Description Gallatin County Commission Offsite Budget Meeting Minutes Summary Journal No. 51 June 13, 2012
Date 06/13/2012 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
8:34:10 AM These log notes provide only a part of the official record. The remainder of the official record is in the audio recording of the meeting, Section 2-3-212, MCA. The audio recording is available upon request.
9:00:54 AM Chairman White Call to Order. Present were Commissioners White, Murdock and Skinner, Finance Director Ed Blackman, CAO Earl Mathers, HR Director Cynde Hertzog, and Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller.
9:01:01 AM Chairman White There was no public comments on any matters within the Commission's jurisdiction.
9:01:12 AM Chairman White Status of Available Funds based on April 2012
9:01:53 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation - Review Budget Goals FY 13-Summary of Available Funds-Summary of Requests Shortfall of $1,187,719
9:08:39 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Human Resources-Health Insurance Change Focus of Plan a) Raise Budgeted contribution to $8,000/employee b) Retiree changes c) Increase of Millage-Per State Form - recommends no increase in premium for county or employees. Necessary changes will be made to the plan in order to maintain this until FY 2013.
9:14:21 AM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman, and CAO Earl Mathers
9:17:22 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Wage Adjustments: 1. Elected Officials- Committee Recommendation 1% less than other employees 2. Deputy Attorney - request for same as other employees 3. Classified Employees 4. Union discussion: a. Rest Home b. Dispatch Assoc c. Sheriff Assoc
9:19:40 AM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman, and Earl Mathers
9:25:50 AM Public comment Planning Director Sean O'Callaghan
9:26:35 AM Discussion between the Commission, Earl Mathers, Ed Blackman, HR Director Cynde Hertzog, Sean O'Callaghan, Treasurer Kimberly Buchanan, and County Attorney Marty Lambert
9:31:07 AM Commissioner Skinner I am going to move that we do all of it at once because I think it all works together. I will move that we approve all of those suggestions.
9:31:19 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:31:24 AM There was no public comment.
9:31:33 AM Board discussion including Ed Blackman
9:32:43 AM Commissioner Skinner My motion didn't include the unions.
9:32:45 AM Commissioner Murdock And neither did the second, that's a given.
9:32:48 AM Board discussion including Health Officer Matt Kelley
9:34:17 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:34:25 AM Discussion between the Commission and Ed Blackman
9:36:02 AM HR Director Cynde Hertzog 911- 1 FTE Communications Officer-Overtime-Scanning position
9:36:43 AM Discussion between the Commission, Cynde Hertzog, and Earl Mathers
9:39:54 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Comments, recommends putting this request into the Parking Garage and discuss when the taxable valuation comes in.
9:40:25 AM Commissioner Skinner I move that. (overtime)
9:40:28 AM Discussion between the Commission and Earl Mathers
9:43:19 AM Chairman White Second
9:43:24 AM Board discussion including Cynde Hertzog
9:43:43 AM There was no public comment.
9:43:48 AM Motion passed 2:1. Commissioner Murdock was opposed.
9:44:09 AM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman, and Earl Mathers
9:45:19 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve. (continue term limited scanning position)
9:45:20 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:45:23 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:45:33 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve. (Communications Officer)
9:45:35 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:45:37 AM Board discussion
9:45:45 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:45:50 AM HR Director Cynde Hertzog Auditor - Add .25 to Audit Technician
9:46:02 AM Auditor Jennifer Blossom Comments, noting this was not going to cost any extra money above her budget.
9:46:25 AM Discussion and Questions
9:46:45 AM Commissioner Murdock I move to approve it based on that.
9:46:48 AM Discussion between Ed Blackman and Jennifer Blossom
9:47:06 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:47:09 AM Chairman White Stated that public comment was allowed on all the items but he was not going to call for it each time. If anyone wanted to speak they were to raise their hand and they would be recognized.
