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Cassia County Board of Commissioners
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Monday, August LO,2026
Cossio County Courthouse . Commission Chambers
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 S 74-204 for Open Meetings Law.
ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
1) 9:02 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, Cally Velasquez -
Deputy Clerk (Not voting)
a) 9:03 AM Calendar, meetings, committee reports, and correspondence were reviewed.
s) 9:08 AM Approve payables for 8/10/2026
9:08 AM Motion and Action: Approve payables in the amount of 5533,700.25 as presented on
8h0/2026,
Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously
5) 9:09 AM Approve minutes from 611,7/27 andS/3
9:09 AM Motion and Action: Approve minutes trom 7 /27 /2026 as presented, Moved by Kent R. Searle
- Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
9:12 AM Motion and Action: Approve minutes from 6/L/2O26 as presented, Moved by Kent R. Searle -
Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
9:12 AM Motion and Action: Approve minutes from 8/312026 as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau -
Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
7) 9:10 AM Approval of synopsis for May 2026
9:10 AM Motion and Action: Approve synopsis for May 2026 as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau -
Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
lnstrument # 2026003153
BURLEY. cASSLA, lDAtlo
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JOSEPH LARSEN
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9:14 AM Kerry McMurray, Assistant to the Board entered the meeting.
8) 9:13 AM Review and approval ofAlcohol License applications for which there is a transcribable
verbatim record of the proceedings as required by ldaho Code 23-1015.
a) Ace Hardware - Bottled/Canned beer OFF premises
9:14 AM Motion and Action: Approve the Alcohol License application as presented, Moved by Kent R.
Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
9) 9:17 AM Approval of Clerk's Office recommendations regarding junior college Certificates of
Residency
9:18 AM Motion and Action: Approve Clerk's Office recommendations to approve 28 and deny one
junior college Certificates of Residency as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by
Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
10) 9:19 AM Personnel Matters - Change of Status Requests
a) CCSO - Joseph Knight - City Senior Patrol Deputy - transfer
b) CCSO - Token Kirst - County Certified Patrol Deputy - transfer
9:20 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.
11) 9:54 AM Executive Sessions
9:54 AM Motion and Action: Enter Executive Session pursuant to ldaho Code $ 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: ves = 3).
Yes: Kent R. Searle - Member, Bob Kunau - Member, Leonard M. Beck - Chair.
10:30 AM Upon exit of Executive Session, the board took the matter under advisement.
\21 9:2f AM Review and approve Taylor Grazing Funding request letter
9:25 AM Motion and Action: Approve the disbursement of funds in the amount of 59,677.13 to the
Burley District Grazing Board as presented, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob
Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
13) 9:26 AM Approve County Employee Fair Parade Leave Memo for distribution
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9:26 AM Motion and Action: Approve signing the letter as presented, Moved by Kent R. Searle -
Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
SCHEDUTED ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
14) 9:19 AM Reports from VSO - none at this time.
15) 9:31AM Review and approve TimeClock Plus LLC agreement with Sheriff's Office
9:32 AM Motion and Action: Approve the TimeClock Plus Agreement with the sheriff's office for a
three-year contract at 53,955.20 per year as presented, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded
by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed unanimously.
15) 9:34 AM Review and approve additional billing for FY2025 Burley Highway District invoice
9:38 AM Motion and Action: Approve the payment of $4,741.98 to the Burley Highway District for the
Fy2025 as presented, Moved by Bob Kunau - Member, Seconded by Kent R. Searle - Member. Motion
passed unanimously.
17) 9:39 AM Review and approve FY2026 Burley Highway District invoice
a) There was confusion of whether the increased amount should apply to the FY2026 year where
the budget had already been set or the FY2027 budget year. Beck requested time to speak with
Albion Highway District officials on the matter before addressing this again next week.
18) 9:44 AM Review and approve USFS Grant 23-LE-11041400-003 for patrol
a) 10:30 AM revisited for decision.
10:30 AM Motion and Action: Approve the US Forest Service Grant 23-LE-11041400-003 for patrol as
presented, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed
unanimously.
19) 9:45 AM Review and approve Amendment No.4 to Cassia County Employee Benefit Plan - Bowen
a) Mr. Kelly Bowen explained Amendment No.4 as adding language and limits to gene therapy in
the employee benefits plan. Previousto this amendment, there was onlygene therapyfor
maternity. The language added gene therapy for cancer treatment and mental health
treatment as well as residential treatment facility and applied limits to those options.
9:50 AM Motion and Action: Approve Amendment No. 4 to the Cassia County Employee Benefit Plan
as presented, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau - Member. Motion passed
unanimously.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
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?Ol 9:27 AM Proposed County building discussion

a) Cement for the first half of the second floor began early this morning with the plan to finish the
second half of the second floor on Thursday of this week.
L0:31 AM McMurray was asked to contact Adult Misdemeanor Probation Director Prewitt and Juvenile
Corrections Supervisor Dixie Tate to discuss Passthrough Funds Recipient Agreements for next week.
2tl tO:32 AM Adjourn
L0:32 AM Motion and Action: Adjourn, Moved by Kent R. Searle - Member, Seconded by Bob Kunau -
Member. Motion passed unanimously.
CASSIA COU NTY COMMISSION
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Monday, August lO,2026
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APPROVED:
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD:
Cally Velasq
CASSIA COU NTY COMMISSION
REGULAR SESSION
Monday, August lO,2026
Leonard M. Beck, Chair
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CASSIACOUNTY
CLAIMS 
APPROVAL 
REPORT - 
INCLUDING 
BUDGET BALANCES
BOTH UNPAID CLAIMS & DEMANDS GENERALGOVERNMENT FUNDS
* UNAPPROVED DEMANDS APPEAR IN ACTUALS AND ALSO AS AN INVOICE .
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Department DEPT 00 NARCOTICS SEIZED ASSETS FUND
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VendorNumber-VendorName ExpenditureAccount
For Payment Of
Budget 
Actual
Number
Amount
I 5375.BANKCARD CENTER
O47O-OOOO AUTO EXPENSE
CAR WASH - IVIONTHLY
10,000.00 433.95
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!'endor Total
34.99
9,531.06
3,1.99
DEPT OO NARCOTICS SEIZED ASSETS FUND
Department Total:
J{.99
Grand Total :
5J3.700.25
STATE OF IDAHO
CASSIA COUNTY
WE, THE CASSIA COUNTY COTVIIVISSIONERS, BEING DULY SWORN DO HEREBY CERTIFYAND DECLARE THAT
WE HAVE REVIEWED THE DEMANDS ENUTMERATED 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
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