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Cassia County Board of Commissioners
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Monday, August LL,2025
Cassia County Courthouse . Commission Chombers
7459 Overlond Ave . Room 206 . Burley lD 83378
9:00 AM The Cassia County Board of Commissioners met today at the place and time as posted by agenda
pursuant to ldaho Code 5 74-204 for open Meetings Law.
ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
1) 9:03 AM Call to order
2) Pledge of Allegiance and prayer
3) 9:04 AM Roll call
Roll Call.
Present: Leonard M. Beck - Chair, Kent R. Searle - Member, Bob Kunau - Member, RickiTkachyk - Deputy Clerk
(Not voting)
4) 9:05 AM Calendar, meetings, committee reports, and correspondence were reviewed.
5) 9:26 AM Approve payables for 8/1.1/2025
9:26 AM Motion and Action: Approve payables for 817112025 in the amount of$531,451.73 as presented,
Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
9:28 AM Assistant to the Board McMurray joined the meeting
6) 9:28 AM Approval of Clerk's Office Recommendations for junior college certificate of Residency Applications
9:29 AM Motion and Action: Approve 48 applications for Certificates of Residency and deny two as presented,
Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
71 7O:L2 AM Personnel Matters - there were none to be considered.
8) 9:10 AM Executive Session
9:10 AM Motion and Action: Enter Executive Session pursuant to ldaho Code 5 74-206 (1) (b) to consider
personnel issues, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member.
Vote: Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote (summary: Yes = 3).
Yes: Kent R. Searle - Member, Bob Kunau - Member, Leonard M. Beck - Chair.
9:24 AM Upon exit of Executive Session, the board took the matter under advisement
9) 10:13 AM Discussion regarding Cottonwood Acres Subdivision appeal hearing information
a) The Board discussed the Cottonwood Acres subdivision appeal and agreed that due process was the
primary basis for the appeal and the late submission of documents to the Planning and Zoning
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Commission aftet 3/1,0/2025, rather than water issues. Water rights were determined to be u nder State
jurisdiction.
b) The Board noted several exhibits which they intended to review further. Assistant to the Board
McMurray clarified that a building lot is defined as one acre or larger outside an impact area under the
county code.
SCHEDUTED ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
10) 9:29 AM Monthly Veteran's Service Officer update - no report was received.
11) 9:30 AM Review and approve file server replacement for Sheriff's Office - lT Department
a) Ean Pigford, lT Department, presented two quotes for the Sheriff's Office file server replacement: Dell at
S17,281.30 with a 7-year warranty and Supermicro at S11,815.98 with a 5-year warranty.
9:46 AM Motion and Action: Accept the Dell bid at $17,281.30, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Motion
failed for lack of second.
9:57 AM Motion and Action: Authorize the coroner to expend up to 54,800.00 for the repair of the Suburban as
presented, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously
14) 9:59 AM Raft River Bookmobile - Durfee
a) Janice Durfee requested that the County continue serving as the repository for grant and donation funds
for community projects, noting that Almo has no entity able to receive them.
b) The Board discussed legal and administrative procedures and agreed to authorize the County to act as
the receptacle for funds for the Cache Peak Civic Association, as a 501(c)(4) organizatlon to support local
p ro.iects.
L0:10 AM Motion and Action: Authorize the County to serve as the receptacle of funds for the Cache Peak Civic
Association, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau Member. Motion passed
unanimously.
10:39 AM Prosecutor Larsen joined the meeting
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b) The Board agreed to discuss the matter during the next meeting on 8/L8/2O25.
12) 9:46 AM Deliberate regarding discontinuance of county LT. Committee - l.T. Department
a) Ean Pigford, l.T. Director, recommended discontinuing the l.T. Committee. He noted that they had not
met since Ll/1,4/2023 and that the l.T. Department now reports directly to the Board.
b) The Board chose to review the matter before a decision can be made. Matter will be placed on the
agenda for the 8/25/2025 meeting for a decision.
13) 9:51 AM Review and approve repairs on Coroner's Suburban - Rinehart
a) Coroner Craig Reinhart requested approvalto replace the air suspension shocks on the Coroner's
Suburban at an estimated cost of $4,800.00. He noted the repair would place the vehicle maintenance
line item over what was budgeted, but stated that the overall department budget remained within limits
at 68% expended.
b) Deputy Auditor Michelle Wallace confirmed there were sufficient funds within the overall budget to
cover the expense without reallocation.
