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MINIDOKA COUNTY COMMISSIONER MEETING MINUTES June 15, 2026 The meeting was opened with the recital of the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer at 9:00 AM. Present at this meeting were: Commissioner Orton, Commissioner Koyle, Commissioner Schaeffer, Prosecutor Stevenson, Clerk Page, Deputy Clerk Yates, and Deputy Clerk Ramsey. Additional staff present for the misdemeanor probation office project work group round table: Buildings & Grounds Official Thomson, Probation Director Tate, IT Director Stevens, and Desktop Administrator Bingham. The misdemeanor probation office remodel progress was discussed, and tasks were updated and assigned. Building and Grounds Official Thomson reported on his projects. IT Director Stevens and Desktop Administrator Bingham gave their weekly report. Commissioner Koyle moved to approve the minutes from June 8, 2026, with a second voiced by Commissioner Schaeffer. Motion carried. Commissioner Schaeffer moved to approve claims as presented, with a second voiced by Commissioner Koyle. Motion carried. Commissioner Koyle moved to approve four alcoholic beverage licenses: ZIPFER Gas LLC, doing business as Zip-Fer Gas; Rupert Lodge 2106 BPOE USA Inc. doing business as Rupert Elks Lodge #2106; Karen Y Arita Serrano, doing business as Acapulco Oasis; Red Brick LLC, doing business as Vape, with a second voiced by Commissioner Schaeffer. Motion carried. Clerk Page requested dates that the Board would like to review budgets with the department heads. Half will be reviewed on July 6, 2026, in the afternoon, and the other half will be on July 13, 2026, also in the afternoon. Commissioner Schaeffer moved to approve the tentative public defender budget for fiscal year 2027 to come out of the trust fund that currently is held at Cassia County in the total amount of $23,500 of which half is to be paid on behalf of Minidoka County for our share, with a second voiced by Commissioner Koyle. Motion carried. Commissioner Schaeffer moved that the weed department’s hours of operation will be 4-10 hour days with no comp time accruals unless approved by the commissioners pursuant to the Minidoka County Personnel Policy manual, with a second voiced by Commissioner Koyle. Motion carried. A discussion was held with Prosecutor Stevenson regarding county owned cell phones A discussion was held regarding E911 contracts. A meeting will be set up with City of Heyburn’s Council to review the contract. Garald E Price, Heather Dayley, and Michael Coats with Price, Dayley & Associates, PLLP presented the Minidoka County audit for fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Commissioner Koyle moved to approve the fiscal year 2025 audit prepared by Price, Dayley & Associates, PLLP, with a second voiced by Commissioner Schaeffer. Motion carried. Commissioner Schaeffer moved to sign the contract to prepare the audit for Minidoka County’s fiscal year 2026, with Price, Dayley & Associates, PLLP in the amount of $32,695.00, with a second voiced by Commissioner Koyle. Motion carried. Minidoka County will be ready for them to begin the audit preparation in November 2026. A discussion was held regarding Joint Animal Control. No action was taken at this time. At 11:52 AM, Commissioner Schaeffer moved to enter into executive session pursuant to I.C. 74-206(1)(f), with a second voiced by Commissioner Koyle. Roll call vote, Commissioner Schaeffer aye, Commissioner Koyle aye, and Commissioner Orton aye. Motion carried. Tenure of the meeting was to meet with legal counsel. Exited executive session at 12:16 PM. Clerk Page reported on government rates for furniture; Supreme Court billing for jury texting; Gooding County has a new Clerk; and House bill 560. Commissioner Koyle discussed the cemetery districts. The meeting was adjourned at 1:04 PM. Creator of this day’s minutes: Deputy Clerk Ramsey. —~ County Clerk Page
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