IAC County Commentary - MW Wrap Up 2013 by Kristin Cundiff

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ALSO INSIDE: Upfront @ IAC............................4 NACo News...............................5 Why Counties Matter................12 Forest Service Report................14 EPA Portfolio Manager...............15 Calendar & Training...................24 ICRMP News............................19

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Member Services Assistant Morgan Treasure mtreasure@idcounties.org

Happy Spring! We’ve had a busy few months at IAC, planning conferences and working with the Legislature. We made great progress with the Business Personal Property Tax bill. The legislators should be wrapping up very soon. We’ll have a more in-depth analysis of the session in the next issue. If there are any particular issues you want us to cover, please let us know.

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Treasurer Robert McQuade Ada County

Immediate Past Pres. Lee Staker Bonneville County

Past President Lorin Nielsen Bannock County

Past President Patty Baucher Gooding County

Past President Roger Christensen Bonneville County

Past President Abbie Mace Fremont County

Past President Brent Bunn Bear Lake County

Past President Lori Beck Butte County

Clerks Rep. Sara Staub Bingham County

Assessors Rep. Mike McDowell Kootenai County

Prosecutors Rep. Clayne Tyler Clearwater County

Coroners Rep. Dennis Chambers Twin Falls County

Treasurers Rep. Ellen Sauer Shoshone County

Sheriffs Rep. Shaun Gough Gooding County IACC Rep. Bill Brown Adams County

IACC Rep. Kathy Alder Canyon County IACC Rep. George Urie Twin Falls County

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Secretary Len Humphries Fremont County

Affiliate conference season is starting to gear up. Watch the IAC website and your email for save-the-date and registration information. The calendar is also a great place to check for upcoming IAC webinars and any other training that other state agencies and non profits have to offer.

Vice President Patty Weeks Nez Perce County

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President Erwin Sonnenberg Ada County

NACo Rep. Don Davis Lewis County

WIR Rep. Gordon Cruickshank Valley County

Ada County Rep. Rick Yzaguirre Ada County

Canyon County Rep. Gene Kuehn Canyon County

District 1 Rep. Glenda Poston Boundary County

District 2 Rep. Susan Petersen Latah County

District 3 Rep. Marc Shigeta Payette County District 5 Rep. Steve Hadley Bannock County

District 4 Rep. Paul Christensen Cassia County District 6 Rep. Greg Shenton Clark County

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NACO NEWS NACo and other organizations representing local governments have a message for Washington: “Don’t Mess with Our Bonds!” Chris Rodgers, NACo president, and leaders from the National League of Cities (NLC) and the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) called on Congress and the Administration to reject proposed changes in the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds at a recent news media briefing in Washington, D.C. Those changes would cost counties billions of dollars and hurt their ability to finance local infrastructure projects, they said. “Maintaining the tax exemption prevents shifting new burdens to state and local governments,” Rodgers told reporters at the National Press Club Feb. 27, “because borrowing costs would increase, which hurts local taxpayers and can jeopardize whether local projects are completed.” One proposed change to the federal tax code would impose a 28 percent benefit cap for certain taxpayers on many itemized deductions and exclusions, including tax-exempt municipal bond interest. The effect would be a partial tax on interest that would otherwise be exempt from income tax. Had that cap been in effect over the last decade, it would have cost states and localities an extra $173 billion in interest payments, according to Protecting Bonds to Save Infrastructure and Jobs, a new report from NACo, NLC and USCM. The greater fear, a full repeal of the exemption, would have cost $495.3 billion.

