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JEROME COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Monday, August 11, 2025
PRESENT: Ben Crouch, Chairman
Charles Howell, Vice Chairman
Art Watkins, Commissioner
Ryan Treanor, Deputy Clerk
Meeting convened at 9:08 am.
Commissioner Reports
Commissioner Watkins – Commissioner Watkins stated that he went to the lunch at DL Evans
Bank for the opening of the fair. He went and signed checks for the South Central Community
Action Partnership. He then attended the cupcake wars event at the fair.
Commissioner Howell – Commissioner Howell stated that he attended a tour of the ranch
provided by University of Idaho. The land was purchased by University of Idaho for studies that
they do. He stated that the extension office works closely with the individuals doing the research
at the ranch. He was also offered the opportunity to visit the dairy location in Rupert that the
University of Idaho also owns. He attended the rodeo each night. Then he attended the cupcake
wars event at the fair. Later he attended the livestock sale at the fairgrounds.
Commissioner Crouch – Commissioner Crouch stated that he attended the fair kickoff lunch at
DL Evans Bank. He was in the fair parade. He also attended the rodeo each night. He came into
the office to sign on the insurance paperwork for the upcoming fiscal year.
Budget Resolutions
Tracee McKim and Cy Lootens were present.
Tracee presented budget resolutions regarding reimbursement funds or grant funds the county
has received and where they will be placed in the budget. She also described resolutions
regarding the transfer of funds from one budget line item and what budget line item they will be
placed under.
Commissioner Crouch moved to approve the resolutions 2025-34 through 2025-
49 as presented by staff. Seconded by Commissioner Howell. The motion passed
with a unanimous vote.
Snake River Canyon Parks Shooting Range Discussion
John Weston and Bill Bridges were present.
John stated that he had come in previously regarding the shooting range. He was proposing a
patent to be signed for the shooting range. He stated that the Bureau of Land Management
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(BLM) took out the option of the current parcel that they were looking to use to create the
shooting range. The new proposal he has is open regarding the area to use, but it is not specific
so it can be tailored to the desired area. He is hoping that the new shooting range will still be in
the same area as previously suggested.
Maintenance Monthly Report
Brent Culbertson was present.
Brent gave an update on the maintenance department. He stated that he has been working with
the Sherriff’s office to get their new sign placed. He has received a quote for the work to get it
installed. One of the issues they are trying to resolve with the installment is where they can put
the sign that it can be connected to power easily. He is also looking into having an equipment
shed installed out by the maintenance building. The new generator has been received as of this
morning. The parking lot is also finished and open for use.
AIP 29 & 30 for Jerome County Grants for Taxi Lane Construction/Reconstruction
Thomas Lieja and Christine Roemeling were present.
Thomas stated that they have received information regarding the grants for the
construction/reconstruction of the taxi lane. They have come to go over the grant offers and
answer any questions that the Board has. The Board stated that they had their legal counsel
review the documents. Their legal counsel advised that the documents were safe to sign.
IT Purchases, Dash Cams for Sherriff’s Vehicles, Executive Session for Personnel
Matthew McGregor, Eli Bair, Jesse Vallez, and Kristen Hartley were present.
Matthew stated that he is looking into replacing a printer. The printer in the emergency
management department is looking to be replaced. He stated that Kirsten was able to find a grant
to cover the cost of the purchase. The only thing that the county will be liable for is maintenance
and toner. The rest would be covered through the grant.
Commissioner Howell moved to approve the purchase of a Fishers Technology printer for the
emergency department office using grant funds. Seconded by Commissioner Watkins. The
motion passed with a unanimous vote.
He stated that IT has been working with the Sherriff’s office regarding the use of their dash
cameras. The current cameras are not performing as well as they should anymore. He has been
working to receive bids for the quotes for the new cameras. He also wants to move their cameras
to a cloud storage based system. The Sherriff has asked if IT would be willing to help to pay for
a portion of the budget for the new cameras. He stated that if they purchase them in a group they
will also receive a discount. IT can cover $50,000 and the Sherriff’s office would be able to
cover the remaining $40,000 to buy 10 cameras, which would cover half of the fleet of their
vehicles.
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Commissioner Watkins moved to approve the purchase of dash cams for the
Sherriffs office, including the cloud storage of the footage, in the amount of
$50,000 from the IT budget, and the rest being covered through the Sherriff’s
budget. Seconded by Commissioner Crouch. The motion passed with a
unanimous vote.
Matthew stated that they received information regarding a conference for IT. The conference
itself is free to attend. He is looking to rent an AirBNB to stay at during the dates of the training.
He believes that the training will be very beneficial. He is estimating that it would cost up to
$300 total for the Airbnb and the cost of fuel to attend. He would have the laptops with them
during the training in case there are any emergencies.
Commissioner Crouch moved to go into executive session per Idaho code 74-
206(1)(b). Seconded by Commissioner Howell. The motion passed with a
unanimous roll call vote.
Executive session began at 11:44am and ended at 12:04 pm.
Meeting recessed at 12:05 pm.
Meeting reconvened at 1:16 pm.
New Payroll System Discussion
Tracee McKim, Jesse Vallez, Matthew McGregor, Mark Swenson, and Kim Drury were present.
