2007-1088-Minutes for Meeting April 01,1981 Recorded 6/20/2007COUNTY OFFICIAL
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DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
• AI-RIL 1, 1981 - COURTDAY
Chairman Paulson called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. Commissioner
Shepard and Commissioner Young were also present.
Amendments to MOTION: SHEPARD moved toamend the agenda to provide for
the Agenda the Employee Council under item #8.
YOUNG: Second.
VOTE: PAULSON: AYE.
SHEPARD: AYE.
YOUNG: AYE.
Final Hearing: Chairman Paulson read the final Order #81-043 aloud and
Deschutes :,opened the public hearing. Rick Isham, County Counsel,
River Recrea- said that the Board must appoint members to the Vector
tion Homesites Control District Board and they shall serve staggered
Vector Control terms. MaryAnne DeWitt came before the Board with a
District, Unit list of people interested in serving on this Board, and
#6 she read this listing aloud. She asked when the Board
would make these appointments. Commissioner Shepard
responded that County Counsel must first review Oregon
State Statutes regarding the appointment of these members,
and they would schedule these appointments for the follow-
ing Tuesday's meeting. Being no further comments, Chair-
man Paulson closed the hearing.
MOTION: YOUNG moved that the Board of Commissioners approve
Order #81-043 establishing Deschutes River Rec-
reation Homesites Vector Control District, Unit
#6.
SHEPARD: Second.
VOTE: PAULSON: AYE.
SHEPARD: AYE.
YOUNG: AYE.
Discussion: Ron Nelson, Secretary/Manager for Central Oregon Irrigation
COI transfer District, came before the Board to request a transfer of
of Water water rights from some County land. These rights are not
Rights being used, and rights that are not being used are lost.
He said that these rights amount to 4-7/10 acres. They
want to transfer these to three separate parcels of land
located east of Terrebonne. He noted that it has been
the past practice of the County to transfer any water
rights on County land. Chairman Paulson said that he
felt it may be appropriate to reserve the transfer for some
project for the County. He mentioned that the Recreation
Committee is now looking for water rights. Mr. Nelson
said that was agreeable, but that they should let COI
know where they would like this water transferred as soon
as possible. There was some discussion on how long they
could expect this water to be available, as it is now
subject to abandonment. Mr. Nelson suggested that the
Board contact Mr. Sam Ellison, State of Oregon, regarding
using these rights for County projects. Mr.~ Ellison's
phone number is 378-3066. He also said that COI would be
happy to work with the County on these projects.
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De6chutes County Board of Commissioners
April 1, 1981 - Courtday
Final Hearing: Chairman Paulson read aloud the final Order #81-095
Rural Fire relating to this. He then opened the public hearing
Protection and called for testimony. Being none, he closed the
District #2 public hearing.
MOTION: YOUNG moved the order be adopted.
SHEPARD: Second.
VOTE: PAULSON: AYE.
SHEPARD: AYE.
YOUNG: AYE.
Order: An Chairman Paulson read by title only order #81-211 vacating
Order vacat- a portion of Tumbleweed Drive. Gary Judd, Public Works
ing a portion Department, came forward to explain this briefly and he
of Tumbleweed showed the portion of the road to be vacated on a map.
Drive He said that this was located in Cimmarron City, First
Addition. Mauriee Ziegler, Bureau(.of Land Management,
requested that this be vacated. Claude Powell had sent
a letter also requesting that the road be vacated. He
and BLM are the only owners adjacent to this proposed
vacation.
MOTION: SHEPARD moved to approve Order #81-211.
YOUNG: Second.
VOTE: PAULSON: AYE.
SHEPARD: AYE.
YOUNG: AYE.
Order: An Chairman Paulson read by title Order #81-210 to establish
Order to es- a public way. Gary Judd explained -thi-s .b-riefly-and=.showed
tablish a the road to be established on a map
public way MOTION: i.SHEPARD moved to approve Order #81-210 estab-
lishing a public way.
YOUNG: Second.
VOTE: PAULSON: AYE.
SHEPARD: AYE.
YOUNG: AYE.
Other Staff/
Bob Smith, Helen Gerrara Randall and Bill Gibson, members
Public Con-
of the Employee Council, came before the Board. Mr. Smith
cerns--
spoke first, saying that since the employees have performed
Discussion
their jobs in good faith, he felt:;thay should be protected
With the
from shouldering a burden that the employees have not
Employee
created. He said that the general feeling was that hours
Council re--
should not be staggered, but that offices should be closed
garding Gen-
for eight hour periods. He also expressed appreciation for
eral Fund
the Board's and Mike Maier's cooperation. He:,:then made
Shortfall
some comments on what what choices were available to save
money and the morale of the employees. These options were
listed in the memo to the Board from the Employee';s Council
dated March 31, 1981. They went over this memo and the
Board discussed this with them. Chairman Paulson said
that a decision would not be reached until at least this
afternoon after meeting with the Department heads. Mr.
Maier said that he would contact the Employee's Council
as soon as a decision is reached. There was further dis-
cussion between the Council members and the Board about
the possible options for employee time cuts. Ms. Randall
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April 1, 1981 - Courtday
said that the Employee's Council is working on educating
the public about the County's proposed budget, and working
on getting the budget passed; so any information or help
the Board could provide would be appreciated. The Board
also expressed appreciation for the Council's efforts in
working toward a successful means of meeting the budget
shortfall.
