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BOCC Apr 20 2026 Regular Meeting FREMONT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING MINUTES April 20, 2026 Present for the meeting were: Commissioners Blair Dance, Rick Hill, and Mark Chandler Also attended by: Clerk Meredith Mattingly, Deputy Clerk Kim Fletcher, and Civil Attorney Blake Hall via Zoom Commissioner Dance called the meeting to order and welcomed those in attendance. Planning and Building Planners Sara Bowersox and Jacob Farnes RE: Teton Tinsel Short Plat – action item; Serenity Farms Short Plat – action item Ms. Bowersox presented application #26-026 for Teton Tinsel Short Plat along with Findings of Facts, Conclusions of Law and Decision. Commissioner Hill made a motion to approve application #26-026 for Teton Tinsel Farms 2-lot Short Plat along with Findings of Facts, Conclusions of Law and Decision. Commissioner Chandler seconded the motion. A full voice vote was heard with all commissioners voting in favor. Mr. Farnes presented application #25-088 for Serenity Farms Short Plat along with Findings of Facts, Conclusions of Law and Decision. Commissioner Chandler made a motion to approve application #25-088 for Rebecca Sellers - Serenity Farms 5-lot Short Plat along with Findings of Facts, Conclusions of Law and Decision. Commissioner Hill seconded the motion. A full voice vote was heard with all commissioners voting in favor. Treasurer Lori Beard RE: Contract Renewal with Cummins Allison – action item Ms. Beard presented a contract renewal with Cummins Allison for the maintenance of the money machines in the Treasurers office. This contract is for one year, the price did increase $500 because they do want us to replace one of the machines, but we don’t want to because they are both still in good condition. The cost will be $1,984.74. Commissioner Chandler made a motion to approve the Cummins Allison money counter machine contract in the amount of $1,984.74. Commissioner Hill seconded the motion. A full voice vote was heard with all commissioners voting in favor. Chief Deputy Sheriff Cody Gudmunson RE: Check Submission – action item Mr. Gudmunson presented a check from the Idaho Department of Parks and Rec for their OHV program in the amount of $61,385.28 that the Sheriff’s would like to have deposited in their Capital Recreation line. Commissioner Hill made a motion to authorize the deposit of the check from the Idaho Department of Parks and Rec into the Sheriff’s Capital Rec line in the amount of $61,385.28. Commissioner Chandler seconded the motion. A full voice vote was heard with all commissioners voting in favor. Assessor Carol Blanchard RE: BOE Tax Exemptions – action item Ms. Blanchard presented 2 new applications for this year. The first is from The American Legion Post #84 (parcel RPA0002064001A), and the second is from Caldera Water Company Inc. (parcel nos. RP00153110080, RP001610010210, RP001520070070, RP10209001016A, RP000100020310, RP0020900982A0, RP0020900881C0, RP00010002067A, and RP00010002074A). The American Legion Post #84 was previously exempt; there was an issue with the timing of their application as well as some of their paperwork, so it is now a new application for approval. Commissioner Chandler made a motion to approve the 2026 tax exemption for American Legion Post #84, parcel #RPA0002064001A. Commissioner Hill seconded the motion. A full voice vote was heard with all commissioners voting in favor. The parcels on the applications for the Caldera Water Company are all lots within subdivisions, but they are all strictly used for well lots and pump houses. They sent in all of the appropriate paperwork for the 63-602C exemption. Commissioner Dance asked if these lots are supplying culinary water to subdivisions. Ms. Blanchard said yes. Commissioner Dance asked if this application has been submitted to Blake Hall for review. Mr. Hall stated he just received the list this morning. He isn’t as familiar with this section, so he hasn’t been able to give each parcel its proper time for review yet, and would need to rely on Ms. Blanchard’s experience and what the County’s position has been on water companies in the past. Commissioner Dance made a motion to postpone this decision until Mr. Hall has an opportunity to complete his review of the application for Caldera Water Company Inc. Commissioner Chandler seconded the motion. A full voice vote was heard with all commissioners voting in favor. Ms. Blanchard reviewed the list of 2026 Tax Exempt properties with the Commissioners. Commissioner Chandler asked if any of these properties have changed from previous years. Ms. Blanchard said no, and all of the information on all of their applications appeared to be accurate. Commissioner Hill made a motion to approve the 2026 tax exemptions for the properties listed as approved in previous years. Commissioner Chandler seconded the motion. A full voice vote was heard with all commissioners voting in favor. Ms. Blanchard asked if she should schedule a follow-up BOE to discuss the Caldera Water Company, or wait until our Primary BOE in July. She asks because if they are exempted, they will not be issued a tax notice for 2026, so a decision will need to be made before the beginning of May. Mr. Hall stated that as he understands it, this was the BOE hearing for the tax exemptions and Caldera Water Company had an opportunity to present evidence if they wanted to, which they did not take. The Commissioners opted not to make a decision on their matter today, so it can move to the Primary BOE in July, but he feels a decision could also be made long before then, though he doesn’t want to presume. Ms. Blanchard will follow-up with the Commissioners in the next couple of weeks to see what they would like to do. Commissioner Chandler made a motion to close the Board of Equalization. Commissioner Hill seconded the motion. A full voice vote was heard with all commissioners voting in favor. Commissioners RE: Quarterly Jail Inspection – action item Commissioners performed the quarterly jail inspection. Miscellaneous Commissioner Hill made a motion to approve the claims for April 20, 2026 as presented. Commissioner Chandler seconded the motion. A full voice vote was heard with all commissioners voting in favor. Commissioner Hill made a motion to approve the minutes from April 13, 2026 as presented. Commissioner Chandler seconded the motion. A full voice vote was heard with all commissioners voting in favor. Commissioner Hill made a motion to approve the Junior College Application for the College of Southern Idaho Spring 2026-Fall 2026 academic year for Lukas Nedrow. Commissioner Chandler seconded the motion. A full voice vote was heard with all commissioners voting in favor. Commissioner Hill made a motion to approve the transfer of the 2025-2026 Retail Alcoholic Beverage License #20 from Carl R Bates to Bonnie P Bates dba Timberline Golf. Commissioner Chandler seconded the motion. A full voice vote was heard with all commissioners voting in favor. Commissioner Hill was not able to present bids in this meeting. This item was postponed to another meeting. Clerk Mattingly presented Resolution No 2026-14 for the destruction of records maintained by the clerk’s office. We have 6 binders of public records requests she would like to destroy that span a time period from 6-19-2009 to 4-8-2021, as per the change in the policy stating that we will only hold those records for 2 years rather than permanently. Commissioner Chandler made a motion to adopt Resolution No 2026-14 ordering the destruction of county records maintained by the Fremont County Clerk’s Office as outlined. Commissioner Hill seconded the motion. A full voice vote was heard with all commissioners voting in favor. There being no further business to come before the board, the meeting was adjourned. _________________________________ Blair Dance, Chairman Fremont County Commissioner Attest: _____________________________ Meredith Mattingly, Clerk HISTORY Recorded by Min. 612733 Regular Commissioner Meeting 04-20-2026 on 5/4/2026
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