SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING
August 8, 2011

The regular meeting of the San Juan County Commission was held at 10:00 A.M. in the 
Commission Room at Monticello, Utah.

Present:	Bruce Adams, Chairman
		Kenneth Maryboy, Vice Chair
		Phil Lyman, Commissioner
		Rick Bailey, SJC Administrator
		Norman L. Johnson, SJC Clerk/Auditor
		Dawn Shaw, SJC Deputy Clerk

Attendees:	Jerry McNeely, Lynn Stevens, Ben Huntsman, Neil Joslin, Rick Eldredge, Nick 
Sandberg, Charlie DeLorme, Justin Ramsay

A motion to approve the minutes of July 26, 2011, with approval from Commissioner Kenneth 
Maryboy, was made by Commissioner Phil Lyman.  Commissioner Bruce Adams seconded the 
motion.  None opposed.  Vote unanimous.  Commissioner Kenneth Maryboy was absent for the 
vote.

Lynn Stevens – CEU

Lynn reported to Commissioners that USU/CEU has a rotating scholarship in the amount of 
$50,000 for medical coding.  This scholarship was made available to students going into 
medical coding but the student was obligated to pay back the scholarship.  Lynn presented a 
request to use the scholarship funds, which have been in place for approximately 10 years but 
have not been utilized for several years, for use of a software program from Via Code, a 
medical coding company that has a simulator for training.  A motion to approve the request 
was made by Commissioner Kenneth Maryboy.  Commissioner Phil Lyman seconded the 
motion.  None opposed.  Vote unanimous.

Lynn presented a request for a letter to USU from SJC Commission stating that the Dr. Gibbons 
home that was donated to the SJ Foundation and subsequently gifted to USU not be demolished 
but be just removed from the books of USU.  A motion to approve the request was made by 
Commissioner Kenneth Maryboy.  Commissioner Phil Lyman seconded the motion.  None 
opposed.  Vote unanimous.

Open Time and Other Business

Happy Morgan, SJC Public Defender, presented a request to approve her public defender 
contract through 2013.  A motion to approve the request was made by Commissioner Kenneth 
Maryboy.  Commissioner Phil Lyman seconded the motion.  None opposed.  Vote unanimous.

Charlie DeLorme, SJC Ec. Development, reported to Commissioners that he is not able to attend 
a GOED travel trade show in Canada due to prior obligations but that the State was interested 
to see if the Commission Chair or someone appointed by him could attend.  Commissioner 
Adams stated he would look into that and get back to Charlie.

Commissioner Lyman and Charlie discussed the Bluff Fort and other projects and the TRT and 
TRCC taxes and what they are going to.  

Rick Bailey – SJC Administrator

Rick reported that bids opened for the earmark money for Montezuma Creek and Red Mesa 
roads.  He presented a request to approve LeGrand Johnson as the low bidder.  A motion to 
approve the request was made by Commissioner Phil Lyman.  Commissioner Kenneth Maryboy 
seconded the motion.  None opposed.  Vote unanimous.

Rick along with Ben Huntsman, SJC Fire Warden, presented a request to match funds for 
CWPP’s and other projects around the County.  A motion to approve the request was made by 
Commissioner Phil Lyman.  Commissioner Kenneth Maryboy seconded the motion.  None 
opposed.  Vote unanimous.

Rick presented a request to approve $2,000 from the National Park Service for emergency 
operations in the County.  A motion to approve the request was made by Commissioner Phil 
Lyman.  Commissioner Kenneth Maryboy seconded the motion.  None opposed.  Vote 
unanimous.

Jerry McNeely – SJC Liaison

Jerry reported to Commissioners on the various projects he has been working on.

Nick Sandberg – SJC Planning

Nick updated Commissioners on the various projects he is working on with the BLM.

Commission Reports

Commissioner Maryboy reported that he attended Navajo Nation and was in Navajo Mountain.

Commissioner Lyman reported that he toured the County and some of the road closures with 
Mike Diem from the BLM and SJC Sheriff and has been to the fair.

Commissioner Adams reported that he attended fair.


Adjourn 12:20 P.M.
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