Tim Firestine, chief administrator, Montgomery County, Md., said local governments are worried that a cap would be just the beginning. He is also president-elect of the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). “Once you go to cap it, I think the concern is that now we’ve done something that we’ve never done before, and they’ll go back to the well a second time,” he said. “That’s why we’re really saying the true impact we’re concerned about here is repeal.” The research compiled with assistance from the GFOA, highlights the broad use of muni bonds by several counties — and how much a repeal of the tax exemption would have cost them in 2012. Firestine said repealing the exemption would cost his county $40 million annually. “That’s $40 million worth of stuff either we can’t do in the operating budget because we have to pay more in debt service,” he said, “or we have to reduce our capital program because we can’t afford to do all the stuff that we could.” As an example, he noted that amount equates to cutting 536 teachers from schools or almost 300 police officers. Commissioner Daniel Troy, NACo Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs Steering Committee chair, presents NACo’s case to Capitol Hill staff for keeping municipal bond earnings tax-free during a Hill briefing March 5. Also supporting NACo’s case on the panel were Montgomery County, Md. CAO Tim Firestine and Past NACo President Lenny Eliason.

6 For Rodgers’ Douglas County, it would have cost $1.16 million, and the cost to Wake County, N.C. would have been $36.8 million. The report also estimates losses for Linn County, Iowa; Prince George’s County, Md.; Grand Traverse County, Mich.; Taney County, Mo.; Mecklenburg County, N.C.; Athens County, Ohio; and Fairfax County, Va. Muni bonds offer local governments a low-cost way to finance projects such as schools, hospitals, water, sewer facilities, public power utilities, roads and mass transit. State and local governments financed more than $1.65 trillion of infrastructure investment between 2003 and 2012 through the tax-exempt bond market, the report said. The report states: “Curtailing or eliminating the tax exemption would raise costs for financiallystrapped state and local governments and would result in less investment in infrastructure at a time when jobs are scarce and the physical state of our public works is deteriorating.

MUNICIPAL BONDS IN

IDAHO:

TOTAL BOND VALUE: $3,625,800,000 COVERING 214 ISSUES AVERAGE BOND SIZE: $16.9 MILLION

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL REPORT

How the Bond Interest Tax Exemption Saves Counties Money Under the federal tax code, investors are not required to pay federal income tax on interest earned from most bonds issued by state and local governments. The tax exemption for municipal bond interest has been in law since the creation of the federal income tax 100 years ago. As a result of this tax exemption, state and local governments receive a lower interest rate on their borrowing than they would if their interest was taxable to investors. The tax exemption can save states and localities up to two percentage points on their borrowing rates under typical market conditions.

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NACo Board Report by Don Davis, IAC NACo Representative

Thursday, December 7 Thursday was travel day and I arrived in Memphis in the afternoon. Idaho was well represented with Dan Chadwick, Lee Staker, Cope, Carol Moehrle, and Don Davis The first function was a Board Reception that evening where I had a chance to meet many of the NACo Board members and enjoy refreshments provided. The atmosphere was very positive with Board members acknowledging their satisfaction of the appointment of Matt Chase as new NACo Executive Director. Friday, December 8 After enjoying a Continental breakfast and visiting with Board members we got down to business. Shelby County Mayor Mark H. Luttrell, Jr. welcomed the Board to his county, thanked the Board for holding the meeting there and introduced his key staff. He said he was impressed by the community service project that Next Generation NACo group did with youth in his county the day before the meeting. Mayor Luttrell said no matter whether a county is large or small, “our issues are not unique. We are leaders that have to solve problems by taking action.” He then introduced Memphis Mayor A. C. Wharton, the former Shelby County Mayor and NACo Board member. Mayor Wharton offered his welcome and said it was “great to be with other folks who are on the front line and are part of the governments of last resort. If you don’t do it, it doesn’t get done.” He urged Board members to enjoy their stay in his city and spend lots of money.

Items Requiring Board Action The minutes for the Board meetings at the Annual Conference were approved. This included the Board sitting at the Resolutions Committee on July 15, the Board meeting on July 16, the Annual Business Meeting on July 17 and the new NACo Board organizational meeting on July 17. New board members that were added are: Hon. Joel Schell Treasurer Converse County, Wyoming Hon. Don Davis Commissioner Lewis County, Idaho Hon. Rhondel Rhone Commissioner Clarke County, Alabama Hon. Thomas Bardwell Commission Chair Tuscola County, Michigan Stephen Acquario Executive Director New York State Association of Counties Todd A. McGee Communications Director North Carolina Association of County Commissioners Mark Denny Director Orange County Parks, California

Proposal 2013 Legislative Priorities and SteerRoll call was taken; a quorum was present. ing Committee Reports Chairs and representatives from NACo’s steerWe were then welcomed by NACo President Chris ing committees presented their reports, identiRodgers. fying the legislative issues for their committees.

