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REGULAR SESSION, MARCH 23, 2026 Commissioner Bolduc opened the meeting at 10:00 a.m. Commissioner Buhler, Prosecuting Attorney Misseldine and the acting Clerk, Jackie Fuqua were present. Commissioner Eames was not present EXECUTIVE SESSION Commissioner Buhler moved to go into executive session pursuant IC§31-874 Indigent matters. Commissioner Bolduc seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Buhler-Yes, Bolduc-Yes. The Board recessed the executive session at 10:03 a.m. Commissioner Buhler moved to approve case #26-3-5054 for service expenses of $1180.00 to Demaray Funeral Home. Commissioner Bolduc seconded the motion. Motion carried. EXECUTIVE SESSION Commissioner Buhler moved to go into executive session pursuant IC§74-206(b) personnel matters. Commissioner Bolduc seconded it. Roll call vote: Buhler-Yes, Bolduc-Yes. The Board recessed the executive session at 10:25 a.m. EXTENSION OF COUNTY CLERK’S LEAVE OF ABSENCE Commissioner Buhler made a motion to extend the leave of absence for the County Clerk for 21 days. Commissioner Bolduc seconded the motion. Motion carried. KARL-ROAD & BRIDGE-DEAD HORSE CAVE ROAD REPAIR ESTIMATE FROM 5J EXCAVATION Commissioner Buhler made a motion to approve the estimate from 5J Excavation in the amount of $39,971.00 to repair the Dead Horse Cave Road. Commissioner Bolduc seconded the motion. Motion carried. DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION WATERWAY GRANT Commissioner Buhler made a motion to sign the Department of Parks & Recreation Waterway Grant agreement. Commissioner Bolduc seconded the motion. Motion carried. BROADBAND Commissioner Bolduc spoke with Chad, who oversees the construction, to voice his complaint that the wires are all on poles and not underground. Chad said Idaho Power wouldn’t allow the wires to be on their poles and I.T.D. and respective highway district’s didn’t want any digging, so this was their only choice. Commissioner Bolduc told him he would’ve liked a heads up prior to getting residents complaining so he could explain the reasons to them. MINUTES Commissioner Buhler moved to approve March 16, 2026, minutes. Commissioner Bolduc seconded the motion. Motion carried. CORRESPONDENCE Commissioner Bolduc read a letter from Men’s Health Network wanting to designate a week in June for Men’s Health Week. Commissioner Buhler was told by Wayne Chandler about a new contact for the War Memorial Hall in Gooding. Prosecutor Misseldine said he knew of this but didn’t have time to call the contact person yet. COMMITTEE MEETINGS Commissioner Bolduc attended the SIRCOMM meeting last week. They voted to give a 4% wage increase this year. Commissioner Buhler stated the call volume has gone down. Prosecutor Misseldine said crime is going down but he’s not sure why. Commissioner Buhler went to the Transportation Department meeting and reported there have been 36 fatalities this year, and 35 last year. The State is not giving pay increases this year. Completion date for the Jerome interchange project is the end of November. The Burley overpass should be completed by the end of the year. DALE THOMAS-DISCUSSION ON COST OF BUILDING PERMITS FOR COLD STORAGE AIRPORT HANGARS Dale Thomas, Gooding Airport Manager for the city, explained the fees for permits have increased in the last couple years for all the hangars since they were zoned as commercial. The airport makes entitlement money based on how many planes they have housed at the airport. We don’t have much lodging for pilots that fly into the airport, so many go to other surrounding airports for storage. He tries to keep the owners coming here by keeping costs down as an incentive for them to store their planes here. It is harder to keep the cost down since the fees have increased. He is asking the Board to consider reclassifying some of the hangars as many don’t have sheetrock or insulation or even power to them. Prosecutor Misseldine will have Patrick Galloway look further into this and the matter will be discussed again in two weeks. Commissioner Bolduc adjourned the meeting at 11:14 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
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