Commissioners adopt resolution creating Valley County development-agreement cost estimates and approve county phone for code compliance officer

Valley County commissioners adopted resolution 2025-12 on June 9 to create a formal set of development-agreement cost estimates for the county road system and to rescind an earlier resolution that the county no longer uses as written. The resolution directs the public-works engineer to work with parametric engineers to update cost estimates that would be used for development agreements and potential levy planning.

Planning and zoning director Cindy Herrick told the commission staff discovered the county had previously adopted a 2023 Roadway Capital Improvement Program resolution (23-04) but no longer performs development agreements in the same way; the new resolution renames the book to "Valley County development agreement cost estimates for the Valley County Road System" and provides an approach to update unit costs for road improvements. Commissioners moved, seconded and approved the resolution.

Separately, the commission approved a request to provide a county phone for Todd Costello (code compliance) so he can use a county line in the field instead of his personal number. Cindy Herrick said the phone cost is roughly $35 per month and that her department budget can absorb the expense. The motion to provide the county phone was moved, seconded and approved.

Herrick also told commissioners about a large mailout of notices for the McCall impact area; staff said roughly 1,500 notices will go to affected recipients and that publication in the newspaper will run the following two Thursdays. She asked commissioners to expect additional work on impact-area ordinances and comp-plan adjustments in July.