Jerome County | minutes | meeting 2025-11-17 | Commissioners Meeting source: https://www.jeromecountyid.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_11172025-1574 Monday, November 17, 2025 Page 1 of 6 JEROME COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Monday, November 17, 2025 PRESENT: Ben Crouch, Chairman Charles Howell, Vice Chairman Art Watkins, Commissioner Ryan Treanor, Deputy Clerk Meeting convened at 9:00 am. Commissioner Reports Commissioner Watkins – Commissioner Watkins stated that he attended the Heritage Academy breakfast. The kids did a good job with it. He attended the Jerome 20/20 meeting. There was a discussion on new members for the group. Then he attended the meeting for the Hazelton cemetery. He also attended the Snake River Parks board meeting. Commissioner Howell – Commissioner Howell stated that he had a discussion with a member of the fair board about their committees. He went to the St Lukes community board. There was a training that went over the purpose of the board that looks for feedback from the community. He also attended the Heritage Academy breakfast. Then he attended the veterans appreciation dinner. Later he attended the Jerome 20/20 meeting. Later he had a discussion with Mike Roland about the highway district posting speed limit signs. Commissioner Crouch – Commissioner Crouch stated that he went to the Heritage Academy breakfast. The event was very good. Then he attended the rotary meeting. There was a presentation on the history of Veterans Day. He then attended the Jerome 20/20 meeting. He also went to the chamber luncheon that was discussing Heritage Academy. Later he attended the emergency management meeting. There was a presentation from a member of the Red Cross. It was from the American Red Cross disaster services. He had a meeting with Camille Barigar about some of the other groups in the county such as urban renewal, Business Plus, SEIDO, and REDS. There was a safety committee meeting that he also attended. During the meeting the city fire marshall came and gave a presentation on good practices in case of fires. He attended the swearing in of Patricia Migliuri, the new magistrate judge in Twin Falls County. He also met with the HR department. He returned a call with Michael Roland. Approval of Form for 2026 Solid Waste Approved Fee Waivers/Reductions The Board reviewed the approved solid waste fee waiver and reduction form. The Board discussed if there was anything else that needed to be added to the form for the upcoming fiscal year. The Board confirmed that there was nothing else that needs to be added. Commissioner Crouch moved to accept and renew the fee waivers for those listed on the fee waivers and reductions. Seconded by Commissioner Howell. The motion passed with a unanimous vote. Monday, November 17, 2025 Page 2 of 6 Maintenance Monthly Report, Bathroom Water Heater Quote Brent Culbertson was present. Brent stated that he received a quote for work to be done in the old jury room bathroom. Part of the quote is regarding electric to the bathroom and the water heater for the bathroom. He stated that with the work that needs to be done it was quoted to cost $2,994. Commissioner Crouch moved to approve the expenditure of $2,994 to update both bathrooms with hot water and new faucets. Seconded by Commissioner Watkins. The motion passed with a unanimous vote. Brent gave an update on the maintenance shed at the Sherriff’s office. He stated that the shed has been completed. The reader board sign foundation has been poured, and they are working on getting the rest of that project finished. The reader board will be slightly bigger than the one outside of the Administration Offices building. He stated that there is a leak in the generator at the Annex building, and that it is leaking coolant. He has been working to get the required parts to fix the leak. CAT Push Tire Quote, Airport Update Marty Luhr was present. Marty received a quote for a tire to be used as a snow plow on the CAT. The total cost would be $3,200. This would allow for them to continue to plow the runways in a safer way and prevent damage to the runway with a normal scraper. Commissioner Howell moved to approve the CAT tire purchase, in the amount of $3,200, to be used as a snowplow at the airport. Seconded by Commissioner Watkins. The motion passed with a unanimous vote. Marty stated that the CAT does not have a radio in it. They are having some work done on the truck today and he is wondering if he can also have a two-way radio installed in the CAT. He stated that they are wanting to do this to prevent issues that could come up as they are plowing. The Board asked about the possibility of upgrading personal two-way radios instead of updating two-way radios in vehicles. The Chevy rental is not working as well anymore. He had someone rent the car last week and they complained about several of the issues with the car. The Board suggested that they