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BOCC Dec 1 2025 Regular Meeting FREMONT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING MINUTES December 1, 2025 Present for the meeting were: Commissioners Blair Dance, Rick Hill, and Mark Chandler Also attended by: Clerk Abbie Mace, Clerk Elect Meredith Mattingly, Deputy Clerk Kim Fletcher, Civil Attorney Blake Hall via Zoom, Assessor Carol Blanchard, and Sheriff Bart Quayle Commissioner Dance called the meeting to order and welcomed those in attendance. Sheriff Bart Quayle reported we have 39 inmates inhouse and 1 in Madison County. We had no issues over the weekend and the last month has been good. Summit hired a new kitchen manager. In the last month, dispatch logged 9946 activities. This includes 487 traffic stops; they responded to a lot of traffic complaints. This has resulted in 239 incident reports. They issued 210 citations, and responded to 32 traffic accidents. They have filled both positions in the jail, so they are fully staffed there. There is still 1 patrol position open, and they will be interviewing this morning. The security is going well at the west entrance. ISA Meetings are next week and the Sheriff’s and Chiefs will be discussing the situation with our bailiff and how to keep him. We understand there are ways to keep him and still have him be paid what he deserves, but we haven’t been told what they are. The Chief is returning some firearms to Alabama this week; we look forward to his safe return. It would have cost more to ship them. Sheriff Quayle has been asked to sit on the DIGB6 committee, but there is another opening that needs to be appointed by the Commissioners and be set in a Resolution. He does have recommendations for them, and stated it is best if the position is filled by someone in law enforcement. Commissioners will discuss this during next week’s meeting. Assessor Carol Blanchard reported her office has completed Sub Roll assessments; we had 72 on the Sub Roll this year. With tax notices going out, phone calls have increased and they are answering questions the best they can. Her staff does a great job helping to educate people about the assessment process and how it works. She attended the District 6 meeting as well as the IAC meetings and she always appreciates the opportunity to go. District 6 had a discussion about combining efforts with other counties to look into HR and felt it could be beneficial to split the cost for 1 person to cover those issues. The IAC meeting had a lot of good core information. She is leaving today to go to Boise for further IACA meetings and hopes to have further discussions about software. It is not looking promising for the State to be contributing anything to this issue soon due to budget cuts. She and Lori are looking into software for the county because Computer Arts isn’t doing well for us anymore and isn’t going to be updating. Hopefully they will have something to present to the Commissioners soon that will work for the county and be affordable. The Assessors and Treasurers did created a joint resolution about software and funding that will be presented to the legislature and hopefully create discussion about how important the issue is. She has some staff that will be attending the Property Tax Reduction Training on December 11th. Her office and the DMV will be closed the December 26th. Clerk Abbie Mace reported she and Ms. Mattingly have been working on year-end reporting. They are down to the road report and hope to be able to present it to the Commissioners next week. Last week was quieter with the Thanksgiving holiday so she was able to get caught up on several things. Commissioner Hill reported the Fair Board had a meeting at the first of the month and they are planning events for next year, as well as updates for the fairgrounds. He attended meetings with our Treasurer for software for records requests. He attended the 6 District meeting, and visited the 3B Detention Center, as well as the 5C tour. He attended the Fall Local Government training meeting, and there is always good information there. East Idaho Solid Waste had a meeting last week; they are looking at closing out their temporary loans by December 18th and moving them into USDA loans. They have hired John Weber as a part time director over the landfill. They have also renamed the landfill to the Long-Halow Landfill, and it is in the East Idaho Solid Waste District (formally East Idaho Regional Solid Waste District). They have been accepting garbage and things are working well; the shop building is almost completed. They will have a ribbon cutting in the spring when the weather is better. He and the Sheriff have a meeting with Hummel this week about the security entrance to prepare documentation to hire a construction manager. Commissioner Chandler reported the Golf Board had a meeting. The Snowmobile Committee also had meeting. They have