8 Legislative Affairs Director Ed Rosado then presented NACo’s key legislative priorities. Rosado noted that NACo supports a balanced approach to prevent sequestration that has the potential to restore the confidence of our citizens and the financial markets in the leadership of our national government. Much discussion was had on the “fiscal cliff” issues and which direction the Federal Government may or may not go. The question was asked, is there anything that NACo can do to help to get the ball rolling on Capitol Hill? New Executive Director Matt Chase said that currently “we lack the data and tools to articulate the message” we need to deliver. He added that at this meeting he will present some data that will be the first look at how NACo can do a better job of showing the effects and impact of legislation and programs on counties and their residents. In addition, Chase said, NACo will be more effective if it can harness the power of the business community and nonprofits. He noted that coming forward with specific language on legislation, having better contacts and more data will be the keys to success.

vendor procurement process and made recommendations. The recommendations were: 1) Training for all individuals who negotiate contracts in order to focus on common pitfalls and key elements of a contract; 2) Standardize the process for obtaining approval for contracts; 3) Create a centralized database for storing contracts and amendments to contracts; 4) Revise the current policy to identify the departments that serve as the centralized procurement arm, use a standard contract for major conferences, and include a matrix of the bidding process; and 5) Require that all employees annually sign a statement acknowledging an understanding and awareness of NACo’s ethics policies. Adopt the Proposed 2013 Budget NACo Chief Financial Officer Dave Keen gave the budget presentation. He noted that the association is ending 2012 with a projected surplus of $214,000. The reasons he gave for this “healthy balance sheet” are membership revenue up $167,000; deferred compensation program revenue up $121,000; higher attendance at the Western Interstate Region Conference; Healthy Counties sponsorships up $40,000; LUC and RAC sponsorships up $33,000; and savings from vacancies. In addition, investments gained nearly 8 percent, he said. Keen said the 2013 budget is a transition budget with Matt Chase as the new executive director and changes in the Management Team. There is also an updated vision, mission and strategy. The five-year forecast shows structural issues because of declining revenue, he said. The declining revenue is the result of reduced funding from Nationwide Retirement Solutions from the deferred compensation program and the completion of the Membership Initiative that brought funds from CVS Caremark.

The Board approved the seven key legislative priorities. They are: • Protect the federal-state-local partnership for Medicaid; • Support key federal investments in programs that promote local job creation and economic growth; • Oppose unfunded mandates; • Promote county priorities within immigration reform; • Protect county revenue and investment strategies; • Support revenue sharing and Payment In Lieu of Taxes programs; and • Support rural development initiatives and the Farm Bill. Keen said the plan is to balance the 2013 budget Audit Committee reports were then given by and target 2016 for a surplus budget. The core Board member Carol Holden. She explained that strategies for the future include: NACo’s internal auditor, RAFFA Certified Public Accountants, had reviewed NACo’s contract and

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Aligning resources with priorities Reducing infrastructure/occupancy costs Increasing corporate program revenue Jump starting grant funded programs Adding FSC programs (retirement & healthcare) • Increasing the member value proposition • Returning to dues COLA Keen said the $15.8 million budget reflects overall savings with modest adjustments to reflect new and shifting priorities. Three staff positions have been eliminated, he said. At the same time, there will be an increased focus in research, grant development, education and training, corporate member support, and Internet/social media. The budget provides for a 2 percent merit increase and 1 percent bonus pool for staff based on performance evaluations, Keen said. Registrations fees for the Legislative and Annual Conferences will increase by $25, while the fee for the WIR Conference will remain the same. Keen concluded the presentation by saying that the capital budget of $131,300 will provide funding for laptops, MAC’s, network hardware and software, website development and disaster recovery. The Board approved the Budget.

