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Cassia County Board of Commissioners
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Cassia County Courthouse . Commission Chombers
7459 Overlond Ave . Room 2OG . 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 I74-204 for Open Meetings Law.
ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
1) 9:01 AM Call to order
2) Pledge of Allegiance and prayer
3) 9:03 AM Roll call
Roll Call.
Present: Leonard M. Beck - Chair, Kent R. Searle - Member, Bob Kunau - Member, Sharene Ahlin - Deputy Clerk
(Not voting)
4) 9:03 AM Calendar, meetings, committee reports, and correspondence were reviewed
5) 9:08 AM Approve payables for 1./22/2026
9:08 AM Motion and Action: Approve payables in the amount of$328,069,92 as presented on 7/2212026,
Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle ' Member. Motion passed unanimously.
6) Approve minutes - there were no minutes to be approved.
7) 9:10 AM Approvalof Clerk's Office recommendations regarding junior college Certificates of Residency
9:10 AM Motion and Action: Approve Clerk's Office recommendations to approve four junior college Certificates
of Residency as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion
passed una nimously.
8) Personnel Matters - Change of Status Requests - There were none to be considered
9) Executive Session
11:36 AM Motion and Action: Enter Executive Session pursuant to ldaho Code E 74-206 (1) (b) to consider
personnel issues, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member.
vote: Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote (summary: Yes = 3).
Yes: Kent R. Searle - Member, Bob Kunau - Member, Leonard M. Beck - Chair.
lL:47 AM Upon exit of Executive Session, the board took the matter under advisement
CASSIA COUNTY COMMISSION
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10) 9:13 AM Consider appointment of America 250 representative
It was determined that Kent Searle will continue to serve as the American 250 representative.
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11) Approve and sign America 250 logo agreement - to be considered during the next meeting
12) 9:17 AM Review & approve for publication the Notice of entities noncompliant with the legal reporting
requirements ldaho Code 5 67 -107 6
a) A list of the taxing districts listed as noncompliant with the transparency reporting requirements was
received by the ldaho State Controller's Office.
b) The County is obligated under statute to publish the list of noncompliant entities each year.
13) 9:23 AM Sign letter appointin8 Dustin Carson to Snowmobile Advisory Board
9:23 AM Motion and Action: Authorize the Chair to sign the letter appointing Dustin Carson to the Snowmobile
Advisory Board as presented, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion
passed unanimously.
14) 9:24 AM Approve Resolution No.2026-003 for destruction of Assessor's Office semi-permanent records
9:27 AM Motion and Action: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-003 for the destruction of semi-permanent records in
the Assessor's Office as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member.
Motion passed u nanimously.
15) 9:39 AM Review and approve an increase in funding of the Howell Canyon Road Maintenance
a) Chair Beck stated that he attended a meeting of the highway districts involved with the Howell Canyon
Road ma intena nce.
b) The costs for the maintenance of the road were discussed and a request had been made for the county
to increase their funding ofthe road project by 40%, noting that if the contributions had been increased
by 3% each year since 2002 that it would be equal to about a 40%.
c) The involved parties will be meeting on February L1.,2026. Chair Beck said that they will invite
representatives from Pomerelle to participate since they do benefit from the use of the road.
SCHEDULED ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
16) 9:28 AM Sign support for Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge Brant proposal - Allen
a) lt was discussed that they would like to install a vault toilet at Smiths Spring boating site on the Cassia
Side. The county will not have any costs applicable to the project. They are requesting a grant from the
ldaho Department of Parks and Recreation.
b) As part of their application, they were requesting that the county waterways committee chair sign the
application. lt was determined that the application should be signed by Dick Randklev. Mr. McMurray
will contact Mr. Randklev to request his signature. McMurray will draft a letter of support to be
considered by the Board during their next meeting on 1,/26/2026.
17) 9:54 AM Vote on nomination of Brent Reinke to serve on board for South Central Public Health District
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9:20 AM Motion and Action: Approve the publication of the local government entities that are listed as
noncompliance with the legal reporting requirements of ldaho Code 5 67-1O76 as submitted by the State
Controller's Office, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed
unanimously.

9:54 AM Motion and Action: Approve the appointment of Brent Reinke to serve on the board for the South
Central Public Health District as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle -
Member. Motion passed una nimously.
18) 9:56 AM Approve ITD-Burley lnterchange Landscaping Agreement
a) Commissioner Searle expressed concern with the open-ended nature of the proposed contract.
b) The Board had hoped to receive some follow up information from the City of Burley, however no follow
up information had been received. Matter will be placed back on the agenda once the additional
information is received.
