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Monday, October 27, 2025
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JEROME COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Monday, October 27, 2025
PRESENT: Ben Crouch, Chairman
Charles Howell, Vice Chairman
Art Watkins, Commissioner
Cy Lootens, County Clerk
Meeting convened at 9:00 am.
Commissioner Reports
Commissioner Watkins – Commissioner Watkins stated that he attended the Rotary meeting. The
meeting was about planning for their masquerade party. Wednesday he attended Community
Action Partners and signed checks. Thursday he attended the Tri-County weed meeting. He also
attended the ground breaking for the new Valley School Ag building. Saturday he attended the
Masquerade party.
Commissioner Howell – Commissioner Howell stated he was invited to participate in the St.
Lukes Communication Board. They had a meeting Tuesday. The board will be conducting
surveys to get public input about the new Jerome hospital and what the public wants to see at the
hospital including O.B. services.
Commissioner Crouch – Commissioner Crouch stated that he attended the Rotary planning
meeting Tuesday. Wednesday he attended the fair appreciation dinner. Fair Director Amanda
Worthington gave a presentation to recap the County Fair. Thursday, he attended the Valley
School Ag building groundbreaking, he stated Superintendent of Public instruction Critchfield
was in attendance. Friday, he attended a PERSI seminar in Twin Falls. He asked PERSI if the
Jerome 20/20 director could be included in PERSI, and they will be reaching out later. Saturday
he attended the Rotary fundraiser party.
Administration Offices Building Security, Office Window
Deputy Eric Jackson, Brent Culbertson, Deputy Troy Tolman, Matthew McGregor were present.
Deputy Jackson asked the commissioners about the construction of a new doorway for security,
and if a larger window would be a better option. There was a discussion regarding a larger and
more permanent desk, as well as the option of blinds for the windows. The deputies asked about
how supplies would come out of the budget when they make purchases for supplies.
Executive Session for Personnel with MJ Fisher Central District Director of the Uni. of
Idaho Extension Program
MJ Fisher was present
 Commissioner Howell moved to go into executive session per Idaho Code 74-206(1)(b).
Seconded by Commissioner Crouch. The motion passed with a unanimous roll call vote.
Executive session began at 10:04 am and ended at 10:32 am.

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IT Purchases, Door Access
Matthew McGregor was present
Matthew discussed with the commissioners what type of IT supplies would be needed if the
Coroner moves to the old Public Defenders building. He also presented two quotes from
NewTech security. One for door access in the new area of the building, and one to move the
security system from the old server room to the new server room. Commissioners discussed with
Matthew the after hours access of employees and if he has a list created after talking to
department heads. They also suggested that the list be reviewed and updated every 6 months.
Matthew stated that the College of Southern Idaho spoke to him recently and asked if the county
had old computer and server equipment that their students could work on and fix as part of the IT
courses at CSI. He will be assisting them.
Commissioner Crouch made a motion to accept expenditures of $7297.87 for
finishing door entrance access in the remodel and $3397.60 to relocate alarms
and magnetic locks. Seconded by Commissioner Watkins. The motion passed
with a unanimous vote.
Juvenile Probation Monthly Report
Mario Umana was present
Mario presented the monthly report to Commissioners. He stated that there were 5 new
probationers last month. There were 3 closed cases. He collected fees in the total of $496.60
during the previous month.
To see an image of the report please see page 6 of the minutes.
Misdemeanor Probation Monthly Report, Fleet Car Wash Discount for County Vehicles
Andrea Gonzalez, Nina Lagle and Wendy Jay were present
Andrea presented the monthly report to Commissioners. She stated that they had 34 new cases,
and 31 closed. There are currently a total of 406 people on probation. They collected fees in the
total of $18,375.45.
Next Andrea stated that she reached out to Tommy’s Express car wash. She stated that in order
to set up a fleet account there needs to be a minimum of 10 cars. There are currently 14 county
cars that are not part of the Sheriff’s fleet account. The commissioners suggested she reach out to
the Sheriff and see if she could be added to their account before trying to create a new one.
Next she discussed her office being added to the Payport account for the county. This would
allow her office to accept credit and debit card payments for fees. The customer pays a small fee
to use the program, and the county does not have a fee.

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Commissioner Howell made a motion to accept the contract with Payport to add
Misdemeanor Probation to the credit card acceptance program. Seconded by
Commissioner Crouch. The motion passed with a unanimous vote.
To see an image of the report please see page 7 of the minutes.
Meeting recessed at 11:48 am.
Meeting reconvened at 1:15 pm.
Property Tax Discussion
Fabio Aguirre, Khris Campos and Nina Lagle were present
The commissioners and Fabio discussed his situation and being unable to keep up with his tax
payments. Fabio stated he is having health issues and unable to work. He stated that he needs
assistance in order to pay the bill. He stated he could pay half right away and would need help
with the other half. He also hoped that the commissioners could forgive the penalties and interest
on his account.
Commissioner Watkins made a motion to wave the penalties and interest of
$283.06 based on monthly payments to catch up on the 2024 taxes owed.
Seconded by Commissioner Crouch. The motion passed with a unanimous vote.
End of Fiscal Year 24-25 Budget Resolutions
Tracee McKim was present
Tracee McKim presented end of year resolutions that balance the budget for fiscal year 2025.
Resolutions included entering money into the Sheriff’s budget to reimburse prisoner transports
for federal prisoners, as well as balance department budgets after overtime payouts.
Commissioner Crouch made a motion to approve Resolutions 2025-54 to 76
related to end of year budgets as presented by staff. Seconded by Commissioner
Howell. The motion passed with a unanimous vote.
Sign and Approve Claims
Commissioner Howell 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 8 of the minutes.
Past Due Weed Spraying and Hangar Billing

