Demonia E agle Board of Commissioners 4 THURSDAY, AUGUST 15. 1974 lMemorandum Minutes) The Columbia County Board of Commissioners met in regular session with Chairman Fred Foshaug presiding, Commia- si oners Minkoff and Ahlborn, legal counsel John F Hunnicutt, and secretary Gloria Salvey (deputy clerk' present. Commissioner Mmkoff moved and Commissioner Ahlborn sec onded the minutes of the meeting of July 31 be approved Motion carried Miscellaneous claims were approved A complaint for abatement of a nuisance was signed, being Columbia County vs Dwight L Smith and Lila J Smith, for creation of a street or way, in violation of the county's Sub division Ordinance An agreement was signed with Andrew Leskinen for repayment of indemnitv monies paid for livestock killings by dog owned by Mr Leskinen Resolution No 83-74 was sign ed. adopting Urban Area and Federal Aid Urban System in compliance with the 1973 Fed eral Aid Highway Act Mr Hunnicutt discussed with the Board the matter of the pro posed suit against Hembree Electric Company, and suggest ed that because action had not been taken against them at the time the light fixture in the courthouse annex lobby had fallen, he felt it would be unwise to institute proceedings at this time. The Board concurred in dropping the matter. Commissioner Ahlborn excus ed himself from the meeting to attend funeral services for Fred Rabinskv Mrs Johnson also requested the Board to reconsider their uction regarding the Civil Ser vice Commission recommenda tion that her salary range he changed from 25 to 28 Previous Board action changed the range to 27 After consideration, the Board agreed it would change* the range to 28 as recommended, effective September I, 1974 Based upon further consid eration of recommendations of the Civil Service Commission meetings of June 19 und August 6, Commissioner Minkoff moved und Commissioner Foshaug sec onded the following actions be taken; Establish the position of Plumbing Mechanical Inspector at Salary Range 24; Establish the position of Bridge Carpenter, at $5 per hour. Establish the position of Ass istant Bridge Carpenter at sal ary range $4.55, $4.70, and $4.85 per hour; Change the* range of the Chief Elections Clerk from 15 to 20, ef fective July 1, 1974, Approve the reclassification of the position of Bookkeeper in the clerk’s office to Accounting Clerk, effective July 1, 1974; Approve the establishment of the Clerk Typist II positions in the Elections Department and in the Sheriff’s office; Approve the reclassification from Clerk Steno II to Admin istrative Secretary for one em ployee in the Juvenile Depart ment, effective September 1, 1974; Approve the reclassification of L 'liie f E le c tio n s Clerk to Elec tions Supervisor, e f f e c t i v e September 1, 1974; Accept the recommended sal Mr Hunnicutt then discussed u request he had mude that he not accumulate vacation leave as other employees, but did wish to retain the sick leave accum ulation in the event that he would become incapacitated for any reason He requested he be paid for the vacation leave he has accumulated to date, but that no further vacation time lx* accru ed The Board concurred with his request Commissioner Foshaug advis ed he has l»eeii In contact With U.S. Appraisal Company and should hear more from them next week regarding updating of the appraisal of county property Jeri Johnson met with the Board to advise that no further expenditures shou'd be made from Revenue Sharing funds at this time because a large portion of the money had been invested in Certificates of Deposit, and the available Revenue Sharing funds had nearly been expended The Board then discussed the WIN program, and the employee who was hired by the road de part ment After lengthy discus sion of the problems encountered and the possible future conse quences. it was determined the County would participate in the WIN program Ron Reeves met with the Board to discuss the recommen dations made at the Civil Service meeting of June 19, with regard to a salary range adjustment for the Planning Director position He indicated the recommended change was justified and re quested the Board to reconsider their previous denial of a range change. Commissioner Minkoff moved and Commissioner Ahl born seconded to grant the range change, effective September 1, 1974 Motion carried This chan ges the salary range of the Plan ning Director from Salary 28 to Salary Range 31 for July. $042.50, 3384, B&B Tire Sales, 4 1200 X 20 14 ply-tires. $859 44, 3353,Columbia West, July rock and cold miz, $17,825 90 Motion carried Based upon recommendation of the Accounting Department, Commissioner Minkoff moved and Commissioner Foshaug sec onded a Resolution making a loan of $5,000 from the Road \ Fund to the Equipment Re placement Revolving Fund be signed Motion carried An offer of $100 to purchase Lot 2, Block 78, St Helens, received from Earl Seawright, was denied as being an in sufficient amount, based upon current valuation as determined by the assessor's office The appointment of Fred Ov- iatt, as deputy sheriff, was ap proved by the Board Based upon recommendations received from the Planning De partment and from the En vironmental Health department, the application received from Herbert Daughtery for a wreck mg yard license was denied The Board discussed the re quest of Sheriff Tennant for an additional telephone line for the sheriff’s office, and approved two additional incoming lines, on a ring-down system At the request ol Mrs Mae Tollcshaug. the Board approved the holding of a Bloodmobile at he Courthouse on Septemtier 27, from 3 to 8 p.m. Commissioner Mmkoff moved and Commissioner Ahlborn sec onded Sam Hollinger be ap|»oint- ed roadniaster, effective August 1, 1974, to replace Keith Thump son Nothing further coming before the Board, the meeting was ad journed until August 14, 1974. ary range change from Range 15 to Range 17 for Accounting Clerks, effective August I, 1974, Approve the reclassification of the Administrative Secretary position in the Board of Com nnssioners’ office to Board Sec retary ; Adopt Salary Range 22 fir the position of Board Secretary Motion carried Assessor Frank LeMont met with the Board to discuss a personnel matter in his depart ment After discussion, it was concluded the employee