Description Gallatin County Salary Compensation Summary Minutes Journal No. 52 May 7, 2014
Date 5/7/2014 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
1:41:22 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.
2:04:14 PM Chairman Martineau Call or order. Present were Chairman Martineau, Commissioner Skinner, Commissioner White, Finance Director Ed Blackman, County Attorney Marty Lambert, Clerk to the Court Jennifer Brandon, Treasurer Kim Buchanan, Clerk and Recorder Charlotte Mills and Clerk to the Board Mary Miller. Not present were citizen members Lisa Ash and Tom Egelhoff.
2:04:28 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
2:07:11 PM Discussion and Questions
2:19:14 PM County Attorney Marty Lambert I move the Salary Compensation Committee recommend a 5% increase for FY 15 for the Elected Officials.
2:19:42 PM Motion fails for a lack of a second.
2:19:50 PM Discussion and Questions
2:21:27 PM Commissioner White I'll put a motion of the table for discussion, my motion would be a 1% increase.
2:21:41 PM Clerk & Recorder Charlotte Mills Second
2:21:44 PM Board discussion
2:23:00 PM Public comment Justice of the Peace Rick West
2:28:32 PM Closed public comment.
2:28:35 PM Board discussion including Ed Blackman
2:49:53 PM Public comment Justice of the Peace Rick West
2:56:34 PM Closed public comment.
2:56:38 PM Board discussion including Ed Blackman
3:07:24 PM Public comment Justice of the Peace Rick West
3:12:26 PM Board discussion
3:17:17 PM Motion failed 3:4. Commissioner Skinner, Clerk & Recorder Charlotte Mills, and Commissioner White voting aye. Chairman Martineau, County Attorney Marty Lambert, Treasurer Kim Buchanan, and Clerk to the Court Jennifer Brandon opposed.
3:17:55 PM Board discussion including Ed Blackman
3:18:54 PM Treasurer Kim Buchanan I move to have a 2.5% increase for Elected Officials.
3:19:12 PM Clerk to the Court Jennifer Brandon Second
3:19:17 PM Board discussion including Ed Blackman
3:21:22 PM There was no public comment.
3:21:38 PM Motion passed 4:3, but failed with only one Commissioner voting in favor (vote must include two Commissioners to pass). Chairman Martineau, Treasurer Kim Buchanan, County Attorney Marty Lambert, and Clerk to the Court Jennifer Brandon voting aye. Commissioner Skinner, Clerk & Recorder Charlotte Mills, and Commissioner White opposed.
3:22:18 PM Clerk & Recorder Charlotte Mills I move that we have a 1.5% increase for the Elected Officials.
3:22:28 PM Treasurer Kim Buchanan Second
3:22:31 PM Board discussion including Ed Blackman
3:23:52 PM There was no public comment.
3:24:00 PM Motion failed 3:4. Treasurer Kim Buchanan, Clerk & Recorder Charlotte Mills, and Chairman Martineau voting aye. Commissioner White, Clerk to the Court Jennifer Brandon, Commissioner Skinner, and County Attorney Marty Lambert opposed.
3:24:27 PM Public comment Justice of the Peace Rick West
3:25:25 PM Board discussion
3:34:41 PM Commissioner Skinner I would move that we continue a decision until our next scheduled meeting. (May 15, 2014)
3:34:47 PM Commissioner White Second
3:35:08 PM There was no public comment.
3:35:15 PM Motion passed unanimously.
3:35:22 PM Meeting adjourned.
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