Minidoka County | minutes | meeting 2025-11-03 | County Commission Meeting source: https://www.minidoka.id.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_11032025-1085 MINIDOKA COUNTY COMMISSIONER MEETING MINUTES November 03, 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: Joel Parker Commissioner Schaeffer moved to approve claims and payroll as presented, a question on a power bill was asked and answered, with a second voiced by Commissioner Koyle. Motion carried. Procurement Official Faux gave an update on the Goodman building. IT Director Stevens gave his weekly report and held a discussion on electrical voltage in the Courthouse. A UPS in the amount of $1,700 will be ordered for the building department for their plotter. Building and Grounds Official Thomson was excused to deliver election equipment. Joel Parker addressed the Board regarding his Edgewater subdivision road. Commissioner Orton moved that the Edgewater subdivision road design will be as reflected on the map in the minutes; 10 feet of pavement per lane from the subdivision 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 Koyle. Motion carried. Misdemeanor and Juvenile Probation joint agreements were tabled until the next Commission meeting. Commissioner Koyle moved to sign the juvenile detention centers memorandum of agreements with Blaine County, Gooding County, and Bannock County, with a second voiced by Commissioner Schaeffer. Motion carried Commissioner Koyle moved to approve the October 27, 2025, minutes, with a second voiced by Commissioner Schaeffer. Motion carried. Commissioner Schaeffer moved to approve 6 certificates of residency and denied one due to the lifetime maximum had been reached on EDUID #958226432, with a second voiced by Commissioner Koyle. Motion carried. Commissioner Koyle moved to approve the public notice summary for ordinance #2025-10-27, with a second voiced by Commissioner Schaeffer. Motion carried. The public use of the county seal was excused; the applicant chose not to use it. A proposed Renewal Allocation Area was discussed. Commissioner Koyle moved to order a legal description for a proposed Renewal Allocation Area and to pay for it out of the 01-18 budget and ask for reimbursement from the Minidoka County Urban Renewal Agency, with a second voiced by Commissioner Schaeffer. Motion carried. Commissioner Schaeffer moved to remove Shania Shurtz from the hospital board appointment recommendations made on October 27, 2025, due to ineligibility, she lives in Cassia County, witha second voiced by Commissioner Koyle. Motion carried. Correspondence: e Notice of Public hearing - City of Rupert e Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (2) e Minidoka County Historical Society Museum newsletter Clerk Page reported on: Fiscal year 2024 report; justice fund financial; Duane Smith annex; public defense budget; state tax commission authorized the levy; Lively fringe benefits; and asked the Board if they knew the status from the meeting with Blaine County, Commissioner Orton will check into it. Commissioner Schaeffer reported on his meeting with Southern Idaho Solid Waste. Commissioner Koyle reported on her Idaho Office of Emergency Management preparedness conference. Commissioner Orton reported on his meeting in Boise with the Idaho Association of Counties legislative committee to review the proposed resolutions. Prosecutor Stevenson updated the Board on current cases. Public present for the public hearing: Jake Hennessey, Arika Phipps, Malia Miller, Paul Ross, Paul Mickelson, Cynthia Mickelsen, Justin Warr, Richard Poteet, Cregg Poteet, Brent Stanger. 1:00 PM Commissioner Orton welcomed everyone and opened the public hearing for an area of impact for Minidoka City. He then turned it over to the Building and Zoning Official Nay, who shared the draft ordinance. An area of impact map for the City of Minidoka was submitted by Paul Ross, attorney for the City of Minidoka. 1:02 PM Commissioner Orton turned it over to Paul Ross who addressed the need for an area of impact for Minidoka City. 1:05 PM Commissioner Orton opened the hearing up for public comments. 1:05 PM, with no comments in favor of, Commissioner Orton opened the public hearing for any neutral comments. Rick Poteet had a question regarding if the area of impact would change the land zoning. Official Nay addressed this question and informed him that his property would remain the same until the land was annexed into the city. Malia Miller with Homestead Heritage also asked a question about the zoning. 1:10 PM, with no comments against the proposed area of impact, Commissioner Orton turned the meeting over to Paul Ross for final comments. 1:12 PM Commissioner Orton closed the public comments and entered into deliberations for a decision on the proposed map. Commissioner Schaeffer moved to approve the area of impact map for the City of Minidoka, with a second voiced by Commissioner Koyle. Motion carried. 1:14 PM Commissioner Orton closed the public hearing. Adjourned the meeting at 1:24 PM. Creator of this day’s minutes: Deputy Clerk Ramsey. Jared Orton, Chairman