a good crew; they are just waiting for snow. He attended the training in Idaho Falls for the counties and thought it was interesting. He met with Commissioners from 3B and 5C. They agree it will save money to consolidate 3B and 5C, we just need to work out an agreement. He’s been working with Greg Grant and his ideas for the Golf Course. He’s also helping some people with planning and zoning issues, and has been learning about how most of their issues are civil issues. It has been good training for him. Commissioner Dance reported he was privileged to help with the distribution and collection of the election equipment, and was able take Commissioner Chandler with him to show him the ropes. There has been a lot of activity with the Flood50 Committee in preparation for next year’s Teton Dam Commemoration. He also had the opportunity to attend the County Officials Institute in Idaho Falls with our other elected officials and it is always interesting. We were able to close out 2 property purchases; 1 is next to our EMS building and the other is the other half of a parking lot, which was previously owned by the Bank of Idaho. It was a quieter month for him, with a few other board meetings to sign checks and sign papers. Clerk Mace asked the Commissioners about the proposed rate increases for the Golf Course. Civil Attorney Blake Hall would like to prepare the resolution, but these increases require a public hearing, so they will need to be noticed in the paper 2 weeks in advance. She knows there are people that like to purchase season passes as Christmas gifts, so they might want to consider this in their timing, though she doesn’t know how many they sell. Commissioner Chandler would like to review the fee schedule for accuracy. There are also some fees missing from the document and he would like to discuss these with Greg Grant and have a complete document before a decision is made. The hearing notice will wait until after Christmas. Planning and Building Planners Sara Bowersox and Dusty Rigby RE: Corrected Findings of Facts for Carl Holm (Falcon View) Minor Plat Amendment - action item; Wilford Estates – action item; Country View Estates Div 1 – action Ms. Bowersox presented corrected Findings of Facts, Conclusions of Law and Decision for application #25-082 for Carl Holm (Falcon View) Minor Plat Amendment – Moose Run Div #1 – 1st Amended Plat. Commissioner Dance signed the corrected Findings of Facts, Conclusions of Law and Decision for application #25-082 for Carl Holm (Falcon View) Minor Plat Amendment – Moose Run Div #1 – 1st Amended Plat. Ms. Bowersox presented application #25-072 for Wilford Estates along with Findings of Facts, Conclusions of Law and Decision. Commissioner Chandler made a motion to approve application #25-072 for Danny Draper - Wilford Estates Div #2 – 2-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. Ms. Rigby presented application #25-065 for Country View Estates Div 1 along with Findings of Facts, Conclusions of Law and Decision. Commissioner Hill made a motion to approve application #25-065 for Ron Rankin – Country View Estates Div 1 – 5-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. Assessor Carol Blanchard RE: BOE Sub Roll – action item Fremont County Board of Equalization Monday, December 1, 2025, 10:10am Commissioner Blair Dance called the meeting to order for the Board of Equalization Sub Roll hearings. Those Present were Commissioner Blair Dance, Commissioner Rick Hill, and Commissioner Mark Chandler Also in attendance were Clerk Abbie Mace, Clerk Elect Meredith Mattingly, Deputy Clerk Kim Fletcher, Civil Attorney Blake Hall via Zoom, and Assessor Carol Blanchard Commissioner Dance gave instructions for today’s hearings and turned the time over to Assessor Carol Blanchard. Ms. Blanchard explained that the Sub Roll is any new construction that was completed after January 1st that wasn’t assessed during our Primary Roll. It is also an opportunity for those property owners to apply for the Homeowners Exemption. We’ve had several of those applications returned and applied to these homes. She did have 1 call to her office; the home was not completed so it was removed from the Sub Roll. It was simply a miscommunication about whether or not the home was being occupied or not, and it isn’t currently. This was the only correction for this year. No one is here today to dispute their valuations, and everything was able to be handled in her office. Commissioner Dance closed the Board of Equalization Sub Roll Hearings at 10:16 a.m. Commissioner Hill made a motion to adopt the Sub Roll as presented. Commissioner Chandler seconded the motion. A full voice vote was heard with all commissioners voting in favor. Veterans Services Lana Davis RE: Executive Session IC 74-206(1)(b) – action item Commissioner Dance made a motion to go into executive session pursuant to IC 74-206(1)(b) To consider the evaluation, dismissal