BOARD OF
SKAMANIA
Meeting
for Week of December 30, 2008
The Board met at 9:13 a.m. on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at
the Commissioner’s Meeting Room,
The meeting was called to order at 10:06 a.m. Tuesday, December
30, 2008 at the Commissioner’s Meeting Room,
Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried unanimously
to approve the Consent Agenda as follows:
1. Minutes for week of December 23, 2008.
2. Authorize budget transfer and payment of invoices up
to $16,700 to Stephen A. Masini, AIA Consulting Architect, through contract
with the Department of General Administration, Division of Facilities,
Engineering and Architectural Services, for basic design services for the
Courthouse Annex remodel.
3. Resolution 2008-76 amending the revolving fund for
Senior Services volunteer drivers’ mileage and other authorized travel
expenses.
4. Amendment #1 to letter of agreement with TDJ, CPA for
preparation of the 2008 Skamania County Financial Statements and training of
staff in reconciliation process.
5.
Contract
amendment #1 with Northwest Treatment Services changing the fee schedule to add
the cost of group therapy for intensive outpatient treatment for youth placed
on the Special Sex Offender Disposition Alternative (SSODA) referred by the
Skamania County Juvenile Court.
The meeting recessed at 10:09 a.m. Tuesday, December
30, 2008 and reconvened at 10:36 a.m. the same date, with Commissioners
Richardson, Pearce and Tolfree present.
Department Heads presented the following reports,
followed by discussion regarding the budget, with no action taken.
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Terry Blaisdell,
Central Services Director reported on various projects.
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Karen
Witherspoon, Community Development Director reported on environmental health,
moratorium on unzoned land, Critical Areas Update, National Scenic Area
funding, and end of the year report.
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Larry Douglass,
Public Works Director reported on the Piper Road slide, Engineering Division
projects, County Road projects, ER&R, Building Department, and Solid Waste.
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Darlene Dickson,
Senior Services Director reported on staff training, updating reports, and
finalizing fiscal report.
Commissioner Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner
Pearce and motion carried unanimously to set a public hearing for 5:30 PM
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 to receive public comment regarding action approving
Ordinance 2008-13.
A public hearing was held to consider Resolution 2008-66 amending the
Public Participation Program (PPP) for Comprehensive Plan updates and
development regulation changes related to the 2006-2008 Critical Areas
Update. Karen Witherspoon, Community Development Director gave a staff report
and advised that Skamania County is required to review and update, if
necessary, its Comprehensive Plan and development regulations to be consistent
and in continued compliance with the Growth Management Act only for Critical Areas. She advised that additional time was still necessary
for the County to complete the required changes, that the PPP needed to
be revised to reflect the amended review timeline schedule, Phase 3 would be shown as Phase 3 and Phase
4. There were no comments from the
public. Commissioner Tolfree moved,
seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried unanimously to approve
Resolution 2008-66 as presented.
The
meeting recessed at 11:18 a.m. Tuesday, December 30, 2008 and reconvened at 11:39 a.m. the same date, with Commissioners Richardson,
Pearce and Tolfree present.
The Board discussed health insurance opt-out by employees. Commissioner Pearce moved, seconded by
Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously that, effective December
30, 2008, full time employees would no longer be allowed to opt-out of health
insurance.
The
meeting recessed at 12:05 p.m. Tuesday, December 30, 2008 and reconvened at 1:33 p.m. the same date, with Commissioners Richardson,
Pearce and Tolfree present.
A public hearing was held to consider adoption of
Resolution 2008-71 establishing a comprehensive transportation improvement
program for road and bridge construction work for the ensuing six calendar
years. Larry Douglass, Public Works
Director gave an overview of the recommended construction project plans. There were no comments from the public. Commissioner Pearce moved, seconded by
Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to adopt Resolution 2008-71
establishing the Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program for the years 2009
through 2014.
Commissioner Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree
and motion carried unanimously to approve Resolution 2008-72 adopting the 2009
Annual Transportation Plan, 2008 Bridge Inspection Report and Recommended
Repair List.
A public hearing was held to consider Resolution 2008-77 setting
Current Expense and County Road Property Tax Levies for 2009. Marilyn Butler, Administrative Services
Director gave a staff report on the proposed property tax levies. There were no comments from the public. Commissioner Tolfree moved, seconded by
Commissioner Pearce and motion carried unanimously to approve Resolution
2008-77 as presented.
Commissioner Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion
carried unanimously to certify the 2009 Current Expense and County Road
Property Tax Levies to the Assessor.
A public hearing was held to consider Resolution 2008-78 adopting the
2009 Skamania County Budget. Marilyn
Butler, Administrative Services Director gave a staff report and presented
proposed changes to the 2009 preliminary budget for adoption in the final
budget. There were no comments from the
public. Commissioner Pearce moved,
seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to amend the proposed
2009 budget to include changes as presented.
Commissioner Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion
carried unanimously to amend Resolution 2008-78 to change the date of the
public hearing referred to in paragraph four to December 30, 2008. Commissioner Tolfree moved, seconded by
Commissioner Pearce and motion carried unanimously to approve Resolution 2008-78
adopting the 2009 Final Budget in the total amount of $55,262,498.
The Board met in executive session regarding personnel from 2:01 p.m.
until 2:43 p.m., with no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 2:43 p.m. Tuesday, December 30, 2008 and reconvened at 10:05 a.m. Wednesday, December 31, 2008, with
Commissioners Richardson, Pearce and Tolfree present.
Commissioner Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion
carried unanimously to approve vouchers for the period ending December 30, 2008
in the total amount of $42,759.09.
Commissioner
Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to
approve Resolution 2008-80 partially repaying Current Expense Loans.
The Board participated in a workshop with Facilities
and Recreation to discuss 2008 Milestones and 2009 Goals, with no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 10:56 a.m. Wednesday, December 31, 2008 and reconvened at 11:17 a.m. the same date, with Commissioners Richardson,
Pearce and Tolfree present.
The Board participated in a workshop with Community
Development to discuss staffing issues, general department update, staff
training, and zoning update, with no action taken.
The meeting recessed at 11:36 a.m. Wednesday,
December 31, 2008 and reconvened at 12:17 p.m. the same date, with
Commissioners Richardson, Pearce and Tolfree present.
The Board met in executive session regarding personnel
from 12:17 p.m. until 12:52 p.m., with no action taken.
The
meeting adjourned at 12:52 p.m. Wednesday, December 31, 2008.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS