Commission Minutes Unofficial

DECEMBER 13, 2006 THE 24TH DAY OF
THE OCTOBER ADJOURN TERM

The County Commission met in the County Commission Office at 9:00 a.m.
pursuant to adjourn with Chuck Pennel, Presiding and Danny Strahan, Eastern District
present. Ron Herschend, Western District was absent. The following proceedings were
had and made a matter of record.

ACCOUNTS ALLOWED

Commissioner Strahan made a motion to approve the following payroll warrants.

General County Revenue Warrants 102027, 102029 - 102065
Road & Bridge Trust Warrants 102000 – 102021,
102028
Assessors Fund Warrants 102022 - 102023
Transfer Station Warrants 102024 - 102026
911 Warrants None

Payroll checks (cont.)

Manual Warrants 4603 - 4604
Accounts Payable Warrants 98506 - 98520

Commissioner Pennel seconded the motion. The motion passed by vote: Pennel
(yes), Herschend (absent), Strahan (yes).

INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
VILLAGE OF BRADLEYVILLE

Presiding Commissioner Pennel made a motion to approve an intergovernmental
agreement between Taney County and the Village of Bradleyville. Commissioner Strahan
seconded the motion. The motion passed by vote: Pennel (yes), Strahan (yes), Herschend
(absent).

Note: Commissioner Herschend entered the meeting at 9:15 a.m.

Sheila Artt, Administrative Pastor, met with the commission to discuss having
property for her organization changed to exempt. Ms. Artt explained that she has already
met with the assessor, adding that the assessor will be changing the property in question
to exempt for 2006, and advised her to meet with the commission about the 2005 taxes.
Artt went on to state that the property was purchased in 2004, and that she did not realize
that they were not already exempted on this piece of property, as the organization’s other
two pieces of property are already on exempt status.
 The three county commissioners relayed that they will need to speak with Randy
Turley of the State Tax Commission, or a similar expert, to ascertain what can be done in
this situation, and another similar, but different instance that was brought before the
commission the previous day. The commission expects to have an answer for Ms. Artt in
about a week.

TRANSFER STATION
CAPACITY

The commission met under emergency action, regarding the transfer station’s
capacity. Sam Yarnell, from the Road & Bridge department, informed the
commissioners that the transfer station is over its capacity, and had to close down,
temporarily, yesterday to accommodate the deliveries that it received. Yarnell reported
that yesterday, the transfer station received twenty-six tons after 3pm, and that this was
problematic as the facility the county uses in Springfield closes at 4pm, therefore the
county cannot take any loads there after that. Yarnell expressed that he believes this may
become a recurring problem.

The commission discussed increasing its rate and hiring an additional hauler, but
this would not address the immediacy of the situation.

Commissioner Herschend asked Mr. Yarnell about the size of the loads that are
being dumped, with Mr. Yarnell responding, that they are receiving a large number of
thirty-yard roll-offs.

Commissioner Strahan expressed that he feels the county rate is too low, as there
is a waste company, with their own dump, that is leaving roll-offs at the transfer station,
instead of delivering them the extra distance.

The commissioners agreed to do the following: Due to the overcapacity at this
time, and in order to provide for the residential trash service of the citizens and light
commercial, tipping of roll-off containers will be limited to two roll-off containers per
day per vendor, until further notice. This policy will be effective as of 12-14-06.
Commissioner Herschend will offer support at the transfer station.

Presiding Commissioner Pennel made a motion, to allocate funding for equipment
as follows: the Rip-Wrap Trailer will be paid with Road & Bridge funds, the Walking
Floor Trailer will be paid with Transfer Station funds, and the Peter Built Truck will be
split 80/20, with 80% of the funds coming from the Transfer Station and 20% of the
funds coming from Road & Bridge. Commissioner Strahan seconded the motion. The
motion passed by vote: Pennel (yes), Herschend (yes), and Strahan (yes).

ROAD AND BRIDGE
TAX SHARING AGREEMENT
 The commissioners discussed the Road & Bridge Tax Sharing Agreement.
Commissioner Herschend offered to review the agreement, expand upon the requirements
for municipalities, and create an application form for the municipalities. The
commissioners agreed that a committee would review the applications, with the Road &
Bridge Administrator assisting the commissioners with the reviews.