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Wednesday, June 17, 2026
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JEROME COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
PRESENT: Ben Crouch, Chairman
Art Watkins, Commissioner
Ryan Treanor, Deputy Clerk
Commissioner Howell was not present due to personal matters.
Meeting convened at 9:00 am.
Veteran Services FY 2026-27 Budget Discussion
Staff present: Tracee McKim and Cy Lootens
The Board discussed the veteran services budget for the upcoming year. The Board discussed
continuing to contract with Twin Falls County who is helping to provide these services. The
Board is happy with the quality of services that Twin Falls has been providing and wants to
continue contracting with them. Commissioner Crouch will be reaching out to Twin Falls County
to get an updated contract and cost for next fiscal year’s budget.
Misdemeanor Probation FY 2026-27 Budget Request
Staff present: Andrea Gonzalez, Cy Lootens, and Tracee McKim
Andrea stated that she is looking to increase the electronic monitoring section of her budget. She
has also added a new line item for car washes in her proposed budgets. She has also requested
for all wages to be increased for her employees. Another line item that she has requested to
increase is the U/A kits, since there has been a large increase of drug testing over the last year.
Juvenile Probation FY 2026-27 Budget Request
Staff present: Mario Umana, Tracee McKim, and Cy Lootens
Mario stated that he has requested raises for all employees’ wages. Most of the other line items
in his budget are requested to remain the same for the upcoming fiscal year.
Data Processing FY 2026-27 Budget Request
Staff present: Matthew McGregor, Tracee McKim, and Cy Lootens
Matthew stated that he is looking to request at least a 10 percent raise for all employees. This is
for retention purposes to try and prevent employees from leaving for other jobs again. He also
included extra funds into those sections to include money for comp time payouts. He is
requesting an increase to the software subscription section of his budget. He was able to request
a lower budget for computer supplies, internet access, and consulting contracts.
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HR FY 2026-27 Budget Request
Staff present: Jesse Vallez, Cy Lootens, and Tracee McKim
Jesse stated that she is requesting a raise for all employees in her department. She has requested
less money in the travel line item and office supplies. She is also requesting an addition to her
professional services budget. She has also requested some new line items for drug testing and pre
employment screenings that were previously handled by the Sheriff’s budget.
Clerk FY 2026-27 Budget Request
Staff present: Cy Lootens and Tracee McKim
Cy stated that he has requested a raise for all employees in his department of 5%. He kept the
budget items the same for all items under the clerk’s budget. He then went over the election
budget. Most of the line items were kept the same. There was a request to include a raise for
advertising costs because of the increased cost associated with posting public notices in the
newspaper. The miscellaneous expenses for elections budget was requested to drop for next year
because next years election cycle will be less busy than this year.
Meeting adjourned at 11:26 am.
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Ryan Treanor, Deputy Clerk
A. Ben Crouch, Chairman
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Charles M. Howell, Commissioner
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Art Watkins, Commissioner
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