Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. August 15, 2005
Date 08/15/2005 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
8:38:00 AM Chairman Murdock Called to order. Present were Commissioners Murdock, Vincent and Skinner and Acting Clerk to the Board Crystal Turner.
8:38:05 AM There was no public comment on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
8:38:33 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation on FY 2006 Budget Meeting . Submitted FY 2006 Preliminary Operating Budget, labeled Exhibit A.
8:45:02 AM Commissioner Skinner Requests that Ed Blackman refresh Chairman Murdock on the Options for the L & J Remodel .
8:47:33 AM Public Comment County Attorney Marty Lambert, Grants Administrator Larry Watson
8:58:17 AM Commission Questions
9:00:15 AM Chairman Murdock Closed Public Comment on this topic.
9:00:21 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Continued Presentation
9:01:46 AM Commission Questions
9:01:59 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Comments
9:02:12 AM Commissioner Vincent If we move to do Option 1, would it be clear that that includes IT, carpet, fire and the ADA?
9:02:19 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Yes.
9:02:20 AM Commissioner Vincent So moved.
9:02:24 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:02:26 AM Board Discussion
9:07:15 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Comments
9:08:48 AM Discussion between the Commission and Ed Blackman. Commissioner Vincent withdraws his motion.
9:11:15 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to put $300,000 in the L & J remodel of the Clerk of District Court.
9:11:21 AM Chairman Murdock Second
9:11:26 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:11:31 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Expenses After Preliminary
9:12:15 AM There was no public comment.
9:12:25 AM Commission Questions
9:13:18 AM County Attorney Marty Lambert Advice
9:14:05 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve $149,800 for expenses that have come in after the preliminary budget.
9:14:11 AM Commissioner Vincent Second
9:14:14 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:14:17 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Capital Reserves - C & R and GIS (noted error to Agenda that this topic is not capital reserves for computer, but cash carry over).
9:15:08 AM There was no public comment.
9:15:15 AM Commissioner Vincent Mr. Chairman, move that we appove $20,915.00 from capital reserve for Clerk and Recorder and GIS.
9:15:23 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:15:27 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:15:29 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman County Attorney - Deputy Wage Adjustment
9:16:17 AM Public Comment County Attorney Marty Lambert
9:18:14 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve the deputy wage adjustments. I'm not sure up to $15,000.00.
9:18:31 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Comments
9:18:45 AM Commissioner Skinner As suggested by HR and Finance.
9:18:52 AM Commissioner Vincent Second
9:18:56 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:18:59 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Planning (Big Sky $6,500 & Cntr. Serv $6,500)
9:19:43 AM There was no public comment.
9:19:47 AM Commission Comments
9:20:39 AM Human Resource Director Cynde Hertzog Comments
9:21:29 AM Discussion between the Commission and Ed Blackman.
9:21:51 AM Commissioner Vincent Move we approve the $13,000.00 for Planning the Big Sky and the other one was what?
9:22:01 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman The Planning at Big Sky and the contracted services area of the budget.
9:22:06 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:22:11 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:22:15 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Sheriff - Freedom From Fear Match
9:23:11 AM Sheriff's Office Detective Ryan Strapman Comments
9:24:02 AM Deputy County Attorney Ashley Harrington Comments
9:27:25 AM Commissioner Vincent Mr. Chairman, I'll move that we appropriate $19,000.00 to the Sheriff's office for the Freedom From Fear Match.
9:27:35 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:27:36 AM Board Discussion
9:28:44 AM Motion passed 2:1. Commissioner Skinner opposed.
9:28:50 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Sheriff - Detention Center Computers; Reduce Pub. Def. Office Reserve
9:30:37 AM Chief Public Defender Mariah Eastman Comments
9:32:20 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve the $10,000.00 for Detention Center computers, and taking the $9,250.00 out of reducing Public Defender's office reserves.
