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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM030501Rf d ING District No. 1 Commissioner: Dan Titterness County Administrator: Charles Saddler District No. 2 Commissioner: Glen Huntingford Deputy County Administrator: David Goldsmith District No. 3 Commissioner: Richard Wojt Clerk of the Board: Lorna Delaney MINUTE S Week of March 5, 2001 Chair Glen Huntingford called the meeting to order at the appointed time. Commissioner Dan Titterness was present. Commissioner Richard Wojt was not present. COUNTYADMINISTRATOR BRIEFING SESSION. • Deputy County Administrator David Goldsmith reported: • Earthquake Response: Jefferson County's public facilities withstood last week's earthquake. The only building that sustained any damage was the Brinnon Motel where an awning shifted. All public buildings have been assessed and there is no visible damage. An engineering firm has been hired to inspect the clock tower. Chairman Huntingford asked if this is considered a statewide disaster? David Goldsmith reported that the damage has to reach a certain monetary level in the County before residents are eligible for statewide disaster funds, but because the Courthouse is a public building it may be eligible for some funding. The County has earthquake insurance with a $20,000 deductible. Property owners are being asked to report any damage to the County Department of Emergency Management who will track the monetary totals to determine if people in the County will be eligible to receive relief funds. The Schools reported that their staff responded well because of prior training. The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was operational within 20 minutes of the event. • The Management Compensation Review Process: The consultants will meet with the exempt employees on March 19 to present the results of their report. In addition, individual appointments will be available that day after the meeting. The Board will be briefed about the recommendation before the meeting. Commissioner Titterness asked that the information he requested be given to the employees also. • Chairman Huntingford asked if anymore information is available on the Family Network Brochure? David Goldsmith advised the Community Network that the Board wanted to review the draft copy before it is printed and that it needs to address first time parents, as well as parents who have other children. He explained that the intention of the brochure is to make new parents aware of the services that are available. Page 1 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of March 5, 2001 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made: the need for earthquake protection for the Courthouse and making this project a top priority; a request that the Board put a building moratorium on storage locker buildings in Glen Cove; an update on Citizen Lobby Day in Olympia and the Citizen Mansion Tax SB6103 that provides funding for low income housing by putting an additional tax on housing over a certain square footage and a request that the Board support this bill; concern about County Departments putting higher postage on envelopes than is required; a comment that no one is listening to the people about the problems with the UDC; why does the County require 2 people to do the same work on septic systems ?; Septic designs have gone from 1 page to 11 pages; most people that live in the County make less than $10 an hour and there is no affordable housing; why does it cost $39 an hour for Health Department inspectors to do an on -site visit on septic system ?; the Planning Commission is meeting this Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the WSU Cooperative Extension Offices to review septic issues; the people that support the lawsuit against the Shoreline Program appear to be enemies of the environment (Chair Huntingford explained the County's position on this matter); what is the status of the Chimacum Creek Park property ?; and when will the County meet with the people in the Tri Area about water issues? APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Titterness moved to approve and adopt all of the items on the Consent Agenda as presented. Chairman Huntingford seconded the motion which carried. 1. RESOLUTION NO. 23 -01 re: Re- establishing Petty Cash, Revolving Fund and Cash Drawers for all County Departments 2. RESOLUTION NO. 24 -01 re: Amending and Re- adopting the Jefferson County Records Access Policy to Reflect the Findings Regarding the Requirement that the County Keep an "All Inclusive" Index of County Records 3. AGREEMENT, Interlocal re: Aids Omnibus Services - Intervention and Prevention Activities; Jefferson County Health and Human Services; South Western Washington Health District 4. AGREEMENT re: Professional Services; Conduct a One -Day Communications Skill Seminar; Jefferson County Department of Community Development; Milt Morris 5. Appoint Individual to Serve a Three (3) Year Term Representing the Electrical Utility Industry on the Jefferson County Fire Code Advisory Board; Term Expires August 7, 2003; Don McDaniels Letter to State Legislative Representatives re: Parking Fees in State Parks: Commissioner Titterness moved to approve the draft letter and to have the Chair sign it when it is finalized. Chairman Huntingford seconded the motion which carried. The Board then interviewed the following citizens who are interested in serving on the Civil Service Commission for the Sheriff's office: 2:00 p.m.- Wes De Pew and at 2:15 p.m.- Robert Gebo Page 2 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of March 5, 2001 Sheriff Pete Piccini re: Public Safety Budget and Dispatch Personnel: David Goldsmith advised that Sheriff Pete Piccini has concerns about the Dispatcher's budget moving to the Public Safety Fund in the 2001 Budget. Chairman Huntingford advised that the reason the Board made this change is to enable the Fire Districts to track exactly how their money is spent. This does not mean that the Director of Public Safety will run the Dispatch Center. The Dispatchers are still the Sheriff s employees. Sheriff Piccini advised that the Fire Districts are only a small part of the whole picture of E -911 services. He questioned the relationship between Dispatch employees and the Sheriffs Office under this new budget arrangement. The Dispatchers are now in the Public Safety Department which is headed by Charles Saddler. However, the Sheriff is required to sign a timesheet for Mark Bowes, the Safety Program Coordinator, and his secretary is doing financial work for the Public Services Department. The Sheriff is an Elected Official and is responsible to sign for his budget and his people. He feels he will have to RIF the Dispatch employees in order for them to be picked up by the Public Safety budget. He wants the relationships clarified. Commissioner Titterness asked if the Dispatch employees can be transferred back to the Sheriff's budget and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) be developed to address the relationship between the budgets? Or does the Sheriff want the funds for these positions transferred into his budget? Sheriff Piccini answered that he wants the budgets to be the way they have been in the past. He added that in the 2001 Budget, the Dispatchers remain Civil Service positions, but technically they can't be Civil Service because they aren't in the Sheriff's Budget. Commissioner Titterness said that he wants to take some time within the next 2 weeks to sit down with the County Administrator to solve the problem. Chairman Huntingford agreed. Chairman Huntingford stated that he doesn't want to see the involvement of the E -911 Users group and their contribution to the budget for E -911 impaired in any way. The Fire Districts want the funds for E- 911 separated from the Sheriff's budget because they want a clear picture about how their funds are being used. Sheriff Piccini replied that he agrees with the concept and, eventually, when Dispatch is relocated away from the jail, it will become a separate department. He suggested that a new fund be created that Sheriff's Office will manage that addresses only what is needed for E -911. This would be similar to the Boating Fund. He offered to review this budget each month with the E -911 User's Group and explain how the funds were spent. He reiterated that Dispatch needs to be Civil Service under the Sheriff. He added that he doesn't need an MOU to tell him how to direct people who work for another department inside his building. Page 3 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of March 5, 2001 David Goldsmith suggested that the Dispatch positions in the Public Safety budget be moved into the E- 911 Fund. Sheriff Piccini agreed that this would solve the problem. The Board will talk with the County Administrator and the Deputy County Administrator during the next 2 weeks to determine if this can be done. MEET1NG AJJO�JI� NEB y JEFFERSON COUNTY - SEAI r BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 4 en Hun ' air ATTEST: Q tld an Tittern ss, Membe rna Delaney, CMC Clerk of the Board