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Cassia County Board of Commissioners
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Monday, October 20, 2025
Cassia County Courthouse . Commission Chombers
7459 Overlond Ave . Room 206 . Burley lD 83378
9:00 AM
The Cassia County Board of Commissioners met today at the place and time as posted by agenda
pursuant to ldaho Code $ 74-204 for Open Meetings Law.
1) 9:02 AM Call to order
2) Pledge ofAllegiance and prayer
3) 9:04 AM Roll call
Roll Call.
Present: Leonard M. Beck - Chair, Bob Kunau - Member, Kerry McMurray - Assistant to Board (Not voting), Cally
Velasquez - Deputy Clerk (Not voting).
4) 9:05 AM Calendar, meetings, committee reports, and correspondence were reviewed.
5) 9:32 AM Approve payables for LO/2O/2O25
9:33 AM Motion and Action: Approve payables in the amount of $375,390.19 as presented on LOl2Ol2025,
Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Leonard M. Beck - Chair. Motion passed unanimously.
6) 9:08 AM Approve minutes trom 70/812025 and 70/75/2025
9:08 AM Motion and Action: Approve minutes from 7O/8/2O28 as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member,
Seconded by Leonard M. Beck - Chair. Motion passed unanimously.
7) 9:09 AM Approval of Clerk's Office recommendations regarding junior college Certificates of Residency
9:09 AM Motion and Action: Approve Clerk's Office recommendations to approve ll..junior college Certificates
of Residency as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Lenard M. Beck - Chair. Motion passed
unanimously.
CASSTA COUNW COMMTSSTON
REGULAR SESSION
Monday, October 20, 2025
lnstrument # 2025004i63
BURLEY, CASSIA. IOAIIO
113-2025 03:17:ia2 pM No. of Pages: 6
Recorded fo. : CASSIA COUNTY coMMtsstoNERs
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ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
9:12 AM Motion and Action: Approve minutes from 10/75/2025 as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member,
Seconded by Leonard M. Beck - Chair. Motion passed unanimously.
8) 9:20 AM Executive Session
9:21 AM Motion and Action: Enter Executive Session pursuant to ldaho Code 5 74-206 (1) (f) to communicate
with legal counsel regarding pending/imm inently-likely litigation and ldaho Code $ 7a-206 (1) (i) to
communicate with risk manager/insurer regarding pending/imminently-likely claims, Moved by Bob Kunau -
Member, Seconded by Leonard M. Beck - Chair.
Vote: Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote (summary: Yes = 2).
Yes: Bob Kunau - Member, Leonard M. Beck - Chair.
9:32 AM Upon exit of Executive Session, the board took the matter under advisement
9) 9:10 AM Ratify approval of Cassia County Benefits Stop Loss Application with Companion Life
a) There was discussion during the 10/15/2025 meeting to approve the stop loss application, however no
formal motion had been made.
9:10 AM Motion and Action: Approve the Cassia County Benefits Stop Loss Application with Companion Life,
Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Leonard M. Beck - Chair. Motion passed unanimously.
10) 9:37 AM Discuss Joint Public Defender related matters and correspondence from Minidoka County
a) The Board asked for verification of numbers listed from a letter received by Minidoka County regarding
the cost obligations for the Public Defender's Office through FY2027.
b) Deputy Auditor Wallace pointed out that the Auditor's Office understanding was that both counties are
obligated to house the State Public Defenders Office (SPD) through lo 7 /1,/2029 so some of the num bers
are insufficiently calculated.
c) The lease contract for the location states that in FY2028 there is a 3% increase, going from the current
lease of S1,108.00 per month to S1,141.24 per month. The Common Area Maintenance (CAM) estimates
of S351.78 per month would also increase 3%, which hadn't been accounted for beyond FY2027.
d) Wallace roughly estimated approximately S500.00 per month for all utilities, noting that the 5PD will
reimburse the cost of utilities paid for by the county on a quarterly basis. The cost of utilities was
omitted from Minidoka's calculations.
e) Cassia County's combined transaction detail of 10/10/2025 was correct as cited. Minidoka's share of the
balance was also cited correctly.
f) Minidoka's ca lculation of the total two-year expenses for both counties was S35 ,O34.72, nol includ ing
the cost of utilities, which still need to be paid prior to reimbursement, was accurate. Minidoka's share
of .iust the rent and CAM was estimated at $17,517.36.
g) lt was unclear how they arrived at the additional S13,983.00 to offset any m isundersta nding between
the two counties in securing a new location for the SPD office. They are requesting S84,666.37 payment
from the available cash balance.
h) lt appeared that Minidoka County wants to withdraw from the Joint Powers Agreement prematurely.
According to the Joint Powers agreement, McMurray believed the Board did not have the authority to
absolve Minidoka County of their obligations for FY2028 and FY2029.
i) The Board requested the minutes from two joint commissioner meetings in which Public Defense was
discussed to evaluate if Minidoka understood the statutorily-required five-year commitment for joint
public defender facilities.
