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Cassia County Board of Commissioners
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Monday, lune29,2O26
Cossio County Courthouse . Commission Chombers
7459 Overldnd Ave . Room 206 . Burley lD 83378
8:00 AM Tour of the Mini-Cassia Criminal Justice Center with Minidoka County Commissioners
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 fot Open Meetings Law.
9:13 AM Motion and Action: Approve paya bles in the amount of $ 21'2,546.65 as presented on 6129/2026,
Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
6) 9:18 AM Review and approve demand payment of invoice for transportation of railcar to museum.
a) The original estimated delivery amount was 551,000.00. Authorization for a prepayment of 526,000.00
was given on 61812026.fhe remaining balance of 518,536.00 is now due,
7) Approve minutes - there were none to be considered.
8) 9:20AM Reviewand approval ofAlcohol License a pplications for which there isa transcribable verbatim
record of the proceedings as required by ldaho Code 23-L015.
a) Country Store Gas & Deli - Bottled/canned beer OFF premises, Retail wine
b) Edith's Cafe - Bottled/canned beer ON premises, Wine by the drink
c) El Dorado 2000 - Bottled/canned beer oN premises, Wine by the drink
d) Maverik #512 - Bottled/canned beer oFF premises, Retail wine
e) Outpost Steakhouse - Bottled/canned beer ON and OFF premises, Retail wine, Wine by the drink
cAsstA couNw coMMlSsloN
REGULAR SESSION
Monday, June 29,2026
lnstrument # 2026002949
BURLEY. CASSIA. IDAHO
7 -31-2026 02.32t52 PM No. of Pages: I
Recorded tor : CASSIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
JOSEPH LARSEN
ErOflicio Reco.der Deputy
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ACTION AGENDA 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, Cally Velasquez - Deputy Clerk
(Not voting)
4) 9:03 AM Calendar, meetings, committee reports, and correspondence were reviewed.
a) The large cabana at Salmon park has been reserved for the employee picnic on 9/4/2026
b) Therewill be a readingon the front steps on 7 /8/2026 al4:OO PM. The countywill provide setup for the
PA system.
9:03 Mr. McMurray, assistant to the Board entered the meeting.
5) 9:13 AM Approve payables lor 6/29/2026
9:19 AM Motion and Action: Approve Nationwide Transport invoice payment in the amount of 518,536.00 as
presented, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
9:23 AM Motion and Action: Approve the five Alcohol License applications as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau -
Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
9) 9:27 AM Personnel Matters - Change of Status Requests
a) MCCJC - Miguel Villanueva - Uncertified Detention Deputy - new hire
b) MCCJC - Jorrale Nay - Corporal - promotion
c) MCCJC - Naveah Day - Certified Deputy - certification
d) MCC.IC - Jireh Seamons - Certified Deputy - certification
9:29 AM Motion and Action: Approve the four Change of Status Requests as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau -
Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
e) 1:30 PM Sheriff's Office - Christopher Overlin - Sr. Patrol Deputy - transfer
1:30 PM Motion and Action: Approve the Change of Status Request as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau -
Member,Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
10) 10:09 AM Executive Session
10:09 AM Motion and Action: Enter Executive Session pursuant to ldaho Code 574-206 (1) (b) to consider
personnel issues and ldaho Code 574-206 (1) (d) to consider records that are exempt from public disclosure,
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.
10:28 AM Upon exit of Executive Session, the board took the matter under advisement
10:28 AM Motion and Action: Approve recommendations of the Social Services Director regarding indigent
matters, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously
3:26 PM Executive Session
3:27 PM Motion and Action: Enter Executive Session pursuant to ldaho Code I74-206 (1) (b) to consider
personnel issues, ldaho Code 5 74-206 (1) (f) to communicate with legalcounsel regarding pending/imm inently-
likely litigation and ldaho Code S 74-206 (1) (i) to communicate with risk manager/insurer regarding
pending/imminently-likely claims, 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.
