BOARD OF
SKAMANIA
Meeting
for Week of January 29, 2008
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday,
January 29, 2008 at the Commissioner’s Meeting Room,
Commissioner
Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously
to approve the Consent Agenda as follows:
1. Minutes for week of January 22, 2008.
2. Special occasion liquor license for American Legion
Post 122 for February 16 & March 15, 2008.
3. Filming Permit for Twilights Productions, LLC for use
of the County Road Prindle Shop for filming a movie.
4. Filming Permit for Twilights Productions, LLC for use
of the
5. Authorize payment of $13,464.41 to address Fair Labor
Standards Act claims for employees represented by the Skamania County Law
Enforcement Guild from May 27, 2004 through July 19, 2006.
6. Voucher to Tri-Axis Engineering for Mike Beanland
engineering services for
Commissioner Pearce moved,
seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to table
Resolution 2008-08 enabling the closure of affected roads within
Commissioner Tolfree moved,
seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried unanimously to approve Resolution
2008-05 establishing a County Officials (Department Heads) Policy for Travel
Reimbursement.
The Board reviewed Resolution
2008-06 Personnel Policy Review and Clarification: dissolving the Personnel
Committee, clarifying relationship between county and employees both
represented and non-represented, and clarifying L&I policies and
procedures. Several elected officials,
department heads, and employees were present.
Discussion included Labor and Industries claims and review, seniority
structure with regards to program elimination, and dissolution of the Personnel
Committee. Commissioner Pearce moved,
seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to approve
Resolution 2008-06 as presented.
Commissioner Pearce moved,
seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to award
non-represented employees a 2% COLA, effective January 1, 2008.
Commissioner Pearce moved,
seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to set the
non-represented employee portion of health insurance premiums at $100.00 per
month from $131.64, effective January 1, 2008.
Commissioner Pearce moved,
seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to advance the
Road Department Superintendent to Range 25, effective January 1, 2008.
The
meeting recessed at 10:41 a.m. Tuesday, January 29, 2008 and reconvened at 10:48 a.m. the same date, with Commissioners Richardson,
Pearce and Tolfree present.
The
Board met in executive session regarding litigation from 10:48 a.m. until 11:29
a.m., with no action taken.
The
Board participated in a workshop to discuss
Commissioner
Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously
to acknowledge receipt of a letter from the City of Stevenson acknowledging the
County’s termination of the Memorandum of Understanding regarding the Piper
Road/Rock Creek Landslide, and advising that the City has scheduled payment of
$150,000 to the County for the end of January 2008.
Commissioner
Pearce gave an update on an SR-35 Bi-State Group meeting regarding the SR-35
Columbia River Bridge Project and proposed memorandum of understanding between
The
meeting recessed at 12:08 p.m. Tuesday, January 29, 2008 and reconvened at 1:30 p.m. the same date, with Commissioners Richardson,
Pearce and Tolfree present.
Commissioner
Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously
to approve Resolution 2008-08 enabling
the closure of affected roads within
The Board participated in a workshop with several
county departments to discuss code enforcement, with no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 2:25 p.m. Tuesday, January 29, 2008 and reconvened at 2:35 p.m. the same date, with Commissioners Richardson,
Pearce and Tolfree present.
The
Board participated in a workshop with representatives from Skamania County
Public Health Department to discuss code enforcement, with no action taken.
The
Board met in executive session regarding personnel from 3:35 p.m. until 4:15
p.m., with no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, January 29, 2008 and reconvened at 9:38 a.m. Thursday, January 31, 2008, with
Commissioners Richardson and Tolfree present.
Commissioner Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and
motion carried to approve vouchers for the period ending December 31, 2007 in
the total amount of $50,907.30.
Commissioner Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and
motion carried to approve vouchers for the period ending January 31, 2008 in
the total amount of $16,101.45.
Commissioner Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and
motion carried to ratify the Board’s action on January 30, 2008 approving a
letter to Gifford Pinchot National Forest Supervisor regarding the Recreation
Facility Analysis, Gifford Pinchot National Forest Proposed 5 Year Program of
Work and Programmatic Results of
Implementation.
The
meeting recessed at 9:54 a.m. Thursday, January 31, 2008 and reconvened at 10:05
a.m. the same date, with Commissioners Richardson and Tolfree present.
Dan
Harkenrider, Area Manager and Greg Cox, Assistant Resource Manager of the
National Scenic Area (NSA) Forest Service gave updates on various
activities. Discussion included, Pacific
Crest Trail realignment, Department of Transportation realignment project on
State Road 14, new NSA officer, use of off road vehicles in the NSA, structure
demolition on acquired properties, upcoming air quality strategies public
meetings, proposed county/forest service NSA partnership for routine road
maintenance, and invasive weed treatment.
The
meeting recessed at 10:47 a.m. Thursday, January 31, 2008 and reconvened at
11:06 a.m. the same date, with Commissioners Richardson and Tolfree present.
The Board participated in a workshop to discuss revisions to the Drug
and Alcohol Policy, with no action taken.
The
meeting adjourned at 12:03 p.m. Thursday, January 31, 2008.
BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
SKAMANIA
COUNTY, WASHINGTON