Gooding County | minutes | meeting 2026-04-13 | Regular Session Board of County Commissioners source: https://www.goodingcounty.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_04132026-877 REGULAR SESSION, APRIL 13, 2026 Commissioner Bolduc opened the meeting at 10:00 a.m. Commissioner Buhler, Commissioner Eames, Prosecutor Misseldine, Mike Elliott, Chad Hoeft and the acting County Clerk, Jackie Fuqua, were present. EXECUTIVE SESSION Commissioner Eames moved to go into executive session pursuant IC§31-374 indigent matters. Roll call vote: Eames-Yes, Buhler-Yes, Bolduc-Yes. The Board recessed the executive session at 10:14 a.m. Commissioner Eames made a motion to approve a one-time payment of $450.00 to Idaho Power on behalf of account number 2226969984. Commissioner Buhler seconded the motion. Motion carried. HAGERMAN VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY- REQUEST FOR BUILDING PERMIT FEE WAIVER Commissioner Bolduc abstained from the discussion due to his donation to the fund raiser. Becky Kawano-Chester with the Hagerman Historical Society is requesting the building permit fees waived for a 12’ x 18’ structure to store a vintage vehicle inside, in preparation of a car show in September. Commissioner Eames made a motion to approve waiving the building permit fees in the amount of $348.52. Commissioner Buhler seconded the motion. Motion carried. DISCUSSION ON COUNTY WEBSITE 2027 ADA COMPLIANCE Acting County Clerk, Jackie Fuqua, presented the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division April 26, 2027, deadline to comply with the ADA Act Title II Web and Mobile Application Accessibility Rule. CivcPlus, the current facilitator of the county website, has given options to meet the compliance standards. The Board wants more information concerning the contract/agreement to discuss in the upcoming FY2027 budget. Commissioner Bolduc recessed the regular session and opened the Ambulance District meeting at 10:30 a.m. AMBULANCE DISTRICT Director Kepler introduced Jim Henson from Lincoln County E.M.S. and asked him to share the benefits that wildland fire deployments are to the ambulance districts. Jim stated the contract is with the Idaho Department of Lands nationally. In a four- year span, Lincoln County has made over $190,000 by deploying vehicles and staff. Staff, depending on their certification, can make anywhere from $7,000 – over $10,000 in a two-week period. Nothing comes out of the county’s pocket. When asked what the downside was, Jim said only being away from their families for the two-week period. Commissioner’s asked if Director Kepler has any interested staff and he replied that he does. Commissioners also asked if the two old stripped-down ambulances could be reloaded with the essential equipment needed. Director Kepler will get estimates and report back next week. Commissioner Eames made a motion to pursue a contract with the Idaho Department of Lands and to move forward with seeing what the costs will be. Commissioner Buhler seconded the motion. Motion carried. EXECUTIVE SESSION Commissioner Bolduc moved to go into executive session pursuant IC§74-206(b) personnel matters. Commissioner Eames seconded. Roll call vote: Buhler-Yes, Bolduc-Yes, Eames-Yes. The Board recessed the executive session at 10:48 a.m. Commissioner Bolduc adjourned the Ambulance District and reconvened the regular session at 11:08 a.m. JAMES WOODWARD- GOODING AMERICAN LEGION/WAR MEMORIAL HALL MONTHLY PAYMENTS James Woodward, Post Adjutant for American Legion Hall Post 30, asked why he has not been receiving monthly payments from the county. Commissioner Bolduc said the Board voted to stop payments last year. Mr. Woodward says he’s been conducting fund raisers for the hall to pay for the electric and water bills. He says three people joined two months ago. He had a Christmas dinner at which only 4 vets showed up. He states Dave White, who isn’t a member, has been coming by and presenting issues. Prosecutor Misseldine asked if he has reported the issues to the police and he hasn’t. He asked what he must do to get monthly payments reinstated. He was told to Contact the State American Legion to come see the commissioners or have them call Prosecutor Misseldine’s office letting him know if the post is still verifiable. If so, no monthly payments will begin until the next fiscal budget year. Commissioner Bolduc requested the clerk send Mr. Woodward a copy of the minutes showing the vote to stop payments for Post 30. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE RENEWAL Commissioner Buhler made a motion to approve alcoholic beverage license renewal #42 for Outlaws & Angels LLC. Commissioner Eames seconded the motion. Motion carried. SHELLY BATES- NEW CAMERA FOR PUBLIC DEFENDERS PARKING LOT Shelly Bates is requesting a new camera for the DMV Public Defenders parking lot. The building is not set up with networking, so the cost is higher. Commissioner Buhler made a motion to approve the bid for $8,162.00 for the camera and networking, and $367.29 for the annual Standard Support package. Commissioner Eames seconded the motion. Motion carried. DACIA YODER- GOODING SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT Dacia Yoder, Administrative Assistant for the Gooding Soil Conservation District, gave a presentation on the overview of the district’s accomplishments and future objectives. Chairperson of the Board, Kay Hults, asked for continued financial support from the county in the upcoming FY2027 budget. They are asking for $8,000 to carry out all programs. The Board of County Commissioners will consider this in the FY2027 budget. CLAIMS Commissioner Buhler moved to approve the March 2026 claims with noted changes. Commissioner Eames seconded the motion. Motion carried. General $392,952.77 Road and Bridge $-0- Consolidated Elections $400.06 District Court $1825.80 Fair $9,803.06 Public Health $29,304.84 Hagerman Police $1,599.44 Wendell Police $3,328.45 Opioid $-0- Jr. College $-0- Landfill $-0- Broadband $-0- Revaluation $1,071.51 Veterans Memorial $-0- Weeds $1,811.84 Waterways $561.22 Broadband $-0- TOTAL $761,012.07 Ambulance District $318,353.08 TREASURER WINES- STATEMENT OF CASH & QUARTERLY REPORT Treasurer Wines gave the statement of cash and quarterly report as of March 31, 2026. Commissioner Eames moved to approve the statement of cash and quarterly report. Commissioner Buhler seconded the motion. Motion carried. MAY 19, 2026, PRIMARY POLLING PLACE DESIGNATION Commissioner Eames made a motion to designate the May 19, 2026, polling places. Commissioner Buhler seconded the motion. Motion carried. DISCUSSION ON ETS INVOICE EM-364 Commissioner Eames made a motion to approve E.T.S. invoice EM-364 in the amount of $111,752.78. Commissioner Buhler seconded the motion. Motion carried. EXTENSION OF COUNTY CLERK’S LEAVE OF ABSENCE Prosecutor Misseldine advised the Board not to extend the County Clerk’s leave of absence due to the upcoming May nominating election. He advises taking action on May 25th. Prosecutor Misseldine will draft a letter to send to the County Clerk. BROADBAND Commissioner Bolduc noted that he hasn’t seen any work on the lines in the last week. He spoke with E.T.S. and they are fine with the AS400 being left in its current location in the courthouse server room. Commissioner Buhler made a motion to leave the AS400 in the courthouse. Commissioner Eames seconded the motion. Motion carried. MINUTES Commissioner Eames moved to approve April 6, 2026, minutes. Commissioner Buhler seconded the motion. Motion carried. CORRESPONDENCE Commissioner Buhler shared the Southern Idaho Solid Waste free tire disposal day flyer. It will be held on May 2, 2026. He requested the clerk post it on the county website. PUBLIC COMMENT Karl Souza informed the commissioners of damage to the Dead Horse Cave Road by a group of over 300 side by side SUVs over the weekend. He reported it was for a birthday party and apparently both the police and life flight were called at one point. The newly graded road and parking lot near the cave were severely damaged. Karl will ask 5J Excavation to make the needed repairs. There is an investigation into the matter. COMMITTEE MEETING REPORTS There were no committee meeting reports on this day. Commissioner Bolduc adjourned the meeting at 11:55 a.m. /s/Mark E. Bolduc ________________ /s/Vern Eames____________ /s/Ron Buhler______________ Mark E. Bolduc, Chairman Vern Eames, Commissioner Ronald Buhler, Commissioner Attest:/s/Jackie Fuqua Jackie Fuqua, acting County Clerk