Power County | minutes | meeting 2026-05-29 | Commissioner's Special Meeting
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POWER COUNTY COMMISSION 
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REGULAR SESSION MINUTES 
Friday, May 29, 2026 
 
 
POWER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 
Meeting Minutes 
Commission Chambers 
543 Bannock Ave. 
American Falls, ID 83211 
www.powercounty.id.us  
 
 
Friday, May 29, 2026, 8:00 a.m. 
I.  CALL TO ORDER 
The Board of County Commissioners met in special session Friday, May 29, 2026, and called the 
meeting to order at the hour of 8:00 am, in the Commission Chambers of the Power County 
Courthouse. 
II. COMMISSIONERS/STAFF 
PRESENT: 
Commissioner Chris Fehringer, Chair 
Commissioner Kryst Krein 
Commissioner Jason Povey 
ABSENT: 
None 
STAFF: 
Sharee Sprague, Clerk 
Mariano Villa, Deputy Clerk 
OTHER PARTIES PRESENT: 
Jeff Rankin 
Elizabeth Tischendorf  
III. AGENDA 
A. NOTICES/REPORTS 
1.  Building & Grounds: Discussions were held regarding issuing demand checks for county work 
projects. The Commission stated that there is a proper payment process to follow for 
contractors, emphasizing that all work must go through the formal claims process. 
2.  Board Updates: No action or updates were provided for this item.  
B. MOTIONS: 
1.  Agenda: A motion to approve the special agenda for Friday, May 29 2026, was presented by 
Commissioner Fehringer with a second by Commissioner Povey.  Following audible call of the 
Board, motion unanimously carried. 
2.  Landfill Fee Update & Discussion: The meeting focused on landfill fee adjustments and financial 
planning for the county's transfer station operations. Due to rising costs from Milner, the group 
discussed increasing landfill fees and explored spreading the cost burden across various user 
categories to avoid solely impacting residential property owners. To support this initiative, they 
agreed to develop a comprehensive spreadsheet model to project future costs and fees. The 
new fee structure is slated for implementation following further review, and this item has been 
placed on the next meeting's agenda. Power County Employee Elizabeth Tischendorf submitted 
a letter of support to the Idaho Office of Emergency Management for a sub-applicant project:

POWER COUNTY COMMISSION 
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REGULAR SESSION MINUTES 
Friday, May 29, 2026 
 
 
Power County critical waste infrastructure & solid waste lifeline resilience project. Following 
discussion, a motion to approve the letter of support to the Idaho Office of Emergency 
Management was presented by Commissioner Povey with a second by Commissioner Krein. 
Following audible call of the board, the motion unanimously carried.  
3.  Personnel: Commissioner Povey stated that he will be driving his personal vehicle to the 
upcoming IACC Commissioners' meeting, noting that this is permitted under the county's travel 
policy. Following discussion, a motion to authorize Commissioner Povey to take his personal 
vehicle to the upcoming IACC Conference was presented by Commissioner Fehringer with a 
second by Commissioner Povey. Following audible call of the board, the motion unanimously 
carried. 
V.  ASSESSMENTS/CONCLUSIONS: 
1.  Next Meeting:  The next regular session for the board to meet is slated for June 8, 2026. 
2.  Adjourn:  Having no further business to come before the Board, a motion to adjourn was 
presented by Commissioner Fehringer with a second by Commissioner Povey.  Following 
audible call of the Board, motion carried and the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 am. 
The foregoing minutes were approved by the Board of County Commissioners during the Regular Board 
Meeting held June 8, 2026. 
 
 
ATTEST: 
 
 
 
MARIANO VILLA, Deputy Clerk 
 
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COMMISSIONER FEHRINGER, Chairman 
 
 
Mariano Villa Jr.