9:47:30 AM Board discussion including Jennifer Blossom
9:48:38 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:48:44 AM HR Director Cynde Hertzog Clerk & Recorder -Overtime
9:48:54 AM Discussion between the Commission and Ed Blackman
9:49:28 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve based on that. (increased revenue to fund request)
9:49:32 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:49:34 AM Board discussion
9:49:59 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:50:03 AM HR Director Cynde Hertzog County Attorney-Reclass - Delayed
9:50:11 AM County Attorney Marty Lambert Requested to delay this until later on.
9:50:39 AM HR Director Cynde Hertzog Court Services-Upgrade to Probation Officer - Delayed
9:51:31 AM CAO Earl Mathers Facilities-Wage adjustment for merit increase
9:52:47 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve.
9:52:49 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
9:52:51 AM Discussion between the Commission, Cynde Hertzog, Ed Blackman, and Earl Mathers
9:54:32 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:54:40 AM Chairman White Court Services
9:55:02 AM Director of Court Services Steve Ette Comments
9:56:16 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Discussion between Ed Blackman, Steve Ette, and Earl Mathers
9:56:44 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve contingent on grant funding. (increase for FTE)
9:56:46 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:56:50 AM Motion passed unanimously.
9:57:01 AM HR Director Cynde Hertzog Misdemeanor Probation assistant potion upgrade to Misdemeanor Officer - Overtime vs Comp time
9:57:19 AM Director of Court Services Steve Ette Comments
9:59:08 AM Discussion between the Commission, Steve Ette, and Earl Mathers
10:00:55 AM Commissioner Murdock I'm going to move to approve the entire amount.
10:01:06 AM Chairman White Second
10:01:13 AM Board discussion
10:02:07 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:02:18 AM Chairman White County Attorney-Reclass
10:02:22 AM County Attorney Marty Lambert Comments
10:03:22 AM Deputy County Attorney Todd Whipple Comments
10:04:12 AM Discussion between Ed Blackman, Cynde Hertzog
10:04:47 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve the promotion increase.
10:04:53 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:05:07 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:05:11 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to deny the merit increase.
10:05:13 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:05:18 AM Board discussion
10:05:26 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:05:32 AM Discussion between the Commission, Cynde Hertzog, Ed Blackman, and Earl Mathers
10:06:46 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve it with your explanation.
10:06:51 AM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman, and Earl Mathers
10:06:57 AM Commissioner Murdock Agreed to withdraw the motion.
10:07:00 AM Discussion between the Commission and Marty Lambert
10:08:00 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman GIS-New Position
10:08:38 AM Commissioner Murdock I'm going to move to deny it.
10:08:41 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:08:43 AM Board discussion including Treasurer Kim Buchanan
10:10:01 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:10:10 AM Chairman White Health Department-Admin-Merit Increase a. Human Services Retirement b. Environmental
10:10:20 AM Health Officer Matt Kelley Comments
10:11:41 AM Discussion between the Commission, Matt Kelley, Ed Blackman, and Cynde Hertzog
10:17:52 AM Commissioner Murdock I'm going to move that we approve the Health Department's request in full, the Registered Dietician promotion with the understanding that that will be funded through your either your grants or your budgets but the retirement will be an add on.
10:18:15 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:18:18 AM Board discussion including Ed Blackman, Cynde Hertzog, and Matt Kelley
10:19:31 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:19:54 AM Commissioner Skinner I'm going to move to not fund the merit increases.
10:19:58 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:20:03 AM Discussion between the Commission, Matt Kelley, and Ed Blackman
10:21:01 AM Commissioner Skinner I am going to withdraw my motion.
10:21:04 AM Commissioner Murdock Withdrew second.
10:21:07 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve based on that it is going to be covered under their budget. (merit increases)
10:21:12 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:21:16 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:21:35 AM Discussion between the Commission, Cynde Hertzog, Earl Mathers, Ed Blackman, and Matt Kelley
10:26:56 AM Chairman White Recess
10:40:28 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Reconvene to meeting. ITS-Network Administrator a. Desktop PC Support
10:40:56 AM ITS Director Ed Kawa Comments, Network Administrator
10:44:41 AM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Kawa, Earl Mathers, and Ed Blackman
10:49:31 AM Commissioner Murdock I'm gonna make a motion to fund the Network Administrator position with up to $35,000 of the funds coming from another source as Ed had described, but to not fund, this is on the same motion the Desktop PC Support Specialist.