ture Annual Conferences with details about each site. She also briefed the Board about changes to the Annual Conference, which will go into effect next year. She said the conference will be shortened by one day; it will begin on Friday and end on Monday. The conference-wide event and President’s Inaugural will be combined and held on Monday night. Discussion ensued as to why conferences were held in certain locations and it was explained that the events go out to bid. The Board will continue to look at what causes people to come or prevents them from coming to conferences. A motion was made and seconded to vote on the future Annual Conference sites. The Board accepted the recommendations and approved these sites for future conferences: Los Angeles (Long Beach), Calif. in 2016; Franklin County (Columbus), Ohio in 2017; and Davidson County (Nashville), Tenn. in 2018. NACo Financial Services Corporation Report and Ratification Of the NACoFS Corporation Board of Directors Executive Director Chase provided an update on Nationwide Retirement Solutions and the deferred compensation program. Chase said there has been a shift in approach by Nationwide, and it may be possible to reach an agreement to restore revenue to NACo that was to be reduced in future years.

Proposal to Add Additional Medical Services as a Member Benefit Public Affairs Director Tom Goodman summarized the proposal to seek additional time to add medical services to one of the NACo discount programs. The Board voted to give the staff three more months to develop a proposal to offer discount medical services to county residents. The proposal would either add the medical services and the Dental Discount Program to the Future Locations for NACo Annual Conferenc- existing Prescription Discount Card Program or es (2016 – 2018) combine the medical services with the dental proKim Struble, Director of Conferences and Meet- gram. The possible services include vision/eyeing, presented the recommendation sites for fu- glasses, diabetic services, hearing aids, lab/imaging and others.

10 NACo Standing Committee Reports Membership Committee Report As of December 4, NACo had 2,340 member counties which include the special initiative member counties that have renewed membership. One hundred and twenty-two initiative counties renewed their membership with dues of $125,000 which is 37 counties and $40,000 above goal.

in County Leadership program, and Providing input into the educational workshops held at the NACo Legislative and Annual Conferences The committee’s plan for 2013 is to focus on:

• Helping NACo address the issues raised in The County Landscape analysis that was developed over the past year; NACo received $4.147 million in dues revenue in • Providing member input and guidance, as 2012 which is $174,000 above budget. needed, to NACo’s strategic research plan; and Fifty-six non-initiative counties have been can- • Providing ideas, feedback and assistance imcelled with dues of $54,000. NACo’s “best in the plementing NACo’s new social media objecnation” retention rate remained steady at 97.5 tives. percent and lost dues revenue is 70 percent less than in 2011. As of December 4, The NACo Prescription Discount Card Program has more than 1,400 participating counties and has saved over $500 million on more than 39 million prescriptions. The program has received 28 state association endorsements and this number continues to grow. The NACo Dental Discount Program rolled out to all counties on May 7 and all board members are asked to consider implementing the program in your county. Sixty counties have already adopted the program and new counties have been joining the program at a brisk pace. Information Technology Committee Events and initiatives planned for 2013 include: Additional Discount Medical Services— discus- Legislative Conference CIO Forum: March 1, sions between CVS Caremark and Careington are 2013, Location TBD, Washington, DC ongoing. Legislative Conference Technology Summit, March 2, 2013, Washington Hilton, Washington, Programs and Services Committee DC The committee held a virtual meeting on Novem- Annual Conference CIO Forum: July 18, 2013, Lober 16. The committee used the opportunity to cation TBD, Tarrant County - Fort Worth, TX review its activities from the previous two years Annual Conference Technology Summit: July and discuss a work plan for 2012-2013. 19, 2013, Fort Worth Convention Center, Tarrant For the last two years, the committee has worked County - Fort Worth, Texas to implement specific actions contained in the Strategic Plan approved by the Board in 2011. The primary purpose of the Technology Summits Those activities included: is to help educate county elected officials on how Creation of the NACo Ambassadors Program in county governments have applied innovative partnership with the Membership Committee, technologies to reduce costs and improve service Consideration of a proposal to create a Credential delivery. The March 2013 summit will focus on

