Jerome County | minutes | meeting 2025-11-10 | Commissioners Meeting source: https://www.jeromecountyid.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_11102025-1572 Monday, November 10, 2025 Page 1 of 8 JEROME COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Monday, November 10, 2025 PRESENT: Ben Crouch, Chairman Charles Howell, Vice Chairman Art Watkins, Commissioner Ryan Treanor, Deputy Clerk Meeting convened at 10:42 am. Canvass of Election Results Cy Lootens, Ryan Treanor, and Cathy Roemer were present. Cy stated that he has prepared the voting statistics from the election on November 4th. He stated that there was better turnout than the last election in May. There was a total of 563 votes cast. During election day 45 new voters registered. Cy also stated that the turnout was great for an election that did not have as many items to vote on. The Commissioners reviewed the results and the presented documentation from the Clerk’s office in order for them to verify the election results. Including the results reports from tabulators and the Statewide voter registration system. Commissioner Crouch moved to accept the election canvass certification as it was presented by staff, for the November 4, 2025 election. Seconded by Commissioner Watkins. The motion passed with a unanimous vote. Commissioner Reports Commissioner Watkins – Commissioner Watkins stated that he attended the LDS Temple open house. He did an interview with the Bill Colley show. He had Camille Barigar from Jerome 20/20 join him. Commissioner Howell – Commissioner Howell stated that he attended the Mid Snake Water resource meeting. There was a discussion on the efforts of removing the quagga muscles. They also discussed levels of potassium and nitrates from manure in the ground. Then he attended the Southern Idaho Solid Waste meeting. They did not receive an update on the recycling project, but they have received a grinder to be able to pull out the metal fragments from the garbage. He reached out to Idaho Power regarding the appeal hearing that took place. Later he reached out to Red Bull to see when they are available to help with sponsoring events at the airport. Review and Signing of Linda Vista Phase 2 Subdivision Plat Kacie Buhler, Ryan Christensen, Cathy Roemer, Juan Patlein, and Blair Crouch were present. Juan stated that they are finishing the phase 2 of the subdivision construction. They had to do it in a stage two due to the construction of the road. He has received all of the signatures from the highway district and other groups. The last thing that is needed is the signatures of the Board. Each lot is only one acre and they have also finished construction of the road that connects it to Monday, November 10, 2025 Page 2 of 8 the mesa grande subdivision. There are a total of five lots in the subdivision. Kacie stated that Juan covered the information well for the subdivision information. There was a slight change from the post office that they were able to place individual mailboxes instead of a group mailbox. She stated all improvements have been completed and all other required signatures gained. Commissioner Howell moved to approve and sign the final plat for Linda Vista subdivision phase 2. Seconded by Commissioner Crouch. The motion passed with a unanimous vote. Review and Signing CPE 1 Minor Final Plat Amendment Kacie Buhler, Ryan Christensen, Juan Patlein, Silvia Hernandez, and Blair Crouch were present. Blair stated that he has come regarding Crossroads Point East. They had a client who is looking to purchase two plots as well as someone looking to build a cell tower. With these they are needing to do a lot line adjustment for their clients. Another reason for the adjustment is to meet regulations on set backs. With the updates they will be brought into line with code. Commissioner Howell moved to approve the minor flat plat adjustment for Crossroads Point East 1. Seconded by Commissioner Watkins. The motion passed with a unanimous vote. Discussion: Commissioner Crouch abstained from voting due to personal conflicts. Commissioner Reports Continued Commissioner Crouch – Commissioner Crouch stated that he went to the elected official tour of the Burley LDS temple. He went to a North Canyon