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Page 1 JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONER MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 25, 2025 Meeting called to order at 9:00. Those present are Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Young, Chairman Hancock, Prosecutor Paul Butikofer, Emergency Management Rebecca Squires, Clerk Colleen Poole; Kimberly Murphy is clerk of the board. Pledge of Allegiance led by Commissioner Young. Prayer offered by Chairman Hancock. Recording available at https://jcgov.us/AgendaC enter COMMISSIONERS e APPOINTMENT OF AMBULANCE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS - (ACTION ITEM) e 9:03:47 AM Chairman Hancock announced that Todd Stowell, Roger Anderson, and Andrew Mickelsen have been chosen as the commissioners for the new ambulance district. 9:06:19 AM Motion to appoint Roger Anderson, Todd Stowell, and Andrew Mickelsen to serve on the Jefferson Central Ambulance District Commission by Commissioner Clark. Second by Commissioner Young. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark — aye, Commissioner Young — aye, Chairman Hancock — aye. Motion passed. 9:07:05 AM Commissioner Young swore Roger Anderson as the Commissioner of subdistrict one for the Jefferson Central Ambulance District Commission. 9:08:33 AM Chairman Hancock swore Todd Stowell in as the Commissioner of subdistrict two for the Jefferson Central Ambulance District Commission. 9:09:38 AM Commissioner Clark swore Andrew Mickelsen in as the Commissioner of subdistrict three for the Jefferson Central Ambulance District Commission. CENTRAL FIRE DISTRICT - NIC WHITE ARPA FUNDS FOR AMBULANCE PURCHASE - (ACTION ITEM) 9:01:47 AM Nic White — Central Fire District - Nic wasn’t sure how to request the funds that were approved through the MOU for the purchase of an ambulance. Rebecca Squires will process the claim for Nic. ELECTED OFFICIALS - DEPARTMENT HEADS STAFF MEETING 9:13:55 AM Sheriff Steve Anderson — his office is beyond busy, today is the first day of school. Garn Herrick - IT — the email upgrade has been completed. Multi-factor authentication is going to be rolling out in the next couple months. Law enforcement will be rolling out e-ticketing and has three units currently using it. Rhett Hansen - Noxious Weeds — business as usual. The county auction started last week. Carl Anderson - Fair - The Mud Lake Fair was very successful. The Rigby fair was one of the biggest fairs they've had. On Friday there were 259 animals sold for a total of $616,000. Tammy Adkins — Probation — business as usual. Audrey Moon — Payroll — green sheets have been passed out and need to be completed by department heads. Personnel action forms are needed for regrades and change of hours. Jessica Roach — Assessor — business as usual. She attended the assessor's conference last week. Sherry Beck — Treasurer's Office - they have been working with the sheriff's civil deputy for warrants of restraint. There are five pending tax deeds scheduled for November 3. Joseph Sagers — Extension Office — they have just finished two fairs and both were very successful. They are getting ready for awards night. Mike Carter - Road & Bridge — they have finished chip sealing. They can do 8 more lane miles of paving in this budget year. Martin Jones - Parks & Recreation — he’s hitting the final few weeks of the lake season and it's starting to slow down a little bit. The campgrounds are still full every weekend. He is starting to gear up for basketball season and is working to have baseball and softball organized for the spring. Milton - Planning & Zoning — He’s been going through trying to update building codes and permit fees. Brandy Ward — Solid Waste — they poured concrete for the new building last week. She is still working with American Pump to get information about upgrading the domestic pump. Colleen — Clerk — the budget hearing is tonight. They are getting ready for the November elections— candidate filing is open until Friday. Rebecca Squires - Emergency Management/HR — The emergency operations plan is still being updated. This plan integrates all of the county departments so she will be sharing sections of the plan with the pertinent departments for review and comments. At the end of October, there is an emergency management training in Moscow, Idaho. She has three sponsored spots available. COMMISSIONERS APPROVE CLAIMS - (ACTION ITEM) 9:43:05 AM Motion to approve the claims from August 9th through 22nd, 2025 for $581,235.99 by Commissioner Clark. Second by Commissioner Young. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young — aye, Chairman Hancock — aye. Motion passed. APPROVE CERTIFICATES OF RESIDENCY - (ACTION ITEM) Commissioner Meeting Minutes AUGUST 25, 2025 Page 2 9:44:40 AM Motion to approve the Certificates of Residency for Fall 2025 for the College of Eastern Idaho for Sidney Bowden, Alyse Stewart, Ali Whetten, Lacee Judy, Harmonie Moser, and Serena Hendricks by Commissioner Clark. Second by Commissioner Young. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark —- aye, Commissioner Young — aye, Chairman Hancock — aye. Motion passed. APPROVE COMMISSIONER MEETING MINUTES - (ACTION ITEM) 9:45:17 AM Motion to approve the Commissioner meeting minutes for August 18, 2025 by Commissioner Young. Second by Commissioner Clark. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young - aye, Chairman Hancock — aye. Motion passed. APPROVE RETAIL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS - (ACTION ITEM) 9:46:36 AM Motion to approve the Retail Alcoholic Beverage License for Rigby's Patty Shack by Commissioner Young. Second by Commissioner Clark. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young — aye, Chairman Hancock — aye. Motion passed. 