Bannock County | minutes | meeting 2026-07-23 | July 23, 2026, Commissioner Meetings
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July 23, 2026, BOCC Minutes 
 
  
  Meeting Details 
  
  
  
  
Date of Meeting: 
Thursday, July 23, 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, Civil Prosecutor 
Sean Bowen, and HR Director Matthew Phillips,  
  
  
  
  
  Agenda Details 
  
  
  
  
AGENDA 
  
Work Session and Claims Meeting (action items) 
Agenda: 
1 
• 
Hal Jensen, Planning and Development, seeking to begin conversation about the potential of data 
centers in Bannock County (requested 10 minutes) (potential action item) 
2 
• 
Buddy Romriell, Road and Bridge, seeking approval to send items to auction and reallocate 
vehicles. Signature on PrimeTime Auctions Consignment Agreement upon approval (requested 5 
minutes) (action item) 
3 
• 
Matthew Phillips, Human Resources and Risk Management, seeking approval of and signature on 
special event policy quotes for Australian Pink Floyd on 7/30/2026 (requested 5 minutes) (action 
item) 
4 
• 
Kristi Klauser, Auditing, presenting the budget to actual revenue and expenditures per Idaho Code 
§31-1611 for quarter ending June 30, 2026 (requested 15 minutes) (action item) 
5 
Claims Agenda: 
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Board of Ambulance District: Invoices and Commissioner Report 
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Board of Commissioners: Invoices, Commissioners Reports, and Credit Applications 
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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 
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Payroll Report 
• 
Alcohol Licenses and Permits 
• 
Certificate of Residency Approval 
• 
Mileage Reimbursement Requests 
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Technology Request Form 
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Memorandum Authorization for Accounts Payable 
• 
Cardholder User Agreement and Authorization 
6 
Clerk’s Recommendation with possible Executive Session under Idaho Code §74-206(1)(a) & (b) 
regarding personnel with potential action following adjournment of Executive Session (action items) 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Meeting Notes 
  
    
1 
1:02 PM Hough called the meeting to order. 
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1:08 PM Assistant Planning and Development Director Tristan Bourquin also appeared. Hough reported 
there were discussions at NACO regarding data centers and proposed a resolution for a six-month 
moratorium to be put in place for any applications for data centers in Bannock County. Jensen sees the 
same pattern that happened with the solar. The conditional use process doesn’t provide for data centers. 
Planning and legal will draft a resolution. 
 
2 
1:02 PM Romriell reviewed the list of vehicles to take to auction and one for reallocation. Moser moved 
to send the items to auction and the reallocation as requested. The motion passed.  
 
3 
1:06 PM Phillips reviewed the insurance policies. Bullock moved to approve the policies. The motion 
passed.  
 
4 
1:12 PM Klauser reviewed the revenue and expenditure reports. Discussion ensue on funds, contingency, 
Road and Bridge, over budget projections, and potential use of waterways funds in Lava to move an 
access.  
 
5 
1:29 PM Bullock moved to approve the items on the claims agenda. The motion passed.  
 
6 
10:01 AM Hough called the meeting to order Accountant Kaytlyn Alvord was also present. Dixon 
reported on highlights in the Clerk’s budget recommendation. Bullock requested to show the 1% COLA 
versus the increased cost of insurance. The proposal included a 1% COLA and step increases.  
10:09 AM Klauser reviewed the highlights regarding personnel, grade changes, health benefits and 
funding gap, readdressing contributions, operating and capital shifts, tax and revenue structure. There are 
a few changes that are not included, the parks parking lot, and director pay and clean-up from the juvenile 
department restructure. Discussion ensued on using foregone for the Ambulance of 1%, GEMT 
permanency questions, potential future funding for an ambulance in Chubbuck, and completing the 
parking lot in the current year. Capital requests were reviewed. Discussion ensued on reader boards inside 
the events properties, and the conference room. The recommendation will be sent out to departments 
today, along with a graph showing health expenses paid per employees that has risen 46% the last 10 
years and is at $30,000 per employee. Discussion ensued on grandfathered status and what could be 
changed to alleviate the cost. 
 
  
Action Item Summary 
  
  
  
ACTION/DIRECTION 
ASSIGNED TO 
  
Planning and legal will draft a moratorium resolution for data centers. 
Planning/Legal 
  
Surplus vehicles for auction and vehicle reallocations were approved. 
Public Works/Resolution 
  
Special event policies for Australian Pink Floyd were approved. 
Risk Management 
  
Budget to actual revenues and expenditures were reviewed. 
Auditing 
  
Items on the claims agenda were approved. 
Auditing/Clerk/Resolution 
 
FY27 Clerk’s budget recommendation reviewed and will be sent to 
departments. 
Auditing