Tracee stated that the county has been looking into two different companies for a new payroll
system. They are leaning towards Neogov. They are familiar with government entities and
currently work with other government groups. Tracee stated that they have also had the
Sherriff’s office involved in this process. She asked Neogov if they would be able to have this
ready to start as of the new calendar year. Neogov said they are not fully sure and don’t want to
promise that they could have that ready by then. Tracee stated that this is a good thing and that
they are not making lots of promises of things and want to make sure that the change is done
right.
Matthew stated that this program is more than just payroll. It will also include HR and time clock
functions. Tracee stated that there are several other advantages to this new system that will be
more readily available to county employees. She confirmed that they have also worked with
PERSI before. Neogov would provide a discount for the first two years to help with
implementation of the new software. The costs of the new service would be: first year around
$53,000, second year around $53,000, and third year around $76,000. During the negotiations
with the new providers in person training was stated as a necessary requirement before going live
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with the software. Tracee stated that they would also look to slowly roll out the new software
across the county to make sure that it is being implemented correctly and that there are no issues
with paying employees or PERSI.
Legal Counsel/Destruction of Records Resolution, Resolution 2025-33
The Board received a resolution from the county prosecutors office. It is regarding documents
that they are able to destroy from their office. The resolution also discussed what documents
were to be destroyed.
Commissioner Crouch moved to approve resolution 2025-33 to destroy records in
the prosecutor’s office that are no longer needed. Seconded by Commissioner
Watkins. The motion passed with a unanimous vote.
Airport Truck Repair
Mary Luhr was present.
Marty stated that the truck at the airport went down. The cooling line broke on the truck. He took
the truck into the shop. The cost will be around $750 for the repairs. The Board asked Marty
about the repairs for the tractor. Marty stated they were able to find the part through a different
provider, and for a cheaper price.
Commissioner Crouch moved to approve the $4,300.00 expenditure for the
rebuilt PTO part for the international tractor at the airport. Seconded by
Commissioner Howell. The motion passed with a unanimous vote.
Marty also brought up the issue regarding the leases at the airport. Currently the airport charges
monthly based on the square footage of the hangar. He feels like it should be charged based on
the lot size. The Board agreed that it should be charged on the lot size rather than just the size of
the hangar.
Commissioner Crouch moved to approve the expenditure of $745 for the repair of
the truck cooling line. Seconded by Commissioner Crouch. The motion passed
with a unanimous vote.
Sign and Approve Claims
Commissioner Watkins moved to approve the claims as presented by staff.
Seconded by Commissioner Howell. The motion passed with a unanimous vote.
*To see an image of the report please see page 6 of the minutes.
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Read and Approve Minutes
Commissioner Crouch moved to approve the minutes from 8/4. Seconded by
Commissioner Watkins. The motion passed with a unanimous vote.
Old Business (Potential Purchase of Property)
Commissioner Howell moved to go into executive session per Idaho code 74-
206(1)(c) to discuss the purchase of a real property that the county does not
currently own. Seconded by Commissioner Crouch. The motion passed with a
unanimous roll call vote.
Executive session started at 2:28 pm and ended at 2:30 pm.
No motions were made during the executive session.
Meeting adjourned at 2:44 pm.
________________________
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Ryan Treanor, Deputy Clerk
A. Ben Crouch, Chairman
______________________________
Charles M. Howell, Commissioner
______________________________
Art Watkins, Commissioner
BUDGET TOTALS
DEPARTMENT PAYROLL ACCT PAY GRAND TOTAL
1/CLERK $ -
2|ASSESSOR $ 356.56 356.56
3/TREASURER
—
4|HUMAN RESOURCES |__| 8 (6,000.00)[$ (6,000.00
5|COMMISSIONERS ‘|S 72.00 72.00
gICORONER SCT SCT TCS TTC CS
10|BUILDING & GROUNDS MAINT.______|§__2,340.51 7,340.51
11|EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT| SSS
13|EXTENSIONAGENT [Sd SSCS CS
14|DATA PROCESSING | ____———*(S__7,806.44 7,336.44
1S|ELECTIONS——SSCd[ SSOCCSCSC~iSC“(CSS™S™SCSC~dSSCTTC CS
16|CHARITY
18|)/GENERAL
21/PLANNING & ZONING
22|GIS
50{VETERANS
30|/ VETERANS
a/SHERIFF
6|ADULT PROBATION $ 677.80
s|PUBLIC DEFENDERS | $7280.00
8|PUBLIC DEFENDERS $ 1,280.00
Q)JUVENILEPROBATION, | |S 7,621.98
18]GENERAL JUSTICE |S 5,231.91
Sub Total (Justice Fund) $ - $ 21,336.40 21,336.40
3JAIRPORT—SSTSSSSSSSSC*S «SY «208.37 [8 7,205.07
6|DISTRICTCOURT —s—(§$s| Cd 7092.54 7,092.54
7|FAIR -
3 CAPITAL FAR ———— :
11|HEALTH DISTRICT $22,154.19
15|/ELECTION CONSOLIDATION
20/REVALUATION
23/SOLID WASTE
$
$
$22,154.19
$
$
$
24|TORT $
$
—— $ 2,249.51 2,249.51
2rIWEED ——
25/AMBULANCE $
38/WATERWAYS BOARD $
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38|/WATERWAYS SHERIFF
41|BOND REDEMPTION
48|AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
ub Total $ - $ 38,701.61 38,701.61
GRAND TOTAL $ 1,926.44/$ 84,902.00
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