2009-10-14_PERMIT FILE - M2009070

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Phillips County Commissioners Minutes May 8, 2009 Present were County Commissioners Quentin "Bud" Bieserneieu- Chairman, Jerry Beavers, and Susan Roll Waiters and County Administrator Randy Schafer. The meeting opened at 9:00am. with the pledge of allegiance. The board approved accounts payable for April. The board met with Tom Wirges. He discussed the possibility of purchasing 20 acres from Mike Roll and putting three homes on the land. It is close to Frenchman Credo. The board will look at the site and get feedback to Tom in the near future. After an onsite visit, it is being referred to the Planning Commission. The board met with Doug Copley from the District Attorney's office. He gave an update of caseload and personnel in the DA's office. A motion was made by Jerry Beavers, second by Susan Roll Walters, to approve the minutes of April 30, 2009. Motion carried. A motion was made by Susan Roll Walters, second by Jerry Beavers, to approve the hiring Beau Waln as Landfill Operator. He will be placed on GN40 Grade I5, Step 1 at a salary of $23,518.58 per year ($1959.88 per month). He will be eligible for a step increase in 6 months with satisfactory performance. Motion Carried- A motion was made by Jerry Beavers, second by Susan Roll Waiters, to approve a six month step increase for Michael Grant, Court Security Officer. He will move to GN40 Grade 20, Step 3, effective May 12, 2009 at a salary of $28,229.61 per year ($2352.47 per month). He did receive a satisfactory performance approval. Motion carried. A motion was made by Susan Roll Walters, second by Jerry Beavers, to approve a two year step increase for Robert Patten, road worker in District #1. He will move to RB Grade 16, Step 5, effective May 1, 2009, at a salary of $27,583.23 per year ($2298.60 per month). He did receive a satisfactory performance appraisal. Motion carried. The Commissioners discussed the control of vendors during events on county property. Randy will poll other counties to see how they handle these issues. The board met with Sharon Michael, Account Clerk for Social Services, for regular monthly business. These minutes are maintained by the Department of Social Services. A motion was made by Jerry Beavers, second by Susan Roll Walters, to approve the ALSCO Contract for District # 2 for supplying shop towels and other miscellaneous items. Motion carried. The board met with new landfill manager Bill Andrews. He introduced the newly hired Landfill Operator Beau Wain. He indicated the State was down to look at our recycling grant project and was pleased with how things had progressed. Randy reported that the information has been submitted to finalize a contract for our CDOT Enhancement project at the Event Center. The board reviewed the Treasurer's Report for April. The board discussed the Courthouse heating system. Don Locke indicates that if we put in a steam boiler, it may be possible to put an individual control on each register. The board asked Randy to do additional research. The board met with Mike and Kasie Smith at the Event Center to look at carpet and paint samples, which have r ?. been picked out by the various groups. They discussed using ceramic tile in the entrances. r I I r The board discussed the vacated Centennial Office space in the Resource Center. We will begin to assess needs and potential chan es in the buildi g ng. The Commissioners decided to pick up surplus items that did not sell on Wednesday at the fairgrounds. We ` 1 / ? C L , will advertise them for sale later in the spring or summer. 11 4 1 G The board received a request from Randy Weis and Yuma County Road and Bridge to waive the setback from County Road 16, which is a trail, for their mining application to 100'.