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August 18, 2026, BOCC Minutes
Meeting Details
Date of Meeting:
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Commissioners present:
Ernie Moser, Jeff Hough, and Ken Bullock
Clerk of the Board:
Jason C. Dixon
Absent Board Members:
Staff present:
Deputy Clerk Nancy Allen, Comptroller Kristi Klauser, Chief Deputy
Prosecutor Jonathan Radford, and Civil Deputy Prosecutor Sean Bowen
Agenda Details
AGENDA
Business Meeting (action items)
Agenda:
1
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Indigent Business may require an Executive Session pursuant to Idaho Code §74-206(1)(d) to
consider records exempt from public disclosure (action item)
2
•
Scott Crowther, Event Center/Wellness Complex, presenting a contract requesting a fee waiver
for (1) the Pocatello Veterans Adaptive Recreation Clinic, and (2) School District 25 (requested
10 minutes) (action item) (via Zoom)
3
•
Tanner Stenquist, Intermountain Development and Construction, seeking Commission approval to
run sewer through Bannock County property to connect to property that was annexed into the City
of Lava Hot Springs (requested 10 minutes) (action item)
4
•
Jason Dixon, Clerk, requesting signature on two lease agreement renewals with Dex Imaging
(requested 5 minutes) (action item)
5
RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES (action items):
Resolution No. 2026-51 Approving July 2026 Salaries
Resolution No. 2026-52 Approving July 2026 Alcohol Licenses
Resolution No. 2026-53 Authorization to Dispose Surplus Assets/Property
6
SIGNATURE ONLY (action items):
Commissioners’ Proceedings – July 2026
7
CONSENT AGENDA (action items):
•
Manual Checks
•
Alcohol Licenses and Catering Permits
•
Certificate of Residency Approval
•
Personnel Actions with potential Executive Session under Idaho Code §§ 74-206(1)(a), (b) & (d)
for personnel actions or personnel records exempt from disclosure with potential action following
adjournment of Executive Session
•
Mileage and Travel Approvals
•
Minutes: Approval of and signature on certification for meeting minutes for August 3, 4, 6, 11,
and 13, 2026
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Elected Officials and Department Head meeting (potential action item)
Meeting Notes
1
9:02 AM Hough called the meeting to order. There were no indigent applications.
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
BANNOCK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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9:02 AM Sue Pettit, Director of Secondary Education, and Doug Howell, Superintendent for PCSD, also
appeared. Crowther reviewed the request to use the amphitheater for all four graduations next year.
Discussion ensued on previous graduations, chairs, use of school facilities for elections, service projects.
9:05 AM Bullock moved to approve the fee waivers and use of the facilities for the high school
graduations. The motion passed.
9:08 AM John Henderson with Paralyzed Veterans of America Mountain States Chapter appeared via
Zoom. Crowther reviewed the request for a Veterans Adaptive Recreation Clinic. Henderson reviewed
his work, mission, and request. Upon questioning, Henderson indicated the organization spends 60% of
funding on programming, the anticipated participant number to be 15-20 Veterans with caregivers and
family members, and that there has not been any contact with the Veterans Services Coordinator.
Discussion ensued on local affiliations and resources, fees, and costs.
9:20 AM Hough moved to approve the request for a fee reduction. Bullock suggested being listed as a
sponsor. Hough amended the motion to include being a sponsor. The motion passed.
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9:21 AM Planning Director Hal Jensen also appeared. Stenquist reviewed the residential development
project and preliminary approvals. The real property was annexed into the City of Lava Hot Springs and
they will extend water and sewer connections. The original thought was this property that these utility
lines would go through for the most efficient path was a right-of-way, but it is a parcel owned by the
County. A utility easement was going to be requested, but Planning Director Jensen called him with
potential solutions.
9:24 AM Jensen submitted some documents to do a historical presentation. Hough reported being in
attendance at the planning meeting when this was presented and this project will offer affordable housing
specifically for the workers or people of Lava. There will be restrictions for long-term rentals or
purchasing. Stenquist confirmed that and explained there are conditions in the annexation agreement that
the HOA will govern short term rentals up to a certain amount.
