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Commissioners approve 21-day leave for County Clerk; Chief Deputy Jackie Fuqua named acting clerk
Summary
Gooding County commissioners voted March 2 to approve a 21-day leave of absence for the County Clerk under IC§31-847 and appointed Chief Deputy Clerk Jackie Fuqua as the temporary acting clerk; the leave may be extended by the board up to 90 days.
The Gooding County Board of Commissioners approved a 21-day leave of absence for the County Clerk at its March 2, 2026 meeting and appointed Chief Deputy Clerk Jackie Fuqua as the temporary acting county clerk. Commissioner Vern Eames made the motion to grant the leave under Idaho Code §31-847 and to appoint Fuqua; Commissioner Mark E. Bolduc seconded, and the motion carried.
The motion notes that the leave may be extended by the board for up to 90 days under the cited statute. Jackie Fuqua, identified in the minutes as Chief Deputy Clerk, will serve as acting clerk while the leave is in effect. No additional details about the reason for the leave were recorded in the minutes. The board had entered and recessed an executive session for personnel matters earlier in the meeting; roll-call votes on the executive-session motion were recorded as Eames Yes, Buhler Yes, Bolduc Yes.