10:49:47 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:49:51 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:49:58 AM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Kawa, and Ed Blackman
10:50:48 AM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve. (Operations to cover the new position)
10:50:53 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:50:57 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:51:02 AM Chairman White Justice Court
10:51:11 AM Judge Rick West Comments, Reclassification of two positions
10:54:56 AM Discussion between the Commission, Rick West, Earl Mathers, and Cynde Hertzog
10:58:10 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve.
10:58:12 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:58:15 AM Board discussion
10:58:31 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:58:44 AM Chairman White Logan Landfill
10:58:52 AM HR Director Cynde Hertzog FTE-Site Maintenance Position
10:59:05 AM Discussion and Questions
10:59:28 AM Commissioner Murdock Finding that this a funded from their Enterprise Fund, I move that we approve it.
10:59:32 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:59:36 AM Motion passed unanimously.
10:59:40 AM HR Director Cynde Hertzog Scale house position be promoted to Recycle Education Coordinator
10:59:55 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve.
10:59:57 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:59:59 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:00:14 AM Chairman White Fairgrounds
11:00:32 AM Fairgrounds Director Sue Shockley Comments, increase overtime budget for regular staff and fair temporary, decrease fair overtime and Winterfest temporary help, increase half-time to FTE bookkeeper, and allow staff to accrue 80 hours comp-time during the fair
11:04:53 AM Discussion between the Commission, Sue Shockley, and Ed Blackman
11:05:31 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Recommends putting the entire Fair requests in the Parking Garage until after the Fair to see what revenues are generated, and deny the accounted position until something is worked out with the Noxious Weed Department.
11:06:48 AM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman, and Sue Shockley
11:07:53 AM Commissioner Murdock So moved. (Ed Blackman's recommendation)
11:08:05 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:08:08 AM Board discussion including Ed Blackman
11:08:23 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:08:37 AM Chairman White Planning Department
11:08:46 AM Planning Director Sean O'Callaghan Comments, employee retirement possibility and computer replacement
11:10:04 AM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman, and Sean O'Callaghan
11:11:39 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve Ed's (Blackman) numbers on Planning. (Includes possible overlap for training position)
11:11:44 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:11:48 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:11:51 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Recommends all computers being asked for that are from tax supported funds be funded out of the PILT Fund instead out of the regular general funds to be consistent.
11:13:32 AM Chairman White Rest Home
11:13:52 AM Rest Home Administrator Vickie West Comments, employee retirement
11:14:33 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve her request.
11:14:36 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:14:39 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:14:43 AM Chairman White Road & Bridge
11:14:46 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Comments, position funded through the Junk Vehicle Program. Recommends this be approved and the budget be approved based that it stayed within their operating levy.
11:15:55 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve.
11:15:56 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
11:15:59 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:16:14 AM Chairman White Sheriff/Detention Center
11:16:29 AM Sheriff Brian Gootkin Comments, Detention Center- Eliminating Training Officer- a. Lt. Management Pay b. Promote Sgt. to Assistant Administrator c. Reclass Program Coordinator
11:20:55 AM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman, Brian Gootkin, Cynde Hertzog, Undersheriff Dan Springer
11:26:00 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve those 3 line items.
11:26:05 AM Chairman White Second
11:26:09 AM Board discussion
11:26:18 AM Motion passed 2:1. Commissioner Murdock opposed.
11:26:30 AM Chairman White Sheriff
11:26:43 AM Sheriff Brian Gootkin COPS application-zero out match
11:26:51 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Comments
11:27:13 AM Commissioner Murdock I move to approve that.