9:26 AM Stenquist expanded on that explanation and development plan/lots. Moser suggested giving the
property to the City of Lava. 9:27 AM Jensen jested that was his presentation. Deeding the property to
the City of Lava would make it so Mr. Stenquist is only dealing with one government entity. This
property came into the County’s possession from a 1981 tax deed. A number of neighboring properties
use this for access to their property. Research did not determine what that was originally for and no
dedications were found for utility or access easements other than the original property owner. Jensen
agrees with the potential transfer as it will make it easier for development to take place. It doesn’t make
sense to have a developer dealing with multiple governmental agencies to put this together. If the
property is transferred, then the City of Lava can determine what the property is used for and grant utility
and access easements. Deeding will fall in line with some of the goals and directives of the
comprehensive plan, the ACI, and state statute. 9:30 AM Moser moved to advise legal and Planning to
move forward to transfer the property to the City of Lava Hot Springs. The motion passed.
4
9:31 AM Dixon reviewed the contracts for copy/printer machines. Hough called for a vote in favor. The
motion passed.
5
9:32 AM Bullock moved to approve Resolution Nos. 2026-51, 52, and 53. The motion passed.
6/7
9:33 AM Moser moved to approve publication of the Commissioner Proceedings for July and the
consent agenda. The motion passed.
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10:00 AM Coroner Torey Danner, Treasurer Jennifer Clark, Business and Event Director Scott
Crowther, Juvenile Probation Officer Jesika Snyder, Juvenile Probation Director Todd Mauger, Landfill
Manager Dillon Evans, Management Assistant Kristi Davenport, Assistant Planning Director Tristan
Bourquin, Planning Director Hal Jensen, Facilities Director Dan Kendall, Public Works Director Kiel
Burmester, Assistant Public Works Director Buddy Romriell, Procurement Officer Shanda Crystal,
Prosecutor Ian Johnson, Sheriff Tony Manu, IT/E911 Director Adam McKinney, HR/Risk Management
Director Matthew Phillips, GIS Manager Heather Studley, Adult Probation Officer Doug Cone, and
Chief Deputy Sheriff Andy Iverson were present.
10:01 AM Health Insurance - Dixon explained the graph that was handed out that shows what the
County pays per employee for health insurance. Costs have increased exponentially every year and the
County is self-insured. Department heads should remind employees of the great insurance benefits and
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the cost. Crowther questioned if that cost is reasonable what other entities pay. Discussion ensued on the
definition of self-insured, that the County pays the claims and changing that would pass more out-of-
pocket costs to the employee, either through contributions or higher deductibles. The stop loss increased
4 times, so the County pays the first $400,000 per insured. Bullock also pointed out the statutory match
on retirement is much higher than private employers.
10:08 AM Discussion on the benefits of the graph to aid in understanding.
10:10 AM Phillips reviewed open enrollment is starting in September and the process will utilize paper
forms this year. HR will have sessions at various times and locations/departments. PERSI will have
education sessions at the Sheriff’s Office. A new voluntary benefit offering for college savings plans and
the benefits of 529 plans were reviewed. Phillips is working on personnel handbook updates and topics
for leadership trainings were discussed.
10:21 AM Hough questioned if improvements are needed to the onboarding process. Discussion ensued
on items discussed in onboarding, and what department’s do for onboarding/training. Hough shared a
quote, “unsaid expectations are just premeditated disappointments.”
10:27 AM Klauser reported that October 1 is the last day to submit FY26 claims and items have to be
on-site. An email will be sent for a reminder.
10:28 AM Dixon explained the reimbursement requests have increased countywide. The procedure is to
check out a County credit card. The County does not pay taxes and will not reimburse for tax. Checking
out or using a County credit card is the expectation and procedure; except for emergencies. In those
cases, discussion with the Commission can be had to request reimbursement of the tax.
10:33 AM Manu discussed misleading information regarding flock cameras. They do not record
everything, but only take pictures of license plates. Data from the flock cameras has been useful many
times. A few successful endings included a call regarding a van attempting to entice kids. The van was
located with information from the flock camera. If there were no camera and the person did entice a kid,
then what? Another incident was a bar fight in Lava that helped locate individuals that fled the scene.
