Minidoka County | minutes | meeting 2026-04-06 | County Commission Meeting
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MINIDOKA COUNTY
COMMISSIONER MEETING
MINUTES

April 6, 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:
Procurement Official Faux, Building & Grounds Official Thomson, Probation Director Tate,
Planning & Zoning Official Nay, and Desktop Administrator Bingham. IT Director Stevens was _
excused. The misdemeanor probation office remodel progress was discussed, and tasks were
updated and assigned.

Building and Grounds Official Thomson was not available for his weekly report, Clerk Page
informed the Board of the action items listed under the building and grounds agenda items. No
action was taken at this time.

Commissioner Schaeffer moved to approve claims and payroll as presented, with a second
voiced by Commissioner Koyle. Motion carried.

Procurement Official Faux updated the Board on his projects.

Desktop Administrator Bingham reported on their weekly progress for IT Director Stevens, who
was excused.

Commissioner Koyle moved to approve the minutes from March 30, 2026, with a second
voiced by Commissioner Schaeffer. Motion carried.

Commissioner Schaeffer moved to reappoint to the fairboard committee, for a 4-year term,
Luis Hurtado and Travis Lammers, and to appoint Chance Bowlin for a 4-year term and to
thank Les Nye for 16 years of service on the Board, with a second voiced by Commissioner
Koyle. Motion carried.

Commissioner Schaeffer moved to appoint Wade Hawkes to the Middle Snake Regional Water
Resource Commission to a 4-year term, with a second voiced by Commissioner Koyle. Motion
carried.

Commissioner Koyle moved to approve the survey amount of $1,050.00, quoted by Trevor
Reno from Desert West Land Surveys, for a piece of property Minidoka County owns that
needs metes and bounds description updated near the City of Minidoka, with a second voiced
by Commissioner Schaeffer. Motion carried.

Commissioner Schaeffer moved to accept a certificate of residency for junior college, with a
second voiced by Commissioner Koyle. Motion carried.

Prosector Stevenson gave the Board an update on cases and projects.
Commissioner Koyle reported on the urban renewal meeting she attended.

Commissioner Orton gave an update on the use of the OPIOID money that was awarded to
Andy Smithson.

A discussion was held on the counties who have declared a drought emergency.
10:13 AM, recessed for a break.
10:37 AM, reconvened the meeting.

Brent Tolman with Outwest Policy Advisors addressed the Board regarding a loan from the
county for startup expenses for Revenue Allocation Area #2 loan with a Memorandum of
Understanding for repayment. Commissioner Koyle moved to approve the Memorandum of
Understanding for repayment between the Minidoka County Revenue Allocation Area #2 and
Minidoka County, with a second voiced by Commissioner Schaeffer. Motion carried.

Wayne A. Schenk addressed the Board and gave a financial update on the Minidoka County
Foundation and shared the next steps that need to be taken to begin awarding grants in 2027.

Clerk Page reported on: Idaho Association of Clerks and Commissioners requesting nominations
for the IACC board of directors; May election; court reporting requirement; and she hired a new
employee in Magistrate.

11:08 AM A Pre-Construction meeting with Myers/Anderson and Koyles Classic Construction.
Present for this meeting were: Matt Frankel and Brin Durham from Myers/Anderson, Brent
Koyle, Devin Carpenter, and Kambree Watson from Koyle’s Classic Construction, Mitzi Ramsey,
Dan Schaeffer, Sheryl Koyle, Jared Orton, Rick Nay, Tonya Page, Lance Stevenson, and Dana
Yates from Minidoka County. Matt Frankel read through the agenda items with a discussion
and agreement on each item. If anything needs added for project #25679 it needs to be in
writing through an email. Electrical and plumbing permit costs were included in the
subcontractor’s bids. Mr. Frankel also shared that the Commissioners are a body of three and

that one alone is not an authorization for changes. It was proposed that there needs to be an
Owner Architect Contractor meeting on the first Monday of each month during the regular
scheduled Commission meeting at 11:00 AM starting on May 4, 2026. Koyle’s Classic
Construction had reached out to Strata for special inspections and received a quote of
$30,059.42, they will get back with them to tighten up the site visits that will be required. Mr.
Frankel will also get with Atlas for an additional quote for special inspections.

Commissioner Koyle moved to approve the notice to proceed with Koyle’s Classic Construction
on the new county commission building, with a second voiced by Commissioner Schaeffer.
Motion carried.

12:17 PM, exited the meeting to attend the groundbreaking of the new building at 702 G
Street, Rupert Idaho.

Adjourned the meeting at 12:44 PM.

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

Jared Orton, Chairman

- Gaal

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