3:58 PM Upon exit of Executive Session, the board took the matter under advisement
11) 4:06 PM Determination on employee compensation requests above the amount already approved by the
BoCC
a) Responses to be given next week.
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12) 9:31 AM Consider Mini-Cassia Commerce Authority's request for funding for FY2027
9:32 AM Motion and Action: Approve Mini-Cassia Commerce Authority's request for funding for FY2027 in the
amount of 5500.00 per month as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle -
Member. Motion passed unanimously.
13) 4:02 PM Dellberate regarding TimePilot contract with the Prosecuting Attorney
a) TimePilot is the artificial intelligence evidence analysis tool used by the prosecutor's office to help in
investigative work. There is no cost to the county as he has requalified for a grant to cover the cost.
b) lf his office fails to secure a grant at some point in the future, he estimates the program will cost
between S10,000.00 and 515,000,00 in the future.
c) Prosecutor is seeking permission to execute the docusign document to renew the contract.
4:08 PM Motion and Action: Authorize Prosecutor Larsen to si8n the contract with TimePilot, Moved by Kent R
Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
14) 3:59 PM Deliberate regarding door replacement for 2nd floor door - Prosecuting Attorney
a) A door to one of the rooms was removed some time ago and cannot be found- Jackson Construction
quoted 51,500.00 for a solid core, fire rated, oak custom height door and $1,600.00 for stain, finish and
installation of the door, for a total of 53,100.00.
b) Prosecutor Larsen requested permission to spend up to 53,100.00 in case he cannot find a cheaper
quote from somewhere else.
15) 9:33 AM Discuss additional holiday time for the 4th of July - Beck
a) The State is granting its employees two additional holidays around the 4th of July as compensation for
not giving a cost-of-living increase in state employees'pay.
b) 4:06 PM The Board decided to not extend the same to County employees.
16) 9:39 AM Review and approve invoice from Coastline Equipment for repair of road grader
a) The final invoice for repairs to the road grader increased from the initial estimate of $46,251.99 to
ss3,469.90.
b) The Board will seek additional information from Coastline to justify the 57,217.91 difference before any
a pproval of payment.
SCHEDULED ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
17) 9:48 AM City of Burley presentation on Opportunity Zone and sign letter of support
a) Spencer McArthur from City of Burley explained that of the 69 opportunity zones in the state of ldaho
identified by the state, the Governor is allowed to recognize 25, of which one zone exists within City of
Burley limits. The City is seeking for a letter of support from the Commissioners in its bid to be
recognized by the Governor.
b) The designation of an opportunity zone on a parcel of land is meant to offer incentives for an investor to
fund improvements upon the land.
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4:01 PM Motion and Action: Approve the installation of a door up to 53,100.00 as presented, Moved by Kent R.
Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
10:05 AM Motion and Action: Authorize the chair to sign the letter of support as presented, Moved by Kent R
Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
18) 10:06 AM Make a determination on proposed zoning ordinance amendments
10:08 AM Motion and Action: Approve proposed zoning ordinance amendments as presented, Moved by Kent
R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
11:00 AM Prosecutor Larsen entered the meeting.
19) 10:28 AM Board of Equalization
10:29 AM Motion and Action: Close County Commissioners meeting and enter a Board of Equalization, Moved
by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
a) Cursory statements establishing the purpose of the hearinB, conduct of the hearing and the
responsibilities of the Board were read. Chairman Beck swore all participants in.
b) 10:33 AM Lily Kapnik represented the appellant for Alto Magic Valley LLC, considering parcel numbers
RP10522E257303 and PP10(22E257 303. Their argument was that the fair market value placed on the
property did not take into account that it is not operating at this time.
c) 11:07 AM John Rand, owner or Kingdom Property Holdings LLC dba Southern Storage, presented his
appeal for parcel RP10523E321700. His argument was that his property value seemed to increase while
similar businesses did not.
L1:57 AM Motion and Action: Recess the Board of Equalization, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded
by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
12:04 PM Motion and Action: Enter a lunch recess, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle
- Member. Motion passed unanimously.
