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Timestamp: 2018-01-23 21:59:08
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 39', '§ 39', '§ 39', '§ 67', '§ 67', '§ 67', '§ 67', '§ 67']

Minutes for 09/14/1999
September 14, 1999 – 8:55 a.m.
1. DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME
Request for authorization to give a $1,000.00 bonus to employees recognized as “employee of the year” even if they have previously received a bonus in the same fiscal year for some other reason.
Request for authorization to reimburse moving expenses up to $7,500 for Dr. Paul McCawley, from Springfield, Virginia to Moscow. Dr. McCawley is being hired as Associate Director of Cooperative Extension and Associate Dean of the College of Agriculture, effective October 18, 1999.
3. Request for authorization to remove the vacation cap for Judy Boothe effective through the end of the current fiscal year (June 30, 2000). She is at maximum vacation accrual and significant vacation time cannot be granted until the Family Oriented Community Users System (FOCUS) is fully implemented and operational statewide.
4. Request for authorization to pay 167.0 hours compensatory time for Lori Rood accrued during the implementation of a new claims processing system. Lori is also at her vacation limit and is unable to take time off.
5. IDAHO STATE LOTTERY
Request for authorization to remove the vacation caps for the following employees working in the Information Systems Department on the Y2K system conversion project effective September 1999 through February 2000:
Becky Schroeder, Deputy Director for Information Systems
Teresa Froehlke, IT Systems Analyst Supervisor
Marjie Goar-Keeney, IT Programmer Analyst Senior
Denise Witcher, IT Programmer Analyst
Victor Smith, IT Information Systems Tech
6. LEGISLATIVE SERVICES
Request for authorization to pay compensatory time earned for the following employees accrued while fulfilling one-time office duties in addition to regular job assignments. Both Don and Kathleen are vital to the Health and Welfare audit which must be completed for the federally-required single audit to be issued before the required date. Sheila’s use of compensatory time would disrupt the operations of Legislative Services and a temporary worker would probably be hired.
Don Berg	51.0 hours
Kathleen Watkins	39.0 hours
Sheila Ison	36.0 hours
7. Incident 990511 - Request for authorization to issue deficiency warrants in the amount of $1,124.24 for reimbursement of response costs incurred when emergency response teams assisted in a CIB drug lab incident in Cataldo, Idaho on May 11, 1999, pursuant to Idaho Code § 39-7110.
8. Incident 990510 - Request for authorization to issue deficiency warrants in the amount of $652.67 for reimbursement of response costs incurred when emergency response teams assisted in a CIB drug lab incident in Kootenai County, Idaho on May 10, 1999, pursuant to Idaho Code § 39-7110.
9. Incident 990521 - Request for authorization to issue deficiency warrants in the amount of $609.68 for reimbursement of response costs incurred when emergency response teams assisted in a CIB drug lab incident in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on May 20, 1999, pursuant to Idaho Code § 39-7110.
10. Notification that Robert Faucher of the firm of Holland & Hart has been appointed to represent the state In re Majestic Produce Corp., Case No. 199-10971-260, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York, pursuant to Idaho Code § 67-1409.
11. Notification that Thomas F. McFarland, Jr. of the firm of McFarland & Herman in Chicago, Illinois, has been appointed to represent the state in the Union Pacific Railroad Co. – Abandonment Exemption – in Ada County, Idaho, Docket No. AB-33 (Sub-No. 137X), pursuant to Idaho Code § 67-1409.
12. Notification that Thomas D. Kershaw, Jr. of the firm of Emery & Kershaw, has been appointed to represent the state in the Carnell, et al. v. Department of Health and Welfare, Case No. CV-97-2568, pursuant to Idaho Code § 67-1409.
13. Notification that John A. Bailey, Jr. of the firm of Racine, Olson, Nye, Budge & Bailey, has been appointed to represent the state in the Pooley, et al. v. Department of Transportation, et al., Case No. CV-OC-99-01068B, pursuant to Idaho Code § 67-1409.
14. Notification that Peter C. Erbland, of the firm of Paine, Hamblen, Coffin, Brooke & Miller, has been appointed to represent the state in the Goodrick v. Clegg, Case No. 99-35054, pursuant to Idaho Code § 67-1409.
Secretary of State Pete T. Cenarrusa made a motion to recommend approval of the Consent Agenda. Attorney General Alan G. Lance seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
15. STATE CONTROLLER
Request for an interpretation of the following State Moving Policy section. Doug Pendleton, Controller of Idaho State University, inquired if an “academic year” of nine months would be interpreted as one year for purposes of interpreting this section of the policy.
“Individuals who received moving expense reimbursements and voluntarily resign within one year of the beginning date of employment, will be required to pay back 100% of the reimbursement they received. Waivers of any pay back must be approved by the Board of Examiners.”
Attorney General Alan G. Lance made a motion to review the contract the individual signed, and our policy is to require the employee to fulfill their contractual obligation, but if the obligation is completed before the calendar year end, they need not repay the moving expense reimbursement. Secretary of State Pete T. Cenarrusa seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
16. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION
Appropriation report from Department of Administration on expenditures and agreements by the Bureau of Federal Surplus Property for the period ending June 30, 1999 per the January 20, 1999 Board of Examiners approval and request that a semi-annual report be submitted to the Secretary of the Board of Examiners.
17. Estimate of the State Insurance Fund expenses to be paid by sight drafts for the month of July, 1999.
Funds Expended in June 1999:
Workers Compensation Claim Costs	$6,166,206.59
Dividend	196,319.32
Commissions	(1,272.36)
Policy Refunds	169,515.55
Total	$6,530,769.10
18. Estimate of the Petroleum Storage Tank Fund expenses to be paid by sight draft for the month of July 1999.
Fund expended in June 1999:
Payroll	$ 54,859.61
Operations	43,186.01
Continuous Appropriations - Operations	8,930.32
Continuous Appropriations - PSTF Claim Costs	210,084.75
Total	$317,060.69
19. Estimate of the State Insurance Fund expenses to be paid by sight drafts for the month of August, 1999.
Funds Expended in July 1999:
Workers Compensation Claim Costs	$6,067,226.96
Dividend	17,394.40
Commissions	789,940.04
Policy Refunds	148,619.60
Total	$7,023,181.00
20. Estimate of the Petroleum Storage Tank Fund expenses to be paid by sight draft for
the month of August 1999.
Fund expended in July 1999:
Payroll	$ 56,166.88
Operations	156,761.74
Continuous Appropriations - Operations	18,783.00
Continuous Appropriations - PSTF Claim Costs	168,600.19
Total	$400,311.81
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