County Commentary • Midwinter Wrap Up how cloud technologies have enabled counties to achieve affordable initiatives and enhance mission critical operations while maintaining security. The initiatives are: Launch the NACo Application Store into production, a partnership between NACo and Oakland County, Michigan to identify current common IT applications and to allow governments looking to employ new technology to identify solutions already implemented by other governments that may fit their needs. The pilot of this application was launched at the Annual Conference in Allegheny County this year. Provide a NACo IT Workforce whitepaper offering a comprehensive set of strategies that NACo members could use as a template to help retain and recruit county IT professionals, and provide informational materials that could be used as a tool to educate our elected officials on the critical IT workforce issues counties are facing. The Board meeting was adjourned. Friday, December 7 The Board heard a presentation by Paul Stebbins, Executive Chairman of the Fortune 75 Company, World Fuel Services Corporation, and a member of the CEO Council of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. Stebbins spoke about the problems if the nation’s debt is not brought under control and the methods that it could be achieved. NACo Strategic Blueprint and Next Steps Executive Director Matt Chase also gave a presentation on the state of the association and outlined the “One NACo Strategic Blueprint.” Chase said the blueprint is being crafted with consideration for all three levels of government. At the federal level, 70 percent of the cuts recommended by the Simpson-Bowles panel have been enacted. “We’ve already felt the pain,” Chase said. At the state level, NACo needs to be aware of trends, he said, especially unfunded and underfunded mandates. It is also vitally important that NACo understands the factors facing counties, he said. Chase, who became executive director on September 17, maintained that NACo has to work with

a sense of urgency, stay relevant, strengthen our research and be pro-active. “The status quo isn’t an option,” he said. “We have to lead change.” Chase said NACo must know politics and understand the process, but to be successful it cannot just focus on the White House and Capitol Hill. It must engage the business community, the media and the public in telling the county story, he said. The building blocks for the future are advocacy, education, networking and research, he said, adding that NACo’s mission is “to assist America’s counties in pursuing excellence in public service.” Saturday, December 8 NACo Refocusing and Next Steps On the final day of the meeting, Board members participated in an electronic polling session and discussed national issues critical to counties and the country. The issues included the fiscal cliff, jobs and economic development, health care, immigration, transportation and the election process. Concerning the fiscal cliff, 62 percent of the Board members said they felt President Obama and the Republicans in Congress will reach an agreement to avert going over the cliff, while 30 percent said they did not think an agreement would be reached. Sixty-eight percent of the members said that if the automatic cuts and tax increases go into effect it will have a major effect on their counties. In a panel discussion, Board members cited infrastructure, community development, and health and human services as major concerns associated with the fiscal cliff. Thirty-two percent said it will have a minor effect. The top three items that Board members felt should be included in a “Grand Bargain” are entitlement reform (25 percent), reduction in federal tax deductions and closing loopholes (25 percent) and tax rate increases (21 percent). Board members did not support reducing the mortgage interest deduction, the deductibility of local property taxes, or the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds. The electronic polling session was very interesting and gave all present a chance to participate.

Why Counties Matter Expenditures

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on healthcare services in 2007

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228,026 of America’s Bridges,

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Persons admitted to county jails in 2011