11:27:17 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:27:24 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:27:47 AM Chairman White Law Enforcement-Change to Sworn Rank Structure- a. FY 13 Promotions b. Training LT c. New Sergeant d. Promotions FY 12 e. Additional Sergeant f. Increase Overtime g. Retirement h. LT. Overtime L.E. i. Holiday Pay j. Promotions Big Sky
11:27:49 AM Sheriff Brian Gootkin Comments
11:29:36 AM Discussion between the Commission, Brian Gootkin, Ed Blackman, and Earl Mathers
11:38:13 AM I move that we give him an extra $62,000 to do those things.
11:38:17 AM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman, and Brian Gootkin
11:39:31 AM Commissioner Murdock That would be part of the motion, that assumption would be we'd be taking that, roughly one-third of that, minus certain expenses for a total of $62 grand to fund that bottom right figure.
11:39:51 AM Discussion between the Commission, Earl Mathers, Ed Blackman, Brian Gootkin, and Undersheriff Dan Springer
11:42:38 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:42:43 AM Discussion between the Commission and Ed Blackman
11:43:47 AM Commissioner Murdock The motion would be for that number, which is $60,701.
11:43:53 AM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman, and Brian Gootkin
11:45:24 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:45:29 AM Chairman White Weeds-delayed
11:45:58 AM Chairman White West Yellowstone compost
11:46:01 AM HR Director Cynde Hertzog Comments, Manager position and equipment operators
11:46:15 AM Commission comments
11:46:41 AM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve it.
11:46:43 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
11:46:48 AM Motion passed unanimously.
11:47:11 AM There was no public comment.
11:47:19 AM Recess
1:16:48 PM Chairman White Reconvene to meeting.
1:16:52 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation and Decision on Liability Insurance Renewal-Consideration of the renewal of the liability insurance from Travelers, including authorization to approve the new coverage for the Three Forks airport and the Rest Home renewal.
1:19:19 PM Tyler Delaney, First West Insurance Comments
1:19:24 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Comments
1:21:03 PM Discussion between the Commission, Tyler Delaney, Ed Blackman, Earl Mathers, and Cynde Hertzog
1:25:54 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman My recommended motion would be for the Commissioner's to approve the renewal of the Traveler's and the Rest Home liability insurance, and to have staff maintain the budgets as they exist now.
1:26:14 PM Commissioner Skinner I'll move that.
1:26:16 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
1:26:19 PM There was no public comment.
1:26:29 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:27:21 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Historic Preservation-$10,000
1:27:40 PM Discussion and Questions
1:28:13 PM Commissioner Skinner I would move to appropriate $5,000 for Historic Preservation and make that on going revenue.
1:28:27 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
1:28:31 PM Board discussion
1:29:03 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:30:47 PM Chairman White Spay Neuter-$1,000
1:30:49 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Comments
1:31:19 PM Discussion and Questions
1:31:28 PM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to deny the increase.
1:31:30 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
1:31:33 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:31:38 PM Chairman White Senior Citizen Groups
1:31:41 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Belgrade Friendship, $1,500- Manhattan Senior Program, $1,000- Galavan-Bozeman, $6,000
1:31:55 PM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman, and Earl Mathers
1:33:34 PM Commissioner Murdock Move to put it in the Parking Garage, all three of them. (Senior requests)
1:33:36 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
1:33:42 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:34:06 PM Chairman White Other Agency Requests
1:34:09 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Skyline Big Sky, $30,000 (trip to and from West Yellowstone)-Streamline Bus-Valley, $80,000 (purchase of two buses)
1:34:40 PM David Kack, HRDC Comments
1:38:49 PM Discussion between the Commission and David Kack
1:41:45 PM Commissioner Murdock I'll make a motion that we fund $40,000 bucks towards a new bus, for buses and just leave it at that.
1:41:55 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
1:41:58 PM Board discussion
1:42:14 PM Motion failed 2:1. Commissioner Skinner and Chairman White opposed.
1:42:26 PM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to deny funding for both buses.