Other Staff/ Neil Hudson, Director of Public Works, came before the
Public Con- Board in responce to a request he had received from some
cerns of the property owners in Deschutes River Recreation Home-
sites. They requested that the upcoming hearing dealing
with the DRRH Local Improvement District be continued
from next week's meeting to the high school auditorium
in Lapine that same evening, because they expected large
numbers to attend,.. There was some discussion on this by
the Board. They decided to hold the hearing as scheduled
originally at 10:00 on April 7.
For Signat- Rick Isham briefly explained this. It involves .007 of
ure: Bargain one acre located in a portion of Lot 10, Block 1, Plat
and Sale Deed of Deschutes, including a reverter should the land cease
(Deschutes Co. to be used for public purposes.
and City of MOTION: YOUNG moved to sign the Bargain and Sale Deed.
Bend) SHEPARD: Second.
VOTE: PAULSON: AYE.
SHEPARD: AYE.
YOUNG: AYE.
For Signature Bruce Knowlton, Planning Department, brought this Minor
MP-80-102, Partition before the Board for signature and approval.
Midstate Elec- He showed this partition on a map and explained it briefly.
tric MOTION: YOUNG moved to approve MP-80-102.
SHEPARD: Second.
VOTE: PAULSON: AYE.
SHEPARD: AYE.
YOUNG: AYE.
For Signature
Declaration of
Dedication for
Right of Way
for Twin
Bridges Road
For Signature
Certification
of Right of
Way for Mast-
en Road Bridge
Gary Judd gave this document to Chairman Paulsonwwho read
it aloud in part.
MOTION: PAULSON moved to approve the Declaration of Ded-
ication for right of way for Twin Bridges Road.
YOUNG: Second.
VOTE: PAULSON: AYE.
SHEPARD: AYE.
YOUNG: AYE.
Gary Judd briefly explained this, saying that the State
requires certification that the County has the right of
way.
MOTION: YOUNG moved that they ~certify;.tb,-the~State:;that
they own the right-of-way to Twin Bridges Road
and Masten Road Bridge.
SHEPARD: Second.
VOTE: PAULSON: AYE.
SHEPARD: AYE.
YOUNG: AYE.
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April 1,.1981 Courtday
For Signature: This was a request for refund for Receipt no. 23782,
Request for Beatrice Clausen, in the amount of $110. She had with-
Refund drawn her application for a mobile home permit and this
request was for the refund of the fee paid. The request
was approved.
The meeting recessed until 1:30 until they, reconvened with the Depart-
ment heads.
1:35 PM.
Chairman Paulson called the meeting to order and explained
Reconvene
that this meeting had been called to provide an opportunity
with Depart-
for the Department Heads to comment on measures to be taken
ment Heads
in response to the budget shortfall. There was some ran-
dom discussion on the best course of action and Chairman
Paulson relayed the policy recommendations of the Public
Advisory Team and the recommendations of the Employee
Council. There was some discussion on what the policy
should be for cutbacks, with respect to mandated services,
dedicated funds and each department's budget. The possib-
ility of unemployment benefits was also mentioned, Chair-
man Paulson responded that since the County was self-insured,
they{>would have to pay these benefits themselves, thus not
saving any money. Mike Maier said that if they shut down
one day per week, they would save money in payroll as well
as SAIF and PERS. There was much discussion on the effect
of the proposed 20% in various departments and further
discussion on any alternatives. Commissioner Shepard
noted that if the budget doesn't pass on may 19th they
will immediately begin work on putting together a 6% budget
and they will try to notify any employees who would be
adversely effected by this 6% as soon as possible. Lou
Selken said that they should also consider the possibility
of borrowing the money, instead of completely ruling that
out. The Public Advisory Team had recommended against
that.
MOTION: YOUNG moved they borrow the money and continue
to operate.
The motion died for lack of a second.
MOTION: YOUNG moved that they go to a four-day week.for
all_dapartMents-.except the District Attorney's
office, the Sheriff's Department, the Jail and
staff from the Clerk's office sufficient to serve
the courts, the front desk doesn't have to be
open on the one day off.
SHEPARD: Second.
DISCUSSION: There was some discussion on this and noted
that the day of the week to be taken off and the
date this policy will go into effect still had
to be determined.
VOTE: PAULSON: AYE.
SHEPARD: AYE.
YOUNG: AYE.
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MOTION: YOUNG moved that they put a freeze on all
capital expenditures unless approved by the
Board of Commissioners.
PAULSON: Second.
VOTE: PAULSON: AYE.
SHEPARD: AYE.
YOUNG: AYE.
MOTION: PAULSON moved that the Materials and Services
portion of the budget be frozen, and that any
purchases under Materials and Services be allowed
only by permission of the Board of Commissioners.
SHEPARD: Second.
VOTE: PAULSON: AYE.
SHEPARD: AYE.
YOUNG: AYE.
The above two motions effective immediately.
Commissioner Shepard spoke to the matter of county employ-
ees taking county cars home in the evening. Sheriff France
responded that that practice is no:'. longer taking place
in the Sheriff's department with the exception of the
resident'deputies and himself.
MOTION: PAULSON moved that Monday be the non-working
day.
YOUNG: Second.
After some discussion, Chairman
motion. There was a vote by a
day should be taken off, Monday
voted for Friday.
MOTION: PAULSON moved to have
SHEPARD: Second.
VOTE: PAULSON: AYE.
SHEPARD: AYE.
YOUNG: AYE.
Paulson withdrew his
show of hands on what
or Friday. The majority
Friday as the closed day.
There was some discussion on when special requests for
exceptions shall be submitted to the Board. It was sug-
gested that the deadline be 5:00 p.m. the following Mon-
day. Commissioner Shepard felt that a deadline would
not be necessary.
Being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
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