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Votes at a glance: Jefferson County commissioners' meeting of Jan. 14, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal votes and motions recorded during the Jefferson County commissioners’ meeting, including procurement, personnel actions, policy confirmations and numerous homeowner tax cancellations.
The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners recorded the following formal actions during its Jan. 14, 2025 meeting. Where a roll call was taken the transcript records affirmative votes.
- Resolution 2025-07: Appointed Commissioner Hancock as chairman of the Board of Jefferson County Commissioners, effective January 2025. Motion moved by Commissioner Clark, seconded by Commissioner Young; motion carried by roll call.
- Title VI plan acceptance: The board approved the Title VI plan (related to Idaho Transportation Department/federal requirements) as presented by Public Works; motion moved and seconded and carried by roll call.
- Personnel/Salary actions: - Discussion of prosecuting attorney salary: Commissioners discussed bringing the elected prosecuting attorney position to a flat salary of $125,000. Staff clarified budgeted totals and the administrative steps required; the board did not take final action to change payroll at the meeting and directed staff to follow internal HR processes before returning an action form if needed. - Approved an employee compensation action for employee number 1015: a change from Grade A Step 6 to Grade 9 Step 5, increasing the position total to $63,027 (increase of $2,424). Motion moved, seconded and approved by roll call. - Approved appointment/action for maintenance janitorial supervisor to start at Grade 8 Step 1. Motion moved, seconded and approved by roll call.
- Minutes: The board approved meeting minutes for Jan. 6 and Jan. 8, 2025. Motion moved, seconded and approved by roll call.
- Fleet procurement: Approved a purchase order to buy a Chevrolet Silverado half-ton pickup for the sheriff's office at a state-bid amount recorded in the meeting (see separate article).
- Land and legal payment: Approved payment of $9,877.67 to reimburse attorney fees related to securing a right-of-way for a sub pump discharge (see separate article); funds to be taken from contingency.
- Tax cancellations (homeowner's exemption and other statutorily allowed cancellations): The board approved a large series of tax cancellations for tax year 2024. Each parcel and amount was read into the record and approved by motion and roll call. Parcel numbers and amounts were recorded in the minutes (see meeting minutes for full, itemized list). Examples recorded verbally during the meeting include: RP002250030030 ($566.22); RP002700000080 ($564.42); RP003690020130 ($145.86); R P 006320010010 ($564.42); multiple other parcels for amounts ranging from $7¢ to $1,165.16. The transcript shows each cancellation was moved and seconded and approved by roll call.
- Other routine approvals: The board approved a personal action form, took action on minute approvals and administrative matters, and recessed for an executive session on personnel (the board returned to open session and took no action following the executive session).
If you need a full, parcel-by-parcel listing of the homeowner's-exemption tax cancellations recorded at this meeting, the commissioners' minutes include the verbatim parcel numbers and amounts as read during the meeting.
