Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal No. 50 October 1, 2008
Date 10/01/2008 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
1:32:36 PM Chairman Murdock Call to Order. Present were Commissioners Murdock, Skinner and White, Chief Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray and Acting Clerk to the Board Glenda Howze.
1:32:42 PM Chairman Murdock Announcement: Reminder to the public that the meeting is being recorded and streamed over the internet.
1:32:51 PM There was no public comments on matters within the Commissions jurisdiction.
1:33:07 PM Chairman Skinner Read the consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Budget Transfer within the Victim Witness Fund from Capital Reserves to Repair and Maintenance ($4,800); 2. Approval of Contract: Modification #2 to Contract #2007-099 with Durrant for Architectural Design of the New Detention Facility.
1:33:35 PM There was no public comment.
1:33:38 PM Commissioner White I'd make a motion to approve the consent agenda.
1:33:41 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
1:33:44 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:33:52 PM Chairman Murdock Regular Agenda Item #2, Continuation of Public Hearing and Determination Regarding a Request to Modify Condition No. 24 of the Findings of Fact and Order for the Gallatin Heights Subdivision to Provide for an Escrow Based Payment Agreement to Guarantee Improvements to the Intersection of Cameron Bridge Road and Jackrabbit Lane when the Improvements are Warranted by Montana Department of Transportation Standards (Continued from 9/16/08) and Regular Agenda Item #5, Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Adopt the Gallatin County Safety Manual are continued to dates undetermined at this time.
1:34:17 PM Planning Director Greg Sullivan Comments
1:34:39 PM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing, Consideration and Decision for the Secretarial Disaster Declaration of Gallatin County.
1:34:54 PM Commissioner Skinner and Chairman Murdock Summary and explanation of the request.
1:35:53 PM Discussion and notation that this declaration does not obligate Gallatin County in any way.
1:36:41 PM There was no public comment.
1:37:01 PM Commissioner White I would make a motion for the Commission to sign the Disaster Declaration that pertained to the high winds and hail that occurred on July 22, 2008 that was disastrous to the ag producers of our County.
1:37:19 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
1:37:22 PM Board discussion including Chief Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray.
1:38:07 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:38:11 PM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on an Amendment to Section 3 of the Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release of All Claims in Sagehorn Land and Livestock, LLC v. Gallatin County (Cause No. DV-06-483A) and Continuation of Public Hearing and Decision on a Request for a One-Year Extension of the Preliminary Plan Approval Period for the Rocking S7 Minor Subdivision
1:38:39 PM Planning Director Greg Sullivan Presentation
1:40:02 PM Chief Deputy County Attorney Chris Gray Comments
1:40:51 PM Attorney Art Wittich Comments on behalf of the applicant, Sagehorn Land and Livestock, LLC
1:42:00 PM There was no public comment.
1:42:08 PM Discussion between the Commission, Chris Gray and Art Wittich
1:43:22 PM Closed public comment.
1:43:48 PM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve the amendment to Section 3 of the settlement agreement.
1:43:52 PM Commissioner White Second
1:43:59 PM Motion passed 2:1. Chairman Murdock opposed.
1:44:03 PM Commissioner Skinner Mr. Chair, I'll move to grant one year extension to the preliminary plat approval period.
1:44:11 PM Commissioner White Second
1:44:15 PM Board discussion
1:44:31 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:44:42 PM Chairman Murdock Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Adopt the Updated Gallatin County Personnel Policy Manual.
1:44:52 PM HR Director Cynde Hertzog Presentation
1:47:56 PM County Administrator Earl Mathers Comments
1:49:41 PM Discussion between the Commission, Chris Gray, Cynde Hertzog and Deputy County Chris Gray
1:55:03 PM Public comment Sean O'Callaghan
1:55:37 PM Discussion between the Commission, Cynde Hertzog and Chris Gray
1:56:59 PM Commissioner Skinner Mr. Chair I'll move to adopt the County Personnel Policy Manual as given to us by Cynde Hertzog, with the change, changing the September 1 date to October 1 and adding the addition that Cynde is recommending on Section 316.30 paternity leave in her response memo to Sean O'Callaghan's letter. This would be resolution number 2008-116.
1:57:47 PM Commissioner White Second
1:57:53 PM Board discussion including Chris Gray and Cynde Hertzog
1:59:56 PM Commissioner Skinner I'll add to my motion the deletion of Section 106 and the addition of Section 209, which was added since it was presented at the Staff Meeting.
2:00:39 PM Commissioner White Second agrees to the amendment.
2:00:52 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:01:38 PM Meeting adjourned.
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