Cassia County | minutes | meeting 2026-06-29 | 2026_06_29 BoCC Recorded Minutes.pdf source: https://www.cassia.gov/media/Commissioners/Minutes/2026/2026_06_29%20BoCC%20Recorded%20Minutes.pdf 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 l lPage ndex ro coMMrssroNERs MINUTES Fee: 0.00 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. cASStA COUNTY COMMTSSTON REGULAR SESSION Monday, June 29, 2026 2lPage 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. cAsSrA couNw coMMlssloN REGULAR SESSION Monday, June 29, 2026 3lPage 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. CASSIA COUNTY COMMISSION REGUTAR SESSION Monday, June 29,2026 4lPage 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. CASSIA COUNTY COMMISSION REGUTAR SESSION Monday, June 29,2026 5lPage 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 lrntfi;*,,,^l / .D U Cally Velasquez CASSIA COUNTY COMMISSION REGULAR SESSION Monday, June 29,2026 6lPage 0612612026 l3:39:15 FN502WBS STEPHANIE[II1'T CASSIA COUNTY PAGE I OF I 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 NER 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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