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Minidoka County

County Commission Special Meeting

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MINIDOKA COUNTY
COMMISSIONER MEETING
MINUTES

June 11, 2026

The meeting was opened in the Cassia County Commissioner Room at 1:30 PM with the Pledge
of Allegiance and a prayer.

Present from Minidoka County: Commissioner Orton, Commissioner Koyle, Commissioner
Schaeffer, Prosecutor Stevenson, and Clerk Page.

Present from Cassia County: Commissioner Beck, Commissioner Searle, Commissioner Kunau,
Deputy Clerk Wallace, Deputy Clerk Ahlin, Deputy Clerk Forthum, Prosecutor Larsen, BoCC
Administrator McMurray, and Lieutenant Taylor.

Also present: Veteran Service Officer Driscoll and Trevor Reno.

Veteran Service Officer Driscoll presented his proposed contract to the joint boards for review
in the amount of $69,540.94. Commissioner Schaeffer moved to approve half of the Veteran
Service Officer’s contract in the amount of $34,770.47, with a second voiced by Commissioner
Koyle. Motion carried.

Deputy Clerk Wallace presented the Public Defender’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget for
review. This item was tabled to allow it to be placed on the Minidoka County Commission
agenda.

Deputy Clerk Wallace also presented the Mini-Cassia Criminal Justice Center’s proposed fiscal
year 2027 budget. Commissioner Koyle moved to approve the proposed budget of
$5,804,240.00 deducting the projected revenue of $1,351,450.00 and expected carryover of
$1,995,534.00, leaving a remaining balance of $2,457,256.00. This amount will be split
between the counties, Cassia at 57.10% and Minidoka at 42.90% for operational expenses,
with capital expenses split 50% per county. This results in a total of $1,084,352.00 for
Minidoka County and $1,372,904.00 for Cassia County, with a second voiced by Commissioner
Schaeffer. Motion carried.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:43 PM.

Creator of this day’s minutes: Deputy Clerk Ramsey.

Jared Orton, Chairman

ounty Clerk Page

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