Bannock County | minutes | meeting 2026-08-18 | August 18, 2026, Commissioner Meetings source: https://www.bannockcounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260818-Minutes-Final.pdf N 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 • 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 8 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 August 18, 2026, BOCC Minutes 2 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. 3 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. 8 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 August 18, 2026, BOCC Minutes 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 it ATTEST: Jason C. Dixon, Clerk it. Ernie ser, Member Bulloc , Member (.....> „............... ................ In the Matter of APPROVING JULY 2026 ALCOHOL LICENSES ) ) 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 K6n Bullock, ► ember In The Matter of AUTHORIZATION TO ) 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 4 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 1 n Bullo , Member ATTEST: Jason C. Dixon, Clerk