Cassia County | minutes | meeting 2025-11-03 | 2025_11_03 BoCC Recorded Minutes.pdf source: https://www.cassia.gov/media/Commissioners/Minutes/2025/2025_11_03%20BoCC%20Recorded%20Minutes.pdf 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 CASSIA COUNTY COMMISSION REGUTAR SESSION Monday, November 3, 2025 l l Page lnstrument # 2025004326 BURLEY, CASSI,A, IOAI{O Cassia County Board of Commissioners REGULAR MEETING MINUTES 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." cAsstA couNry coMMlssloN REGULAR SESSION Monday, November 3, 2025 2 | ?age 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 cAsstA couNw coMMrssroN REGULAR SESSION Monday, November 3, 2025 3 | Page 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. CASSIA COUNTY COMMISSION REGULAR SESSION Monday, November 3, 2025 4 | Page 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 cAsstA couNTY coMMrssroN REGULAR SESSION Monday, November 3, 2025 s I F'age APPROVED: Leonard M. Beck, Chair DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD: Sria.*-,- /d Sharene Ahlin CASSIA COU NTY COMMISSION REGUTAR SESSION Monday, November 3, 2025 5 | Page Cassia County Commissioner Meeting Attendance Log t/ s 3 -a