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Cassia County Board of Commissioners SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES Thursday, January 15, 2026 Cassia County Courthouse «= Commission Chambers 1459 Overland Ave = Room 206 «= Burley ID 83318 9:00 AM The Cassia County Board of Commissioners met today at the place and time as posted by agenda pursuant to Idaho Code § 74-204 for Open Meetings Law. ACTION AGENDA ITEMS 1) 9:00 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. 9:05 AM Mr. McMurray joined the meeting 5) 9:06 AM Approve payables for 1/15/2026 9:06 AM Motion and Action: Approve payables in the amount of $768,969.10 as presented on 1/15/2026, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously. 6) Approve minutes — there were none to be considered. 7) 9:08 AM Approval of Clerk’s Office recommendations regarding junior college Certificates of Residency 9:08 AM Motion and Action: Approve Clerk’s Office recommendations to approve seven junior college Certificates of Residency as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously. 8) 9:09 AM Personnel Matters - Change of Status Requests a) Prosecutor — Matthew Love — Investigator — voluntary resignation b) Assessor — Raylie Wallace — Part time deputy Assessor — transfer 9:10 AM Motion and Action: Approve Change of Status Requests as presented, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously. 9) 10:38 AM Executive Sessions CASSIA COUNTY COMMISSION SPECIAL SESSION Instrument # 2026000296 Thursday, January 15, 2026 BURLEY, CASSIA, IDAHO Leite ep 04:02:13 PM No. of Pages: 7 ecorded for : CASSIA COUNTY COMM 1 l Page JOSEPH LARSEN Fee: 0.00 ISSIONERS Ex-Officio Recorder Deputy CN Index to: COMMISSIONERS MINUTES 10:38 AM Motion and Action: Enter Executive Session pursuant to Idaho Code § 74-206 (1) (b) to consider personnel issues, Idaho Code § 74-206 (1) (d) to consider records that are exempt from public disclosure, Idaho Code § 74-206 (1) (i) to communicate with risk manager/insurer regarding pending/imminently-likely claims, 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. . 10:56 AM Upon exit of Executive Session, the board took the matter under advisement. 10) 9:21 AM Review & approve Summary of Cassia County Ordinance No. 2025-11-01 for publication Desio City area of impact) 9:22 AM Motion and Action: Approve the publication of the summary for the Ordinance No. 2025-11-01 for the Declo City area of impact as presented, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously. 11) 9:23 AM Review & approve Resolution No. 2026-001 Notice of regular open meetings 9:25 AM Motion and Action: Approve Resolution No. 2026-001 Notice of regular open meetings as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously. 12) 9:25 AM Review & approve Resolution No. 2026-002 authorizing destruction of semipermanent records in Sheriff’s Office 9:27 AM Motion and Action: Approve Resolution No. 2026-002 authorizing destruction of semipermanent records in the Sheriff's Office as presented, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously. 13) 9:28 AM Consider and appoint America 250 representative a) It was discussed that Commissioner Searle has been working with the project, noting he’s met once a month on Mondays to help with the planning process. b) Matter will be placed on the agenda for the 1/22/2026 meeting fe further consideration. 14) 10:57 AM Appointment of Dustin Carson to Snowmobile Advisory Board 10:58 AM Motion and Action: Approve Dustin Carson to serve on the Snowmobile Advisory Board as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously. SCHEDULED ACTION AGENDA ITEMS 15) 9:11 AM Reports from Veteran’s Service Officer (VSO) a) VSO Driscoll discussed that there were fewer interviews during December, largely due to the holidays. b) Driscoll expressed appreciation to the community for the food and Christmas gifts that were donated for the veterans in need. c) The construction projects related to the VSO office in Minidoka County were discussed briefly. CASSIA COUNTY COMMISSION SPECIAL SESSION Thursday, January 15, 2026 2|Page 16) 9:31 AM Establishment of Election Precincts by County Commissioners in accordance with IC §34-301 a) Elections Director Susan Keck discussed the necessity to establish the precincts in accordance with IC §34-301, noting that the only modifications were between Almo and Elba precincts. b) Both precincts will remain as vote by mail precincts. Any registered voters being moved from the Almo Precinct to the Elba Precinct will be notified by mail. 9:41 AM Motion and Action: Approve the presented Cassia County precinct map as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously. 