1:29 PM Call back to Order
1:31 PM Motion and Action: Reenter a Board of Equalization, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by
Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
d) 1:35 PM Matt Cook and David Cook, co-owners of Lonestar Storage LLC, presented their appealon
parcel RPBD8010010150. Their argument for this parcel and the next 4 parcels was that the valuation
seemed unfairly biased and extreme to this and other parcels compared to surrounding and similar
parcels.
e) 2:23 PM Matt Cook, owner of Silver Raptor lnvestments LLC, parcel RP88N01001006D, presented the
same appeal as just argued for Loanstar Storage LLC. The Seven Seas Properties LLC, parcel
RP880010080090 was combined in the discussion for time.
f) Commissioner Kunau requested additional data for the years 2022 and 2023 be provided from the
Assessor's Office with regard to all of the parcels in appeal.
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g) 2:53 PM Matt Cook, owner of Whitehall LLC, parcel RP880011040034, presented the same argument as
the others.
h) 3:14 PM Matt Cook, owner of parcel RPBHR010020050 again presented argument for his residence.
i) Mr. Cook agreed to discuss his concerns with the Assessor's Office and come to a consensus over the
appraised values of his properties before next week's BOE. Assessor Adams would provide the Board
with any recommendations stemming from such discussion for the Board's consideration.
j) 4:09 PM Kunau reiterated his need for additional information before offering any kind of decision. Beck
requested the Board be ready to render a decision on all of the appeals for next week's BOE hearing.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
20) Proposed County building discussion
a) 9:41 AM Discuss letter received: ldaho Notice of Furnishing from New Millenium Building Systems
i) Jason Jones from Gary Jones Construction explained that this letter is typical of the industry and
recommended that prior to any payment of invoice to Gary Jones Construction, the Board will have
a lien release waiver signed by this same company evidencing payment has been made already.
b) 11:57 AM Chad Gill gave the construction progress report. He expects to have most of the structure and
the first floor put together by the end of the week. They plan on pouring the second-floor concrete in
about three and a half weeks.
21) 4:11 PM Adjourn
4:11 PM Motion and Action: Adjourn, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member
Motion passed unanimously.
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3:24 PM Motion and Action: Close the Board of Equalization, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by
Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
APPROVED:
Leonard M. Beck, Cha ir
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD
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Cally Velasquez
CASSIA COUNTY COMMISSION
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BOTH UNPAID CLAIMS & DEMANDS GENERAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS
* UNAPPROVED DEMANDSAPPEAR INACTUALSANDALSOASAN INVOICE.
l'und
GENERAL FUND (CURRENT EXPENSE)
ROAD & BRIDGE
DISTRICT COURT
JUSTICE FUND
911 COMMUNICATIONS
COMTMUNITY COLLEGE
WATERWAYS
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND
73O/O OF FISCAL YEAR ELAPSED
Actual
Demand/Claims
Amt
7o Budget
Remaining
0001
0002
0006
0008
001 3
001 7
0025
0048
5,093,499.00
712,150.00
399,326.00
15,639,677.00
954,840.00
200,000.00
84,000.00
4,295,615.00
3,329,794.89
272,273.59
288,465.97
10,042,008.75
103,734.93
91,400.00
12,922.06
2,740,530 01
Total Amount Paid
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13,309.90
12,824.90
29.97
42,677.26
509.60
90,500.00
440.02
52.255.00
212,546.65
1,763,704.11
439,876.41
110,860.03
5,597,668.25
851,105.07
108,600.00
71.077 .94
1,555,084.99
35o/o
620/o
28%
36%
89o/o
54%
85%
360/o
STATE OF IDAHO
CASSIA COUNTY
WE, THE CASSIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, BEING DULY SWORN DO HEREBY CERTIFY AND DECLARE THAT
WE HAVE REVIEWED THE DEMANDS ENUIVIERATED 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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