Caribou County | minutes | meeting 2025-09-11 | Minutes
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SPECIAL MEETING
COMMISSIONER MEETING OF September 11, 2025

The Caribou County Commissioners met for a special meeting on September 11, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
Those in attendance were:

Mark Mathews, Commissioner Chairman Eric Hobson, Public Safety

Bryce Somsen, Commissioner Aaron Cook, Assessor

Marty McCullough, Commissioner Jackie Barthlome, Grace City Mayor
Jill Stoor, Clerk Jake Poulsen, Keller Associates
Sharlene Simons, Deputy Clerk Riley Crookston, City of Grace

Rowdy Larkins, Maint & Bldg

Commissioner Somsen moved to amend the agenda to add the Senior Citizens insulation and include generator
quotes for the courthouse by Rowdy; he motioned to accept the agenda for 09/11/2025 as presented.
Commissioner McCullough seconded the motion. Motion passed.

e Commissioner Mathews mentioned the Senior Center email from ShaLayne Bartschi for quotes for insulation
which read:

“Hank Carpenter came in and gave us a quote for the foam insulation. The board is a little concerned about the
price difference between it and the blow in insulation. | have attached all of the bids | have received for insulation. 2
for the blow in and 1 for the foam. Hank said that it is cheaper to do the foam while it is still warm, so we need to
move on asap if that is the route we decide to go. | will get on the agenda for the next commissioner meeting, but
we need to know if the foam is what we want to do so | can get on Hank's books.

It was decided to go with the spray urethane from Hank Carpenter and Commissioner Somsen emailed her back with
their suggestion. ShayLayne will come in and discuss this further at the next scheduled meeting.

Rowdy Larkins, Building and Maintenance:

Jake Poulsen talked about the storm drain at the Event Center and suggested options to fix it. He shared in detail
how to do an underground facility, he talked about a curb cut, and other possibilities but cautioned that they need to
be mindful of flooding neighboring properties. It was decided to send the water to the east of the building. Jake
suggested to put an inlet structure in and Riley from the City of Grace mentioned that he has 2 storm-drain boxes at
the city office now that they can use and that they would come and help with this project. Jake then shared how to
install this effectively.

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Jake mentioned that the Blackfoot River Road project will start to pave tomorrow. He mentioned that the traffic needs
to slow down and has talked to the Sheriff for help with this.

Rowdy and Commissioner McCullough shared an adjustment to some concrete at the Event Center on the South
side.

Change order #20 which is painting the walls in the open area for $7546.00 it was decided to disregard this change
order. Change order #21 is a credit from Lundahl Building to not install the sign banner panels on the North and
South ends of the building. This credit total is $9340. It was decided to disregard this change order as well. Lundahl’s
will cover the cost of the painting of the walls in exchange for the landscaping.

Change order #22 is changing the flooring in the classroom from carpet to LVT. The total of this change order is
$2989.

Commissioner Somsen made a motion to approve change order #22 putting the LVT in the classroom in lieu
of carpet tile for a total amount of $2989 payable to Hart Floor Company.

Jill mentioned that an address is needed for the Event Center and Rowdy gave her the address of 117 West 1S‘ North.
Her other concern is if there will be tables and chairs for elections. It was suggested to purchase 15 rectangle tables
and 100 stacking chairs, not folding chairs. Rowdy and Jill will get together to decide on where to order these.
Rowdy received 3 bids for the generator and transfer switch at the courthouse, one from High Deserts Power
Systems, one from Energy Management Corporation, and one from CAT. It was decided to go with High Desert
Power Systems in the amount of $115,566.23. Rowdy felt that the service and response would be better with High
Desert as well.

Commissioner Somsen made a motion to accept the bid for Caribou County Courthouse back-up generator
from High Desert Power Systems for $115,566.23. Commissioner McCullough seconded the motion. Motion
approved.

Jill Stoor, Clerk:

Jill presented the 2025 County and District levies for Caribou County. She showed the breakdown per district, and a
comparison over the past 8 years. After discussion and explanation of the levies, Jill entertained a motion to approve
the levies as presented and a signature.

Commissioner Somsen made a motion to approve the Certificate of County and Levy for Caribou County as
presented by the Clerk so she can sign them for a total Levy rate of .027371457. Commissioner McCullough
seconded the motion. Motion approved.

The meeting adjourned at 5:28 p.m. The Caribou County Board of Commissioners will meet again on September 22,
2025 at 9:00 a.m. for the next regular scheduled meeting.

Signed: Mark Mathews, Commissioner Chair Attested: Jill Stoor, Clerk

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