involv ed would receive “one step higher" pay for the period in volved. as provided in the union contract. Mr Hunnicutt then discussed changes in the “Bullfrog" or dtnunce which was passed by the county some tune ago. This or dinance governed large assem blies such as rock festivals It was Mr Hunnicutt’s suggestion thut no changes be made in the ordinance, because of possible conflicts with regard to dis crimination Corene Carlstrom. treasurer, met with the Board to advise another check had been received for D&C revenues, in the sum of $115,979 11 A quotation was received from Melvin C Harper, Builder, for lowering the doors in the new building to seven feet, instal lation of new hardware, etc to conform with standards requir ed by the fire marshall The quotation of $3,600.00 was accepted by the Board Commissioner Minkoff moved and Commissioner Foshaug sec onded to approve the following purchase orders 3322, Arrow Transportation Co., Contract hauling. $2.000.00. 3131, Traffic Marking Special ist, striping, estimated $11,762 50, 3399. Watters Concrete, rock WANT ADS iiF T RESI IT S !! WHILE CAMPAIGNING in Cohimbia County Sen. Robe« Pack- wood took the opportunity to talk to many residents Food For Later Q Occasionally I (haw meat, and then my plans change and I don't use it. Is it safe to re-freeze foods? A. If your thawed food still has ice crystals, or has stayed at refrigerator tem peratures^) F. or below-for from three to five hours, depending on the food, it is safe to refreeze Each time a food is frozen there will be some decrease in texture and flavor quality With many foods, in cluding most meats, this quality change in minimal. Other re frozen foods such as ice cream become quite unpalatable. Q Several times last year I heard about people with freezers that had stopped due to power failure or needed repairs What can I do to be ready in case it happens to me? A If you know when the freezer goes off keep the door closed A full freezer will stay frozen for one to three days, if the power will be off for more than a day, you may want to make arrange ments to move the food to a freezer-locker plant If locker space is not available and it looks as though the freezer will be stopped for longer than a day, use dry ice if you can get it. Twenty-five pounds of dry ice should hold the temperature of a half-full 10 cubic-foot cabinet below freezing for two to three days For more information, contact your county extension office for the leaflet “What to do When Your Home Freezer Stops " Q Are milk cartons and cottage cheese containers acceptable for freezing'’ A .Milk cartons, alone are not sufficiently vapor resistant, but they are satisfactory when lined with a plastic freezer bag The heavy plastic some cottage cheese containers are made from is suitable, but air can enter at the lid closure Closures should be taped shut Q Which is more expensive- freezing food or canning food9 A Freezing is somewhat more expensive than canning. Cost are variable Considering equipment ment and processing costs over a 15-vear period, freezing is es timated to cost about ten cents more per pound than canning, or about $50 more for 500 pounds of food However, you need to con sider more than the money Does you family prefer canned or frozen foods? Do you have ad equate storage for canned goods’’ Which kind of equipment do you already have9 Is your time limited-’ (Freezing is us ually quicker.) Q Last year my canned applesauce sealed, but meld de veloped Why? A Proper methods for pro cessing applesauce call for heat ing the sauce in a kettle to simmering (185-210 F.) with frequent stirring to prevent sticking Pack the hot apple sauce into clean hot jars to '/. inch of the top Adjust lids and ocess in a boiling water bath r 10 minutes for pints and quarts Add boiling water if necessary, to bring water an inch or two over tops of con tainers Pul cover on the canner. Start to count the processing time after the water returns to a rolling boil G by C arol A . A sh ley E xtension A g ent The jar didn’t seal. This is one problem which most people who do much home canning even tually face As with many prob lems, there might have been several causes Q. I've had trouble with can ned fruits not sealing this year Could defective lids be my prob lem9 A. First, did you take all the precautions to prevent sealing problems9 Did you knife out air bubbles from filled jars9 Was the correct head space left? Were jar rims free of chips and food particles9 Using a wide mouth funnell can help prevent food particles from contacting the jar rims Were screw bands and lids used according to dir ections? If you suspect defective lids to be the problem, the manufac turing company wants to know about it. Send the iid that didn’t seal along with an unused one from the same box. if you still have one, with a letter of ex planation to the company Q Why shouldn’t I re-use old canning lids9 A In order to get a vacuum seal, the lids must be perfectly flat and have sealing compound in good condition Used lids often do not; consequently they may not seal Without a vacuum seal, can ned foods will not keep at room temperature The food will have to be reprocessed the full time, refrigerated, or frozen You need to decide whether reusing lids is worth the chance of sealing failure Q. How should I dispose of canned vegetables, meat, or fish I suspect of being spoiled? A If a food looks spoiled, foams or has an off odor during heating destroy it in one of the following ways: 1 Dump it down the garbage disposal 2 Flush it down the toilet 3 Boil at a full rolling boil for 20 minutes and discard in the usual way 4 Burn it Containers of suspected fixxis need to be sterilized before re using 1 Soak in weak disenfecting strength chlorine solution 2. Wash in dishwasher 3 Boil in water Q If I get my pressure gauge checked and use all the proper procedures, then why do you recommend boiling home can ned vegetables and meats before eating9 A Boiling is recommended because even under the most careful of conditions, human errors have been known to creep in In industry processing steps are carefully monitored with double checking In the home we don’t have mechanized checks Boiling simply adds that extra measure of safety. 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