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Commissioners approve voucher run, sheriff vehicle budget amendment and BOE findings; send letter to U.S. Forest Service on roadless rule
Summary
The Teton County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved the county’s Sept. 15 voucher run totaling $939,267.61 and an interfund transfer of $1,706,358.40, adopted a $21,000 amendment to the sheriff’s capital budget to buy a replacement vehicle, approved a county letter to the U.S. Forest Service on the roadless rule, and adopted Board of Equalization findings in the Bridal 2013 Trust property tax appeal.
The Teton County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved the county’s voucher run and several administrative actions during its Monday, Sept. 15, voucher meeting in Jackson.
The board voted to approve the county voucher run for Sept. 15, 2025, totaling $939,267.61 and an interfund transfer of $1,706,358.40. The motion to approve the voucher run was made by Commissioner Propp and seconded by Commissioner MacKer; the vote carried unanimously.
The board also approved a mid‑year budget amendment for the sheriff’s office: an increase of $21,000 to the fiscal year 2026 capital budget to permit purchase of a replacement vehicle. Commissioner MacKer moved the amendment, which specified the funds will be added during the six‑month budget amendment process and may come from either capital fund balance or contingency; Commissioner Karlman seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Under consent business the board approved 24‑hour liquor permits and three human‑service/community development contracts, and took action on a letter and attached resolution concerning the federal roadless rule. The board approved sending a letter to the chief of the U.S. Forest Service, noting Teton County’s high proportion of public lands and referencing the county’s prior resolution (Resolution No. 18‑040) asking Forest Service lands in the county be withdrawn from certain extractive uses; Commissioner Brooks moved the letter and Commissioner Carlman seconded. The board asked staff to fill in or reword an acreage estimate before transmittal; the motion passed unanimously.
The board also acted as the Board of Equalization to consider findings of fact and conclusions of law in the tax appeal filed as the Bridal 2013 Trust (referred in the meeting as the Leiden trust). After public comment from Jerome and Carla Lyden, who questioned the assessor’s market valuation and cited neighborhood sales per square foot, the commissioners voted to approve the Board of Equalization findings and conclusions, which will create the administrative record for any further appeal to the state. Commissioner Carlman moved approval; Commissioner Propp seconded and the action carried by unanimous vote.
Procedural motions to convene and adjourn as the Board of Equalization, and to approve the consent agenda items referenced above, were made and carried without dissent.
No motions before the board failed, and commissioners said they will circulate additional detail where staff had been asked to fill in numbers or to follow up with stakeholders.