15) 11:01 AM Eagle Eye Dairy Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) hearing
11:04 AM Motion and Action: Enter into a hearing for the Double Eagle CAFO, Moved by Kent R. Searle -
Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
a) 11:08 AM Trent Cummins, on behalf of Eagle Eye Dairy, presented a proposed CAFO south of their
existing dairies, accessed via a half-mile private gravel road. Surrounding fields will provide organic and
permanent pastures. Composting will total about 1,400 tons annually (50 truckloads), with no changes
to road permits. Notifications were sent to nearby landowners; no adjacent homes exist.
b) The freestall, milking-only dairy will house about 3,000 cows initially, with a 60-stall rotary parlor and
indoor housing.
c) Estimated daily traffic count is 46 trips which is noted to include feed trucks (14 visits, 45-50,000 lbs)
and milk trucks (80-105,000 lbs). Road wear mitigation will be coordinated with the highway district;
State Highway 30 impact is minimal. The private road and lagoon meet all requirements.
d) Water concerns were addressed, noting that the nearest domestic well isone and a half to two miles
away, with no nitrate issues reported. Cows will pasture in summer, and weeds will be managed
organically using intensive planning and crop rotation with county coordination.
e) The site is approximately ten miles from the nearest town with no nearby residences. The applicant
agreed to comply with planning/zoning conditions, water usage limits, and inspections. About 60 acres
of farmland will be retired to meet the dairy's water needs through the Southwest lrrigation District.
f) No public opposition was noted. The Board willtake the information under advisement.
11:53 AM Motion and Action: Approve the closing of this hearing for the Eagle Eye, LLC Moved by Bob Kunau -
Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
11:54 AM Lunch recess
LL:54 AM Motion and Action: Enter into a lunch recess, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob
Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
16) 12:15 PM Tour offairgrounds
a) The Commissioners toured the fairgrounds and inspected the various improvements.
b) The Fair Board and the Commissioners discussed hopes to continue the upgrades and replacements
each year.
17) 1,2i59 PM Lunch with the Fair Board at Perkins - 800 N. Overland, Burley
a) Lunch discussions continued on fair attendance and improvement expectations.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
18) 10:21 AM Proposed County building discussion
a) Determination of architectural, engineering, construction management, and other related matters in
adva ncing the building process
i) Jason Jones ofJones Construction presented a revised parking plan that met the Commissioners'
requirements.
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ii) Jones stated that there were four demolition bids to be reviewed with Commissioner Kunau at
another meeting the following day.
iii) Construction timing depended on when the Public Defenders will vacate their current building, and
whether autumn construction is feasible.
19) 2:36 PM Adjourn
2:36 PM Motion and Action: Adjourn, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member.
Motion passed una nimously.
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APPROVED:
Leon ard M. Beck, Chair
DEPUW CLERK OF THE BOARD:
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Sha rene Ahlin
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08/08/2025 0822:34 FN502WBS STEPHANIE HITT
CASSIACOUNTY
PAGI] I OF I
85% OF FISCAL YEAR ELAPSED
Bud
Remaset
7o Budeet
ining
Remaining
BOTH UNPAID CLAIMS & DEMANDS GENERAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS
* UNAPPROVED DEMANDS APPEAR IN ACTUALS AND ALSO AS AN INVOICE .
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GENERAL FUND (CURRENT EXPENSE)
ROAD & BRIDGE
DISTRICT COURT
JUSTICE FUND
K-9 EXPENSE
M-C MISDEMEANOR PROBATION
91,I COTVIMUNICATIONS
CONSOLI DATED ELECTIONS
CASSIA COUNTY FAIR
REVALUATION
NOXIOUS WEED & PEST
SNOWMOBILE
PHYSICAL FACILITIES
EN4PLOYEE BENEFITS FUND
NARCOTICS SEIZED ASSETS FUND
0001
0002
0006
0008
0009
0012
001 3
001 5
001 8
0020
0027
0028
0029
0048
0053
Budget
4,674,940.00
712,675.00
370,335.00
14,689,453.00
4,000.00
1,328,670.00
819,250.00
330,875.00
292,280.00
402,310.00
489,730.00
32,475.00
12,423,860.00
3,894,840.00
30,000.00
Actual
3,734,068.28
409,747.19
297,954.69 ..
11 ,639,587.82
3,455.00
1,133,029.41
146,788.93
27,981.51
233,116.95
315,156.33
280,534.56
20,656.02
461,167.62
2,960,724.15
10,137.47
TotalAmount Paid
Demand/Claims
Amt
70,566.44
6,552.88
6,787.43
255,658.42
2,502.46
24,014.33
19,742.31
5,735.47
1,475.00
9,740.47
18,811.26
4,991.27
132.20
102,858.13
1,883.66
531,451.73
940,871.72
302,927.81
72,380.31
3,049,865.18
545.00
195,640.59
672,461.07
302,893.49
59,163.05
87,153.67
209,195.44
11 ,818.98
11 ,962,692.38
934,1 1 5.85
19,862.53
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43%
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21%
14o/o
15%
82%
92o/o
20%
22%
43%
36%
96%
24%
66%
STATE OF IDAHO
CASSIA COUNTY
WE, THE CASSIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, BEING DULY SWORN DO HEREBY CERTIFYAND DECLARE THAT
WE HAVE REVIEWED THE DEMANDS ENUMERATED AND REFERRED TO IN THE FOREGOING REGISTER, AND THAT THE SAME ARE
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE ACCURATE AND ARE JUST CLAIMS AGAINST THE COUNTY, AND THAT THERE ARE FUNDS
AVAILABLE FOR PAYMENT THEREOF IN THE COUNTY
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APPROVED FOR DISTRIBUTION AS OF
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