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Ada County adopts series of resolutions, reappoints Expo Idaho board members and tables multiple procurement awards
Summary
At its Aug. 19 meeting the Ada County Board of Commissioners approved five resolutions including returning a federal Land and Water Conservation Fund grant for Lady Bird Park, reappointed two Expo Idaho advisory board members, approved several routine agreements and budget adjustments, and tabled multiple procurement awards for later review.
The Ada County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 19 adopted five resolutions, reappointed two members to the Expo Idaho advisory board and approved a slate of routine administrative items while tabling several procurement awards for further review.
The board voted unanimously to reappoint Daniel Murphy, a fair board member, and Steve Wilder to the Expo Idaho advisory board; both terms were listed to expire Sept. 30, 2028. A motion to reappoint the two was moved and seconded and the board voted in favor.
In a public hearing the board adopted Resolution No. 3109, authorizing repayment of a Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant tied to Lady Bird Park. County presenters said the original federal grant funded improvements to Lady Bird Park decades earlier and that funds are being returned now because the county is using an alternate park area at Expo Idaho for ongoing recreation development. The board approved the resolution by voice vote.
The board also adopted Resolution No. 3110, a sole-source procurement resolution to continue using Tenex (10x) software for the county's 720 electronic poll book tablets; elections staff said the county and the Idaho Secretary of State are aligned on continued use of the vendor. The board adopted Resolution No. 3111 to sole-source integration software for the county's BlueCrest sorting/signature-verification machine (referred to in the meeting as "Bessie"). County staff said both systems have been tested and reviewed.
Resolution No. 3112, to convey two election shelving units (valued at about $900) from Ada County elections to Canyon County, was approved. Resolution No. 3113, adjusting the juvenile services income budget to reflect receipt of unscheduled revenue, was also adopted.
Several procurement items were not decided. The board retabled award of Bid No. 25069 (Sheriff uniforms) to allow staff time to analyze a protest filed by a bidder; the award was rescheduled for the board's Aug. 26 open business meeting. Similarly, the evaluation team asked for more time to complete reviews for RFP 25068 and the board tabled final ranking and award to the Aug. 26 meeting.
During a public bid opening the county opened bids for Bid No. 25070 (victim services stairs and courthouse front-entry stair replacement) and reported two responsive bids: Engineered Structures Inc., $335,651; and Optimum Build Group, $786,145. County staff said the total bid amount includes a $10,000 owner's contingency and an additive alternate (pavers instead of concrete) and requested time to review; the board tabled award to Aug. 26.
The board approved routine items including ratification of commercial-exhibit agreements and interim agreements, five Barber Park education-and-events agreements, a change order for public-records software, catering permits and new licenses, the claims journal for 08/15/2025, approval of minutes, five personnel actions, and the assessor's tax adjustments (72 cancellations listed as adjustments). The board also approved a workers' compensation stipulation and lump-sum settlement for case IC2023055214.
Commissioners heard brief reports from the treasurer about an upcoming presentation on public administration and from elections staff noting that members of the elections team are attending a national conference in Salt Lake City and that staff have been certified.
Votes at a glance: reappointments of Daniel Murphy and Steve Wilder (motion passed); Resolution 3109 (LWCF repayment) adopted; Resolution 3110 (sole-source Tenex e-poll books) adopted; Resolution 3111 (sole-source BlueCrest integration) adopted; Resolution 3112 (shelving conveyance to Canyon County) adopted; Resolution 3113 (juvenile services budget adjustment) adopted; Bid 25069 award tabled (protest) to Aug. 26; RFP 25068 final ranking and award tabled to Aug. 26; Bid 25070 opened (Engineered Structures Inc. $335,651; Optimum Build Group $786,145) and tabled to Aug. 26; claims journal payment authorized; catering permits/licenses approved and ratified; five personnel actions approved; tax cancellations/adjustments approved; workers' comp settlement IC2023055214 approved; minutes and multiple agreements approved and/or ratified.
The board scheduled further action on the tabled procurement items for its Aug. 26 open business meeting.
