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Gallatin County Commission Meeting Minutes December 26, 2007
Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. December 26, 2007
Date 12/26/2007 Location County Commission
  
Time Speaker Note
1:32:26 PM Chairman Skinner Call to Order. Present were Commissioners Skinner and Murdock, Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray and Acting Clerk to the Board Stephanie Young. Commissioner White was excused.
1:32:33 PM Chairman Skinner There was no public comments on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
1:32:57 PM Acting Clerk to the Commission Stephanie Young Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Contract: Cooperative Law Enforcement Agreement Between the USDA Forest Service and the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office to Enhance State and Local Law Enforcement; Agreement with MSU Financial Aid for a Work-study Student to Work in the Planning Department; Modification #2 to Contract Agreement with the Durrant Group, Inc for Continuation of Design Development and Cost Estimating for the New Detention Center Project (not to exceed $494,699.00); Wadsworth Builders Co for the Courthouse Annex Renovation Construction Project - has been pulled; Gallatin Valley Furniture Carpet One for Replacement of Flooring Materials at the Law & Justice Center Building, 2. Approval of Meeting Minutes from December 11 & 12, 2007, 3. Approval of County Asset Trade-in of a 2001 GMC Yukon for a 2007 Chevy Tahoe for the Sheriff's Department, 4. Approval of Transfer of Budget Authority for the Detention Center from Supplies for Resale to Capital Outlay, 5. Approval of Transfer of Budget Authority for the Search & Rescue Department from Capital Reserve to Capital Outlay
1:34:02 PM   There was no public comment.
1:34:10 PM Commissioner Murdock I move that we approve the consent agenda record, agenda as read into the record.
1:34:18 PM Chairman Skinner Second
1:34:22 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:34:32 PM Chairman Skinner Board Appointment(s): Belgrade City-County Planning Board
1:35:08 PM   There was no public comment.
1:35:16 PM Commissioner Murdock Move to appoint Mike Marks.
1:35:20 PM Chairman Skinner Second
1:35:26 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:35:29 PM Commissioner Murdock Big Sky Transportation District
1:35:59 PM   There was no public comment.
1:36:11 PM Commissioner Murdock Move that we re-appoint Mr. Ennion Williams and Ms. Courtney Jones to the Big Sky Transportation District for their respective terms.
1:36:20 PM Chairman Skinner Second
1:36:27 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:36:29 PM Chairman Skinner Consolidated Board of Adjustment
1:37:16 PM   There was no public comment.
1:37:25 PM Commissioner Murdock Comments, So we need to appoint Robert Schultz, Sandra Maher, Priscilla Strung and Joseph Velli and I would move that.
1:37:56 PM Chairman Skinner Second
1:38:02 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:38:08 PM Commissioner Murdock Fair Board
1:39:01 PM   There was no public comment.
1:39:06 PM   Board Discussion
1:39:19 PM Chairman Skinner Noted that this agenda item will be continued.
1:39:22 PM   No Action Taken.
1:39:24 PM Chairman Skinner Fairview Cemetery Board
1:39:42 PM Chairman Skinner Noted that this agenda item will be continued to re-advertise this position.
1:39:51 PM   No Action Taken.
1:39:52 PM Commissioner Murdock Manhattan City-County Planning Board
1:40:50 PM   There was no public comment.
1:40:56 PM Commissioner Murdock I nominate Alvin Vander Vos to serve on the Manhattan City-County Planning Board.
1:41:03 PM Chairman Skinner Second
1:41:06 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:41:08 PM Chairman Skinner Would you like to possibly appoint David Hebner?
1:41:15 PM Commissioner Murdock Yes, I meant to include that, so I will move that we appoint David Hebner.
1:41:19 PM Chairman Skinner Second
1:41:23 PM   Board Discussion
1:41:28 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:41:38 PM Chairman Skinner Meadow View Cemetery Board
1:42:02 PM   There was no public comment.
1:42:07 PM Commissioner Murdock Comments, I move that we re-appoint Paul Skinner.