may be able to use one of the trucks that have been offered to transfer to other departments with recent upgrades to county vehicles. Commissioner Howell moved to send the 96 Lumina to Magic Valley Auction to sell the vehicle. Seconded by Commissioner Watkins. The motion passed with a unanimous vote. Monday, November 17, 2025 Page 3 of 6 Marty stated that the new no trespassing signs have been put up around the airport. He is still waiting to complete three hangar inspections and is hoping to complete the rest of them this week. IT Purchases Matthew McGregor and Eli Bair were present. Matthew stated that he has a quote for a large storage device for Kingsland. There was a way that Kingsland was able to obtain a new laptop for storing evidence. The storage needs to be kept separate and this process would allow for that. The new storage would be estimated to last up to five years depending on how quickly the storage fills up. Commissioner Watkins moved to approve the purchase of the Seagate IronWolf pros and the Ugreen Nasync CPU for the total of $956.97. Seconded by Commissioner Crouch. The motion passed with a unanimous vote. Matthew stated that the camera system is running a bit behind on the expected installation. The company in charge of the installation is expecting to start this next week. He is also looking into options of new sound systems for meeting rooms in the Administration Offices building. He is also going to consider looking into devices that can be given to individuals to help them hear better if needed. The extension office is going to be moved over to their new phone system soon. The IT department has looked into the potential of buying polos or soft jackets to wear, especially to conferences to look more professional. He has also started to look into software that would allow for wireless monitoring of generators. There are other options that they are considering that would allow for this to be done. Meeting recessed at 11:24 am. Meeting reconvened at 1:15 pm. Snake River Canyon Parks Update Bill Bridges, Larry Hall, and John Weston were present. Larry stated that the board is having some issues with the engineer for the Overlook Project. The advertisement for the bids of the project will be in the Times News. The bid will close and be presented to the Commissioners are December 8th. He has been working with BLM since September on this project, and was advised they are ok to start the project due to no eagles nesting in the area. They have submitted a grant to Chobani to try and receive a grant to use towards the construction of the overlook. Monday, November 17, 2025 Page 4 of 6 John stated that they have still been working with the BLM regarding the archery range in the park. He had spoken previously about the use of firearms in the park and whether archery would be allowed currently in the park. He stated he was misinformed before and thought it was allowed, but it is not. If the county wants to have this allowed in the park then there would need to be a change to the ordinance that pertains to archery in the park. He has looked at some other areas that could be used for the archery range and was able to find a new area that could be used. There would be room to add a walking trail along another stretch of the range. The Snake River Canyon Parks board held a vote regarding this area and unanimously voted to use it towards the archery range and walking trail. Legal Counsel Legal counsel was not present for their time with the Board. Commissioner Crouch moved to go into executive session per Idaho Code 74- 206(1)(f) for communication. Seconded by Commissioner Howell. The motion passed with a unanimous roll call vote. Executive session began at 1:56 pm and ended at 2:22 pm. Read and Approve Minutes Commissioner Howell moved to approve the minutes from 10/27, 10/28, and 11/10. Seconded by Commissioner Crouch. The motion passed with a unanimous vote. Sign and Approve Claims Commissioner Crouch moved to approve the claims as presented by staff. Seconded by Commissioner Watkins. The motion passed with a unanimous vote. To see an image of the report please see page 6 of the minutes. Meeting adjourned at 2:26 pm. Monday, November 17, 2025 Page 5 of 6 ________________________ ______________________________ Ryan Treanor, Deputy Clerk A. Ben Crouch, Chairman ______________________________ Charles M. Howell, Commissioner ______________________________ Art Watkins, Commissioner BUDGET TOTALS DEPARTMENT PAYROLL ACCT PAY GRAND TOTAL CLERK ASSESSOR TREASURER 4|HUMAN RESOURCES 5|COMMISSIONERS 3 6|CORONER $ _2,557.00|$ 2,557.00 10|BUILDING & GROUNDS MAINT. $ _2,142.49|$ 2,142.49 13)/EXTENSION AGENT $ 2,001.85 | $ 2,001.85 14|/DATA PROCESSING 3 131.79 | $ 131.79 15|/ELECTIONS ee ee 16|CHARITY $ : 18|GENERAL S$ 4.128.72($ 4,128.72 21|PLANNING & ZONING $ 208.07 | $ 208.07 $ ‘ 29|GENERAL FUND RESERVE 3 ‘ 30/VETERANS ub Tota : :169. $10,907.43 [$ 10,007.43 | $ 5,842.42 5,842.42