The data is not under constant surveillance and is used when something happens. Another example was a
missing woman the family had not heard from for a few days. She was tracked through the data from the
flock camera subscription and she was located in Jackson Hole. There is a usage policy and the data is
only stored for 7 days. Usage and storage data are constantly audited to ensure there is no misuse.
10:39 AM Kendall reviewed the reserve parking spots for the motor pool cars. Moser pointed out each
car will have carwash stickers inside. Romriell reported a utility trailer was approved in the budget and
will be available in the pool fleet. McKinney reviewed the recent internet outage, and a plan to replace
the WIFI system in the courthouse and Sheriff’s Office first and then outlying buildings. All WIFI will
be public, but in order to log in to your work desktop and apps, a VPN will be required. A cybersecurity
grant through OEM will be used for that. Working with HR, a prescription chat bot was built and they
are looking how best to put that out. Utilization on the AI subscription is next to nil and departments
were requested to look at their need for the account or turn it back. Discussion ensued on an internal AI
system that was built only for information the County puts into it. Potential AI training was discussed.
10:51 AM Crystal reviewed a team and testing ideas in the AI system, the prescription chat bot, and a
Road and Bridge AI system for their requirements. It’s like succession planning, and data is dumped into
this “brain.” McKinney reported on a cyber traffic management system his staff built that watches
everything and sends notifications of issues or outages.
10:56 AM Studley requested notice of staff changes.
10:57 AM Cone reported after receiving a weapons threat, a screening device was set up that has found
several weapons. Pretrial successes were discussed that help keep folks out of jail.
11:01 AM Adjourned.
Action Item Summary
ACTION/DIRECTION
ASSIGNED TO
Fee waiver and use of amphitheater for high school graduations were
approved; and fee waiver was approved for Pocatello Veterans Adaptive
Recreation Clinic with sponsorship recognition.
Parks & Rec
A deed will be prepared to transfer real property to the City of Lava Hot
Springs.
Planning/Legal
Lease agreements with Dex Imaging was approved.
Clerk
August 18, 2026, BOCC Minutes
Resolution Nos. 2026-51 Approving July 2026 Salaries; 2026-52
Approving July 2026 Alcohol Licenses; and 2026-53 Authorization to
Dispose Surplus Assets/Property were passed.
Clerk
Publication of Commissioner proceedings and items on the consent
agenda were approved.
Clerk/Auditing/Resolution
In the Matter of APPROVING
JULY 2026 SALARIES
RESOLUTION
R.S. No. 2026-51
August 18, 2026
WHEREAS, salary approval forms, for the month of July 2026, have been submitted for
approval by the Board of County Commissioners;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the following salaries are approved by the
Board:
Date
Approved
Name - Position
Department - Reason for Change
Effective Date
& Salary
07/07/2026 Mike Price - Medicolegal Death Investigator
Coroner - New Position
07/13/2026
$25.78/hour
Jesika Snyder - Chief Juvenile Probation Officer
Juvenile Justice - Replacing Todd Mauger
07/11/2026
$2,808/biweekly
07/14/2026 David Romriell - Sergeant Detention Division
08/08/2026
Jail - Replacing Landon Fonnesbeck
$33.40/hour
Dustin Jones - Deputy Detention Division
07/20/2026
Jail - Replacing Richard Jenkins
$23 .52/hour
Kelli Hopwood - Temp 4H Assistant Extra Help
07/20/2026
4-H - Temporary
$14.01/hour
07/16/2026 Vandever Wilson - Seasonal - BC Event Security 1
07/23/2026
Event Center - Seasonal
$17.00/hour
Marie Lloyd - Seasonal - BC Event Security 1
07/23/2026
Event Center - Seasonal
$17.00/hour
Leonard Alo - Seasonal - BC Event Security 1
07/23/2026
Event Center - Seasonal
$17.00/hour
Unique Jim - Seasonal - BC Event Security 1
07/23/2026
Event Center- Seasonal
$17.00/hour
Reana Yazzie - Seasonal - BC Event Security 1
07/23/2026
Event Center - Seasonal
$17.00/hour
Camille Kennedy - Seasonal - BC Event Security 2
07/23/2026
Event Center - Seasonal