leadership luncheon. There was a discussion about the building of the North Canyon building and a surgical center in Twin Falls. Later he went to the employee safety committee meeting. They discussed safety procedures and a New Years party. Planning and Zoning Monthly Report Kacie Buhler was present. Kacie gave a report on the planning and zoning department. She provided some updates from the previous months due to extenuating circumstances. During the last month the department received a total of $26,770.26 in revenue. There were a total of six inspections for the cities of Eden and Hazelton. There were also 78 total inspections during the previous month. She stated that they received a total of 21 permits. A total of 28 records requests were received. Commissioner Crouch moved to approve the sponsorship for amendments to chapter 7 of zoning ordinances. Seconded by Commissioner Watkins. The motion passed with a unanimous vote. Monday, November 10, 2025 Page 3 of 8 Meeting recessed at 12:05 pm. Meeting reconvened at 1:17 pm. Discussion of Facilitating Power Switch for Administration Offices Building Matthew McGregor, Brent Culbertson, and Cy Lootens were present. Brent stated that they have received the new transfer switch. The process to switch over power for the building will take approximately three days. The company that is hired to do the work is wanting to shut down the power on Friday the 21st to be able to switch it over. Matthew stated that with this power shut down that the servers will be down for at least six hours of that day. With this being the case the building would need to be shut down to prevent any issues for customers or employees. Commissioner Howell moved to authorize the closure of Jerome Administration Offices Building on 11/21 with a paid day off due to electrical construction. Seconded by Commissioner Watkins. The motion passed with a unanimous vote. Misdemeanor Probation Monthly Report Andrea Gonzalez was present. Andrea gave an update on the misdemeanor probation department. She stated that there were 38 new cases over the last month and that they closed a total of 47 cases. They received a total of $17,676 in fees. Their office collected $5,267.00, $10,329.00 in urine analysis test fees, $1,550.00 in GPS fees, and $530.00 in scram fees. The Board also asked Andrea for her thoughts on moving employees to 40 hours and five days a week. She said she would have no problem with moving employees to 40 hours, but that she is not sure how five days would work since they don’t have enough employees currently. To see an image of the report please see page 7 of the minutes. Executive Session per Idaho Code 74-206(1)(a), Hiring an Employee Andrea Gonzalez and Jesse Vallez were present. Commissioner Crouch moved to go into executive session per Idaho Code 74- 206(1)(a) for hiring. Seconded by Commissioner Howell. The motion passed with a unanimous roll call vote. Executive session started at 2:02 pm and ended at 2:26 pm. Monday, November 10, 2025 Page 4 of 8 FAA Transfer of Entitlement, Capital Improvement Program Update Kent Atkin, Thomas Leija, and Marty Luhr were present. Kent stated that he has received a transfer request. When the county received the grant funds for the project at the airport, there was an amount that was sent to the county from Idaho county. Then the other county would just receive the funds back to them. Commissioner Crouch moved to approve the transfer of entitlement for the FAA in reference to the Jerome County Airport. Seconded by Commissioner Watkins. The motion passed with a unanimous vote. Kent stated that they also wanted to go over the potential capital improvements to the airport. He is looking into the options of expanding the runways and adding more areas for hangars. The Board was provided a paper detailing the potential expenses for this project. Kent stated that they could look into grant options when the time comes to look into the land acquisition or any other projects at the airport. Quarterly Financial Report Tracee McKim and Cy Lootens were present. Tracee gave a report regarding the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2024-2025. She stated that the report looks good overall. They ended negative in the waterways