9:46:51 AM Motion to approve the Retail Alcoholic Beverage License for Sneekers by Commissioner Young. Second by Commissioner Clark. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young — aye, Chairman Hancock — aye. Motion passed. 9:47:02 AM Motion to approve the Retail Alcoholic Beverage License for Don's Lounge by Commissioner Young. Second by Commissioner Clark. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young — aye, Chairman Hancock — aye. Motion passed. 9:47:17 AM Motion to approve the Retail Alcoholic Beverage License for Teton Truck Stop by Commissioner Young. Second by Commissioner Clark. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young — aye, Chairman Hancock — aye. Motion passed. 9:47:29 AM Motion to approve the Retail Alcoholic Beverage License for Maverik #156 by Commissioner Young. Second by Commissioner Clark. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young - aye, Chairman Hancock — aye. Motion passed. 9:47:46 AM Motion to approve the Retail Alcoholic Beverage License for Teton House by Commissioner Young. Second by Commissioner Clark. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young — aye, Chairman Hancock — aye. Motion passed. 9:47:59 AM Motion to approve the Retail Alcoholic Beverage License for 7N Farm House Table by Commissioner Young. Second by Commissioner Clark. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young — aye, Chairman Hancock — aye. Motion passed. 9:48:13 AM Motion to approve the Retail Alcoholic Beverage License for BJ’s Bayou by Commissioner Clark. Second by Commissioner Young. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young - aye, Chairman Hancock — aye. Motion passed. 9:48:28 AM Motion to approve the Retail Alcoholic Beverage License for Lil’ Mikes by Commissioner Clark. Second by Commissioner Young. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young - aye, Chairman Hancock — aye. Motion passed. 9:48:40 AM Motion to approve the Retail Alcoholic Beverage License for Solids and Stripes by Commissioner Clark. Second by Commissioner Young. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young - aye, Chairman Hancock — aye. Motion passed. 9:48:59 AM Motion to approve the Retail Alcoholic Beverage License for Top Cat Pub by Commissioner Clark. Second by Commissioner Young. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young - aye, Chairman Hancock — aye. Motion passed. 9:49:14 AM Motion to approve the Retail Alcoholic Beverage License for Heise Hot Springs by Commissioner Clark. Second by Commissioner Young. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young — aye, Chairman Hancock — aye. Motion passed. 11:53:06 AM Motion to approve the Retail Alcoholic Beverage License for El Andante by Commissioner Clark. Second by Commissioner Young. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young - aye, Chairman Hancock — aye. Motion passed. APPROVE LETTER OF INTENT FOR WEST SIDE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT - (ACTION ITEM) 9:58:56 AM Clerk Colleen Poole presented a letter of intent from the West Side Soil and Water Conservation District. They are requesting $2,500 is assistance from Jefferson County. 10:00:04 AM — Motion to approve the letter of intent for the West Side Soil and Water Conservation District for the amount of $2500 by Commissioner Young. Second by Commissioner Clark. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young — aye, Chairman Hancock — aye. Motion passed. APPROVE SEARLE HART & ASSOCIATION AUDIT - (ACTION ITEM) 10:01:17 AM Motion to approve the audit completed by Searle Hart & Associates by Commissioner Clark. Second by Commissioner Young. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark — aye, Commissioner Young — aye, Chairman Hancock — aye. Motion passed. PLANNING & ZONING - MILTON OLLERTON UPDATE 10:02:18 AM Milton Ollerton and Mike Carter - Milton has sent out the revised compliance letter. Milton and Mike have been working together to figure out a policy that makes sense. Milton is also reviewing and updating the fee schedule. 10:35:43 AM _ recess until 11:00. 11:05:03 AM — open session Commissioner Meeting Minutes AUGUST 25, 2025 Page 3 EFLEETS - MATT PRYOR FLEET MANAGEMENT - DISCUSSION 11:05:17 AM Matt Pryor with Enterprise Fleet - EFleet is Enterprise Rental’s sister company. Matt discussed their services for fleet vehicles. The commissioners are not going to pursue it at this time. 11:53:58 AM __ recess until 6:00 pm. Open meeting 6:03 PM COMMISSIONERS - CLERK - COLLEEN POOLE PUBLIC HEARING - 2025-2026 JEFFERSON COUNTY BUDGET e ADOPTING 2025-2026 BUDGET - RESOLUTION #2025-32 - (ACTION ITEM) 6:03:51 PM Chairman Hancock opened the public hearing portion. There is no one signed up to speak from the public. He listed the total amount for each department’s budget. Chairman Hancock said this is a balanced budget, the revenues equal the expenditures so we are not having to take money out of the cash reserves or cash forward to balance it this year. The final amount is not greater than the amount in the published tentative budget. Commissioner Clark read the resolution on to the record. Resolution 2025-32. 6:37:07 PM Motion to approve Resolution #2025-32 by Commissioner Clark. Second by Commissioner Young. Roll call taken. Commissioner Clark - aye, Commissioner Young - aye, Chairman Hancock - aye. Motion passed. 6:38:13 PM Motion by Commissioner Young to adjourn at 6:38 pm. Second by Commissioner Clark. All in favor - aye. Motion passed. | Tr ae 4 phen dle Ae (_— oN OUTY Coll, g -Z2- 2? S dena of the Board SNe ny % Date SS Kp Kn bey Um 2&! eFFERSO, 2? q/2/26 = : — itn = sO: : = _ajayes Clerk of the Boa re OUNTY A 3 = Date a Oe. a S n> Mean Ws “tank OF Or ¢ LZ VA S aoe Dale Commissioner Meeting Minutes AUGUST 25, 2025
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