1:42:26 PM Chairman Skinner Second
1:42:29 PM   Board discussion
1:42:41 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:42:47 PM Commissioner Murdock Mosquito Control District  
1:43:42 PM   There was no public comment.
1:43:49 PM Commissioner Murdock Move to re-appoint Mr. (Larry) Wilcox and to appoint Donald Derby
1:43:53 PM Chairman Skinner Second
1:43:57 PM Commissioner Murdock To the Three Forks Mosquito Board.
1:44:04 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:44:08 PM Chairman Skinner Mount Green Cemetery Board  
1:44:34 PM   There was no public comment.
1:44:40 PM   Board Discussion  
1:44:51 PM Commissioner Murdock I move that we re-appoint both Mr. (George) Reich & Mr. (Jack) Cooper.
1:44:55 PM Chairman Skinner Second
1:44:58 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:45:10 PM Chairman Skinner Public Transit Stakeholder's Advisory Board
1:46:04 PM   Board Discussion
1:46:49 PM   There was no public comment.
1:46:54 PM Commissioner Murdock I move that we take the advice of the Belgrade City Council and appoint Patty Gunderson and that we appoint Chris Budeski and that we continue the re-appointment until, on Carol Shannon, until we hear from the City of Bozeman in the affirmative.
1:47:13 PM Chairman Skinner Second
1:47:17 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:47:33 PM Chairman Skinner Solid Waste Management District Board
1:47:38 PM Chairman Skinner Noted that the Commission will continue this appointment until Commissioner White returns.
1:47:41 PM   There was no public comment.
1:47:50 PM Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray Comments and Advice
1:48:31 PM   Discussion and Questions
1:49:18 PM   No Action Taken.
1:49:27 PM Commissioner Murdock Tax Appeal Board
1:49:52 PM   There was no public comment.
1:49:57 PM Commissioner Murdock Move to appoint Suzanne Marshall.
1:50:00 PM Chairman Skinner Second
1:50:03 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:50:06 PM Chairman Skinner Weed Board
1:50:30 PM Public Comment Supervisor Gallatin County Weed District, Dennis Hengal
1:51:05 PM Commissioner Murdock I would gladly re-appoint Fred Bell and Craig Morgan to the Weed Board.
1:51:10 PM Chairman Skinner Second
1:51:15 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
1:51:25 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Consideration of a Resolution of Setting Temporary Coroner and Regular Coroner Compensation (Continued from 12/19/2007)
1:51:49 PM Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray on behalf of Sheriff Jim Cashell Presentation
1:52:43 PM   Discussion and Questions
1:52:55 PM Public Comment Finance Director Ed Blackman and Sheriff Jim Cashell
1:56:33 PM   Board Discussion including Chris Gray
1:58:27 PM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve Resolution #2007-153.
1:58:32 PM Chairman Skinner Second
1:58:34 PM   Board Discussion including Ed Blackman
2:00:00 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
2:00:13 PM Chairman Skinner Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution of Intention to Change the Name of the "Northside Rural Fire District" to the "Hebgen Basin Fire District"
2:00:29 PM Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray Presentation
2:01:59 PM   Discussion and Questions
2:03:16 PM   There was no public comment.
2:03:22 PM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve Resolution #2007-154, which is a Resolution of Intention to change the name of the "Northside Rural Fire District" to the "Hebgen Basin Fire District"
2:03:34 PM Chairman Skinner Second
2:03:35 PM   Board Discussion
2:03:46 PM   Motion passed unanimously.
2:03:53 PM Chairman Skinner Continuation of Order for the Creation of K-12 Ophir School District
2:04:05 PM Superintendent of Schools Mary Ellen Fitzgerald Presentation, submitted Time Line for Creation of the K-12 School District for Ophir School at Big Sky, Montana, labeled Exhibit A, Item #4.
2:09:06 PM   Discussion and Questions
2:12:41 PM   There was no public comment.
2:12:47 PM   No Action Taken.
2:12:50 PM   There were no Pending Resolutions.
2:12:53 PM   Meeting Adjourned.