19) 10:05 AM Approve quote of Google to Microsoft Email Migrations for Cassia County
a) lt Administrator Ean Pigford discussed lhat on 4/9/2025 it was reported that an email account had been
compromised, noting that it had been sending out bad emails for approximately an hour. The account
was disabled until better security measures were enabled. The breach was attributed to an automated
attack and Pigford stated that multi-factor authentication could have prevented it.
b) Pigford discussed that the change to Microsoft is desired to allow a single point of management.
cl 11.:27 AM Pigford noted that following his hire he conducted an assessment of the security measures in
place; concluding that additionalsecurity measures would be advisable. He included the costs for the
upgrade in the budget planning for FY2026.
d) Additional discussion was scheduled for the next meeting.
20) 10:25 AM Review and approve Precinct Central Electronic Poll Book contract with Tenex Software Solutions,
ln c.
a) Elections Director Susan Keck presented the renewal contract with Tenex for the electronic poll books.
b) She explained that the cost did increase by 515.00 per unit, noting that it was the first increase in five
years. The expense was budgeted for and the contract was noted to be effective through 913012029.
10:27 AM Motion and Action: Approve the Precinct Central Electronic Poll Book contract with Tenex Software as
presented, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
21) Executive Session
10:31 AM Motion and Action: Enter Executive Session pursuant to ldaho Code 974-206 (1) (b) to consider
personnel issues, and ldaho Code 5 74-206 l7l (c) to deliberate acquisition of an interest in real property,
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.
10:59 AM Upon exit of Executive Session, the board took the matter under advisement
22) 11:10 AM ldaho Power vehicle donation
a) Tom Behr, Jaclyn Black and Joe Kendallfrom ldaho Power presented a 2013 Ford F350 as a donation to
the county.
b) lt was discussed that the intended use for the vehicle may be for the Road and Bridge Department.
c) chair Beck expressed appreciation to ldaho Power for their support and the donation of the vehicle.
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11:14 AM Motion and Action: Allow the Chair to sign the sales tax exemption forms as presented, Moved by
Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
11:16 AM Motion and Action: Allow the Chair to sign the liability release form as presented, Moved by Bob
Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
23) L1.:24 AM Construction project status report and items for consideration - Gary Jones Construction
a) Chad Gill from Gary Jones Construction provided a status report.
b) He stated that they have been pouring concrete footings.
c) Gill stated that plumbing sleeves and fire risers will be installed next.
24) Recess for lunch
11:47 AM Motion and Action: Recess for lunch as presented, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by
Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
25) 1.:28 PM Reconvene
26) 1":30 PM Fair Board appointment interviews
1:28 PM Motion and Action: Enter Executive Session pursuant to ldaho Code 5 74-206 (1)(a)to consider
personnelevaluation in hiring, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member.
Vote: Motion carried by unanimous roll callvote (summary: Yes = 3).
Yes: Kent R. Searle - Member, Bob Kunau - Member, Leonard M. Beck - Chair.
3:37 PM Upon exit of Executive Session, the board took the matters discussed under advisement.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
27) Proposed County building discussion - no discussion
28) 3:38 PM Adjourn
3:38 PM Motion and Action: Adjourn, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member
Motion passed unanimously.
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APPROVED:
Leona rd M. Beck, Chair
DEPUTY CLE RK OF THE BOARD:
Sha rene Ahlin
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SUMMARY CLAIMS
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BOTH UNPAID CLAIMS & DEMANDS GENERALGOVERNMENT FUNDS
* UNAPPROVED DEMANDS APPEAR IN ACTUALS AND ALSO AS AN INVOICE .
Fund
GENERAL FUND (CURRENT EXPENSE)
DISTRICT COURT
JUSTICE FUND
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
NOXIOUS WEED & PEST
PHYSICAL FACILITIES
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND
CASSIA COLTNTY
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31% OF FISCAL YEAR ELAPSEO
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BALA
DGET
Budget
Actual
Demand/Claims
Amt
Budget 
o/o Budget
Remaininq Remaining
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5,093,499.00
399,326.00
'15,639,677.00
200,000.00
518,550.00
1 2,531 , 140.00
4,295,615.00
1,465,440.35
112,448.55
3,867,715.21
200.00
171 ,598.30
731 ,618.40
1,150,447.17
Total Amount Paid
30,828.34
4,974.05
50,528.36
90,700.00
7,299.10
4322.51
139,417.56
3,628,058.65
286,877.45
11,771,961.79
199,800.00
346,951.70
11,799,521.60
3,145,'167.83
71%
72o/o
75%
100%
67%
94%
73%
328,059.92
STATE OF IDAHO
CASSIACOUNTY
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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