Description Gallatin County Salary Compensation Minutes Summary Journal No. 52 May 6, 2015
Date 5/6/2015 Location County Commission
Time Speaker Note
1:38:26 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.
2:01:33 PM Chairman White Call to Order. Present were Chairman White, Commissioner Seifert and Commissioner Skinner, County Attorney Marty Lambert, Justice of the Peace Rick West, Treasurer Kim Buchanan, Clerk and Recorder Charlotte Mills, citizen members Greg Metzger and Tom Egelhoff, Finance Director Ed Blackman, and Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller.
2:03:03 PM There was no public comment.
2:03:38 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Presentation
2:05:07 PM Discussion between the Commission, Ed Blackman, Marty Lambert, Greg Metzger, Kim Buchanan, Tom Egelhoff, Charlotte Mills, and HR Director Cynde Hertzog. Ed Blackman submitted a copy of Resolution #2014-072, Establishing Elected Officials' Salaries for FY 2015 labeled Exhibit A, Item #1
2:38:36 PM There was no public comment.
2:38:49 PM Discussion between the Commission, Cynde Hertzog, Tom Egelhoff, Rick West, Marty Lambert, Kim Buchanan, Greg Metzger, and Ed Blackman
3:09:30 PM There was no public comment.
3:09:58 PM County Attorney Marty Lambert Move that Justice of the Peace Bryan Adams and Justice of the Peace Rick West get the $2,000.00 (two-thousand dollars) permitted for their salary. (Per statute change)
3:10:11 PM Discussion between the Commission and Marty Lambert
3:11:20 PM Commissioner Skinner Second
3:11:22 PM Board discussion including Ed Blackman, Marty Lambert, Tom Egelhoff, Charlotte Mills, and Rick West
3:16:47 PM Motion passed unanimously.
3:16:58 PM County Attorney Marty Lambert Move that Clerk of District Court get $2,000.00, as per House Bill 366.
3:17:06 PM Justice of the Peace Rick West Second
3:17:14 PM Motion passed unanimously.
3:17:37 PM Greg Metzger, Citizen member I would move that Elected Officials get 1.5% increase this year and that Classified get 2%.
3:17:47 PM Chairman White We are only dealing with Elected Officials.
3:17:58 PM Clerk and Recorder Charlotte Mills Second
3:18:00 PM Board discussion including Greg Metzger
3:18:43 PM Chairman White, Commissioner Skinner, Commissioner Seifert, Treasurer Kim Buchanan, Justice of the Peace Rick West, Clerk and Recorder Charlotte Mills, and citizen members Greg Metzger and Tom Egelhoff all voted in favor. County Attorney Marty Lambert was opposed.
3:19:09 PM Finance Director Ed Blackman Reminded the committee that these were only recommendations.
3:19:22 PM Discussion between the Commission and Ed Blackman
3:21:46 PM Justice of the Peace Rick West Comments, so I would make a motion to bring up Marty Lambert's pay to the equivalent of the Flathead County, which is commensurate with Gallatin County, comments.
3:22:23 PM County Attorney Marty Lambert Second
3:22:34 PM Board discussion including Marty Lambert, Charlotte Mills, Cynde Hertzog, Greg Metzger, and Rick West
3:29:21 PM Justice of the Peace Rick West Amend the motion to raise Marty Lambert the County Attorney to $7,000.00, it would be my motion.
3:29:33 PM Commissioner Seifert Clarifies this is a recommendation.
3:29:51 PM County Attorney Marty Lambert Second agrees
3:29:54 PM Discussion between the Commission and Rick West
3:31:04 PM Justice of the Peace Rick West I'll withdraw my original motion.
3:31:07 PM County Attorney Marty Lambert Second withdraws
3:31:18 PM Justice of the Peace Rick West I'll make a motion to raise the County Attorney's pay by $7,000.00.
3:31:23 PM Greg Metzger, Citizen member Second
3:31:28 PM Board discussion including Kim Buchanan
3:32:01 PM Motion passed unanimously.
3:32:34 PM Discussion between the Commission, Greg Metzger, Rick West, Ed Blackman, and Marty Lambert
3:34:31 PM Meeting adjourned.
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