14 Forest Service Chief and Idaho Native Speaks to Boise Crowd by Gordon Cruickshank

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On Friday November the 2% are larger than prior years in acreage 30, 2012 I was fortu- • Stewardship contracting is making a differnate to be invited to ence as is restoration efforts hear Tom Tidwell Chief • 42% of the forest needs restoration efforts of the Forest Service with some needing mechanical treatment speak. Here are my • Would expect a 20% increase in harvest sales observations. with the efforts of collaboration • He mentioned the restoration funds received • Tidwell has in Idaho for the Clearwater Basin Collaborative roots in Boise as he atand the Payette Forest Coalition tended Capital High • The Nez Perce Forest is a pilot project for this School region • 1/3 of the em- • Sees larger landscapes being reviewed by the ployees at the Forest Service are Firefighters collaborative groups even some that combine Restoration efforts are needed as the forest is several forests into one area overgrown from prior fire suppression and law- • The Black Hills completed a 250,000 acres ressuits toration project for treatment and no appeals Tidwell is pleased with the collaboration efforts • Stewardship Contracting being pushed to going on across the region with communities look at producing some market value espeThe power of solutions will be with community cially in the bio-mass market based solutions • The need to maintain the industry to help supNeed to manage in a sustainable way to proport restoration efforts and create beneficial tect resources, water, air environment uses of the products, not just timber The public’s desire has shifted as there is a • Idaho has sawmills that have reconfigured whole range of value and not just a commodthere sites to be more diversified ity provider • The CBC has changed the community and Expect the nature of wildfire events to increase brought organizations and industry together with warmer climate to find solutions Seeing an increase of other items such as tor- • Lawsuits are down with the collaboration nados and insects • Old methods may not be right in today’s enAcres burnt each year increase and expect it vironment to continue with 9 million acres now and 12-15 • The large road system is costly to maintain, million in the future however new technology will allow less roads Smoke impacts the economy and the health with less impact Homes built in the Wildland Urban Interface is • The Mountain Pine Beetle will always be with changing the way we fight fires us, just some years it will be worse Seeing a limited amount of resources available to fight fires with the larger fires and acre- Mr. Tidwell concluded with these thoughts. In 25 ages years the forests will be healthier, we still will have 30,000 homes lost to date with 3,000 just this fires, what we want them to look like will depend year on you, watersheds will be more important, recreFire seasons are longer by 60-90 days ation uses will be more and folks will be involved Able to suppress 98% of the fires, however more in planning the management of our forests.

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16 COUNTY SPOTLIGHT

Franklin County

Franklin County was named after Franklin D. Richards, an Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and it is the only Franklin County in the United States that is not named after Benjamin Franklin.

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Historic places in Franklin County... 1. Idaho’s first permanent settlement at Franklin (1860) with building and sites there. 2. Two known Indian burial sites (showing clearly on the Martineau map). 3. Two archeological caves at Franklin and Weston. 4. Pioneer Relic Hall built in 1936 in Franklin. 5. Old Battler Creek Town at the site of the Battle of Bear River (1877 1881) Now: Bear River Massacre National Historic Landmark 6. Oneida Stake Academy (Partial Restoration) 7. This area was nearly covered by “Lake Bonneville”. The last plateau is plainly visible on the east benches. 8. The original emigrant trail from East to West known as the “Old German Dugway” (mid 1800’s), still usable (Cub River Canyon area) 9. The first narrow gauge railroad and roundhouse at Battle Creek. 10. First River town and toll bridge at Battle Creek (1869) known as Bridgeport

Bridgeport - was located across Bear River at the mouth of Deep Creek, about two and one-half miles north and west of the present city of Preston. Battle Creek - was the setting for the Indian Massacre in 1863. Had a population of over 100 people. The Utah Northern Railroad was built to there in 1878 and it was made a division point in 1881. Battle Creek seemed to boom into a town almost overnight. Clifton - is located on the west side of the valley, at the foot of a beautiful chain of the Wasatch Mountains. It was named for the many jagged cliffs in the nearby canyons. Twin Lakes reservoir is located nearby and is a source of recreation and irrigation. Weston - is located in the southeast corner of Franklin County. By reason of its being the first settlement over the river on the west side of Cache Valley, it was first called Westtown and later the name was shortened to Weston. In 1922 the Weston High School basketball team were Continued on page 19

Franklin County Fast Facts Founded: 1913 Seat: Preston Area: 667 sq miles Population: 12,786 www.franklincountyidaho.org

18 That Famous Preston Night Rodeo started in 1934 and has been going every since, except for one year during the war. All the cowboys were in the army! This picture shows our headquarters in the fifties. That Famous Preston Night Rodeo has continued to offer the wholesome entertainment that started so long ago. The cowboys are as skilled as ever, and the friendships are increasingly strong. We’re proud of the rodeo history and are certain that the western heritage will continue.

