Description Gallatin County Commission Budget Hearing Journal No. 52 August 8, 2014
Date 8/8/2014 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
9:30:50 AM Chairman Martineau Call to Order. In attendance: Commissioners Martineau, Skinner and White, County Administrator Jim Doar, Finance Director Ed Blackman, Finance Coordinator Justine Swanson, and Commission Assistant Glenda Howze. Additional Staff present: County Attorney Marty Lambert, Sheriff Brian Gootkin, HR Director Cynde Hertzog, 911 Director Kerry O'Connell and Payroll Technician Michelle Bossert.
9:31:17 AM Chairman Martineau Public Comment. There was no public comment on matters not on the agenda.
9:31:26 AM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation.
9:36:46 AM Discussion regarding process.
9:38:41 AM Discussion regarding Sheriff - Mental Health - DC ($70,419)
9:38:44 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to approve that funding for the Mental Health-D.C.. position.
9:38:49 AM Commissioner White Second.
9:38:53 AM Discussion.
9:39:26 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
9:39:50 AM Discussion regarding Dispatch - Radio Technician (Personnel $38,240, Reclassification $2,230, Operations/Capital $50,000 = $90,470)
9:41:19 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to fund that request from Dispatch out of newly taxable. [$38,240 Personnel]
9:41:25 AM Commissioner White Second.
9:41:31 AM Discussion.
9:43:25 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
9:43:35 AM Discussion regarding Dispatch - Radio (Reclassification $2,230, Operations/Capital $50,000 = $90,470)
9:45:55 AM 911 Director Kerry O'Connell Clarification on request.
9:46:25 AM Commissioner White I'll make a motion to approve that line of $50,000 technician operations/capital [out of cash.]
9:46:35 AM Commissioner Skinner Second.
9:46:47 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
9:47:07 AM Commissioner Skinner
I would move to not fund the request [for funds for reclassification].
9:47:09 AM Second.
9:47:11 AM Discussion.
9:47:25 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
9:47:50 AM Discussion regarding Sheriff requests.
9:48:49 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to approve all of those Sheriff's requests funded from cash - the D.C. Capital, Re-Entry, Law Enforcement Capital, and SRT Equipment.
9:49:01 AM Commissioner White Second.
9:49:19 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
9:49:27 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to approve the Planning portion of the budget that they are asking to add to GIS for $2,500.
9:49:39 AM Commissioner White Second.
9:50:08 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
9:50:14 AM Commissioner Skinner I move to approve the Tobacco Cessation request from Health, I assume that is a grant.
9:50:24 AM Commissioner White Second.
9:50:29 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
9:50:35 AM Commissioner White I'll make motion to approve the TIGER IV Grant.
9:50:40 AM Commissioner Skinner Second.
9:50:48 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
9:50:57 AM Discussion regarding [Grants] performance management for Health.
9:50:58 AM Commissioner Skinner move to approve performance
9:51:01 AM I'll move to approve the performance management request from Health.
9:51:03 AM Commissioner White Second.
9:51:08 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
9:51:37 AM Commissioner Skinner move to fund DUI Desk from cash carry over
9:51:44 AM Chairman Martineau Second
9:52:05 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
9:52:12 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to fund the Solid Waste on-call request for $518.
9:52:18 AM Commissioner White Second.
9:52:35 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
9:52:41 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to approving the Human Resources request to move the $8,200 from reserve to capital. [Clarification by Ed Blackman that the amount has changed to $9,100. Commissioner Skinner concurred with change to motion.]
9:53:12 AM Chairman Martineau Second.
9:53:21 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
9:53:37 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to approve supporting the Law and Justice Replacement CIP at $100,000 taken out of Newly Taxable but have this be an ongoing application.
9:53:57 AM Commissioner White Second.
9:54:01 AM Discussion.
9:55:14 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
9:55:28 AM General discussion.
9:59:52 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to approve the Court Services database system, I think that is at $80,000 now, I guess out of Capital/Newly Taxable.
10:00:11 AM Commissioner White Second.
10:01:01 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
10:01:13 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to approve the $22,000 Accounts Receivable module out of Newly Taxable.
10:01:23 AM Commissioner White Second.
10:01:29 AM Discussion.
10:02:38 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
10:02:44 AM Discussion regarding Road - one time road projects.
10:03:11 AM Commissioner White I will make a motion to approve that. [$324,237 from cash that they already have for ongoing Road projects.]
10:03:17 AM Commissioner Skinner Second.
10:03:30 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
10:03:39 AM Commissioner White I make a motion to, I think from our cash, to set up a budget line of $2,500 for Skyline to turn their Transportation District into a Tax District and that $2,500 if it is used, will be used to pay for an election. [from cash]
10:04:05 AM Commissioner Skinner Second.
10:04:07 AM Discussion.
10:08:01 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
10:08:09 AM Discussion regarding Skyline request for $45,000.
10:08:16 AM Commissioner White My motion would be to deny their $45,000.
10:08:21 AM Commissioner Skinner Second.
