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Cassio County Courthouse . Commission Chombers
7459 Overland 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 5 74-204 tot Open Meetings Law.
ACTION A6ENDA ITEMS
1) 9:01 AM Call to order
2) Pledge of Allegiance and prayer
3) 9:02 AM Roll call
Roll Call.
Present: Leonard M. Beck - Chair, Kent R. Searle - Member, Bob Kunau - Member, Sharene Ahlin - Deputy Clerk
(Not voting)
4) 9:02 AM Calendar, meetings, committee reports, and correspondence were reviewed.
5) 9:11 AM Approve payables for 71/03/2025
9:11 AM Motion and Action: Approve payables in the amount of SL37,2O1,.8O as presented on 7l/03/2025,
Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
6) 9:13 AM Approve minutes from 718/2025,9/29/2025,1.o12o12o25 and 1.0/27 /2025
9:13 AM Motion and Action: Approve minutes from 718/2025 as presented, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member,
Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
9:13 AM Motion and Action: Approve minutes from 912912025 as presented, Moved by Kent R. Searle -
Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
9:14 AM Motion and Action: Approve minutes from L0/2O/2O25 as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member,
Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
9:1.5 AM Motion and Action: Approve minutes from LO/27 /2025 as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member,
Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
7) 9:15 AM Review and approval of Alcoholic Beverage License application for which there is a transcribable
verbatim record of the proceedings as required by ldaho Code $ 23-1015.
a) Las Penitas Market & Taqueria - Bottled/canned beer ON premises, Bottled/canned beer OFF premises
9:19 AM Motion and Action: Approve the Alcohol License application as presented,
Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously
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BURLEY, CASSI,A, IOAI{O
Cassia County Board of Commissioners
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Monday, November 3, 2025
8) 9:21 AM Approval of Clerk's Office recommendations regarding junior college Certificates of Residency
9:22 AM Motion and Action: Approve Clerk's Office recommendations to approve eight junior college
Certificates of Residency as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member.
Motion passed unanimously.
9) 11:09 AM Executive Session
11:10 AM Motion and Action: Enter Executive Session pursuant to ldaho Code 574-206 (1) (b) to consider
personnel issues, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member.
vote: Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote (summary: Yes = 3).
Yes: Kent R. Searle - Member, Bob Kunau - Member, Leonard M. Beck - chair.
11:44 AM Upon exit of Executive Session, the board took the matter under advisement.
10) 9:23 AM Review, approve & sign letter in support of Keep ldaho Water
a) Chair Beck discussed that a letter had been discussed during the Middle Snake Regional Water Resource
Commission meeting recently. The counties were asked to submit a letter of support for "Keep ldaho
Water."
b) A proposed letter was read into the record, and a correction was requested to say "we" instead of "1" in
the letter, and to add a place for each commissioner's signature.
9:27 AM Motion and Action: Sign the letter in support of "Keep ldaho Water" with the noted corrections as
presented, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously
11) 10:36 AM Review, approve & sign letter to Minidoka County regarding Juvenile Detention Facility Bed
Agreement
a) McMurray read a letter that was drafted to be sent to Minidoka County regarding a luvenile Detention
Facility Bed Agreement. The letter sought clarification regarding the 2.5 beds per day.
b) The letter also asked that Minidoka County present Cassia County with a full contract detailing their
proposed agreement.
10:39 AM Motion and Action: Approve sending the letter to Minidoka County regarding the Juvenile Detention
Facility Bed Agreement as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member.
Motion passed unanimously.
12) 10:43 AM Review, approve & sign letter to Minidoka County regarding State Public Defender Office Space
and public defense trust
a) McMurray read a letter into the record. The letter responded to the letter from the Minidoka County
commissioners dated Lo / 74 /2025.
b) The letter stated that pursuant to ldaho Code Section 19-6008 in subsection (3) requires that "any
county providing office space to a county office of public defense or a joint county office of public
defense as of 01/01/2023 shall continue to make available the same or substantially similar office space
for the use of the office of the state public defen der unlll T /l/2o29."
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c) lt noted that the Public Defender Trust is likely to be adequately funded to handle the rent obligations
unfl 7 /L/2O29, as well as the costs associated with preparing the new office space and moving the
public defenders to that office space.
d) Once the joint responsibility ends on 7 /1,/2029 and a ll expenseshave been settled, any remainingtrust
balance would be divided between the counties.
10:52 AM Motion and Action: Approve the signing and sending of the letter to the Minidoka County
Commissioners regarding the state public defender's office space and the public defense trust as presented,
Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
13) 10:30 AM Sign Resolution No.2025-01"9, Cassia County Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025
Captain Kevin Horak discussed that the resolution is necessary for the Cassia County 2025 Hazard
Mitigation Pla n.
10:33 AM Motion and Action: Adopt resolution No.2025-019 Cassia County Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 as
presented, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
14) 10:34 AM Sign Resolution No. 2025-020, providing an extra holiday as employee Christmas gift
10:35 AM Motion and Action: Sign Resolution 2025-O2O providing an extra holiday as an employee Christmas
gift as presented, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed
unanimously.
SCHEDUTED ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
15) 9:30 AM Consider cancellation of property taxes for approved Homeowner's Exemptions - Treasurer
a) Treasurer Greener presented a list of L8 property tax cancellations to be considered,
b) she noted that the cancellations reflect the applications for homeowners'exemptions that were
received after 7/14/2025.Ihe estimated tax cancellation is to be in the amount of 59,811.92.
