Gooding County | minutes | meeting 2026-01-12 | Regular Session Board of County Commissioners
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REGULAR SESSION,  JANUARY 12, 2026
Commissioner Bolduc opened the meeting at 10:00 a.m. Commissioner Buhler, Commissioner Eames, Prosecutor Misseldine 
and the Clerk, Denise Gill were present.
ELECTION PRECINCTS
Commissioner Eames moved to approve the 2026 Election Precincts as submitted. Commissioner Buhler seconded the motion.
Motion carried.
ABSENTEE/EARLY VOTING                                       GOODING COUNTY COURTHOUSE
                                                                                      624 Main St., Gooding
#2 GOODING CITY                                                     COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS EXTENSION OFFICE
                                                                                     203 Lucy Lane, Gooding
#3 GOODING RURAL                                                GOODING SENIOR CENTER
                                                                                     308 Senior Ave, Gooding
#4 WENDELL CITY                                                      AMERICAN LEGION HALL
                                                                                     610 W Main St, Wendell
#5 WENDELL RURAL                                                  WENDELL SENIOR CENTER
                                                                                      380 1ST Ave E, Wendell
#6 BLISS                                                                       BLISS FIRE DEPARTMENT
                                                                                      120 E US Hwy 30, Bliss
#7 HAGERMAN                                                          AMERICAN LEGION HALL
                                                                                     281 State St N, Hagerman
CLAIMS
Commissioner Eames moved to approve the December 2025 claims with approval to pay the shuttle to the airport with 
significant savings. Commissioner Buhler seconded the motion.  Motion carried.
General $427,098.73
            Road and Bridge $-0-             
Consolidated Elections $192.91
District Court $6,119.43 
Fair $38,686.83 
Public Health $14,652.42
Hagerman Police $3,487.93
Wendell Police $4,084.31
Opioid $-0-
Jr. College $650.00
              
            Landfill $-0-
Broadband $-0-
Revaluation $-0-    
           Veterans Memorial $4,500                  Weeds $1,621.38
Waterways $103.02
Broadband $-0-
TOTAL $496,676.96
Ambulance District $39,284.10
VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER
Commissioner Buhler moved to approve the Veterans Officer Report for Oct-Dec 2025 reflecting New/Increase Claims – 2
Office Visits – 1, Out of Office Visits – 16, Phone Con/emails – 28, Health Care Enroll/Renewal – 0.  Commissioner Eames 
seconded the motion.  Motion carried.
RESOLUTION 2026-01-12
Commissioner Buhler moved to approve 2026-01-12 for destruction of records for Adult Misdemeanor Probation Department. 
Commissioner Eames seconded the motion.  Motion carried.
Gooding County Resolution
Authorizing Destruction of Records
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-01-12
AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF GOODING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, STATE OF IDAHO, ON THE 12th
DAY OF JANUARY 2026, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED, TO WIT:
WHERAS, Idaho Code 31-871 requires the Board of County Commissioners to authorize destruction of records that are not 
required to be retained as permanent records and that have met the minimum retention period provided by the county’s record 
retention schedule and are no longer required by law or for county business; and,
WHEREAS, the County Clerk has proposed for destruction certain records that have exceeded their minimum retention as 
previously determined by the Prosecuting Attorney: and, 
WHEREAS, approval for the destruction of the below listed records has been obtained from the Idaho State Historical Society,
when required, and the County Attorney, as provided by Idaho Code 31-871. Please see list of records below.
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the Board of Gooding County Commissioners hereby authorizes the immediate destruction
of the original paper records and that such destruction occur under the supervision of the Board of Gooding County 
Commissioner’s Clerk.  
RECORDS TO BE DESTROYED:

All Adult Misdemeanor Probation Department cases closed prior to 12/31/2023; Closed paper case files A through Z are classified 
as temporary records, according to the Record Retention Schedule. 
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of January 2026,
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS  
GOODING COUNTY, IDAHO
/s/Mark E. Bolduc_____________
                                                
Mark E. Bolduc, Commissioner
/s/Vern Eames______________
Vern Eames, Commissioner
/s/Ronald Buhler________________
                                                Ronald Buhler, Commissioner
Attest_/s/Denise M. Gill______
         Denise M. Gill, Clerk
JAIL INSPECTION
The Board conducted a jail inspection on this day with no adverse findings.
MINUTES
Commissioner Buhler moved to approve January 5, 2026, minutes.  Commissioner Eames seconded the motion.  Motion 
carried. 
Commissioner Bolduc adjourned the meeting at 11:41 a.m.
________________________________      _________________________________     ______________________________
Mark E. Bolduc, Chairman
Vern Eames, Commissioner                   Ronald Buhler, Commissioner
Attest:____________________________
Denise M. Gill, Clerk