10:08:26 AM Discussion
10:10:15 AM Vote: Commissioner Skinner and White voted in favor of the motion. Commission Martineau voted nay. Motion carried 2-1.
10:10:43 AM Discussion regarding ITS - Desktop Specialist (Personnel $49,752, Operations $3,360, Capital $4,500 = $57,162).
10:10:46 AM Commissioner Skinner I would like to move to approve Personnel and Operations coming out of ongoing revenue and the $4,500 coming out of Newly Taxable.
10:11:06 AM Commissioner White Second.
10:11:10 AM Discussion.
10:12:16 AM Clarification - effective October 1st. Motion and Second concurred.
10:13:44 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
10:13:59 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to approve up to $30,000 for the storage records study. [Funded from PILT]
10:14:22 AM Discussion and clarification on funding.
10:14:23 AM Chairman Martineau Second.
10:14:41 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
10:14:46 AM Commissioner White I make a motion to approve the Search and Rescue line of $5,826.
10:15:00 AM Commissioner Skinner Second.
10:15:13 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
10:15:29 AM Commissioner White I make a motion to approve the public health line that is coming from Newly Taxable Values that is for $32,160.
10:15:35 AM Second.
10:15:48 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
10:15:54 AM Discussion re: ITS PILT Carryover $103,395.
10:16:14 AM Commissioner White I will make a motion to approve that line PILT carry-over for ITS of $103,395.
10:16:23 AM Commissioner Skinner Second.
10:16:31 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
10:16:42 AM Commissioner Skinner I will move to accept the $8,668 which is being returned from Health Literacy Grant.
10:16:54 AM Commissioner White Second.
10:17:09 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
10:17:20 AM Discussion regarding remaining funds for distribution.
10:18:42 AM Commissioner White I make a motion to approve the line for the Fair for $9,555.
10:18:54 AM Commissioner Skinner Second.
10:18:59 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
10:19:07 AM Discussion regarding on-going expenses associated with Staffing. Discussion included Sheriff Gootkin and Finance Director Ed Blackman.
10:24:12 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to fund the early replacement for $34,000 plus for the Sheriff out of cash. [$34,385]
10:24:31 AM Commissioner White Second.
10:24:39 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
10:24:57 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to fund the Sheriff's Detective's support staff position at $43,213. [Reduced down to $33,003 with October 1 start date.]
10:25:18 AM Commissioner White Second.
10:25:35 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
10:26:22 AM County Administrator Jim Doar Recommendation regarding Pre-Trial Officer position and ITS overtime.
10:27:11 AM Commissioner White I make a motion to deny the additional overtime for ITS.
10:27:16 AM Commissioner Skinner Second
10:27:23 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
10:27:29 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to fund the Detention Receptionist position [from inflationary milage].
10:27:37 AM Commissioner White Second.
10:27:46 AM Discussion.
10:28:45 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
10:28:55 AM Discussion regarding remaining dollars and items for decision.
10:32:50 AM Commissioner White I'll make a motion to approve that line. [Dispatch - Communication Officer's Overlap $22,999]
10:32:56 AM Commissioner Skinner Second.
10:33:01 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
10:33:25 AM Discussion regarding Fairgrounds capital requests (CIP).
10:35:42 AM Commissioner Skinner I'll move to deny that request. [Court Services - Pre-Trial officer.]
10:35:44 AM Commissioner White Second.
10:35:44 AM Discussion.
10:36:08 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
10:36:23 AM Commissioner White I will make a motion just so we clean this stuff up here, I assume that you need a motion on the line up there for Dispatch for four new [communication] officers, I'll make a motion to deny that.
10:36:40 AM Commissioner Skinner Second.
10:36:50 AM Discussion.
10:37:22 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
10:37:26 AM Discussion regarding Grants "To Be Determined" items, other unresolved items and potentially reducing the amount of additional inflationary taxes.
10:40:09 AM Discussion regarding hiring of Fairgrounds Manager.
10:44:11 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to approve $7,000 out of cash for recruitment of Fair Manager including advertisement, travel and possibly moving expense.
10:44:33 AM Commissioner White Second.
10:45:17 AM Amended motion to "up to $10,000." Second agreed to amendment.
10:45:26 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
10:45:35 AM Commissioner Skinner I move to approve $10,000 of ongoing expenses in the event that we need more money to fund the Fair Manager's position.
10:45:46 AM Second.
10:46:01 AM Discussion.
10:46:28 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
10:46:45 AM Discussion regarding available funds for discussion and/or distribution.
10:50:15 AM Commissioner Skinner I'm going to make a motion that we fund $30,000 to the Fair for their request for their capital out of newly taxable.
10:50:40 AM Second.
10:50:45 AM Discussion.
10:51:50 AM Motion and second rescinded.
10:52:18 AM Discussion regarding Attorney wages.
10:55:51 AM Commissioner Skinner I would move to approve the Deputy County Attorney pay schedule matrix as presented.
10:55:59 AM Commissioner White Second.
10:56:41 AM Vote: All voted aye. Motion carried unanimously.
10:56:47 AM Discussion regarding PILT investigative expenses.
10:59:06 AM Meeting adjourned.
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