1:42:31 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
1:42:34 PM Board discussion
1:42:37 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:42:45 PM Chairman White Aware-Mental Health, $12,000
1:42:48 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Comments
1:43:15 PM Commissioner Murdock Move to deny.
1:43:17 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
1:43:20 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:43:26 PM Chairman White Manhattan Planning, $3,500
1:43:28 PM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman, Planning Director Sean O'Callaghan
1:45:15 PM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to deny.
1:45:16 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
1:45:27 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:45:31 PM Chairman White Big Sky Park District, $1,225
1:45:35 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Comments
1:46:04 PM Commissioner Murdock Comments, move to deny.
1:46:15 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
1:46:24 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:46:39 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Planning Board transfer, $120,000
1:47:03 PM Discussion and Questions
1:47:13 PM Planning Director Sean O'Callaghan Comments
1:47:51 PM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve. (To put $120,000 from the Planning Board funds into the department)
1:47:52 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
1:47:55 PM Board discussion including Ed Blackman and Sean O'Callaghan
1:49:00 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:49:13 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Northern Rocky Mountain Economic Development Council
1:49:21 PM Discussion between the Commission and Ed Blackman
1:50:16 PM CAO Earl Mathers Comments
1:52:48 PM Discussion between the Commission, Earl Mathers, and Ed Blackman
1:58:13 PM Commissioner Murdock How bout a motion to reduce that number for now to $4,500 bucks?
1:58:19 PM Discussion between the Commission and Ed Blackman
1:58:41 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
1:58:44 PM Board discussion
1:58:58 PM Motion passed 2:1. Chairman White opposed.
1:59:16 PM Discussion between the Commission and Ed Blackman. CIP Bridge Replacement Program
2:01:05 PM Commissioner Murdock I'm going to move that we take the $200,000 for the bridge replacement program out of additional requests and fund it if and when we get new construction taxes.
2:01:19 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
2:01:22 PM Board discussion including Ed Blackman
2:03:17 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:03:28 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Fair, $261,000
2:03:42 PM Commissioner Skinner I would move to reduce (I meant eliminate) storm (water) management, (remodel) Winter Fair Building, the (move) RV pedestals, and the landscaping, and to put the CTEP trail into the Parking Garage.
2:03:58 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
2:04:12 PM Board discussion including Ed Blackman
2:05:23 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:05:53 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Bridge-Operational, $47,000
2:06:04 PM Commissioner Skinner Yeah, I move to do that, I am not sure what it was. (transfer into Capital from Operations)
2:06:14 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
2:06:14 PM Board discussion including Ed Blackman
2:06:28 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:06:32 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Auditor, increase Operations by $166
2:06:43 PM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve that.
2:06:44 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
2:06:50 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:06:53 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Clerk & Recorder, recommends approval of all three.
2:07:26 PM Clerk & Recorder Charlotte Mills Comments
2:07:47 PM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve it.
2:07:49 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
2:07:52 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:07:56 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Coroner, $2,000
2:08:48 PM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve that.
2:08:54 PM Chairman White Second
2:08:56 PM Board discussion including Undersheriff Dan Springer
2:09:35 PM Motion passed 2:1. Commissioner Murdock opposed.
2:09:43 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Court Services, $25,472
2:10:31 PM Court Services Director Steve Ette Comments
2:16:05 PM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman and Steve Ette
2:17:53 PM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve.
2:17:56 PM Discussion between the Commission and Steve Ette
2:18:12 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
2:18:41 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:18:47 PM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman and Steve Ette
2:19:17 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman DES, $1,482
2:19:51 PM DES Manager Patrick Lonergan Comments
2:20:56 PM Commissioner Murdock Move to approve.
2:20:59 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
2:21:03 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:22:50 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Extension-Capital Reserve (Vehicle) $2,500
2:23:21 PM Sheriff Brian Gootkin Comments, yes a vehicle will be available.
2:23:25 PM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman, and Brian Gootkin
2:24:27 PM Commissioner Skinner Yeah, I'll do that. (move to approve and zero out the Capital account)
2:24:30 PM Commissioner Murdock Yes (Second)
2:24:41 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:24:50 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman
2:25:22 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Extension-Operational, $4,160
2:25:44 PM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve that.
