Power County public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
County Commissioners
The Board of County Commissioners approved a series of financial claims, a service contract with Computer Arts Inc., and a letter of support for JR Simplot. The board also authorized new IT security and backup software and approved a lease addendum for IDOC office space.
- Approved $99,653.15 in claims, holding $949.49 for an Ambulance Grant (unanimous)
- Approved letter of support for JR Simplot regarding phosphate ore processing (unanimous)
- Approved $135.00 per month lease addendum for IDOC office space (unanimous)
- Approved FY2024 service contract with Computer Arts Inc./Harris (unanimous)
- Approved conversion of ICCU reward points into 105 $25 Amazon Gift Cards (unanimous)
- Approved Public Defense Commission Indigent Grant Award (unanimous)
- Approved Dispatch Agreement with City of American Falls (unanimous)
- Authorized $2,232.00 for ESET MDM licenses and up to $9,000 for Veeam backup solution (unanimous)
County Commissioners
The Board of County Commissioners approved a new lease for administrative offices and a retail alcohol license for Family Dollar. They also authorized an appeal regarding the Bureau of Reclamation's Record of Decision for Massacre Rocks.
- Approved retail alcohol beverage license No. 19 for Family Dollar, Inc. (unanimous)
- Approved lease for 127 Idaho Street with $3,370.00 deposit and $1,685.00 monthly rate (unanimous)
- Approved bid from Bust-N-Moves to move administrative offices to 127 Idaho Street (unanimous)
- Approved $30,000.00 settlement with ICRMP for Landfill door repair to be placed in trust (unanimous)
- Amended fence bid to approve 14' fence not to exceed $7,495.00 and authorized additional $500 payment (unanimous)
- Tabled discussion regarding pump on 3180 Whitnah Road property
- Directed Clerk to work with legal counsel to appeal the Record of Decision (ROD) for Massacre Rocks (unanimous)
County Commissioners
The Board of County Commissioners unanimously adopted the FY2024 budget and approved over $100,000 in claims. The board also approved several ambulance personnel hires and residency certificates for college tuition assistance.
- Adopted FY2024 Budget for all County Funds in the amount of $16,308,128.80 (Unanimous)
- Approved claims approval report totaling $100,612.65 (Unanimous)
- Approved $2,272.47 invoice for Cooper Larsen (Unanimous)
- Approved hiring of Tom Igoe ($15,210 annually), Macie Evans, Shaney Allen, Austyn Kennison, and Trenton Boyer for Power County Ambulance (Unanimous)
- Approved Ambulance District SOP Policy 2.1 regarding interfacility transports from Power County Hospital (Unanimous)
- Approved residency certificates for junior college tuition for Caitlin Reas, Maria Ledesma, and Maria Gonzalez (Unanimous)
- Approved salary rate for part-time hire Cindy Haney (Unanimous)
- Approved Sheriff's Office surplus property (Unanimous)