Minutes of the regular meeting of the Iron County Commission held June 23, 1997 convened at 9:00 a.m. in Commission Chambers at the Iron County Courthouse, Parowan, Utah.

Officers in attendance included:

Thomas B. Cardon Commission Chairman

Roy P. Urie Commissioner

Dennis E. Stowell Commissioner

David I. Yardley County Clerk

Scott M. Burns County Attorney

Karla Staheli Asst. County Attorney

Also Present:

Dennis Lowder County Auditor

Dennis Ayers County Assessor

Merna Mitchell County Treasurer

Dixie Matheson County Recorder

Ira Schoppmann County Sheriff

SYNOPSIS :

1998 COUNTY LIABILITY INSURANCE 4

APPROVAL OF WARRANTS AND ADJOURN 5

BOARD APPOINTMENT - HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE 4

Sharon Downing 4

BRIAN HEAD FIRE DEPARTMENT BUDGET 2

ELECTED OFFICIAL REPORTS

Dennis Ayers 2

Dennis Lowder 2

Merna Mitchell 1

INSURANCE - STEVE CORRY 3

MINUTES 1

PERSONNEL - EXECUTIVE SESSION 2

PROPOSED ORDINANCE RE ADOPTION OF BUILDING CODES 3

SUBDIVISION COMPLIANCE STUDY COMMITTEE 3

TAX MATTERS - PAIUTE TRIBAL HOUSING AUTHORITY 3

WESTERN STATES COALITION 4

WOODS RANCH WATER AGREEMENT 2

MINUTES :

Minutes of the Iron County Commission Meeting held June 9, 1997 were approved as amended on a motion by Dennis Stowell. Second was by Roy Urie and Tom Cardon voted in favor.

ELECTED OFFICIAL REPORTS :

Merna Mitchell reported that Iron County would be hosting the 1997 County Treasurers Association summer workshop beginning June 24. They will be working on certification hours and other related matters.

Merna reported that some values were amended on the report to be submitted to the State in setting the Certified Tax Rates. The values will be recalculated and sent to the State.

Merna reported on a delinquent tax which had been removed from the tax sale with the provision that the taxes were brought current. Johnny Rollins agreed to make monthly payments on the taxes. At this time it has been over a year since a payment has been received. The Commission requested that this property be placed back on the delinquent tax roll and advertised as provided by law.

Dennis Lowder reported that because of a time extension on filing the assessment roll by the Assessor until questions on state assessed properties could be resolved, that the tax time table has been moved back. Tax rates should be set by July 11 and Board of Equalization hearings should be scheduled in August.

Dennis Ayers reported that he had attended the Assessor's Workshop where concerns with the method used to assess "Centrally Assessed" properties was discussed. This has been as a result of the "WilTel" decision which eliminated the intangible value out of the assessment formula. This will reduce the value on state assessed properties and result in a tax shift to locally assessed properties.

Dennis also discussed concerns with tracking agricultural buildings as they are constructed. Under current law agricultural buildings which do not have electrical or water hookups are not required to obtain a building permit which results in no way of knowing when buildings are constructed. This may result in escaped assessments for up to five years or until the property is reappraised.

PERSONNEL - EXECUTIVE SESSION :

Dennis Stowell made a motion to convene in executive session to discuss a personnel matter. Second was by Roy Urie with Tom Cardon voting in favor.

After reconvening in open session, Roy Urie made a motion to promote Glen Aldridge to a Sargent effective July 1, 1997 at a grade 17, step 3. Second was by Dennis Stowell and Tom Cardon voted in favor.

BRIAN HEAD FIRE DEPARTMENT BUDGET :

Wade Carpenter, representing Brian Head Fire Department, came before the Commission to present their proposed budget for 1997/98. The total budget for the fire department is $48,000. This does not include search and rescue which the fire department manages. The County will be ask to participate in funding using the formula established to distribute costs by the area in which the services are provided.

The Commission also discussed with Mr. Carpenter the need to sign a formal agreement for providing services. At the present time, Brian Head responds to calls within a six mile radius of the Town boundaries.

WOODS RANCH WATER AGREEMENT :

A water line extension agreement between Iron County and the Adams family was reviewed. Dennis Stowell requested that the wording be amended to include that if the water line servicing the Adams cabin is not maintained that the County reserves the right to terminate the agreement.

The agreement was also amended to specify the service connection point is to be located near the current connection and is not to be connected at the water tank.

With the two amendments, Dennis Stowell made a motion to approve the agreement and authorize Commissioner Cardon to sign the agreement in behalf of Iron County. Second was by Roy Urie and Tom Cardon voted in favor.

INSURANCE - STEVE CORRY :

Steve Corry introduced Charles Greer to the Commission. Mr. Greer has worked as an Insurance Consultant in designing specifications for public entities. Mr. Greer offered to write bid specifications or review specifications for coverage for the County for a fee of $50.00 per hour with a maximum charge of $1,000.00.

