BOARD OF
SKAMANIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Meeting
for Week of September 26, 2005
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. Monday,
September 26, 2005 at the Commissioner’s Meeting Room, 240 NW Vancouver Avenue
in Stevenson, with Commissioners Paul Pearce and James D. Richardson present,
opening with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Commissioner Albert E. McKee was attending a National Schools and
Counties Coalition Board of Directors Meeting in Washington, DC.
Mary Repar advised of concerns regarding the County’s
public record request form, Planning and Community Development fee schedule,
and Fair Board issues.
Commissioner
Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to remove
item #11 from the Consent Agenda for further discussion and approve the
remainder as follows:
1.
Minutes
of September 19, 2005.
2.
Acknowledge
submission of grant application to Dept of Transportation for funding for
Salmon Falls Park & Ride.
3.
Set public hearing for 1:30 PM Monday, October 10, 2005
to consider a request from Jerry Sauer for a variance to Skamania County
Private Road Standards for Sasquatch Way
(private), located off of Forest Service 25 Road (private) at milepost
43.60, to allow a road grade in excess of 8% to exceed the minimum 100-foot
guideline length.
4.
Resolution
2005-46 amending launch fees at Wind River & Drano Lake.
5.
Letter
of agreement with Health Force Workplace Health Solutions amending the County’s
drug & alcohol program to meet state requirements for employee testing.
6.
Contract
with Ever-Green Tree Care, Inc for removal of hazardous trees and/or limbs at
various County facilities and parks.
7.
Agreement
with Partners In Careers to be a training site for qualified citizens.
8.
Intergovernmental
agreement with Office of Crime Victims Advocacy to provide funding for
improvement of criminal justice & community response to violence against
women.
9.
Contract
amendment D with Military Dept Emergency Division (E05-028) increasing funding
for eligible 911 Wireless Operation reimbursable costs.
10.
Contract
amendment D with Military Dept Emergency Division (E05-050) increasing funding
for eligible 911 Wireline Operation reimbursable costs.
11.
Personnel Committee Recommendations for Auditor’s Lead Recording Deputy
new classification; Clerk’s Collection Assistant exceptional qualification for
Patti Midland; Senior Case Manager reclassification.
12.
Letter
to Washington Counties Risk Pool providing notice of the County’s conditional
intent to leave the Risk Pool as of October 1, 2006.
Commissioner Richardson moved, seconded by
Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to approve an exceptional qualification
for Patti Midland for the Clerk’s Collection Assistant position and a new job
description for Senior Services Case Manager position, as recommended by the
Personnel Committee.
Following clarification of the education and
experience requirements, Commissioner Richardson moved, seconded by
Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to approve a new job description for the
Auditor’s Lead Recording Deputy position, as recommended by the Personnel
Committee.
John
Carlson, Emergency Management Coordinator reported on monitoring of Mount St.
Helens, Community Emergency Response Teams training activities, Search and
Rescue missions, National Incident Management System compliance, and Emergency
Operations Center Region IV funded exercises.
Rick
Jessel, Counseling Center Director, reported on programs for mental health,
substance abuse, and developmental disabilities.
The
Board discussed a recommendation from the Fire Marshall to extend the closure
of outdoor burning on private lands in Skamania County, with no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 11:15 a.m. Monday, September 26, 2005 and reconvened at
1:40 p.m. the same date, with Commissioners Pearce and Richardson present.
District
Court Judge Ron Reynier addressed concerns with increased staff workload. Discussion included budget concerns,
revenues, increased caseload, and staffing.
The
Board met in executive session regarding personnel from 1:55 p.m. until 2:10
p.m., with no action taken.
The
Board continued their previous discussion with District Court Judge Ron Reynier
regarding increased staff workload.
Following discussion, the Board advised that no additional overtime
would be authorized for District Court staff, but was in agreement to
supplement the District Court budget to fund a full time Office Assistant III
position for the remainder of the year, and to reimburse District Court budget
from the Trial Court Improvement Fund when the County receives these funds.
Commissioner
Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to approve
Resolution 2005-47 extending the closure of outdoor burning on private lands in
Skamania County until October 15, 2005 unless otherwise terminated or extended
by the Board.
The
meeting recessed at 2:40 p.m. Monday, September 26, 2005 and reconvened at 9:35
a.m. Tuesday, September 27, 2005, with Commissioners Pearce and Richardson
present.
The
Board participated in a staff workshop to discuss 2005 and 2006 budgets, health
insurance, and public health, with no action taken.
Tod
LeFevre, Public Works Director/County Engineer reported on activities for the
Road Department, Solid Waste, Building Department, engineering, bridges, and
equipment, rental and revolving fund.
John
Ostenson, Safety Committee Chair, reported on the September 6, 2005 Safety
Committee meeting and presented accident/incident reports reviewed by the
Safety Committee. Commissioner
Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to concur
with the Safety Committee’s findings for the following reports: 2005-E-10,
2005-E-11, 2005-19, 2005-2-IH and 2005-3-IH.
The
meeting recessed at 11:10 a.m. Tuesday, September 27, 2005 and reconvened at
1:40 the same date, with Commissioners Pearce and Richardson present.
The
Board participated in a staff workshop to discuss Safety Committee reports and
Malfait Park, with no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 27, 2005 and reconvened at
10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 29, 2005 with Commissioners Pearce and
Richardson present.
Stevenson
Elementary School teacher Mike McCrary and students from his 5th
Grade class gave a presentation on the School’s Veteran Education Program to
honor veterans, and invited the Board to their Program at 7:00 p.m. Thursday,
November 10, 2005 at Stevenson Elementary School. Mr. McCrary advised that his 5th Grade class would
like to adopt the County’s veteran memorials and plaques at the Courthouse to
make improvements and enhancements to honor all wars and veterans, and advised
that the children would also be doing service projects. Commissioner Richardson moved, seconded by
Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to approve the request to allow
Stevenson Elementary School to adopt the County’s veteran memorials and plaques
on display at the Courthouse to make improvements and enhancements.
Commissioner
Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to approve
vouchers for the period ending September 28, 2005 in the amount of $53,923.68.
Commissioner
Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to approve
a request from Skamania County Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
to tie purple ribbons on the antennas of County vehicles of Departments under
the Board, with the caveat that Elected Officials would make their own
decision, in recognition of October as National Domestic Violence Awareness
Month.
Commissioner
Richardson gave an update on a request from Cascade Sportsman’s Club to use the
Blue Lake Rock Pit area as a practice/sighting area for firearms.
Commissioner
Pearce gave an update on the Malfait Park project.
The
meeting adjourned at 10:50 a.m. Tuesday, September 29, 2005.
BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
SKAMANIA
COUNTY, WASHINGTON