9:38 AM Motion and Action: Approve the 18 property tax cancellations for homeowner exemptions as
presented, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously
16) 9:41 AM Consider Special Assessments for certification to the 2025 Tax Roll - Treasurer
a) Greener presented a list ofthe special fees to be certified to the 2025 property tax roll.
b) Thetotal charge ofthe special assessments was 53,499,193.58. lt was noted that total includesvarious
irrigation changes, solid waste fees, weed related charges, forest practices act and forest fire protection,
and Oregon Trail Recreation fees.
9:44 AM Motion and Action: Approve the certified specials to be added to the tax rolls for the 2025 tax year as
presented, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously
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17) 9:49 AM Approve purchase of replacement cameras from M2 Automations -Taylor
a) Jail Supervisor Shannon Taylor discussed that each year they plan to replace some cameras. The new
cameras will include audio, which is a feature not present in the cameras being replaced. The cost of the
cameras was noted to be 513,132.80, which would be due in the current fiscal year.
b) A premium support package was requested, in the amount of S2,L66.91,.|t was stated that the support
package fee would be due in the next year. The premium support would include replacement of the
cameras if they should break, and they would be replaced after a period of ten years.
9:57 AM Motion and Action: Approve the purchase of six replacement cameras from M2 automations in the
amount ofS13,132.80 as presented, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member
Motion passed una nimously.
9:59 AM Motion and Action: Support the purchase ofthe premium support in the amount ofS2,166.91 annually
to begin after lA/!2026 as presented, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member.
Motion passed una nimously.
18) 10:00 AM Approve painting bid lf the Walls Could Talk LLC for 1000 Block - Taylor
a) Taylor discussed that the bid is for the painting of the doors, walls and ceiling in the 1000 block
b) The total bid was for 56,500.00
10:02 AM Motion and Action: Approve the bid for 56,500.00 to repaint cell block 1000 as presented,
Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously
19) 10:04 AM Approve floor replacement bid from Orr Floor Care for 1000 Block - Taylor
10:05 AM Motion and Action: Approve the floor replacement bid from Orr Floor Care for the 1000 block in the
amount of521,000.00 as presented, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member.
Motion passed unanimously.
20) 10:06 AM Cassia Regional Hospital annual report - Mike Blauer and Stephanie Curtis
a) They provided an update to the Board. They stated that they strive to meet the diverse healthcare
needs of the community, regardless of the patient's ability to pay. Blauer stated that they are a not-for-
profit organization.
b) As part of their efforts, they provided a grant to the Cassia and Minidoka school districts in the amount
of 5289,800.00 to help provide access to mental health resources that are free to the families. They also
provided a grant to Simply Hope in the amount of S293,569.00, along with an additional grant of
538,680.00 to the ldaho Food Bank.
c) There was discussion that their medical office building has been completed and that they will be holding
a grand opening of the building on Llll3/2O25.
21) 10:55 AM Construction project status report and items in progress - Gary Jones Construction
The utilities should be disconnected and removed from the properties. Asbestos removalwill begin on
1L/LO/2O25 and demolition for the buildings is planned to happen on 1L/I3/7025.
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221 1.1:45 AM Review new ICRMP lnsurance Policy with Balanced Rock Representatives
a) Lori Bergsma reviewed the changes to the policy for FY2026. A copy of the noted changes was placed in
the record.
b) She discussed that once the new building has been completed that there will be costs reflecting the
addition of that building to the policy, however she noted that the replacement cost for insurance often
does not include the costs incurred for site prep and ground work.
c) The insurance coverage for the new building as it is being constructed was discussed to likely be covered
by the Beneralcontractor. McMurray will verify how coverages apply during the construction phase.
23) 11:58 AM Lunch Recess
11:58 AM Motion and Action: Enter into a lunch recess, with the meeting to be adjourned following lunch,
Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau ' Member. Motion passed unanimously.
24]' 72:30 PM Lunch at Perkins,800 N Overland Ave, Burley, with Balanced Rock lnsurance representatives
25) 1:10 PM Adjourn
1:10 PM Motion and Action: Adjourn,
Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously
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APPROVED:
Leonard M. Beck, Chair
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD:
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Sharene Ahlin
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BOTH UNPAID CLAIMS & DEMANDS GENERAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS
* UNAPPROVED DEMANDS APPEAR IN ACTUALS AND ALSO AS AN INVOICE
Fund
GENERAL FUND (CURRENT EXPENSE)
ROAD & BRIDGE
AMBULANCE SERVICES
DISTRICT COURT
JUSTICE FUND
M-C MISDEMEANOR PROBATION
911 COMMUNICATIONS
PHYSICAL FACILITIES
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND
9% OF FISCAL YEAR ELAPSED
Budget
Actual
Demand/Claims Budset
o/o Budset
Amt
Remai"ning RemainTng
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0002
0004
0006
0008
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0029
0048
5,093,499.00
712,150.00
278,425.00
399,326.00
15,639,677.00
1,390,000.00
954,840.00
12,531,140.00
4,295,615.00
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504,656.93
20,447.72
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25,081.68
965,885.67
85,692.69
997.51
28,409.01
415,088.16
Total Amount Paid
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23,961.37
2,039.28
22,979.25
'1,131.00
28,027.88
1,308.00
509.60
13,818.13
43,427.29
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4,588,842.O7
691,702.28
278,425.00
374,244.32
14,673,791.33
1,304,307.31
953,842.49
12,502,730.99
3,880,526.84
137,201.80
STATE OF IDAHO
CASSIA COUNTY
WE, THE CASSIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, BEING DULY SWORN DO HEREBY CERTIFYAND DECLARE THAT
WE HAVE REVIEWED THE DEMANDS ENUMERATED AND 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 IN THE COUNTY TREASURY.
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