April 14th, 2023

 
April 13th, 2023

 Agenda: https://emmett.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Org=Cal&Id=202

Recording: https://www.accessvision.tv/telvue/792694


This was a long meeting with kind of a lot going on, lots of people wanting lots of things, it seems.

00:04:30 - public comments:
    Bob Wells - concerned about budget cuts
    Joe Harris - also concerned about cuts, mad about the township office remodeling.

00:11:30 Mallory Avis gives a presentation about roads, public safety, transit mileage, etc. in her "intent to form a transit authority." Personally I think public transportation is an amazing concept and wish it was implemented everywhere... but it's not buses, just individual vans coming on an on-call basis? It's an interesting presentation but I am not sure there isn't a more cost-effective way to implement something like this.

00:39:00 Raymond road bridge construction is underway, detours in place for maybe the next 3-4 months

evergreen sewer issues being addressed

00:47: 30 Clerks report

00:50:20 Treasurer's report

00:52:15  police report

01:07:00 1.4Considering wage increase for assessor

01:13:36 17th he was out taking pictures for the system

1:22:25 11.4 Motion to raise officer salaries above the board (treasurer, clerk, supervisor)

    1:28:00 tabled until May meeting

1:28:30 - 11.6 approval of marijuana licenses

    all were approved

2:02:30 - 11.8 Consideration of changing planning and zoning admin from salary to hourly

    this is temporary as the current position is empty and the role is being filled by the supervisor and their deputy?

2:09:00 11.9?

2:14:30 - 11.10 budget requests

2:15:00 public comments

    Leanor vouching for the chief, let him say what he wants?

    georgiana morris - some questions about BCgo the transportation presentation, her road is messed up

2:24:15 chief feels victimized and explicitly excluded from discussion, Juhnke reminding chief there is a procedure that everybody has to follow and if he is going to do things the wrong way and then complain about it, we're not listening

2:35:00 board comments


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