or disciplining of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against, a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent, or public school student; at 10:34 a.m. Commissioner Hill seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken with Commissioner Dance voting “Aye”, Commissioner Hill voting “Aye”, and Commissioner Chandler voting “Aye”. Commissioner Dance declared the meeting open at 10:56 a.m. Parks & Rec Director Greg Grant RE: Request for Retention of County Vessel Funds – action item; Winter Park Concept and Equipment Funding – action item; Golf Course POS Contract / ForeUp – action item Mr. Grant submitted a request for retention of county vessel funds. This just needs a signature from the Commissioners. The amount we are looking to retain this year is $42,573.60. These funds are used to continue to maintain our waterways, docks, boat accesses, etc. Commissioner Dance made a motion to adopt the Fremont County Vessel Fund report and approve the request for retention of these funds for the next year with the Idaho State Parks and Rec. Commissioner Chandler seconded the motion. A full voice vote was heard with all commissioners voting in favor. Mr. Grant presented a concept for a winter park, and discussed funding equipment for its maintenance. We have the golf course during the summer, but he is looking at what we can do with it during the winter. He’s discussed with Madison County about what they do with their golf course. He’s looking at creating a Nordic ski track and a sledding hill for this year and then next year expanding and creating a skating rink, depending on how well it does. This would utilize the golf course year-round. He is looking into grants for groomer, but there isn’t a lot to work with so he is hoping we can use some of the ARPA funds, at a cost of $13,450. He would do the maintenance of the track himself, and Terry would take care of the groomer. He has reached out to ICRMP and we are covered for these activities. Jeff Albiston likes the idea of utilizing the golf course all year and has helped him map out a course for the ski track; they have a plan in place a barrier to protect the greens. He’s talked with other people in the community as well and there seems to be a feeling that this is something a lot of people would really like. Commissioner Hill made a motion to approve the funding request for the Yellowstone track system groomer to come out of the ARPA funds in the amount of $13,450 to make a ski track around the golf course. Commissioner Chandler seconded the motion. A full voice vote was heard with all commissioners voting in favor. Mr. Grant asked to table the Golf Course Point of Sale/ForeUp system discussion until next week. He is still waiting for costs but didn’t receive them in time for this meeting. Commissioners RE: Executive Session IC 74-206(1)(a) – action item Commissioner Dance made a motion to go into executive session pursuant to IC 74-206(1)(a) To consider hiring a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent, wherein the respective qualities of individuals are to be evaluated in order to fill a particular vacancy or need. This paragraph does not apply to filling a vacancy in an elective office or deliberations about staffing needs in general; at 11:17 a.m. Commissioner Chandler seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken with Commissioner Dance voting “Aye”, Commissioner Hill voting “Aye”, and Commissioner Chandler voting “Aye”. Commissioner Dance declared the meeting open at 11:46 a.m. Miscellaneous Commissioner Hill made a motion to approve the claims for December 1, 2025 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 November 24, 2025 as amended. Commissioner Chandler seconded the motion. A full voice vote was heard with all commissioners voting in favor. Commissioners discussed Last Chance WWTP Pay App #11. Commissioner Hill made a motion to approve the Last Chance WWTP Pay App #11 for GSE Construction in the amount of $1,343,468.00, and to authorize Commissioner Dance signing the reimbursement when we receive it. Commissioner Chandler seconded the motion. A full voice vote was heard with all commissioners voting in favor. Commissioners discussed Last Chance WWTP Change Order #6. Commissioner Hill made a motion to approve Last Chance WWTP Change Order #6 with GSE Construction Company with an increased amount of $9,823 due to weather delays, material changes, and tariffs. Commissioner Chandler seconded the motion. A full voice vote was heard with all commissioners voting in favor. Commissioner Hill made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 11:59 a.m. Commissioner Chandler 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: _____________________________ Abbie Mace, Clerk HISTORY Recorded by Min. 610860 Regular Commissioner Meeting 12-01-2025 on 12/8/2025
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