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. 1