STATE OF IDAHO
County of Idaho

NOVEMBER SESSION       NOVEMBER 8, 2024   FIRST TERM DAY
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 9:00 a.m. The board convened with Commissioners Skip Brandt, Ted Lindsley and Denis Duman and Kathy Ackerman, Clerk present.

The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Commissioner Duman offered an opening prayer.

Heath Perrine, USFS Nez Perce-Clearwater Deputy Supervisor, introduces himself.  Discussion regarding the new Supervisor, John Word, who will be starting in mid-January.  Brandt questions regarding Good Neighbor Authority-discussion regarding clarification of rules for different entities participating in GNA funding.

Discussion regarding the #1114 Road Closure—this will be discussed further during the 9:30 agenda item.

9:22 a.m. Lesli regarding Claims:

FY2024
Current Expense       $      2,363.69   District Court               $       32,069.79
Solid Waste                 $         420.68  Interlock Device          $               95.00
Broadband Inf.          $         523.94
Total                      $    35,473.10

FY2025
Current Expense       $    85,318.65   Road & Bridge             $       62,914.09
Airport                         $    36,135.22  Emergency Comm      $             564.84
District Court             $      3,177.61    Court Facilities            $         1,291.68
Appraisal                     $      2,206.04 Drug Enforcement      $            496.39
Sheriff’s Youth            $         320.00 Solid Waste                 $     201,082.15
Search & Rescue         $      2,669.88 Election Consol.          $                 1.38
Noxious Weeds           $    10,919.94  Snowmobile 25A         $         6,399.87
Snowmobile 25B         $      1,590.00 Interlock Dev.              $               95.00
LATCF                          $ 409,489.70 Good Neighbor           $     372,038.94
Participating Agr.        $          39.87  Broadband Infr.           $         1,749.18
Total                            $1,198,500.43

Duman moves to pay the claims for FY 2024.  Lindsley seconds. Motion caries with all in favor.

Duman moves to play the claims for FY 2025.  Lindsley seconds.  Motion caries with all in favor.

9:37 a.m. Brandt regarding letter concerning FS Road 1114-moves to sign letter.  Lindsley seconds.  Motion caries with all in favor.

9:45 a.m. Kim Nuxoll updates regarding new homes added to the tax rolls for the coming year-reports that the Appraisers have been busy-98 homes added this year, up from 76 last year.  Discussion regarding the challenges of doing the appraisal work-more people are prohibiting the appraisers from accessing property.

Nuxoll requests permission to outsource her assessment notices-she has checked with other counties who do this and it seems to be working well-discussion. Brandt moves to approve outsourcing.  Lindsley seconds.  Motion caries with all in favor.

10:00 a.m. Brandt moves to approve the minutes of the October 29 meeting. Duman seconds. Motion caries with all in favor.

Brandt moves to approve the Orders for Cancellation.  Lindsley seconds.  Motion caries with all in favor.

Brandt moves to approve the Quit Claim Deed regarding the Rinard Trust.  Duman seconds.  Motion caries with all in favor.

Brandt moves to approve the Quit Claim Deed to York and Nitz.  Duman seconds.  Motion caries with all in favor.

Brandt moves to approve the Amended L1.  Duman seconds.  Motion caries with all in favor.

Brandt moves to terminate Idaho County Resolution 2024-09 concerning the disaster declaration.  Duman seconds. Motion caries with all in favor.

Brandt moves to approve the Additional Meeting Request for Duman.  Lindsley seconds. Motion caries with all in favor.

Brandt moves to approve the quote from CompuNet for upgrading the server.  Lindsley seconds. Motion caries with all in favor.

Discussion regarding quote from Rick Miller for updating the lighting in the basement vault.  Duman moves to approve the quote.  Brandt seconds.  Motion caries with all in favor.

Additional Meetings-Duman-November 13-CEDA; Lindsley-November 13-Ida-Lew

Discussion regarding replacing Bob Crump as the Idaho County representative on the Stibnite Advisory Council.  This will be placed on the November 19 agenda.

10:05 a.m. Canvassing begins

11:10 a.m. Brandt updates regarding exchange in the Lochsa area-advises of the general proposal and that he doesn’t believe an updated map has been produced.   Scott Bledsoe, Bledsoe Connor Holdings, presents proposal for development in the Upper Lochsa Checkerboard area that was previously discussed.  Duman questions who would manage the public lands-Bledsoe advises that he anticipates that all of the invested parties would work with the USFS to manage it.  Lindsley questions the map-Bledsoe explains that checkerboard mapping in dark gray would go to the USFS with a third-party administering payment to the County for lost tax revenue-discussion.  Jim Chmelik comments on the endowment fund and proposal, in general, feels like this is a positive thing. Janice Ingrahm questions proposal from Larry Craig with Idaho Department of Lands-discussion. Brandt discloses that he has known Mr. Bledsoe since grade school-advises that this proposal has been the best he has seen-discussion.

Brandt moves to put together a support letter for this proposal.  Duman seconds.  Motion caries with all in favor.
12:20 p.m. Break for lunch.

1:02 p.m. Brandt moves to go into Indigent proceedings pursuant to Idaho Code 31-874.  Duman seconds.  Roll call-District 1-yes; District 2-absent; District 3-yes.
1:05 p.m. Brandt moves to approve the Canvass of the November 5 General Election.  Lindsley seconds.  Motion caries with all in favor.

2:31 p.m. Meeting adjourned.

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Chairman                                                                    Attest