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Monday, March 2, 2026
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JEROME COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Monday, March 2, 2026
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 rotary meeting.
There was a presentation from Cy Lootens and Ben Crouch. He went to Chobani for a meeting
regarding feeding the kids in the summer program. The program needs more volunteers. Then he
attended the business plus meeting. He attended two meetings virtually for the legislative session
and the IAC session.
Commissioner Howell – Commissioner Howell stated that he attended the St Lukes community
board. There was a discussion regarding the outreach programs for the future hospital in Jerome.
Then he attended the Mid Snake River board meeting. He also attended the Southern Idaho Solid
Waste meeting. There will be a bid soon for the waste transfer station. Later he attended the
business plus meeting. He talked with a business owner regarding grants the business is applying
for. Then he attended a lunch meeting with Cliff Jaro and Amanda Worthington regarding the
fair board. During the lunch meeting there was also a discussion regarding the horse racing barn
at the fairgrounds.
Commissioner Crouch – Commissioner Crouch stated that he attended the rotary meeting. He
helped with the presentation on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Then
he attended the IAC legislative call regarding the bills they are looking to pass. He attended the
business plus meeting. He reached out to the vending machine owner regarding the issues with
the new machine. Later he attended the Idaho Association of Taxpayers meeting virtually. He
came in to sign support letters regarding the grants for a new medical center.
Extension Office Monthly Report
Steve Hines was present.
Steve gave a report on the extension office. He stated that he attended several meetings over the
previous month. He helped teach several classes on cover crops and pesticide licenses. He stated
that there were several events help with the 4H youth. The extension office held several classes
regarding nutrition and health. There were also multiple classes held regarding food preservation.
Monday, March 2, 2026
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Resolution 2026-13 Destruction of Old Election Records
Cy Lootens was present.
Cy stated that he has a resolution that Ryan Treanor put together. The resolution discusses the
old election records that can be destroyed this year. The records are kept pursuant to Idaho Code
for the designated length for each type of record. This year the following records are ok to be
destroyed: Pollbook from May 2021, Voted Ballot from Nov 2023, Absentee Envelopes from
Nov 2023, Voted Ballots from May 2024, Unvoted Ballots from Nov 2024 and May 2025,
Absentee Request Forms from 2024, and Registration Cards from 2021.
Commissioner Crouch moved to approve resolution 2026-13 the destruction of
old expired election records. Seconded by Commissioner Watkins. The motion
passed with a unanimous vote.
IT Purchases
Matthew McGregor, Eli Bair, Cy Lootens, and Gary Taylor were present.
Matthew stated that the broadband grant is nearing completion. One of the things that IT needs to
purchase to complete the broadband grant on the county side is some switches that will allow for
sharing of internet. This will allow the county buildings to have internet even if one building
goes down for one reason or another. There is another quote for additional switches to be shared
between the county servers. This will allow for the servers to remain on even if one switch went
down.
He also received quotes regarding desktops for the county. He received two quotes one for 20
desktops and one for 10 desktops. He would prefer to purchase the 20 desktops due to the
increase of prices for desktops recently. He stated that there has been close to a 40% increase in
desktop price, so if more are purchased now then there will be less hit to the county then if they
are purchased in the future with more price hikes.
Commissioner Crouch moved to accept the quotes and proposals for the
switches and computers in the total amount of $39,040.00. Seconded by
Commissioner Watkins. The motion passed with a unanimous vote.
Matthew stated that he has been reaching out to the website provider to see why the website does
not show up at the top of the results in google searches. He stated that the company is going to
look further into this and report back when they have some more information. He is also going to
meet with Premier Security regarding the Snake River Canyon Parks to have more information
for the discussion during tomorrow’s meeting. The new camera system is about 50% complete
with the installation process.
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Executive Session Per Idaho Code 74-206(1)(b) for Personnel
Sam Beus and Gary Taylor were present.
Commissioner Crouch moved to go into executive session per Idaho Code 74-
206(1)(b) for personnel. Seconded by Commissioner Howell. The motion passed
with a unanimous roll call vote.
Executive session started at 11:01 am and ended at 11:31 am.
Meeting recessed at 11:35 am.
Meeting reconvened at 1:15 pm.
HR Expense Approval
Jesse Vallez and Cy Lootens were present.
Jesse stated that she wanted to request permission to use some of the funds that were approved
for continuing education expenses for HR. There is a training that is going to be taking place
soon regarding HR. The classes will be online instead of in person and then when the classes are
over she can test for a certification.
Commissioner Crouch moved to approve $975 for the PSHRA training for Jesse.
Seconded by Commissioner Howell. The motion passed with a unanimous vote.
Jesse stated that she was invited by POST to sit in on training and meet some of the office staff.
She has been asked to come down for that opportunity.
Destruction of Old Evidence Records
Gary Taylor and Rick Bohling were present.
Gary stated that he has brought a resolution to destroy old evidence records. The request follows
Idaho Code and how long certain records should be kept. The department has been scanning in
copies of documents to have digital files going forward.
Commissioner Crouch moved to approve the destruction files of the cases
presented, as resolution 2026-14. Seconded by Commissioner Watkins. The
motion passed with a unanimous vote.
Commissioner Howell left early due to personal matters.
GIS Monthly Report
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Mark Reyes was present.
Mark gave a report on the GIS department. He stated that he continued to work with legal
descriptions for planning and zoning. He worked to continue to scan in new maps that the county
received. Then he worked on addressing for the county. He went to a meeting that discussed the
issues for the GIS departments. He also brought a quote regarding the licensing for his GIS
software. He stated that the quote is lower than last year after the company redid the license
software agreement on their end. He also is looking to attend a conference for GIS services in
San Diego in July.
Commissioner Watkins moved to accept the quote for Mark to attend the ESRI
user convention in July in San Diego in the amount of $2,800.00, and to renew
the GIS software with ESRI in the amount of $5,825.00. Seconded by
Commissioner Crouch. The motion passed with a unanimous vote.
Auction for Lease of 4 Residential parking Spaces in the NE Corner of Judicial Annex
Parking Lot, Located at 233 W Main St.
No other bids were received during the auction. There was a bid received previously for $35 per
space per month. With there being no other bids the Board agreed to accept the previous received
bid.
Sign and Approve Claims
Commissioner Watkins moved to approve the claims as presented by staff.
Seconded by Commissioner Crouch. The motion passed with a unanimous vote.
To see an image of the report please see page 6 of the minutes.
Employee Paid Time Off Payout Requests
Commissioner Crouch moved to approve the PTO payouts. Seconded by
Commissioner Watkins. The motion passed with a unanimous vote.
Meeting adjourned at 3:48 pm.
Monday, March 2, 2026
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________________________
______________________________
Ryan Treanor, Deputy Clerk
A. Ben Crouch, Chairman
______________________________
Charles M. Howell, Commissioner
______________________________
Art Watkins, Commissioner
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