Bannock County | minutes | meeting 2025-09-04 | September 4, 2025, Commissioner Meetings
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September 4, 2025, BOCC Minutes 
 
  
  Meeting Details 
  
  
  
  
Date of Meeting: 
Thursday, September 4, 2025 
  
Commissioners present: 
Jeff Hough and Ken Bullock 
  
Clerk of the Board: 
Jason C. Dixon 
  
Absent Board Members: 
Ernie Moser 
  
Staff present: 
Deputy Clerk Nancy Allen, Comptroller Kristi Klauser, Attorney Jon 
Radford, and HR Director Matthew Phillips 
  
  
  
  
  Agenda Details 
  
  
  
  
AGENDA 
  
Regular Business and Claims Meeting (action items) 
Work Session Agenda: 
1 
• 
Jamie Pehrson, Fair Board Coordinator, requesting to discuss (1) waived or reduced fees for 
Marsh Valley High School football bleacher rental and (2) waived or reduced fees for Arimo 
community bleacher rental (requested 10 minutes) (action item) 
2 
• 
Dillon Evans, Solid Waste, providing a Landfill update (potential action item) 
3 
• 
Anita Hymas, Assessor, seeking signature on Tax Cancellation Requests (requested 5 minutes) 
(action item) 
4 
• 
Shanda Crystal, Procurement, seeking to discuss a recommendation to award the Janitorial 
Services Request for Proposal (requested 5 minutes) (action item) 
5 
• 
Kristi Klauser, Auditing, requesting a signature on County L2s that are due 9/4/2025 (requested 5 
minutes) (action item) 
6 
• 
Buddy Romriell, Public Works, requesting an Executive Session under Idaho Code §74-
206(1)(a)&(b) regarding personnel with potential action following Executive Session (requested 
10 minutes) (action item) 
7 
Claims Agenda: 
• 
Board of Ambulance District: Invoices and Commissioner Report 
• 
Board of Commissioners: Invoices, Commissioners Reports, and Credit Applications 
• 
Salary Rate Approval Forms/Notice of Separation with Potential Executive Session under Idaho 
Code §74-206(1)(a)&(b) regarding personnel with potential action following adjournment of 
Executive Session 
• 
Payroll Report 
• 
Alcohol Licenses and Permits 
• 
Certificate of Residency Approval 
• 
Mileage Reimbursement Requests 
• 
Technology Request Form 
• 
Memorandum Authorization for Accounts Payable 
• 
Cardholder User Agreement and Authorization 
8 
Bid Opening Landfill Entrance Construction Invitation to Bid (action items) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF  
BANNOCK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

September 4, 2025, BOCC Minutes 
 
  
Meeting Notes 
  
    
1 
8:59 AM Hough called the meeting to order. Fairground Maintenance Alex Hauser and Kent Howell with 
Marsh Valley High School were also present. Pehrson reviewed the bleacher fee waiver request for Marsh 
Valley High School. Howell reviewed the budget constraints and bleacher use. Bullock moved to approve 
the fee waiver. The motion passed.  
9:03 AM Bill Jons appeared. Pehrson reviewed the bleacher use last year and the request for one day use 
of all three sets of bleachers in December. Hough moved to approve the rental for the community nativity. 
The motion passed.  
 
2 
9:07 AM Evans gave updates on Landfill operations. Discussion ensued on demolition of the mall.  
 
3 
9:13 AM Hymas reviewed the tax cancellations are on properties the city purchased. Bullock moved to 
accept the recommendation of the Assessor to cancel taxes for the parcels. The motion passed.  
 
4 
9:16 AM Crystal requested to continue the discussion to ensure the bidder did not miss something as the 
bid was quite a bit lower than the other bid. Discussion will resume at the 10 am meeting.  
10:05 AM Crystal relayed the contractor has not responded. The matter will be pushed to next week. 
 
5 
9:15 AM Klauser reviewed L2s. Hough moved to approve the L2s. the motion passed.  
 
6 
9:22 AM Hough moved to enter into executive session under Idaho Code §74-206(1)(a)&(b) regarding 
personnel. The motion passed by roll call vote. 9:32 AM Hough moved to exit executive session. The 
motion passed. Discussion included changing pay and not filling a position to facilitate that increase. 
Bullock moved to approve the salary adjustment for FY2026. The motion passed.  
 
7 
9:19 AM Klauser reviewed an invoice for fiber to the YDC from Direct Communications. Bullock moved 
to approve adding the invoice to the claims from PILT and to approve the claims agenda. The motion 
passed.  
 
8 
10:00 AM Procurement Officer Shanda Crystal appeared. Hough reviewed the solicitation requirements. 
Crystal unsealed the six bids. Hough read bids from: 
Alpine Construction Management LLC for $5,782,100 
Engineering Structures for $4,072,334 
Gale Lim Construction for $4,141,900 
RS jobber Inc for $3,426,743.60 
Sloan Security Group for $187,690.75 
Whitaker Construction Company for $4,352,508 
Bullock moved to accept the bids and take them under advisement. The motion passed.  
 
 
 
  
Action Item Summary 
  
  
  
ACTION/DIRECTION 
ASSIGNED TO 
  
Approved fee waiver for bleacher rental for Marsh Valley School and 
approved bleacher rental for community nativity.  
Fairgrounds 
 
  
Approved tax cancellation requests. 
Assessor/Treasurer/ 
Resolution 
  
Janitorial bid award rescheduled to next week. 
Procurement 
  
Approved L2s. 
Auditing 
  
Approved entry/exit executive session and salary adjustment. 
Public Works/Clerk 
 
Approved claims agenda. 
Clerk 
 
Accepted bids for review for Landfill entrance project from Alpine 
Construction Management LLC, Engineering Structures, Gale Lim 
Construction, RS jobber Inc, Sloan Security Group, and Whitaker 
Construction Company. 
Procurement