The Commission thanked Mr. Greer and Mr. Corry for their presentation. No decision was made at this time.

PROPOSED ORDINANCE RE ADOPTION OF BUILDING CODES :

Karla Staheli discussed the need for an ordinance to adopt the uniform building codes which would be separate from the Land Management Code. This will allow for easier management in the future. The County Attorney's Office will continue to draft the ordinance and it will be presented to the Planning Commission on July 10, 1997 for their recommendation. It will be scheduled for hearing and adoption at the regular meeting on July 28, 1997.

TAX MATTERS - PAIUTE TRIBAL HOUSING AUTHORITY :

Merna Mitchell submitted copies of deeds issued to the Paiute Tribal Housing Authority as a request to remove them from the tax roll. The Commission approved the removal from the tax roll and taxes due after the property was transferred on the following properties: Serial Number B-1135-0089-0002 effective March 22, 1995; Serial Number D-0518-0043-0001-04 effective December 29, 1995; Serial Number D-1189-000A-0013 effective August 18, 1994; Serial number A-0007-0017-0013 effective July 26, 1996; Serial Number B-1157-0002-0006 effective October 5, 1995; Serial number B-1151-0004-0001-03 4 effective April 12, 1996.

The following properties were approved as tax exempt from the effective date of transfer, however, when the parcels were transferred taxes were not current. This delinquent amount was not waived. Serial number B-1196-0018-0000 effective March 11, 1993. Amount still owing: $382.90; Serial Number D-0518-0039-0016 effective January 26, 1996. Amount still owing: $2.86; Serial number B-1161-0001-0020 effective April 12, 1996. Amount still owing: $169.32; Serial number B-1135-0073-00000 effective date June 16, 1994. Amount still owing: $63.98; Serial number B-1341-0010-0000 effective date March 2, 1994. Amount still owing: $8.73; and Serial number B-1381-0002-00040 effective date March 18, 1994. Amount still owing for 1993 and 1994: $272.53. Total still owing: $900.23.

SUBDIVISION COMPLIANCE STUDY COMMITTEE :

In response to a public hearing held on June 9, 1997, the Commission reviewed applications to serve on a committee to make a recommendation to the Commission regarding how to bring older subdivisions into compliance with current code requirements.

Subdivisions which were approved prior to 1981 were not required to include improvements including streets, water rights and water systems. Our current code now requires these improvements prior to issuing any building permits.

Commissioner Cardon listed areas of expertise from which a committee should receive input. These included a mayor, Public Health Department, Land Developer, Planning & Zoning, Engineer, Financial Institution, Title Company, and Board of Adjustments.

After reviewing the list of candidates the following people were invited to serve on the committee on a motion by Dennis Stowell. Second was by Roy Urie and Tom Cardon voted in favor: Scott Hacking, Ed Hahne, Rhett Shakespear, Brent Williams, Dan Wiarda, Martha Bayer, Ron Larsen, Gary Goodsell, Bill Weymouth, Bobbie Eiring, Jay Adams, Rose Page, Ralph Lister, Ron Heaton, Richard Clark, Stewart Somerville, Vern Grimshaw, Judy Gubler, Elmo Robinson, Eldon Schmutz, Melvin Gardner, Hal Mitchell, Craig Clark, and Steve Brown.

Commissioner Cardon was requested to contact Rick Hollman to act as the facilitator for this Committee. The Committee is to have a recommendation to the County Commission no later than September 9, 1997.

WESTERN STATES COALITION :

A request from the Western States Coalition for help in funding a congressional delegation from Washington D.C. to come to Utah and surrounding state to help our legislators become familiar with western land issues was discussed.

Roy Urie made a motion to approve $500.00 to be sent to the Western States Coalition to help fund expenses in conjunction with this project. Second was by Dennis Stowell and Tom Cardon voted in favor.

BOARD APPOINTMENT - HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE :

Dennis Stowell made a motion to approve Sharon Downing as a representative from Iron County to serve on the Five County Human Resources Committee. Second was by Roy Urie and Tom Cardon voted in favor.

1998 COUNTY LIABILITY INSURANCE :

After reviewing information received from Steve Corry, Utah Association of Counties Insurance Mutual (UACIM) and other sources, Dennis Stowell made a motion to continue with the Utah Association of Counties Insurance Mutual for 1998. The County is to recommend to the Mutual that an independent review of coverages provided by the Mutual be conducted to compare current coverage limits with what is available in the private market and to write specifications for Counties wishing to bid coverage. Second was by Roy Urie and Tom Cardon voted in favor.

APPROVAL OF WARRANTS AND ADJOURN :

After the bills were reviewed and either approved or rejected, the meeting was adjourned at 3:30 p.m.

Approved: /s/ Thomas B. Cardon

Thomas B. Cardon, Chairman

Attest:

/s/ David I. Yardley

David I. Yardley, County Clerk