Gooding County | minutes | meeting 2026-08-03 | Regular Session Board of County Commissioners
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REGULAR SESSION, AUGUST 3, 2026
Commissioner Bolduc opened the meeting at 10:00 a.m. Commissioner Buhler, Commissioner Eames, Mike Elliott, Prosecutor
Misseldine, County Clerk, Chad Hoeft, and Chief Deputy Clerk Jackie Fuqua, were present.
CLERK’S BUDGET SESSION
County Clerk Chad Hoeft presented the Clerk’s FY2027 budget proposal.
KARL SOUZA- BUILDING & GROUNDS/ROAD & BRIDGE/MAINTENANCE
BUDGET SESSION & JAIL KITCHEN AIR CONDITIONER REPLACEMENT.
Karl Souza presented his FY2027 budget proposal. Karl also informed the Board that another Sheriff vehicle blew an engine. It
is the K-9 vehicle, which is expensive to replace. There was discussion concerning what to do and it was decided to replace the
engine and not replace the entire vehicle. Shelly Bates reported there are more vehicles that need to be moved to the Enterprise
Fleet contract. She will contact Enterprise Fleet and see if they can get an expedited contract to add the vehicles.
Commissioner Eames asked if Shelly had all her issues with ETS resolved and she said no. Commissioner Eames wants her to 
send a list with specifics to ETS detailing all unresolved issues. Shelly also said that ETS sends invoices that are not clearly 
pointing out which fund they should be paid out of, whether it is related to Broadband or computer maintenance. She will see if
they can be more specific with invoicing.
Karl reported that the jail kitchen air conditioner went out and needs replacement. Commissioner Eames made a motion to 
approve the quote from BS&R Equipment Company for $1,237.12. Commissioner Buhler seconded the motion. Motion 
carried.
CITY OF GOODING- DISCUSSION ON ARMORY
Prosecutor Misseldine gave a brief background on the property’s beginnings and what the circumstances are now. The Armory
is now asking fair market value for the property. Mayor Diane Houser and Larry Bybee attended the meeting and expressed 
their thoughts and concerns. The City Council will discuss the matter in their upcoming meeting. Prosecutor Misseldine is 
going to do some investigating into the matter and the Board is going to meet with their contact for the Armory this week at an 
open house. 
BROADBAND
ETS gave a project overview. The project is 85% complete with phase four just completed. There are 940 locations connected 
and over 13 miles constructed. The State has approved funds to be released for the next phase. The Board discussed the 
Wendell tower site. There is no resolution yet, but a mediator has been chosen. The Board discussed alternate locations and 
plans.
PROSECUTOR’S BUDGET SESSION
Prosecutor Misseldine presented his budget proposal.
COMMISSIONER’S BUDGET SESSION
The Board went line by line over their budget for FY2027.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Commissioner Buhler moved to go into executive session pursuant IC§74-206(b) Personnel Matters at 12:45 p.m.  
Commissioner Eames seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Eames-Yes, Buhler-Yes, Bolduc-Yes. The Board recessed the 
executive session at 12:55 p.m. Commissioner Eames made a motion to go back into executive session pursuant IC§74-206(b) 
Personnel at 1:12 p.m. Commissioner Buhler seconded it. The Board recessed the executive session at 1:23 p.m.
SARA BERLING- DISCUSS PLANNING & ZONING APPLICATIONS
Sara Berling in Human Resources asked the Board how they want to interview the applicants. Commissioner Bolduc made a 
motion to have Commissioner Eames run the interviews on behalf of the Board. Commissioner Buhler seconded the motion. 
Motion carried. Sara will coordinate scheduling.
MINUTES
Commissioner Eames moved to approve July 27, 2026, minutes.  Commissioner Buhler seconded the motion.  Motion carried.
There were no correspondence, public comments or committee meeting reports.
Commissioner Bolduc adjourned the meeting at 1:35 p.m.
/s/Mark E. Bolduc ________________      /s/Vern Eames____________           /s/Ron Buhler______________
Mark E. Bolduc, Chairman                         Vern Eames, Commissioner               Ronald Buhler, Commissioner
Attest: /s/ Chad Hoeft_____________
Chad Hoeft, Clerk