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Page 1 JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONER MEETING MINUTES November 24, 2025 Meeting called to order at 9:00. Those present are Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Young, Chairman Hancock, Prosecutor Paul Butikofer, Emergency Management Rebecca Squires; Kimberly Murphy is clerk of the board. Pledge of Allegiance led by Chairman Hancock. Prayer offered by Commissioner Young. Clerk Colleen Poole is absent. Recording available at https://icgov.us/AgendaCenter ELECTED OFFICIALS - DEPARTMENT HEADS STAFF MEETING 9:02:08 AM Martin Jones — Parks & Rec — he has been working on getting a lot of maintenance done including repainting rails, redoing benches, and painting the booth at the lake. Basketball registration is going well and there are a lot of kids signed up. There will be a SK Turkey Trot at the lake on Thanksgiving Day. Mike Carter - Road & Bridge — the warm weather this month allowed them extra time to finish some projects such as replacing some culverts. His crew is now getting ready for winter. Rnett Hansen — Weeds — they have finished spraying for some private jobs last week. They have been working on grass seeding and gearing up for some winter projects. Joseph Sagers — Extension - their office has been pretty busy hosting several 4H day camps and food preservation classes. Sheriff Anderson — just busy getting ready for the holidays. Tammy Adkins — Probation — not a lot going on, just busy and steady. Jessica Roach — Assessor - business as usual. Kristine Lund - Treasurer — today is the deadline for bills to go out, they were put in the mail last week. Last week she and Cora Baker worked with the external auditor to clean up the clerk’s workbooks and to wrap up the fiscal year. Sam Scott - County Engineer — introduced himself to the department heads. He started last week and has been getting up to speed on the Circular Butte landfill building and working on gathering bids for the remaining contract work for the building. Milton Ollerton - Planning & Zoning — his department has been busy. He attended a meeting with ITD to discuss solutions for County Line Road. Garn Herrick — IT — the project to replace the hardware will be completed over the weekend. Rebecca Squires - Emergency Management - The Homeland Security grants for 2025 have finally dropped so she will work with the Sheriff's Office to purchase some things with the money. Rebecca Squires —- HR - reminded departments to review all job descriptions to make sure they are accurate, especially before starting the hiring process. If a department head is aware of potential upcoming FMLA leave for an employee, make sure they visit with Audrey or Rebecca to make sure they are eligible. Brandy Ward - Solid Waste — garbage as normal, things have kind of slowed down so they are working on some projects. She really appreciates Sam’s help with the new building. Kimberly Murphy — Clerk’s Office — still busy wrapping up year-end reports and things have been running smoothly. Commissioner Young —- they have been working with ITD for County Line Road solutions. Encourages everyone to look into keepidahowater.com and consider signing the petition. Commissioner Clark - added to what Commissioner Young said about the ITD meeting. He said it seems like things have changed over the years and ITD seems interested in working with Jefferson and Bonneville Counties to find solutions. Chairman Hancock - the light on Hwy 48 and 4000 E is moving along fast. They should be able to install the lights once the equipment arrives since all of the prep-work has been completed. Chairman Hancock congratulated the Ririe Bulldogs for taking runner-up at the State Football Championships and the Rigby Trojans for their back-to-back 6A State Championship win. PARKS & RECREATION APPROVE AGREEMENT WITH SCHOOL DISTRICT #251 FOR GYMNASIUM USAGE - 9:30:46 AM Martin Jones — this agreement will allow the basketball league utilize the gymnasiums at School District #251 schools. Legal has reviewed the agreement. 9:34:46 AM Motion to approve the hold harmless agreement with School District #251 and Parks & Recreation to use the gyms for the upcoming youth basketball season by Commissioner Clark. Second by Commissioner Young. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young - aye, Chairman Hancock — aye. Motion passed. COMMISSIONERS CONVENE AS BOARD OF EQUALIZATION - 9:37:42 AM No action items for today. 9:38:30 AM Motion to convene as a Board of Equalization by Commissioner Young. Second by Commissioner Clark. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young — aye, Chairman Hancock — aye. Motion passed. APPROVE CLAIMS - 9:40:27 AM Motion to approve the claims for November 11, 2025 through November 21, 2025 for $681,626.86 by Commissioner Clark. Second by Commissioner Young. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young - aye, Chairman Hancock - aye. Motion passed. APPROVE CERTIFICATES OF RESIDENCY - Commissioner Meeting Minutes NOVEMBER 24, 2025 Page 2 9:41:32 AM Motion to approve the Certificates of Residency for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 semesters at the College of Eastern Idaho for Sadie Powell and Addison Havel by Commissioner Clark. Second by Commissioner Young. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young - aye, Chairman Hancock - aye. Motion passed. e APPROVE COMMISSIONER MEETING MINUTES - 9:43:25 AM Motion to approve the Commissioner Meeting Minutes for November 17, 2025 by Commissioner Young. Second by Commissioner Clark. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young - aye, Chairman Hancock - aye. Motion passed. e APPROVE RETAIL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSES - 9:44:13 AM Motion to approve the Retail Alcoholic Beverage License for Lucy’s Pizzeria in Rigby by Commissioner Clark. Second by Commissioner Young. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young - aye, Chairman Hancock - aye. Motion passed. e APPROVE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT BETWEEN JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND BONNEVILLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE - FOR COUNTY LINE ROAD PATROL - 9:46:11 AM This agreement is for County Line Road patrol and clarifies jurisdiction between Bonneville and Jefferson Counties. 9:48:09 AM Motion to approve the Joint Powers Agreement between Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and Bonneville County Sheriff's Office for County Line Road patrol by Commissioner Young. Second by Commissioner Clark. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young - aye, Chairman Hancock — aye. Motion passed. 9:48:54 AM Paul Butikofer left the meeting. e |IDJC PASSTHROUGH FUNDS RECIPIENT AGREEMENT - 9:49:31 AM Motion to approve the Passthrough Funds Recipient agreement with the Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections for a distribution of $162,308 by Commissioner Clark. Second by Commissioner Young. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young - aye, Chairman Hancock - aye. Motion passed. 9:51:24 AM Recess until 10:00 10:00:26 AM _ Back in open session. ENGINEER - SAM SCOTT e CONDITIONAL ROAD ACCEPTANCE - PINEVIEW ESTATES - 10:00:35 AM — Sam Scott — this is to accept an additional road in Pineview Estates. 10:03:15 AM Motion to accept the Conditional Road Acceptance for Pineview Estates by Commissioner Young. Second by Commissioner Clark. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young - aye, Chairman Hancock - aye. Motion passed. PLANNING & ZONING - MILTON OLLERTON e UPDATE 10:04:55 AM Milton Ollerton — the Simplot meeting has been postponed, pending more information on the application and might be ready in February or March. The Planning and Zoning Commission will be meeting next week to discuss a vision for the Greater Rigby Area. CENTRAL FIRE & JEFFERSON AMBULANCE - NIC WHITE - JARED GIANINI - ROGER ANDERSON e FUNDING REQUEST FOR NEW AMBULANCE - e 10:10:40 AM _ Nic White, Jared Gianini, and Roger Anderson — the new ambulance district won't receive tax money until next year but they are interested in purchasing and ambulance from Madison County for $175,000 and asked about the availability of ARPA funds for the purchase. The ARPA funds might be reserved for other projects already so more research and discussion is necessary. No action taken. COMMISSIONERS e LITTLE BUTTE CEMETERY - TAXING DISTRICT - KEITH NELSON AND DEAN HANCOCK o IC 63-810 - LEVY CORRECTION REQUEST - 10:27:23 AM Dean Hancock, Keith Nelson, and Treasurer Kristine Lund — Kristine had some discussion last week with the cemetery district representatives. The override levy that was passed by voters in the November 2024 election was not included on the L-2 submission for Commissioner Meeting Minutes NOVEMBER 24, 2025 Page 3 the state, and was not included on the L-2 submitted to the County Clerk. The State Tax Commission recommended looking into Idaho Code 63-810 for how to recover the funds. As long as it was discovered by the fourth Monday in November it can be resolved through approval by the Board of County Commissioners to amend the error. e 10:38:30 AM Motion to approve the levy correction request for the Little Butte Cemetery per Idaho Code 63-810 by Commissioner Young. Second by Commissioner Clark. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark —- aye, Commissioner Young - aye, Chairman Hancock - aye. Motion passed. Motion by Commissioner Clark to adjourn at 10:51. Second by Commissioner Young. All in favor - aye. Motion passed. yee Merve NAY CONN” 2s os 4, Chairman of the Board SS eres Mite, Date SKY ok =o: . = Fo: FERSO Ae _ be =a! ¥ my BE we erk of the Boa 2G. COL sek Date BH. Os By Ope Ss County Clerk Date Commissioner Meeting Minutes NOVEMBER 24, 2025
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