The board of county commissioners is authorized to exercise the following powers and duties and responsibilities in the operation of the Ada County mosquito abatement district, pursuant to Idaho Code section 39-2804, as may be amended or retitled from time to time:
A. To appoint an Ada County weed, pest and mosquito abatement director to direct the activities of the Ada County mosquito abatement district, in accordance with the training and experience necessary to fulfill the duties of the position.
B. To appoint such other persons as necessary, determine their duties and compensation, and make rules and regulations respecting them.
C. To take all necessary and proper steps for the control of mosquitoes and other vermin of public health and welfare importance in the district and for these purposes shall have the right to enter upon any and all lands.
D. To sue and be sued.
E. To contract to purchase, hold, dispose of, and acquire by gift real and personal property of the Ada County mosquito abatement district. To exercise the right of eminent domain and for these purposes to condemn any necessary land or rights of way in accordance with general law.
F. To abate as nuisance, breeding places of mosquitoes or other vermin of public health and welfare importance within the Ada County mosquito abatement district or within migrating distance of the Ada County mosquito abatement district by use of chemicals or permanent control measures and in this connection have the right to enter upon any and all lands.
G. To work with the lateral ditch water users associations, irrigation, drainage and flood control districts and other cooperating organizations. The board of county commissioners may supplement funds of cooperating organizations for improvement, repair, maintenance and cleaning of ditches which will temporarily or permanently eliminate mosquito breeding or for other activities which will benefit the Ada County mosquito abatement district.
H. To submit questions of annexation of contiguous territories to the legal voters of the Ada County mosquito abatement district, in accordance with Idaho Code section 39-2806, as it may be amended or retitled from time to time.
I. To receive for its approval an estimate of funds required for the next year, a plan of the work to be done, and methods to be employed. No procedure, work or contract for any year of operation shall be done or entered upon until plans and budget have been approved by the board of county commissioners.
J. To receive, by February 1 of the succeeding year, a report setting forth the monies expended during the previous year, methods employed, and work accomplishments.
K. To approve a written mosquito/vermin management plan submitted by a landowner requesting that their property be excluded from treatment by the Ada County mosquito abatement district. Such plan must be specific to the landowner's property, provide adequate control measures, and be implemented by the landowner. The board of county commissioners shall refrain from treatment of property included in the approved plan, but shall maintain monitoring and surveillance activities. If the landowner fails to follow the plan or does not provide adequate control measures, the board of county commissioners may abate the mosquitoes or other vermin.
L. To cooperate with other entities. At its discretion, the board of county commissioners may cooperate with and enter into annual agreements or contract with governmental agencies of this state, other states, agencies of the federal government, private associations, and private individuals in order to carry out the purposes and provisions of title 39, chapter 28, Idaho Code, as may be amended or retitled from time to time.
M. To make appointments to the Ada County weed, pest and mosquito abatement advisory committee, as needed. (Ord. 770, 3-1-2011)