August 13, 2015 I The Lovell Chronicle I 7
DAVID PECK
A boat gets ready to embark on a peaceful boat ride on the lake earlier this
summer at Horseshoe Bend.
Commissioners
BY TAMMY THORNBERRY
Big Horn County com-
missioners requested to
have action taken by Trea-
surer Becky Lindsey and
Sheriff Ken Blackburn to
determine how payment
for missing oil can be recov-
ered at their regular meet-
ing July 2 i.
The county came into
possession of the Schneider
oil well due to unpaid taxes;
according to Lindsey. Since
that time oil was removed
from the site but it is un-
clear by whom. The coun-
ty obtained a civil judg-
ment against Schneider Oil
Corp., but efforts to collect
on it have been hindered by
misplacement of the file in
the county attorney's office.
Current . prosecutor
Kim Adams said she and
her staff have performed
"due diligence" in search-
ing for the file everywhere
in the office. Former coun-
attorney Michelle Burns
told Lindsey the file was
there when she left.
Blackburn, Lindsey and
County Clerk Lori Small-
Wood plan to travel to Cody
to meet with Delissa Minn-
ick, who served as an attor-
ney for the Bureau of Land
Management in 2012. It is
hoped she can shed light on
the situation in an effort to
collect payment for the oil.
IN OTHER BUSINESS:
Sheriff Blackburn
asked the commissioners
to sign a contract with Mo-
investigate Schneider Oil issue
torola for communication
equipment that comes with
a five-year warranty. He
reported his department
has been busy with three
Search and Rescue calls, a
motor vehicle fatality, in-
vestigating aggravated as-
sault and attempted mur-
der charges and assisting
other agencies with cases
including a fire at Barry's
Landing located on the Big
Horn River.
Public Health Re-
sponse Coordinator Kami
Neighbors presented the
board with a memo of un-
derstanding between
Washakie County and Big
Horn County that provides
compensation for her time.
She also informed the com-
mission that grant money
was received from the state
to provide equipment need-
ed such as masks and haz-
ard suits in the event of an
Ebola outbreak.
Commissioner Felix
Carrizales said he was go-
ing to attend interviews of
five candidates for a new
public health nurse. The
position is currently being
temporarily filled by Bill
Crampton.
Newly appointed
Public Health Officer Dr.
Brendan Fitzsimmons re-
ported he is "learning as he
goes" fulfilling his duties,
which include such things
as ordering vaccines, sign-
ing death certificates, etc.
County resident Ken
George inquired about pos-
sibly purchasing some posts
that are being stored be-
hind the Search and Rescue
building. The commission-
ers said they would talk to
Road and Bridge Foreman
Shannon Hovey and have
him give George a call.
Zeller Construction
was awarded a contract to
perform soffitt and fascia
work on the library build-
ing. Commission Chair-
man Jerry Ewen recused
himself from the process as
he felt he had a conflict of
interest.
Attorney Scott Kath
of Powell was appointed
to the position of Board of
Equalization Hearing Of-
ricer. Ewen said he would
like the board to meet with
Attorney Ed Luhm of Wor-
land to discuss him han-
dling civil cases for the
county. Ewen added that
no decision would be made
without Big Horn County
Attorney Kim Adams being
present.
Treasurer Lindsey
told the board the county
library currently has ap-
proximately $180,000 in
its checking account. She
asked if the money should
be transferred to the coun-
ty reserve fund as all li-
brary bills are currently
being paid by the county.
The commissioners agreed
the money should be trans-
ferred unless some reason
arose not to do so.
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