BOARD OF
SKAMANIA
Meeting
for Week of October 21, 2008
The Board met at 8:43 a.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at
the Commissioner’s Meeting Room,
The Board met in executive session regarding personnel from
9:42 a.m. until 9:49 a.m., with no action taken. The meeting recessed at 9:49 a.m.
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October
21, 2008 at the Commissioner’s Meeting Room,
Commissioner
Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried
unanimously to approve the Consent Agenda as follows:
1. Minutes for week of October 7, 2008.
2. Award bid for the purchase of one Loader Mounted Snow
Blower to RPM Tech, Inc for the total amount of $189,390.
3. Resolution 2008-56 establishing policy for the use of
county facilities by community organizations and single interest groups.
4. Lease addendum #1 with Sherman Technical Industries to
increase the amount of leased space in Building #2226 at
5. Contract with Valerie Epling, CPA to provide training
to Auditor’s Office staff for monthly, quarterly and year-end reports, W-2
processing, etc.
6. Contract with IBM Business Partner to provide hardware
and software maintenance for the Sheriff’s Office server running Spillman
software.
Sealed
bids were opened for telephone system maintenance. Commissioner Pearce moved, seconded by
Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to refer the following bid
to Commissioner’s staff for review and recommendation:
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CNR, Inc,
Sharon
Tiffany, Interpretive Center Director reported on exhibits, events, marketing,
and administration.
The
meeting recessed at 10:18 a.m. Tuesday, October 21, 2008 and reconvened at 10:31 a.m. the same date, with Commissioners Richardson,
Pearce and Tolfree present.
Department Heads presented the following reports:
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Marilyn Butler, Administrative Services Director reported on the
budget, personnel, and various meetings.
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Terry Blaisdell, Central Services Director reported on various
projects.
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Karen Witherspoon, Community Development Director reported on the
National Scenic Area, Zoning Project, and environmental health.
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Larry Douglass, Public Works Director reported on the
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Darlene Dickson, Senior Services Director reported on grant
applications for transportation programs and personnel.
Arnold
Bell, Safety Committee Chair reported on the Safety Committee meeting of October
14, 2008. The Board reviewed and
discussed the following reports:
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Report #2008-14. Commissioner Tolfree
moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried unanimously to agree
with the Safety Committee’s findings and recommendations.
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Report #2008-15. Commissioner Pearce
moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to return
the report to the Safety Committee for additional information.
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Report #2008-E-18. Commissioner Pearce
moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to agree
with the Safety Committee’s findings and recommendations.
Jim
Shank and Jay Mogkefsky from the Department of Natural Resources presented a
report on the projection of income from state forest board lands in
The
Board met in executive session regarding litigation from 2:00 p.m. until 2:55
p.m., with no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 2:55 p.m. Tuesday, October 21, 2008 and reconvened at 9:08 a.m. Wednesday, October 22, 2008, with Commissioners
Richardson, Pearce and Tolfree present.
The Board participated in a workshop with Community
Development to discuss zoning and a supplemental budget for environmental
health, with no action taken.
The
Board continued in a workshop with Community Development to discuss zoning and
a supplemental budget for environmental health, with no action taken.
The meeting recessed at 10:45
a.m. Wednesday, October 22, 2008 and reconvened at 11:10 a.m. the same date,
with Commissioners Richardson, Pearce and Tolfree present.
The Board participated in a
workshop to discuss GIS and the Title III Firewise Project, with no action
taken.
The meeting recessed at 11:32
a.m. Wednesday, October 22, 2008 and reconvened at 1:38 p.m. the same date,
with Commissioners Richardson, Pearce and Tolfree present.
The Board participated in a
workshop with Administrative Services to discuss the budget, with no action
taken.
The Board participated in a
workshop with Public Works to discuss personnel,
The
meeting recessed at 2:54 p.m. Wednesday, October 22, 2008 and reconvened at 9:37
a.m. Thursday, October 23, 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 October 23, 2008
in the total amount of $45,719.53.
The Board discussed the 0.5% wage increase approved for non-bargaining
employees, with no action taken.
The Board met in executive session regarding litigation from 9:50 a.m.
until 10:09 a.m., with no action taken.
Commissioner Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion
carried unanimously to cancel the hearing of October 30, 2008 on the
County-Wide Zoning Draft Plan and to send a press release to the newspapers and
to anyone who submitted written comment for the hearing.
The meeting recessed at 10:13 a.m. Thursday, October 23, 2008 and reconvened
at 11:07 a.m. the same date, with Commissioners Richardson, Pearce and Tolfree
present.
The Board met in executive session regarding personnel from 11:07 a.m.
until 11:30 a.m., with no action taken.
The
meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, October 23, 2008.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS