COMMISSIONERS’ PROCEEDINGS

Week of February 27, 2006

The Grant County Commissioners session was called to order at 9:00 a.m. with Commissioners Stevens and Allison in attendance with the Clerk of the Board.  Commissioner Moore was out of town for the week and was excused.

The Chair of the Board was authorized to sign the Sergey Babak  (Sergey Babak Short Plat) Final Plat Submission and Review, File No. 05-4352-01 and the Duane Bassuer (Tumbling B Farms Short Plat) Final Plat Submission and Review, File No. 05-4324-01.

The Chair of the Board was authorized to sign a Federal Annual Certification Report for the Grant County Sheriff’s Office (Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team).

The Commissioners approved the request of the Emergency Management Director to award the bid for their security gate to Advanced Electric and Alarm Systems, Inc. in the amount of $35,245.21.

A motion was made by Commissioner Allison, seconded by Commissioner Stevens, that Resolution No.  06-124-CC, a resolution to declare surplus Grant County Sheriff’s Office Firearms, be passed. The motion carried.

The Commissioners signed Amendments to Geographic Information Interlocal Agreements between Grant County and the Moses Lake irrigation and Rehabilitation District, and the Town of Coulee City, for shared services.

The Commissioners approved the request of the Grant County Sheriff for out of state travel for one employee to attend training in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

As there was no further business to come before the Board the session was continued until February 28, 2006.

February 28, 2006

The session was continued at 9:00 a.m. with Commissioners Stevens and Allison in attendance with the Clerk of the Board.

As of this date, the Board, by a majority vote, does approve for payment those vouchers certified by the auditing officer as required by RCW 42.24.080, and those expense reimbursement claims certified by the auditing officer as required by RCW 42.24.090, in the amount of $223,158.23, as recorded on a listing and made available to the Board.

The Commissioners signed the Final Payroll Register for the month of February 2006.

The Commissioners reviewed and re-approved the Grant County Investment Policy Adoption as presented by Darryl Pheasant, Treasurer.

The Commissioners approved the request from the Emergency Management Director to award the bid for the Security Gate and Electronic Controls, Cameras, and Monitors for the security on the EOC and 911 dispatch center to Advanced Electric and Alarm Systems, Inc.; and to purchase Office Furniture and Equipment with remaining funds from Homeland Security Contract No. E05-068 in the amount of $14,146.98.

The Commissioners approved the request from the Building/Fire Marshal for out of state travel for two employees to attend training in Boise, Idaho.

The Commissioners signed the Public Works Claims Fund Voucher Approval No. 02-1 through No. 02-96 in the total amount of $135,925.34, as recorded on a listing and made available to the Board.

The Commissioners signed the Public Works Payroll Journal for the month of February, 2006.

The Commissioners met with the Public Works Director regarding:  1:30 pm Bid Opening for Re-Striping Program 2006; Execution of Contracts for the Equipment Contracts; Resolution for the Notice of Hearing/Intent to Close, Viewmont Drive; Reimbursable Work Request for the City of Royal City; Mervyn Seylor/Road Dist. No. 1 Truck Driver; Sagedale Road; Rd 49-NE & Rd R-NE SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1/Temporary Closure; Rd 16-NW/Emergency Closure; Rd 24-NW from Rd G-NW to Sagebrush Flats/Temporary Closure; and Rd 23-NW from Sheep Canyon to Rd H.5-NW/Temporary Closure.

The Commissioners held a Bid Openings for the Re-Striping Program 2006 project. A motion was made by Commissioner Allison, seconded by Commissioner Stevens, to refer the bids to Public Works for their review and recommendation. The motion carried.

The Commissioners signed the execution of contract agreements between Grant County and Case Equipment Sales, Inc. for ER&R 2006-13; and Hytopz, Inc. for ER&R 2006-11.

A motion was made by Commissioner Allison, seconded by Commissioner Stevens, that Resolution No.  06-125-CC, a resolution in the matter of closing a portion of a certain county road, Viewmont Drive, be passed. The motion carried.

The Commissioners signed a request to the County Road Department for reimbursable work from the City of Royal City.

The Commissioners approved the recommendation of the Public Works Director and signed the contract award letter to Central Washington Asphalt, Inc. for the Road District No. 2 Shop Embankment Project.

The Commissioners approved the request of the Grant County Treasurer to use monies from the Treasurer’s and Assessor’s budgets to cover the costs of a Folding Machine in the amount of $700.59.

The Commissioners approved the request of the Grant County Clerk to purchase a Digital Miniportrait Passport System in the amount of $1,556.16.

The Commissioners accepted the recommendation of the Human Resources Director to adjust the salary classification for the Public Works Traffic Technician position from Band 7 to

Band 8.

The Commissioners accepted the recommendation of the Human Resources Director to approve the pay for non-exempt employees with on-call responsibilities to receive a one hundred fifty dollar ($150.00) payment for each week assigned on-call duty and an additional one hundred dollar ($100.00) payment for each time a holiday occurs during the assigned on-call duty week.

The Commissioners accepted the recommendation of the Human Resources Director to set the salary classification for the WSU Extension Master Gardener Program Coordinator position at Band 6.

As there was no further business to come before the Board the session was continued until March 6, 2006.

Signed this _________ day of __________, 2006.