9:32:30 AM Commissioner Vincent Second
9:32:31 AM Board Discussion
9:32:44 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:32:46 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman CAO - Search
9:34:22 AM Commission Questions
9:35:40 AM There was no public comment.
9:35:45 AM Discussion between the Commission and Ed Blackman.
9:36:31 AM Commissioner Vincent Mr. Chairman, I'll move that we strike $5,000.00 to CAO Search.
9:36:39 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:36:40 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:36:43 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Historical Committee - Subsidy
9:37:15 AM There was no public comment.
9:37:21 AM Commission Questions
9:39:02 AM Commissioner Vincent Recess.
9:45:31 AM Chairman Murdock Reconvene to meeting. (Linda Leening submitted Historic Preservation Board letter, labeled Exhibit B.) Comments and discussion with Ed Blackman.
9:46:42 AM Chairman Murdock I will move that we fund the Historic Committee Subsidy, per their request for $4,600.00.
9:46:53 AM Commissioner Vincent Second
9:46:54 AM Board Discussion, including Ed Blackman.
9:48:49 AM Motion passed 2:1. Commissioner Skinner opposed.
9:48:54 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Public Defender Engagement Contract
9:50:04 AM There was no public comment.
9:50:13 AM Board Discussion
9:51:00 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve $7,100.00 for Public Defender Contract.
9:51:06 AM Commissioner Vincent Second
9:51:07 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:51:13 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman GIS Leadperson and Reclass
9:52:36 AM Clerk and Recorder Shelley Vance Comments
9:56:34 AM GIS Coordinator Allen Armstrong Comments
9:58:48 AM Discussion between the Commission and Ed Blackman.
10:00:15 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve the $4,836.00 for the change in GIS reclassification, and make it compliant with the HR process, and finding that this is not additional tax dollars, but would be generated from a fee from the Clerk and Recorder.
10:00:36 AM Commissioner Vincent Second
10:00:43 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:00:46 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman ITS Remodel (Larry Watson submitted ITS Remodel options, labeled Exhibit C.)
10:01:52 AM Questions and Discussion
10:02:54 AM Grants Administrator Larry Watson Comments
10:04:10 AM Discussion between the Commission and Larry Watson.
10:08:11 AM Commissioner Vincent I'll move that we add $17,500.00 to the budget to facilitate the ITS remodel in the basement, with the understanding that will be either through CIP or ourselves, or whatever the right process is, you know doublecheck the configuration and make sure that the final plan is in the best interest of everyone that uses the space in the basement.
10:08:42 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:08:44 AM Board Discussion
10:09:06 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:09:08 AM Chairman Murdock Discussion and clarification with Ed Blackman regarding Commissioner Murdock's salary.
10:10:14 AM Commission comments; Ed Blackman clarification: Maximum number of mill levies allowed by statue would be reduced by the amount of the 2-week salary for Commissioner Murdock.
10:10:41 AM Commissioner Skinner So moved with the language that Ed Blackman just proposed.
10:10:45 AM Commissioner Vincent Second
10:10:46 AM Board Discussion
10:11:00 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:11:04 AM Discussion regarding the Guenther elevator between the Commission and Ed Blackman.
10:11:11 AM Board Discussion.
10:11:47 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Comments. If you so desired you could reduce that (preliminary budget reserve fund) by $100,000.00 to fund that elevator.
10:12:58 AM Commission Comments
10:13:43 AM Chairman Murdock I'll move to approve it but I'm voting against it.
10:13:47 AM Discussion between the Commission and Ed Blackman.
10:14:01 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:14:13 AM County Attorney Marty Lambert Comments
10:16:28 AM Board Discussion
10:17:16 AM Motion failed 2:1. Commissioners Murdock and Skinner opposed.
10:17:25 AM Comments and Discussion
10:18:31 AM Commission decided to discuss the Road and Bridge department's budget at next Tuesday's meeting (8-23-05).
10:21:01 AM Clerk and Recorder Shelley Vance Advice
10:21:13 AM Meeting Adjourned.
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