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MINIDOKA COUNTY COMMISSIONER MEETING MINUTES November 10, 2025 The meeting was opened with the recital of the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer at 9:30 AM. Present for this meeting were: Commissioner Orton, Commissioner Koyle, Commissioner Schaeffer, Prosecutor Stevenson, Clerk Page, Deputy Clerk Yates, and Deputy Clerk Ramsey. Public present: Commissioner Schaeffer moved to approve claims and payroll, with a second voiced by Commissioner Koyle. Motion carried. Building and Grounds Official Thomson gave his weekly report. Procurement Official Faux gave a Goodman building update. IT Director Stevens gave his weekly report. Desktop administrator Bingham will be putting together a 15-30 minute training for employees and will have a training for new hires before a county computer is issued. Administrator Bingham also asked to Surplus 4 printers that are not working. Commissioner Schaeffer moved to surplus 4 printers: asset #7485 HP LaserJet Pro, serial ¥#PHBQF59985; asset #7742 Xerox Phaser 3300, serial 49BR394028; asset #6829 HP LaserSN, serial #CNBJP52545, and an HP LaserJet P3005dn serial #CNG1X12880 without a tag number, with a second voiced by Commissioner Koyle. Motion carried. Veteran service officer Driscoll gave his weekly report for Board review. He also shared the activities lined up for Veterans Day and Thanksgiving. 10:28 AM Commissioner Orton opened the public hearing for the T & K properties subdivision. He welcomed everyone and turned it over to Planning and Zoning Official Nay to describe the property. 10:29 AM Commissioner Orton turned the hearing over to Tazen Twiss to share his plans for the property. At 10:37 AM, Commissioner Orton opened it up to public comments, with no public present. It was opened for questions from the commissioners and then entered into deliberations. 10:38 AM Commissioner Schaeffer moved to approve T & K subdivision, with a second voiced by Commissioner Koyle. Motion carried. Public hearing closed at 10:39 AM. Clerk Page and Building and Zoning Official Nay addressed the Board regarding, area of impact agreements/building permit fee allocation. Official Nay will draft a resolution for building permit fee allocations and update the area of impact agreement ordinance for future approval. 10:52 AM, Commissioner Koyle moved to enter into Board of Canvassers pursuant to I.C. 34-1410 to canvas the votes of November 4, 2025, with a second voiced by Commissioner Schaeffer. Motion carried. Commissioner Koyle, | move that we, the commissioners of the county and state aforesaid, acting as a Board of Canvassers of Election, convening on November 10, 2025, pursuant to I.C. 34-1205 and I.C. 34-1410, do hereby state that the attached is a true and complete abstract of all votes cast within this county for the candidates and/or questions as they appeared at the election know to be held on November 4, 2025, as shown by the records now on file in the County Clerk’s office, with a second voiced by Commissioner Schaeffer. Motion carried. Exited the board of canvassers at 11:00 AM. Commissioner Schaeffer moved to approve 6 Certificates of Residency, with a second voiced by Commissioner Koyle. Motion carried. Commissioner Schaeffer moved to approve the employee appreciation luncheon with a budget of $1,700, with a second voiced by Commissioner Koyle. Motion carried. Commissioner Koyle moved to approve the amended appendix A, attached to the agreement with the University of Idaho, with a second voiced by Commissioner Schaeffer. Motion carried. Juvenile Probation Director Tate shared the Idaho Juvenile Justice Association report. Commissioner Koyle moved to accept the Idaho Juvenile Justice Association report, with a second voiced by Commissioner Schaeffer. Motion carried. Jessie Williams and Anahi Velazquez from the Boys and Girls Club reported on the use of the OPIOID funds issued to them last year. The Sources of Strength training is where the funds were used. Commissioner Kole moved to approve the minutes from November 3, 2025, with two corrections: the date, and the Edgewater subdivision road wording correction, from Joe Parker Edgewater subdivision... change to 10 feet of pavement per lane from the subdivisions entrance to the partial cul- de-sac, and then 9 feet of pavement per lane to the end of the subdivision, with a second voiced by Commissioner Schaeffer. Motion carried. Joint agreements and office space were discussed. MyersAnderson atlas proposal. Commissioner Koyle moved to approve the Geotechnical Investigation proposal for the Minidoka County Commissioner’s office at 702 G St. for a total cost of $5,137, with a second voiced by Commissioner Schaeffer. Motion carried. Commissioner Schaeffer moved to appoint Felicia Poteet to fill the vacancy on the hospital board, with a second voiced by Commissioner Koyle. Motion carried. City of Rupert Fire Chief Davis and City Electric Superintendent Palmer were invited to meet with the Board regarding electrical voltage issues in multiple county buildings. Adjourned the meeting at 1:51 PM. Creator of this day’s minutes: Deputy Clerk Ramsey. Jared Orton, Chairman County Clerk Page
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