STATE OF IDAHO
County of Idaho
JUNE SESSION JUNE 17, 2025 SECOND TERM DAY
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8:45 a.m. The board convened with Commissioners Skip Brandt, Ted Lindsley and Brad Higgins and Kathy Ackerman, Clerk present.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Commissioner Higgins offered an opening prayer.
Brandt moves to go into Executive Session pursuant to Idaho Code 74-206(1) f for Legal. Lindsley seconds. Roll call-District 1-yes; District-2-yes; District 3-yes
9:06 a.m. End Executive Session
9:15 a.m. Lyle Smith, Friends of the Elk City Wagon Road, presents request for grant sponsorship in order to complete an addition to the building that houses the current museum. Tim McDonald advises that he checked with Commerce and the group has all of the documentation needed, as well as $50,000 in match funds. Brandt moves to approve sponsorship of the grant. Higgins seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
9:30 a.m. Ted Lindsley regarding the possibility of the County placing rock, approximately 800 cubic yards, on the trail leading to the York Pond near Elk City as part of the construction/development of the pond-discussion regarding costs and budgeting for the project. Lindsley will get with Guy VonBargen to determine what the cost to the County would be.
9:39 a.m. Skip Brandt regarding quote from Quality Heating for a new system controller for the heating/cooling-discussion. Lindsley moves to approve the quote for a total of $6885.75. Higgins seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
9:45 a.m. Brandt regarding Ridgewood Drive Repair Bid Award-$382,528.78 was the low bid. Brandt moves to award the project to Western Construction. Higgins seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
10:00 a.m. Brandt opens Public Hearing on Application for Variance or Waiver filed by Seth & Raini Allen/7U Ranch. Ackerman swears in Seth Allen and Raini Allen. Seth Allen advises that they desire to split the parcel one time and sell the 57-acre parcel in order to reduce the workload. Jessup questions regarding road ownership, use and maintenance-discussion. Jessup questions regarding the reason for a variance. Jessup questions regarding water supply-discussion. Jessup questions regarding the objection received from owners of the Gill Ranch. Jessup questions whether or not any perk tests have been conducted-Seth Allen advises he has not. Brandt moves to approve the Application for Waiver. Lindsley seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
10:30 a.m. Denis Duman updates regarding the jail and, specifically, the HVAC-presents a not to exceed change order in the amount of $83,903.63 for HVAC controls and related electrical. Brandt moves to approve the change order. Lindsley seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Ackerman regarding a billing error on an invoice submitted by CRA Architects-part of the travel was for the last fiscal year and one invoice from a 3rd party vendor was previously paid. Brandt moves to approve the payment of the revised invoice. Lindsley seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
10:45 a.m. Nadine McDonald presents agreement with the Department of Juvenile Correction that allows pass-through funding. Brandt moves to approve the agreement. Higgins seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
McDonald presents budget request for Misdemeanor and Juvenile Probation. McDonald advises that she increased the salary line to address the difficulty in attracting applicants for her open position for a probation officer. McDonald advises that some of the funding for Juvenile Probation operations comes from passthrough funds from the State such as cigarette tax and funding through the Juvenile Corrections Act-total is approximately $60,000-discussion. Misdemeanor Probation is funding through County funding only.
11:03 a.m. Kim Nuxoll presents budget request for Assessor and Appraisal-advises that she will have a position open in deed processing that will mean moving some employees around. Nuxoll advises that she is considering at a different mechanism for mailing out appraisal notices due to the number of returns they have gotten-discussion. Regarding Appraisal, due to the growth occurring in the County, she is requesting the addition of another position-feels that her current salary line can absorb the addition. Nuxoll requests the purchase of another vehicle for the appraisers to use.
11:27 a.m. Jerry Zumalt presents budget request for Disaster Management, Emergency Communication and Broadband Infrastructure. Zumalt advises that he doesn’t have an update on Federal grant funding-discussion.
11:44 a.m. Kathy Ackerman presents Coroner’s budget-only changes are in salary and miscellaneous.
11:49 a.m. Commissioners review their budget sheets for Commission, Planning and Zoning, General Reserve, Fixed & General, Capital Improvement Reserve, Ambulance, Preventive Health, Title III-Old & New, Junior College, Pest, Solid Waste, Snowmobile 25-A/B, Waterways, and Range Improvement.
12:04 p.m. Brandt updates regarding a ‘trail cat’ committee forming.
Higgins updates regarding the BLM transfer of the Elk City building to the Road Department.
Brandt moves to approve the minutes of the June 10 meeting. Lindsley seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the hiring of Dustin Kaschmitter, Rachel Sonnen and Zoe Hopper as seasonal employees for Noxious Weeds. Lindsley seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the Federal Financial Report for the FAA Grant. Lindsley seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the wage increase for Chad Dickey in the Road Department. Higgins seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the wage increase for Clinton Haight in the Road Department. Higgins seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the Cooperative Law Enforcement Agreement with the USFS. Lindsley seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the Temporary Construction Easement with Cindy Manning for Ridgewood Drive Repair. Higgins seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the quote for crushed rock. Lindsley seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Additional Meetings-Higgins-June 26-Public Health; Lindsley-June 26-School District Consolidation Trustee Work Group
12:10 p.m. Meeting Adjourned
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Chairman Attest
