Cassia County | minutes | meeting 2025-10-20 | 2025_10_20 BoCC Recorded Minutes.pdf source: https://www.cassia.gov/media/Commissioners/Minutes/2025/2025_10_20%20BoCC%20Recorded%20Minutes.pdf 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 JOSEPH LARSEN Erofficio Recordcr l lPage lndex tor COitittsStONERS MINUTES Fee: 0.00 a/ 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. cAsStA couNw coMMlSsloN REGULAR SESSION Monday, October 20, 2025 2lPage 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 3lPage DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD Cally Velasquez CASSIA COUNTY COMMISSION REGUTAR SESSION Monday, October 20, 2025 APPROVED: Leonard M. Beck, Chair 4!Page 1nn7n.-,-1 -( D2 1011712025 08:37:02 FN502WBS STEPHANIE HITT CASSIA COUNTY PAGE I OF I 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 o027 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 92o/o 99% 96% 97% 96% 100% 99% 96% 100% 97% 100% 97% 100% 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 APPROVED FOR DISTRI )9 COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER IN THE COUNTY TREASURY. 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