Description Gallatin County Commission Budget Meeting Summary August 7, 2013
Date 8/7/2013 Location County Commission
Time Speaker
1:30:01 PM 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 per Section 2-3-212, MCA. The audio recording is available upon request.
1:30:03 PM Chairman Skinner Call to Order. Present were Commissioners White, Martineau and Skinner, and Acting Clerk to the Board Veniece Lindemulder.
1:30:11 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman After Preliminary Budget Work Session - $456,124 available for consideration, $256,124 newly taxable value
1:31:22 PM Discussion and Questions
1:32:37 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman GIS - Contract & Operations $10,000, $5,000 for expected contract with the state and $5,000 for web consultant
1:33:07 PM Discussion and Questions
1:34:31 PM Chairman Skinner I would move to approve the $5,000 for the grant.
1:34:34 PM Commissioner White Second
1:34:41 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:34:49 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman 911 - Personnel, .50 Dispatcher - $30,157 ($15,078)
1:35:20 PM County Administrator Earl Mathers Presentation
1:36:10 PM Discussion between the Commission, Earl Mathers and Ed Blackman
1:36:31 PM Chairman Skinner I move to do that at the middle of the year, middle of the fiscal year.
1:36:37 PM Commissioner Martineau Second
1:36:48 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:37:10 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman County Attorney - Laptop Computer - $1,792, computer not received before the end of FY 2012.
1:37:26 PM Discussion and Questions
1:37:45 PM Commissioner White I will make a motion to approve that.
1:37:49 PM Chairman Skinner Second
1:37:53 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:37:57 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Three Forks Airport - Eliminate FAA Grant of $462,864, Maintain Mower - $17,500
1:38:44 PM Commissioner White I will move to approve that (remove FAA grant for expansion & maintain mower request).
1:38:47 PM Commissioner Martineau Second
1:38:50 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:39:10 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Sheriff - Detention, reduce uniform budget to fund 2 corporals
1:39:36 PM Discussion between the Commission and Sheriff Brian Gootkin
1:39:55 PM Chairman Skinner I'll move to approve that.
1:39:57 PM Commissioner Martineau Second
1:40:04 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:40:12 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Health Department - 5.52 mills - maintain the same millage
1:41:16 PM Chairman Skinner I move to keep Health at the same millage but let them adjust their budget as presented.
1:41:26 PM Commissioner White Second
1:41:32 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:41:48 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Planning Department - $13,426, additional staffing
1:42:11 PM Planning Director Sean O'Callaghan Presentation
1:42:49 PM Discussion between the Commission, Sean O'Callaghan and Ed Blackman
1:45:22 PM Commissioner White I'll make a motion to approve that as the understanding.
1:45:29 PM Commissioner Martineau Second
1:45:32 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:45:51 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman County Attorney - Deputy Wage Adjustment, $25,000, received from civil drug forfeiture money
1:46:00 PM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman and HR Director Cynde Hertzog
1:52:10 PM Chairman Skinner I'm going to move that we appropriate that money. With the discussion we've had, I think Ed understands that, but the main things are having our own salary survey, getting a letter from the City that we can use all the Drug Forfeiture money, and coming up with a 5-year plan.
1:52:29 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Can I add one little caveat to the motion? I'd like to have that it be put aside in the General Fund/Miscellaneous so that it's very clearly designated.
1:52:38 PM Commissioner White I'll second the motion with all of those things listed.
1:52:46 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:53:09 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Sheriff - Detention $10,600, return of bar coders.
1:53:23 PM Discussion and Questions
1:53:36 PM Commissioner White I'll make a motion to approve that line item.
1:53:40 PM Commissioner Martineau Second
1:53:44 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:53:49 PM Discussion between the Commission and Ed Blackman
1:54:19 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman PILT / Communication - $490,528, ITS
1:54:42 PM Discussion and Questions
1:54:47 PM Commissioner White I'll make a motion to approve that line.
1:54:49 PM Commissioner Martineau Second
1:54:52 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:55:02 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman DUI - $631, Wage adjustment of 3%
1:55:39 PM Discussion and Questions
1:55:58 PM Chairman Skinner I'm going to move to deny that request.
1:56:02 PM Commissioner White Second
1:56:05 PM Board discussion
1:56:46 PM Motion passed unanimously.
1:56:56 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman CIP - $200,000, Bridge Replacement Program
1:57:50 PM Discussion and Questions
1:59:58 PM Chairman Skinner I'm going to move that we fund the Bridge Replacement Program with $100,000 of on-going revenue.
2:00:14 PM Commissioner White Second
2:00:27 PM Board discussion including Ed Blackman
2:02:02 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:02:09 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Sheriff - Support Services Technician, $38,902, Equipment-Patrol Bikes & Pistols, $8,400 (Cash Item), and Professional Services-Staffing Analysis, $8,000 (Cash Item)
2:02:31 PM Discussion and Questions
2:02:41 PM Sheriff Brian Gootkin Presentation
2:04:04 PM Discussion between the Commission, Brian Gootkin and Ed Blackman
2:16:37 PM Chairman Skinner I'll move to approve those cash items and take it out of the jail (Equipment-Patrol Bikes & Pistols, $8,400 and Professional Services-Staffing Analysis, $8,000).
2:16:43 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Out of the cash carryover.
2:16:45 PM Commissioner White Second
2:16:46 PM Discussion between the Commission and Ed Blackman
2:17:00 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:17:05 PM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman and Brian Gootkin
2:18:07 PM Chairman Skinner I would move to approve that request at starting half a year (Support Services Technician position).
2:18:11 PM Commissioner White Second
2:18:15 PM Discussion between the Commission, Brian Gootkin and Ed Blackman
2:19:47 PM Chairman Skinner I'll move to approve that amount ($29,177).
2:19:49 PM Commissioner White Second
2:19:54 PM Board discussion including Brian Gootkin and Ed Blackman
2:22:41 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:22:45 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Sheriff - Telephone (including number of nodes), $8,820
2:23:35 PM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman and Brian Gootkin
2:25:03 PM Commissioner White Motion is to approve it (full amount).
2:25:13 PM Commission Martineau Second
2:25:15 PM Board discussion
2:25:39 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:25:47 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Sheriff - Cell Phones (Air Cards), $11,000
2:25:58 PM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman and Brian Gootkin
2:27:44 PM Chairman Skinner I'm going to move to fund that at half the amount and if they want more, need more air cards, the Sheriff's going to have to fund that out of his budget.
2:27:54 PM Commissioner White Second
2:28:01 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:28:07 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Wage/Benefit Adjustments - Tax Supported Funds, $98,012
2:28:21 PM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman, County Administrator Earl Mathers, and HR Director Cynde Hertzog
2:38:54 PM Commissioner White I'll make a motion, at least on this $98,000 ($98,012), to approve that.
2:39:00 PM Chairman Skinner Second
2:39:03 PM Board discussion
2:39:30 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:39:35 PM Discussion between the Commission and Ed Blackman
2:40:06 PM Chairman Skinner I'm going to move that we put the balance (approximately $208,000) into the Capital Account.
2:40:11 PM Commissioner White Second
2:40:16 PM Board discussion including Ed Blackman
2:43:26 PM Motion passed unanimously.
2:43:30 PM Discussion between the Commission and Ed Blackman
2:44:07 PM Meeting adjourned.
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