$27.00/hour
Melissa Iasonides - Seasonal - BC Event Security 2
07/23/2026
Event Center - Seasonal
$27.00/hour
Chelbie Pierce - Seasonal - BC Event EMT
07/23/2026
Event Center - Seasonal
$17.00/hour
Julian Caldwell - Deputy Detention Division
07/13/2026
Jail - Replacing Trevor Fuhriman
$23.52/hour
07/23/2026 Adam McKenzie - Deputy Prosecutor 3
08/03/2026
Prosecutor - Replacing Janet Franklin
$4,590.40/biweekly
Shantal Laulu - Community Resources & Advocacy Director 08/06-10/15/2026
Indigent - Board of Community Guardians Stipend
$500/biweekly
Omar Rojas Flores — Law Clerk
District Court — Replacing Matthew Bardsley
08/17/2026
$2,575.20/biweekly
08/22/2026
$27.44/hour
Kendall Payne — Deputy Criminal Division
Sheriff — Replacing Ryan Anthony
Amber Asper — Corporal Detention Division
08/08/2026
Jail — Replacing David Romriell
$27.44/hour
07/30/2026 Amy Broughton-Price — Intake & Diversion Unit Supervisor
08/08/2026
Juvenile Probation — New Position/Restructure
$2,362 .40/biweekly
Brantley Summers — Security Level 1 — Seasonal
07/23/2026
Event Center — Seasonal
$17.00/hour
BOARD O F BANNOCK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Jeff Houg
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ATTEST:
Jason C. Dixon, Clerk
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Ernie
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In the Matter of APPROVING
JULY 2026 ALCOHOL LICENSES
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RESOLUTION
R.S. No. 2026-52
August 18, 2026
WHEREAS, in the month of July 2026, the following applied for the following licenses and have
been issued permits by the District Health Department and do not have any disqualifications;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the following applications for licenses/permits be
approved.
DATE
APPROVED LIC #
TOTAL
OWNER/
APPLICANT
DBA/Event
03/05/2026
ABL2026-001
$125.00 Lava Campground
Lava Campground
07/16/2026
ABT2026-009
$20.00 Los Tapatios
El Herradero
07/21/2026
ABT2026-010
$20.00 La Reyna
La Reyna
ACP2026-014
$20.00 Michaels Pub & Grill
Wedding
ATTEST:
Jason C. Dixon, Clerk
BOARD gFBANNOCK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Jeff Hough, Ch
Ernie Mo
, Member
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In The Matter of AUTHORIZATION TO
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DISPOSE SURPLUS ASSETS/PROPERTY)
RESOLUTION
R.S. No 2026-53
August 18, 2026
WHEREAS, Idaho Code §§31-807 and 31-808 vest the power and authority to manage
real and personal property for the benefit of the County with the Board of County
Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, Idaho Code §31-829 provides that whenever any elected official has any
personal property belonging to the county under his/her jurisdiction or control which, in his/her
judgment, is of no further use to the county, he/she may, with the consent of the Board of County
Commissioners, dispose of the property through sale or other means; and
and
WHEREAS, the following asset(s)/property are of no further use to the County:
Description
Asset/ID Number/VIN
(if known)
3-66 1999 Peterbilt 357
1NPALTOX2XD483027
WHEREAS, it was recommended to auction, salvage, donate, or dispose of the item.
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the above property is declared to
be surplus and disposed of as best determined by the department.
ATTEST:
Jason C. Dixon, Clerk
BOARD
Jeff Hough,
BANNOCK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Ernie M
er
Ken ullock,
ember
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BOARD OF BANNOCK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES CERTIFICATION
We, the Board of Bannock County Commissioners, hereby certify approval of the minutes of the Bannock
County Commissioners' meetings inclusive of the date(s) of August 3, 4, 6, 11, and 13, 2026, as approved
during the meeting of August 18„2026.
BOARD
Jeff Hough, C
ANNOCK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Ernie Moser, Member
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n Bullo , Member
ATTEST:
Jason C. Dixon, Clerk
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