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j) Wallace was asked to prepare calculations based off of the County's understanding of the obligations to
counter Minidoka's request. No decision would be made until questions could be answered.
11) 10:20AMConsiderJuvenileDetentionproposalsreceivedfromTwinFallsCountyandMinidokaCounty
a) No response had been received yet from Minidoka County on the questions the Board sent to Minidoka
on 10/15/2025.
b) The matter will be considered further once additional information is received.
12) 9:58 AM New building Guaranteed Maximum Price/Bid Acceptance from Gary Jones Construction
a) Jason Jones from Gary Jones Construction presented the bid acceptance documents to the Board.
b) The costs incurred by erstad Architects were not a part of the calculations as they have a separate
contract with the County.
10:19 AM Motion and Action: Sign the Total Guaranteed Maximum Price from Jones Construction for
512,249,931,.00, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Leonard M. Beck - Chair. Motion passed
unanimously.
1.319:77 AM Review and approve Resolution No. 2025-018 approvalof H&E Holdings LLC CUP/CAFO/Variance
9:17 AM Motion and Action: Approve Resolution No. 2025-018 approval of H&E Holdings LLC
CUPICAFO/Variance as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Leonard M. Beck - Chair
Motion passed unanimously.
SCHEDUTED ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
14) 9:35 AM Review and approve Cassia County Health Plan Amendment No. 2
9:36 AM Motion and Action: Approve the Amendment No. 2 to the Cassia County Employee Benefit Plan,
Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Leonard M. Beck - Chair. Motion passed unanimously.
15) 9:54 AM Review and approve water heater replacement for court house - Hernandez
Hernandez presented the work order quote of 53,102.00 from Catmull Plumbing, which was SZ0O.OO
less than Standard Plumbing had quoted for the same model.
9:56 AM Motion and Action: Approve the purchase of the water heater from Catmull Plumbing lnc. in the
installed amount of 53,102.00, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Leonard M. Beck - Chair. Motion
passed unanimously.
L6) 10:24 AM Adjourn
10:25 AM Motion and Action: Adjourn, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Leonard M. Beck - Chair
Motion passed unanimously.
CASSIA COUNTY COMMISSION
REGULAR SESSION
Monday, October 20, 2025
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DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD
Cally Velasquez
CASSIA COUNTY COMMISSION
REGUTAR SESSION
Monday, October 20, 2025
APPROVED:
Leonard M. Beck, Chair
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CASSIA COUNTY
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BOTH UNPAID CLAIMS & DEMANDS CENERALGOVERNMENT FUNDS
* UNAPPROVED DEMANDS APPEAR IN ACTUALS AND ALSO AS AN INVOICE .
Fund
GENERAL FUND (CURRENT EXPENSE)
ROAD & BRIDGE
DISTRICT COURT
JUSTICE FUND
M-C MISDEMEANOR PROBATION
911 COMMUNICATIONS
CASSIA COUNTY FAIR
REVALUATION
WATERWAYS
NOXIOUS WEED & PEST
PHYSICAL FACILITIES
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND
COURT INTERLOCK FUND
5% OF FISCAL YEAR ELAPSED
Budget
Actual
Demand/Claims Budset
7o Budset
Amt
Remaininq Remaining
0001
0002
0006
0008
0012
001 3
001 8
0020
0025
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0029
0048
0061
5,093,499.00
712,150.00
399,326.00
'15,639,677.00
1,390,000.00
954,840.00
301 ,913.00
468,000.00
84,000.00
518,550.00
12,531,140.00
4,295,615.00
9,000.00
383,548.75
8,739.25
'14,338.'18
487,252.42
51,636.53
942.51
3,576.70
19,802.81
0.00
14,839.13
0.00
108,010.34
0.00
58,891.54
8,840.94
4,623.91
194,982.95
18,143.00
55.00
1,512.00
7,560.00
1,781.88
6,048.00
28,409.01
44,476.96
65.00
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96%
97%
96%
100%
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96%
100%
97%
100%
97%
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4,709,950.25
703,410.75
384,987.82
15,152,424.58
'1,338,363.47
953,897.49
298,336.30
448,197.19
84,000.00
503,710.87
12,s31,140.00
4,187,604.66
9,000.00
Total Amount Paid
375,390.19
STATE OF IDAHO
CASSIA COUNTY
WE, THE CASSIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, BEING DULY SWORN DO HEREBY CERTIFY AND DECLARE THAT
WE HAVE REVIEWED THE DEMANDS ENUMERATEDAND REFERRED TO IN THE FOREGOING REGISTER, AND THAT THE SAME ARE
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE ACCURATE AND ARE JUST CLAIMS AGAINST THE COUNTY, AND THAT THERE ARE FUNDS
AVAILABLE FOR PAYMENT THEREOF
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