section of the budget. They received a payment after the end of the fiscal year for the waterways to put that in the positive. Commissioner Crouch moved to accept the treasurer/auditor join quarterly report as presented by staff. Seconded by Commissioner Watkins. The motion passed with a unanimous vote. Tax Cancelation Mark Swenson and Cy Lootens were present. Mark stated that he had a tax cancelation to go over today. He stated that the owners of the home applied for a homeowners exemption at the end of 2024. It was not applied on the 2024 taxes and is in place for 2025. The amount that would need to be refunded is $770.12. Commissioner Watkins moved to approve the tax cancelation in the amount of $770.12, for parcel RP09S20E356037. Seconded by Commissioner Howell. The motion passed with a unanimous vote. Monday, November 10, 2025 Page 5 of 8 Signing of Computer Arts (CAI) Master Agreement Matthew McGregor and Cy Lootens were present. Matthew stated that he received an updated contract from Computer Arts. This allows for the county to continue to use the software. There was a survey done by IT to make sure that the new systems for Computer Arts can continue to be used proficiently by county employees. He stated that there would be no issues with current devices using these programs. Commissioner Crouch moved to sign off on the agreement with Computer Arts Inc/Harris to continue the counties contract with them. Seconded by Commissioner Howell. The motion passed with a unanimous vote. Read and Approve Minutes Commissioner Howell moved to approve the minutes with the approved changes. Seconded by Commissioner Watkins. The motion passed with a unanimous vote. Indigent Matters Commissioner Watkins moved to approve the indigent claims as presented by staff. 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 Howell. The motion passed with a unanimous vote. To see an image of the report please see page 8 of the minutes. Legal Counsel Mike Seib and Cy Lootens were present. Commissioner Crouch moved to go into executive session 74-206(1)(b) for personnel. Seconded by Commissioner Howell. The motion passed with a unanimous roll call vote. Executive session started at 4:28 pm and ended at 6:09 pm. Monday, November 10, 2025 Page 6 of 8 Meeting adjourned at 6:09 pm. ________________________ ______________________________ Ryan Treanor, Deputy Clerk A. Ben Crouch, Chairman ______________________________ Charles M. Howell, Commissioner ______________________________ Art Watkins, Commissioner October Statistics 2025 Cases New Supervised Cases: Total Number Supervised Probation: Court Compliance: DUI Court: DV Court: Unsupervised Probation: Warrants Closed Cases Total: 38 FEE'S Probation Fees 403 U\A Fees: 205 GPS: 13/15 Seram: 37 171 215 Monday, November 10, 2025 Page 7 of 8 $5,267.00 $10,329.00 $1,550.00 $530.00 TOTAL FEES: $17,676.00 BUDGET TOTALS DEPARTMENT 1|CLERK PAYROLL ACCT PAY GRAND TOTAL 2|ASSESSOR REASURER UMAN RESOURCES OMMISSIONERS 0) oO; oO) Zz) 4 o Ft o z m a 2S UILDING & GROUNDS M MERGENCY MANAGEMEN EXTENSION AGENT DATA PROCESSING PLANNING & ZONING m $ 9,147.41 |§$ 320.42 | $ 9,467.83 a 29|GENERAL FUND RESERVE $14,489.78 $14,489.78 $ = 2,202.80 $ 2,202.80 30) VETERANS ub Total eneral Fund 5|SHERIFF-DETENTION $ a 0,028 9,016.60 » UUs 6|ADULT PROBATION 7|PROSECUTOR $ 93,792.01 $ 93,792.01 $ 10,448.00 | $ 196.19|$ 10,644.19 8|/PUBLIC DEFENDERS 9| JUVENILE PROBATION $ 33,974.06 $ 33,974.06 $ 2,660.50 | $ 2,660.50 $ $ $ 18/|GENERAL JUSTICE ub Total (Justice Fund AIRPOR VETERANS MEMORIAL DISTRICT COURT w 9|CAPITAL FAIR 12,619.71 2,655.00 15,274.71 $ 135,574.00 |$ 136,244.40] $ 271,818.40 $ $ 374,693.74 141,756.09 | $ 516,449.83 D 4.9 ! 0 3 So). 70 es $ 15,280.13 70153.12|$ 25,433.25 $ 11,202.60 $ 11,202.60 11|HEALTH DISTRICT 15|ELECTION CONSOLIDATIO: $ = $ 22,496.13 |$ 22,496.13 20/REVALUATION 23|SOLID WASTE $ «33,333.36 3,333.36 $ 21,534.78 | $ 46.30 21,581.08 $ 24(/TORT 27 29 38 AMBULANCE WATERWAYS BOARD = mi m o 38 39 WATERWAYS SHERIFF $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 41 48|AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN BROADBAND GRANT FUNDS $ BOND REDEMPTION $ Sub Total $ $ 58,475.84 |$ 44,052.84|$ 102,528.68 $ $ $ 612,188.18 |$ 226,818.44 839,006.62