Meeting Minutes: January 27, 2022
Commission Proceedings
01-27-2022
The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, January 27, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; Rod Tauck, Vice Chair and Mike Watkins, Member; were present.
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 am.
There was no public comment
DES Coordinator, Georgia Bruski joined the meeting where she and the commission discussed the 911/radio tower meeting held in Baker on January 26,2022.
Senior Citizens Coordinator Tricia Lovec joined the meeting. She would like to pursue the purchase of a new van for the senior transportation. She asked if the County would have to budget for the purchase. The commission suggested that she contact Karen Carroll for information of the steps that she may have taken to update the vehicles in the past.
County Attorney Corbit Harrington, and Clerk and Recorder Pam Castleberry joined he meeting. Attorney Harrington commented that he would like to see the re-organization of the Child Intervention and School Safety Team.
The Commissioners and Pam reviewed the application for agricultural exemption from Marguerite Rozell on her property located at S1/2 sec. 21 T25, R60E. Commissioner Watkins made the motion to approve Mrs. Rozell’s agricultural exemption. Commissioner Tauck seconded the motion. There was no public comment and the motion carried.
The was discussion regarding improvements and repair to Highway 7. The Commission requested that Attorney Harrington draft a petition for community members to sign with the goal to request that improvements be made to the road for the safety of all who travel with in the County. The Commission will contact Kim Leash who has been requesting the public contact Montana State representatives and Montana Highway Department.
The commission reviewed job description for custodial position.
The meeting broke for lunch at 11:45 and reconvened at 1:00 pm.
There was a Public Health Board meeting. Where the Public Health Board by-laws where revised. The by laws will be reviewed at a Health Board meeting February 14, 2022.
There was also discussion of credit card purchases by Carter County Departments. Georgia requested that all receipts be turned into her by the 15th of each month. There was a discussion of all Departments have a credit card. There was no action taken by the board.
The Commission called Dave Anderson of Denbury Resources where they scheduled a meeting for February 28, 2022 at 11:30 to review road use assessment and finalize the road use agreement.
The board discussed writing a new job description for the custodial position, adding a list of duties required for the position. The description can be presented at a later date.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:50 pm.
Board of County Commissioners
Carter County, Montana
Attest: s/ Steve Rosencranz Attest: s/ Pamela J Castleberry
Steve Rosencranz, Chairman Clerk of the Board