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Bannock County commissioners approve waste-service contract, equipment rental, payment processing deal and several resolutions
Summary
The board signed a resolution continuing residential waste pickup with PSI Waste Services, approved a Vermeer rental agreement, renewed Global Payments processing for the landfill's WasteWorks system, accepted a $125 tax-deed parcel offer, and adopted two resolutions for alcohol licenses and salaries.
The Bannock County Board of Commissioners on July 1 took several administrative actions including approving a continuing residential waste pickup resolution, authorizing an equipment rental agreement, and signing a credit-card processing contract for landfill transactions.
Dylan Evans, Bannock County landfill manager, presented a resolution to continue using PSI Waste Services for residential pickups in county areas outside city limits. Evans said PSI handles county pickups and that the company generally aligns fees with the county's tonnage charges. Commissioners asked whether other competitors provide similar service and raised concerns about the limited competition; Evans said a few small businesses operate dumpster services but that PSI has been cooperative and keeps price increases slow. The board approved Resolution 202546 to continue the PSI contract by voice vote.
Evans and management assistant Aubrey Lewis also briefed the board on a rental agreement with Vermeer Mountain West for equipment; staff clarified sales- and rental-tax exemptions and said indemnification language was completed. Commissioners authorized signing the rental agreement and gave staff flexibility on delivery timing.
On payment processing, Evans explained negotiations with Global Payments — the county's current processor for the WasteWorks credit-card system. He said fees had been negotiated down from a prior 4% rate to 1.75%, reducing per-transaction costs from roughly $0.96 to about $0.13 and bringing expected processing costs back to an estimated $2,000–$3,000 per month from about $9,000 per month under the higher rate. The contract term is 24 months, and Evans said cancellation penalties are $500 within the first 12 months and $250 after 12 months. Commissioners approved the contract with Global Payments and asked staff to continue evaluating alternative systems.
County staff presented a request from Christie Davenport to sell a small tax-deed parcel (listed in the meeting as Parcel RPRMCPM009319, 0.06 acres) adjacent to a resident's property. The resident offered $125; Christie Davenport said the county had failed to sell the parcel at the prior tax sale. The board voted to accept the $125 offer and directed staff to prepare a quitclaim deed.
The board also signed two numbered resolutions: Resolution 2025-47, approving June 2025 alcohol licenses, and Resolution 2025-48, approving June 2025 salaries. Commissioners approved a public hearing notice to validate the county highway/district system for Beehive Road and adopted the consent agenda. All motions on the consent and these administrative items were approved by voice vote.
Why it matters: These routine administrative approvals preserve existing waste collection service for residents outside city limits, set terms for equipment and payment processing that affect landfill operations and costs, clear a small tax-deed parcel from county records, and finalize monthly regulatory and payroll items.
Next steps: Staff will execute contracts and the quitclaim deed, continue exploring alternative payment-processing and scale-system vendors, and publish the public hearing notice for Beehive Road.
