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Caribou County commissioners deny two indigent aid applications, approve claims and staff bonuses
Summary
At their Nov. 12 meeting commissioners denied two indigent assistance applications after the indigent director presented liens, approved county claims and payroll totaling $499,729.90 and $154,523.17, authorized a courthouse change order and approved employee Christmas bonuses.
The Caribou County Board of Commissioners met Nov. 12, 2013, and took a series of administrative actions including denial of two indigent assistance applications, approval of county claims and payroll and authorization of holiday bonuses for employees.
Denise Horsley, the county’s indigent director, presented liens on applications 201402 and 21403 (numbers transcribed from the minutes). Commissioner Phil Christensen moved to deny application 201401 on the grounds that the applicant could pay within five years and the application was untimely; Commissioner Mark Mathews seconded and the vote was recorded as Chairman Earl Somsen yes, Christensen yes, Mathews yes. Commissioner Mathews then moved to deny application 201402 because the applicant does not reside in Caribou County and the procedure was not an emergency; Commissioner Christensen seconded and the vote was Somsen yes, Christensen yes, Mathews yes.
On county finances, Commissioner Phil Christensen moved to pay claims totaling $499,729.90 and payroll claims totaling $154,523.17 and to approve the Oct. 28 minutes; Commissioner Mathews seconded and the motion passed with votes recorded as Somsen yes, Christensen yes, Mathews yes.
The board signed the Emergency Management Performance Grant. Commissioner Mathews moved to give full-time employees a $200 Christmas bonus and part-time employees $100; the minutes record the vote as Somsen yes and Mathews yes (the transcript does not record Commissioner Christensen’s vote). The board also canvassed the Nov. 5, 2013 election and reported no discrepancies. Later in the meeting Commissioner Mathews moved, and Commissioner Christensen seconded, to postpone indigent payments for December 2013 and January 2014 for those making payments; the vote was Somsen yes, Christensen yes, Mathews yes.
The board approved a change order on a sewer pump vent in the courthouse basement and discussed facility ceiling tiles, which the board agreed matched project drawings. The meeting adjourned at 12:30 p.m.; the board scheduled its next regular meeting for Nov. 25, 2013.
Votes at a glance - Deny indigent application 201401: Motion (Christensen); second (Mathews); outcome: denied; vote Somsen yes, Christensen yes, Mathews yes. - Deny indigent application 201402: Motion (Mathews); second (Christensen); outcome: denied; vote Somsen yes, Christensen yes, Mathews yes. - Approve claims ($499,729.90), payroll ($154,523.17), and Oct. 28 minutes: Motion (Christensen); second (Mathews); outcome: approved; vote Somsen yes, Christensen yes, Mathews yes. - Approve courthouse sewer pump vent change order: Motion (Mathews); second (Christensen); outcome: approved; vote Somsen yes, Christensen yes, Mathews yes. - Approve Christmas bonuses (FT $200 / PT $100): Motion (Mathews); second (not recorded in minutes); outcome: approved per minutes; recorded votes Somsen yes, Mathews yes; Commissioner Christensen’s vote not recorded in the transcript. - Postpone indigent payments Dec. 2013–Jan. 2014 for those making payments: Motion (Mathews); second (Christensen); outcome: approved; vote Somsen yes, Christensen yes, Mathews yes.
The minutes list the detailed claims ledger and fund-by-fund totals and show the chairman’s attestation and clerk’s signature.