2:25:45 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
2:25:49 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:25:54 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Fire
2:26:19 PM Discussion between Ed Blackman and Earl Mathers. Ed Blackman recommends approval.
2:26:58 PM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve.
2:26:59 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
2:27:02 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:27:08 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman GIS-Contract Operations, $21,195
2:27:50 PM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman, and Earl Mathers
2:29:26 PM Commissioner Murdock Move to keep it at $10,000.
2:29:33 PM Discussion between the Commission and Ed Blackman
2:29:49 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
2:29:52 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:29:59 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman GIS-Capital Reserve, $2,000
2:30:18 PM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve.
2:30:23 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
2:30:28 PM Motion failed 1:2. Chairman White and Commissioner Murdock opposed.
2:30:36 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Grants, $1,000
2:30:50 PM Comments, I'm gonna move to deny it for now.
2:30:57 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
2:30:58 PM Board discussion including Ed Blackman and Earl Mathers
2:33:43 PM Motion passed 2:1. Commissioner Skinner opposed.
2:34:25 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman 911-Records Computer, $12,000. Recommends transferring to PILT.
2:34:53 PM Discussion and Questions
2:36:01 PM Commissioner Murdock Move to move that $12 grand to PILT.
2:36:04 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
2:36:07 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:36:11 PM Commissioner Murdock Move to give the HR Department their $25 grand for a Salary Survey.
2:36:17 PM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman, Earl Mathers, and Cynde Hertzog
2:37:08 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
2:37:12 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:37:17 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman FAACT Paperless Payroll, $8,500. Recommends approval.
2:37:33 PM Commissioner Skinner Move to approve.
2:37:34 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
2:37:36 PM Board discussion
2:38:05 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:38:10 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Health expansion (one time), $20,000
2:38:42 PM Commissioner Murdock Comments, move to approve it.
2:38:49 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
2:38:52 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:39:05 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Search and Rescue- Recommends approving the Search and Rescue request including the debt service.
2:39:31 PM Commissioner Skinner I'll move it.
2:39:37 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
2:39:41 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:39:58 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Superintendent Schools- $75
2:40:41 PM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve that one.
2:40:43 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
2:40:49 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:40:54 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Three Forks Airport- $1,000
2:41:07 PM Discussion and Questions
2:41:52 PM Commissioner Murdock Move to allow them the maximum amount under the millage that we have historically given them.
2:42:12 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
2:42:15 PM Board discussion including Ed Blackman
2:44:09 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:44:16 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Treasurer- $2,000- Recommends approving the $2,000 but put the copier request into copier reserve.
2:45:01 PM Discussion and Questions
2:45:15 PM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to support the two decreases and the $2,000 increase.
2:45:19 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
2:45:22 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:45:24 PM Discussion between the Commission and Ed Blackman
2:48:38 PM Commissioner Skinner I would move to do that. (Take the Senior ($8,500) stuff out of the Parking Garage and fund it)
2:48:40 PM Commissioner Murdock Second
2:48:44 PM Board discussion including Ed Blackman
2:49:47 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:49:55 PM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman, Earl Mathers, Cynde Hertzog
2:55:10 PM Sheriff Brian Gootkin Requested that the Commission be consistent with funding all retirements. (West Yellowstone deputy- $21,000)
2:55:30 PM Discussion between the Commission, Brian Gootkin, and Ed Blackman
2:56:45 PM Commissioner Murdock I would move that we fund that $21,000 with that understanding. (No action taken at this time on the motion)
2:56:50 PM Discussion between the Commission, Cynde Hertzog, and Brian Gootkin. Ed Blackman recommends waiting until after the union discussions before making this decision.
2:57:13 PM Commissioner Murdock Can we put that back in the Parking Garage?
2:57:55 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Recommends going into Executive Session on the Union negotiations.
2:58:10 PM Meeting adjourned. Executive Session.
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