clerk Poston said she will double check. As it pertains to work that needs to be done to the roof of the Sheriff’s Office, it is budgeted for in Justice Fund General, under Capital.

Sheriff Kramer discussed the Guardian RFID (Reliability, Friendliness, Innovation, and Dedication) program. This is an electronic device with wristbands and panels/scanners placed in various locations within the jail. This system can scan to collect an inmate headcount and tracks when an inmate is going to the outside exercise yard, tracks an inmate’s medication schedule, etc. Sheriff Kramer said the cost for this system is $18,135 and Idaho Counties Risk Management Program (ICRMP) has stated they would pay half that amount. Chairman Dinning said those scanners will fail at some point so it would be good to be redundant and still use an additional tracking method. The cost for this program is not in the Sheriff’s budget and Chairman Dinning questioned if this system can be planned for. Sheriff Kramer said ICRMP stated that when their funds are gone, they are gone. Commissioner Pinkerton said he can see this device being the next requirement in meeting jail standards.

Sheriff Kramer informed Commissioners that he would like to offer his office’s dispatchers some kind of pay increase as they are now to be Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) certified as well as training to be medical dispatchers. Chairman Dinning said POST is a requirement by law, but medical dispatching is something Sheriff Kramer is choosing to do and he spoke of matters that are required versus what an office or department wants. Those present also discussed Sheriff Kramer’s request to change two position titles and what other changes may go along with that.

Those present discussed the Sheriff’s Office needing a new alarm system and facility updates, to include plumbing upgrades, etc. Sheriff Kramer said he would like to upgrade the plumbing so it’s not just putting a band aid on something and he mentioned he would also like to propose or look at forming an Ad Hoc group with Commissioners for the purpose of looking at pros and cons down the road to either make changes to the Sheriff’s Office, add on to the existing building, or to construct a new building for the jail. Sheriff Kramer reiterated that it’s just to look at the pros and cons and he informed Commissioners that there may be new local option taxes in legislation coming up, such as a local sales tax option dedicated to only jails. A penny tax with an end date that would fund the jail for five years.

Sheriff Kramer said he wasn’t sure where the county was at for video conferencing at first appearances. Clerk Poston said Matt Hodges with Computer Arts will work on that system.

Sheriff Kramer mentioned considering creating a line item for bailiff services for when the existing bailiff is not available as his staff is pulled from their duties to fill in.

Chairman Dinning provided a recap of matters discussed.
11:09 a.m., Commissioner Pinkerton moved to go into executive session pursuant to Idaho Code 74-206(1)b, 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 Dinning “aye”, Commissioner Pinkerton “aye” and Commissioner Kirby “aye”. Motion passed unanimously. The executive session ended at 11:13 a.m. No action was taken.

Commissioner Pinkerton suggested Sheriff Kramer write up a list of projects and needs for the Sheriff’s Office in order of priority.

Clerk Poston brought up the Sheriff’s Office portion of funds for the DARE program. Sheriff Kramer mentioned he wanted to retain that amount of $6,000 so that the Sheriff’s Office could possibly fund a drug dog as his office has had to use Bonner County’s dog since the Border Patrol is not allowed to use their drug dog at the schools.

Sheriff Kramer informed Commissioners and Clerk Poston that the grant for back country patrol services was funded so that should bring in $3,800.

The meeting with Sheriff Kramer and Chief Deputy Sheriff Stephens ended at 11:28 a.m.

Deputy Clerk Nancy Ryals joined the meeting at 11:34 a.m.

Commissioner Pinkerton moved to approve non-medical assistance cremation for indigent case 2018-16. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.

Deputy Clerk Ryals left the meeting at 11:35 a.m.

Commissioner Pinkerton moved to sign the No Spray Weed Control Agreements for Raymond Harris, Karen Glazier, Gary Martin, Rob Fredericks and Mimi Feuling, Ray Sayers, Berdell and Sharon Wood, Dawn Callahan, Sherri Alderman, Linda Hazel, Skylar Roberts, and Sally Houy. Commissioner Kirby second. Motion passed unanimously.

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:37 a.m.

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DAN R. DINNING, Chairman
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GLENDA POSTON, Clerk
By: Michelle Rohrwasser, Deputy Clerk