17) 9:42 AM Establishment of Commissioners’ Districts in accordance with IC §31-704 a) Elections Director Susan Keck discussed that the Commissioner’s Districts must be divided nearly as equal as possible. The present division meets the requirements. b) Keck suggested a review of the Commissioner’s Districts after the 2030 census data has been received. 9:44 AM Motion and Action: Approve the Cassia County Commissioners Districts map as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously. 18) 9:45 AM Review and approve annual Daida ScanPro service and maintenance invoice - Clerk/Recorder 9:47 AM Motion and Action: Approve the annual Daida ScanPro service and maintenance invoice in the amount of $1,369.50 as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously. 19) 9:49 AM Approve ITD-Burley Interchange Landscaping Agreement a) It was discussed that the project is planned as a zero scape, to limit the maintenance costs. b) It was noted that Prosecutor Larsen had reviewed the document and saw no problem with it. c) Additional information was requested regarding the ongoing costs involved. Matter will be placed on the agenda for the next meeting of the Board. 20) 10:01 AM Consider cancellation of 2025 property taxes for MHBGYO600B0110 — Treasurer a) Deputy Treasurer Sheri Bedke discussed that the manufactured home was moved from Cassia County to Minidoka County in December of 2024. b) The unit should not have been assessed on the 2025 assessment roll. 10:03 AM Motion and Action: Cancel the 2025 property taxes for parcel MHBGY0600B0110 in the amount of $148.38 as presented, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously. 21) 10:04 AM Approve quote of Google to Microsoft Email Migrations for CCSO and MCCIC staff — IT a) IT Director Ean Pigford discussed that they are working on increasing the security for email and cloud services. He reviewed quotes for transition of the Cassia County Sheriff’s Office and the Mini-Cassia Criminal Justice Center. b) Two options were presented, with either an annual payment option or a monthly payment option, noting that there is a cost savings with the annual payment option. CASSIA COUNTY COMMISSION SPECIAL SESSION Thursday, January 15, 2026 3] Page c) He discussed the changes which would include Microsoft for emails, and Microsoft Teams to replace Google Chat. The migration process with begin with the Sheriff’s office administration. d) Pigford noted that dual authentication will be necessary for all users as part of the increased security available to with the change to the Microsoft platform. e) The annual cost for countywide email services is projected to be $42,000.00 under the proposed service. It was stated that the annual cost of the Google email services is presently around $12,000.00. f) Chair Beck requested that Pigford provide information regarding any breach of the email system by someone gaining access to the county’s email system. He also asked for information to explain the difference between the two quotes. g) Matter will be placed on the next meeting agenda for further consideration. 22) Construction project status report and items for consideration - no report was received. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ACTION AGENDA ITEMS 23) Proposed County building discussion — no discussion 24) 10:59 AM Adjourn 11:00 AM Motion and Action: Adjourn, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously. CASSIA COUNTY COMMISSION SPECIAL SESSION Thursday, January 15, 2026 4|Page APPROVED: L/ y W/ ; ee Leonard M. Beck, Chair DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD: < euate Sharene Ahlin CASSIA COUNTY COMMISSION SPECIAL SESSION Thursday, January 15, 2026 5|Page 01/14/2026 15:23:10 FN502WBS STEPHANIE HITT SUMMARY CLAIMS APPROVAL CASSIA COUNTY BOTH UNPAID CLAIMS & DEMANDS GENERAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS * UNAPPROVED DEMANDS APPEAR IN ACTUALS AND ALSO AS AN INVOICE . Fund GENERAL FUND (CURRENT EXPENSE) ROAD & BRIDGE INCLUDING BUDGET BAL PAGE | OF } REPORT ANCES 29% OF FISCAL YEAR ELAPSED DISTRICT COURT JUSTICE FUND SOCIAL SERVICES-ASSISTANCE REVALUATION SNOWMOBILE PHYSICAL FACILITIES PREVENTIVE HEALTH FUND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND STATE OF IDAHO CASSIA COUNTY _ Badget___Actoal_—=«—maganins alps Bue 5,093,499.00 1 368, 210. 76 3,774.19 3, 725, 288.24 73% 712,150.00 94,879.55 13,360.72 617,270.45 87% 399,326.00 100,551.22 2,221.06 298,774.78 75% 15,639,677.00 3,512,859.41 16,234.55 12,126,817.59 78% 99,000.00 7,530.98 27,647.54 91,469.02 92% 468,000.00 113,995.82 66.89 354,004.18 76% 37,620.00 57,966.67 2,996.29 -20,346.67 -54% + 12,531,140.00 731,618.40 658,792.65 11,799,521.60 94% 277,000.00 69,106.65 23,035.55 207 893.35 75% 4,295,615.00 1,011,029.61 20,839.66 3,284,585.39 76% Total Amount Paid 768, 969. 10 WE, THE CASSIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, BEING DULY SWORN DO HEREBY CERTIFY AND 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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