Others Present: Road
Supervisor Douglas Nielsen, Deputy Attorney Roland Uresk, Deputy Clerk/Auditor Carol
Casey, Mr. & Mrs. Humes, Barbara Knudsen, and Scott Hagman.
Prayer: Commissioner
Stradinger
Pledge of Allegiance
Review & Initiate the Process for Hiring
an Engineer for the Bridgeland Bridge Rehabilitation and Construction of the Lake Fork
Bridge
Motion: Commissioner
Ross motioned for Doug to contact UDOT in regards to the process for an
engineer/consultant selection for the Bridgeland Bridge rehabilitation and bridge
construction on Lake Fork River. The engineer needs to meet the qualifications
described in Brooks Law by UDOT. Motion carried. Roll Call
Vote: Both Commissioners Voting Aye.
Road Issues: Doug
informed the commission that the road department had spent Sunday pushing snow. The
west side of the county had the most snow accumulation with about eight inches in the
Tabiona area.
Mr. & Mrs. Humes stopped in to review the
counties decision regarding the road way to an old cemetery in Fruitland. The Humes
are moving back to the city for the winter and wanted to check in before leaving.
Doug informed Mr. Humes that the county is in the
process of advertising the intent to adopt into the county road system Road No. 2 West to
47,000 West which is 3/4 mile. The designation is pending a public hearing.
Commissioner Ross stated that as soon as the old
cemetery is officially designated by the State the county initiate the process of
including the last 1/4 mile to the County B Road system.
.....Clayton Chidester,
planning & zoning joined the meeting.....
Final
Plat Approval - Camelot Resort Phase V - Barbara Knudsen Clayton
Chidester informed the commission that the request has been before the planning commission
and received a favorable recommendation.
Motion:
Commissioner Ross motioned to approve the final plat for Camelot Resort Phase V.
Motion carried. Roll Call Vote: Both
Commissioners Voting Aye.
Consideration
of Request to Purchase Myton Landfill
Mr. Scott Hagman, A neighboring property owner has offered to purchase the
old landfill. Mr. Hagman proposed that he build a fence on the south and east
proeprty boundaries to keep out trespassers in exchange for the property.
The
liability issue is the greatest concern for both Mr. Hagman and the county. The
commission would like to stipulate that no building or irrigation take place on the
property.
Attorney
Uresk informed the commission and Mr. Hagman that if any contaminates or hazardous waste
were to run off the property federal law considers both the generators of the wast and the
owners of the property responsible for clean-up.
A
fair market value of the proepryt must be determined before an exchange of value can be
arranged.
The
attorney will prepare an agreement for purchase to be reviewed and signed.
Motion:
Commissioner Ross motioned that Attorney Uresk prepare the agreement with the
necessary language to be included. Motion carried. Roll Call
Vote: Both Commissioners Voting Aye.
...............Assessor Greg Garff, James Bell, Victoria Moore Bell,
and Stretch Bell joined the meeting...............
Victoria
Moore Bell - Tax Issues
During the Board of Equalization last year the Bells were out of town
because of illness. The Bells stated that their taxes have risen 500% in the last
six years and would like to have a chance to appeal.
Assessor
GReg Garff stated that the property values have been going up especially on the west side
of the county. Greg stated that the Bells could come in to his office and see if the
property might qualify for greenbelt.
Commissioner
Ross stated that the B.O.E. dates are set-up for citizens to appeal their taxes. The
county must follow rules set by the county and state for these hearings. It is too
late for the taxes this year, if the Bells would like to make and appointment when the
time is appropriate for next year's B.O.E. they may address properyt taxes then.
Term
of Office for Fairboard Executive Committee Members
Motion: Commissioner Ross motioned to table the decision on terms for
fairboard commettee members until Commissioner Thayne can be present. Motion
carried. Roll Call Vote: Both Commissioners Voting
Aye.
Central
Utah Water Conservancy District Board Appointments The commission
received the applications for the CUP board. The five applicants are Guy Taylor,
Lynn Burton, Keith Mortensen, Kevin Rowley, and Randy Crozier. Commissioner Ross
asked the clerk's office to make arrangements for interviews on Wednesday November 28th.
After the interviews three names will be submitted to Governor Leavitt for
consideration and appointment.
Auditor's
Office-Vouchers-Tax Adjustments-Personnel Issues
Tax Adjustments - Assessor
| Serial/Account |
Year |
Debit/Credit |
Comment |
| 0138275 |
2001 |
-$28.12 |
Removed home-site value |
| 0308779 |
2001 |
-$271.09 |
BOE adjustment |
| 0094825 |
2001 |
-$201.52 |
Removed bunkhouse and home-site |
| 0314447 |
2001 |
-$131.52 |
BOE adjustment |
Motion:
Commissioner Ross motioned to accept the tax adjustments. Motion carried.
Roll Call Vote: Both Commissioners Voting Aye.
Vouchers:
Clerk/Auditor Diane Freston presented vouchers #77242 to #77278 totaling $70,170.27
for approval.
Motion:
Commissioner Ross motioned to approve the vouchers. Motion carried. Roll
Call Vote: Both Commissioners Voting Aye.
Adjournment:
3:30 PM