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Marty Luhr was present
Marty stated that hangar inspections are underway and are almost done at both airports. He asked
the commissioners the best way to approach hangar owners that have not paid their weed
spraying fees yet. It was suggested that he should send another letter letting the owners know
that penalties will be added every month that they do not pay. Marty Stated that he is still waiting
on a bid for the snow plow. Marty presented the commissioners with sales numbers for Avgas
and Jet Fuel. He stated that they sold $274,386 in Avgas and $746,120 in jet fuel last fiscal year.
Legal Counsel
Mike Seib and Kacie Buhler were present
Mike discussed with the commissioners the signing of a new opioid agreement. The agreement
came from the Idaho Attorney Generals office. He stated he saw no reason why they should not
sign the agreement.
Next Mike discussed the Energy Ordinance policy. He stated that the policy needs to be sent to
Planning and Zoning so that the County’s COMP plan can be amended. Details of the new policy
were discussed. It was discussed adding a review of the policy to next weeks agenda so that the
public has a chance to view the policy before it moves along to Planning and Zoning. Kacie
stated the next step after a review would be a sponsorship of the policy from the commissioners
to Planning and Zoning.
Commissioner Crouch made a motion to sign the opioid participation release
form on behalf of Jerome County. Seconded by Commissioner Watkins. The
motion passed with a unanimous vote.
Commissioner Crouch moved to go into executive session per Idaho Code 74-206(1)(d).
Seconded by Commissioner Watkins. The motion passed with a unanimous roll call vote.
Executive session began at 3:17 pm and ended at 4:50 pm.
Read and Approve Minutes
Commissioner Crouch moved to approve the minutes for 10/20 with corrections.
Seconded by Commissioner Watkins. The motion passed with a unanimous vote.
Commissioner Crouch moved to approve the minutes for 10/21. Seconded by
Commissioner Watkins. The motion passed with a unanimous vote.

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________________________
______________________________
Cy Lootens, County Clerk
A. Ben Crouch, Chairman
______________________________
Charles M. Howell, Commissioner
______________________________
Art Watkins, Commissioner

Statistics for Commissioners
09/29/25- 10/26/25

Juveniles — 70

Total New Probationers —5
o Juvenile -—0O
o Diversion—-5

Total Closed Probationers — 3
o Juvenile —2
o Diversion—1

Total Fees Paid — $496.60
o Juvenile — SO
o Diversion —$0
o Annex — $496.60

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September Statistics 2025

Cases
New Supervised Cases: 34
FEE’S

Total Nu r Probation Fees $5,878.40
Supervised Probation: 406 cet $9,647.05
Court Compliance: 206 GPS: $2.650.00
DUI Court: 13/15 Scram: $200.00
DV Court: 33
Unsupervised Probation: 182 TOTAL FEES:
Warrants 215 $18,375.45

losed Cases
Total: 3]

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BUDGET TOTALS

DEPARTMENT PAYROLL ACCT PAY GRAND TOTAL
1|CLERK $ 43,848.45 | 5 256.09 44,104.54
2|ASSESSOR $ 9,724.82 9,724.82
3/TREASURER $7,587.28 | $ 949.94|$ 8,537.22
4|HUMAN RESOURCES $ 3,302.30 $ 3,302.30
5|COMMISSIONERS $ 7,950.00 | $ 509.06|$ 8,459.06
6|CORONER 1,019.22 257.00|$ 1,276.22

10|/BUILDING & GROUNDS MAI $ 9,157.05 3,095.79 |$ 12,252.84
11|—EMERGENCY MANAGEMEN| $__2,120.00 $2,120.00
13|EXTENSION AGENT $ 3,776.29 $3,776.29
14/DATA PROCESSING $ _8,004.82/$ 18,147.68|$ 26,152.50
15|ELECTIONS $ :
16(CHARITY——S~SY $ _1,000.00/$ 1,000.00
18|GENERAL $ 21,378.33|}$ 15,730.77|$ 37,109.10
21

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GRAND TOTAL

30| VETERANS
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4 2 3 O86
5|/SHERIFF-DETENTION $ 93,152.02 | $ 1,096.61 | $ 94 248.63
7|/PROSECUTOR $ 34,157.76 |$ 558.64 | $ 34,716.40
8|PUBLIC DEFENDERS $ -
9|JUVENILE PROBATION

1 Ss ee | Ee

23|/SOLID WASTE

24|/TORT

27|\WEED

29/AMBULANCE

38|\WATERWAYS BOARD

38|WATERWAYS SHERIFF

41/BOND REDEMPTION $ -

$ 42,955.90 |$ 54,941.38 97,897.28
$ 467,400.56 |$ 162,195.78 29,596.34

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