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Timestamp: 2019-04-19 23:02:56+00:00

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Friday, March 27, 1998 – 8:55 a.m.
Incident #971131 Request for authorization to issue deficiency warrants in the amount of $1,444.64 for reimbursement of response costs incurred in a hazardous substance incident in Star, Idaho on November 12, 1997, pursuant to Idaho Code §39-7110.
Request for authorization to pay additional moving expenses in excess of the established policy for the following. This request is for an additional $300.00 for Wanda Lynn Riley and an additional $1,200.00 for Audrey Rule.
4. Request for authorization to pay overtime for David Baker while working on the Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) Implementation Project from January 25, 1998 through March 31, 1998. Permission to pay overtime for other staff members working with this project was approved August 12, 1997.
5. (a) Request for authorization to continue paying overtime for following staff currently working on the Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) Project. Approval to pay overtime to these individuals was granted and is currently in effect, but will expire on March 31, 1998. This request is for the period April 1, 1998 through October 31, 1998.
(b) Request for authorization to extend period for removal of vacation caps for the following individuals while they are working on the MMIS Project, until a reasonable period following the completion of the project.
Request for authorization to use $100,000 from Penalty & Interest monies under Idaho Code §72-1348(b) to complete the State Information Technology Training Pilot. Board of Examiners approval for $100,000 to fund this pilot program was given December 9, 1997. This will bring the total Department of Labor contribution to this project to $200,000.
Request for authorization to pay overtime during calendar year 1998 for supervisory and administrative staff for the Idaho Marijuana Eradication Program. Funding will be received from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management.
Proposed amendment to the Guidelines for the Disposal and Sale of Surplus Personal Property effective March 27, 1998 that will allow items of diminutive value to be transferred to non-profit organizations.
5. Donate items of diminutive value to a charitable organization that qualifies under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Service. Diminutive value is defined as a value of zero or less than what it would cost to transport the surplus items to the local auction or dumpsite.
If not recyclable and having no further value the property may be disposed of by the agency by shipment to the local refuse dump site.
10. Notification that John C. Craft has been appointed a special deputy attorney general for the purposes of representing the State of Idaho in the Sebelius, et al. v. Alcorn and Reuter, et al., 98CV 197 suit. Pursuant to Idaho Code §41-3314, the Universe Life Insurance Company will be paying all fees and costs and there will be no expense to the State of Idaho.
11. Notification that Mr. John A. Bailey, Jr., of the firm of Racine, Olson, Nye, Cooper & Budge, has been appointed to represent the State of Idaho in the Ringel v. American Welding Tank, et al., Case No. CV-97-143; Schultz v. American Welding Tank, et al., Case No. CV-97-142; Schiess, et al. v. American Welding Tank, et al., Case No. CV-97-135; and Kaufman, et al. v. American Welding Tank, et al., Case No. CV-97-118, pursuant to Idaho Code §67-1409.
12.	Notification that Bradley G. Andrews has been appointed to review proposed regulations for and consult with the Department of Labor, pursuant to Idaho Code §67-1409.
13. Estimate of the State Insurance Fund expenses to be paid by sight drafts for the month of January, 1998.
14. Estimate of the Petroleum Storage Tank Fund expenses to be paid by sight draft for the month of January, 1998.
15. Estimate of the State Insurance Fund expenses to be paid by sight drafts for the month of February, 1998.
16. Estimate of the Petroleum Storage Tank Fund expenses to be paid by sight draft for the month of February, 1998.
Governor Batt questioned the Department of Transportation’s request (#8) to extend vacation accrual in excess of the maximum allowable limit and asked that it be held for further review.
Motion to approve the Consent Agenda was made by Attorney General Alan G. Lance with the exception of #8, Department of Transportation’s waiver of vacation limits. Secretary of State Pete Cenarrusa seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.

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