NEWS REPORT FREMONT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ MEETING – MAY 5, 2020
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1. THE COMMISSIONERS APPROVED A BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD COVID-19 AMENDMENT TO THE PLAN DOCUMENT THAT WILL ALLOW THE STOP LOSS CARRIER TO PAY RELATED CLAIMS.
2. A MODIFICATION OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FREMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND U.S. FOREST SERVICE WAS APPROVED RESULTING IN AN ADDITIONAL $7,200 AND INCLUSION OF 2020 ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN.
3. A 2019-2020 SUB AWARD AGREEMENT BETWEEN VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA NORTHERN ROCKIES AND FREMONT COUNTY WAS APPROVED.
4. A DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY REQUEST FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE DOCUMENT WAS APPROVED DESIGNATING EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR KATHI METZLER AS PRIMARY CONTACT AND COUNTY NURSE MANAGER BECKY PARKINS AS ALTERNATE.
5. THE BOARD SELECTED THE THREE COUNTY COMMISSIONER SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AS MADISON SANCHEZ (DUBOIS HIGH SCHOOL), GABY WALL (WIND RIVER HIGH SCHOOL) AND ALEXIS FONTAINE (LANDER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL) AND NAMED MADISON ENOS (SHOSHONI HIGH SCHOOL) FIRST ALTERNATE, JAYLYN GABRIELSEN (RIVERTON HIGH SCHOOL) SECOND ALTERNATE AND EMMA RAMAGE (SHOSHONI HIGH SCHOOL) THIRD ALTERNATE.
6. THE COMMISSIONERS ACCEPTED THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE FREMONT COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION TO APPROVE BIG DIAMOND SUBDIVISION, A FIVE LOT SIMPLE SUBDIVISION LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 11.3 MILES WEST OF DUBOIS ON HIGHWAY 26.
7. THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR WAS ACCEPTED TO AWARD THE BID TO A & I DISTRIBUTORS FOR CITGO OIL PRODUCTS FOR FY 2020-2021.
8. THE BOARD APPROVED THE BUILDING MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR’S RECOMMENDATION TO PURCHASE UP TO $800 IN MATERIALS FOR COVID-19 RELATED PROJECTS IN ORDER TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF RE-OPENING COUNTY BUILDINGS TO THE PUBLIC.