Jerome County | minutes | meeting 2025-10-27 | Commissioners Meeting source: https://www.jeromecountyid.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_10272025-1567 Monday, October 27, 2025 Page 1 of 8 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. Monday, October 27, 2025 Page 2 of 8 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. Monday, October 27, 2025 Page 3 of 8 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 Monday, October 27, 2025 Page 4 of 8 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. Monday, October 27, 2025 Page 5 of 8 ________________________ ______________________________ Cy Lootens, County Clerk A. Ben Crouch, Chairman ______________________________ Charles M. Howell, Commissioner ______________________________ Art Watkins, Commissioner Vv Vv 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 Monday, October 27, 2025 Page 6 of 8 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] Monday, October 27, 2025 Page 7 of 8 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 22 ub Total GRAND TOTAL 30| VETERANS ub Tota eneral Func D6 b J,2 b J 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 18|GENERAL JUSTICE 3|AIRPORT S'S 467.55 |$ 40,243.34 5|Veterans Memorial 6 $ 7 3|CAPITAL FAIR A eS Ce 1 Ss ee | Ee 15 20 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