Cowboys are competing for more money than ever before. Marketing and business skills have become as crucial as roping, wrestling or riding skills. Preston attracts world champion cowboys because of our dates, between Cheyenne and Days of 47, and because of our quality of rodeo. Our purse of nearly $40,000.00 puts us in the bracket of one of the best small town rodeos in the West. The Preston Festival of Lights is held each year in the community of Preston, Idaho to provide local citizens and visitors with the opportunity to celebrate Christmas on a community level. It was actually the widening of State Street, and resultant removal of all of the light poles that used to don the city’s Christmas lights, that spawned the idea for the festival, Bell said. “They put the highway through, widened the street, took out all of the light poles. That took out all the Christmas lights that used to go across the street. There was nothing (remaining),” he said. Armed with about $500 from the chamber of commerce, along with some funds from the City of Preston, the new celebration started to take shape, first as an idea and quickly in reality.

County Commentary • Midwinter Wrap Up continued from page 17 successful in winning the Intermountain Championship and a year later they went to Chicago and lost to the National team by three points. Whitney - is located just midway between Franklin and Preston along the highway. It was first known as “Hulls Crossing” and later was changed to Whitney in honor of Orsen F. Whitney, an Apostle in the LDS Church. Preston - is the County seat. Preston was first called “Worm Creek”. It is the banking and commercial center of Franklin County. It is situated on an eminence 200 feet above the rest of the valley. Dayton - is located across Bear River, west and about five miles from Preston. The place was first called “Chadville” then “Five Miles” (it being just five miles from Weston and five miles from Clifton). It was later called Dayton. Treasureton - north of Preston on the old Bear River Highway in the midst of alfalfa and stock ranching will be found Treasureton. When the place was first settled, it belonged to Clifton Ward.

Mink Creek - along the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains, about 15 miles north-east of Preston is Mink Creek. Riverdale - about seven miles north of Preston lies the little town of Riverdale. Mapleton - the little town of Mapleton is situated about ten miles east of Preston. Cub River is a beautiful mountain stream that winds its way through the settlement. Fairview - just a few miles south of Preston is found a small farming community. The Fairview ward formed a part of Lewiston ward until the organization of Oneida Stake. Winder - this rich dryfarm land began as ‘sagebrush and jackrabbit country’. Most of the settlers arrived between 1890 and 1900. Banida - on the county border, was said to have been coined from the words Bannock and Oneida. It had a riotous beginning as a railroad terminus town in 1878. This was a booming tent city known as Dunnville.

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Public Lands Report The meeting was well attended by county elected officials, representatives of various agencies, the Governor’s staff and congressional staff. We received an update from the BLM on the Sage Grouse issue, how it will impact the grazing for livestock producers and the efforts of Governor Otter’s Task Force to work with the issue. We received an update from attorney Bob Maynard on the Roadless lawsuit with some good news. We Won. The collaborative effort Idaho Counties did on the Roadless rule made a lot of this possible. Cope provided an update on the USFS FACA status. Even though this is taking lots of work the directives will be coming out soon. Cope thanked all for their comments and asked for more influence from the local folks as this continues forward. Gordon provided an update to WIR and NFCSC

efforts to work the Community Forest Pilot Project and the SRS efforts. Primarily with the Fiscal Cliff issues at congress it is tough to get these other issues to be discussed. The NFCSC is re-organizing their efforts with new members and working on educating the new congressmen and women on what SRS means to rural counties. Gordon will be asking for dues again to help with the efforts for reauthorization. Seth reported on a recent trip to DC where he learned that there seems to be support for PILT, however SRS is in jeopardy. Gordon asked for folks to stay engaged and help by supporting IAC and NACo by getting involved as a few of us cannot carry the entire load. Lin Hintze from Custer County commented on the importance of the Rural Action Caucus and what it provides for all of rural USA.

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22 IAC ANNUAL WRAP UP Association News ISA’s part-time Jail Coordinator and Inspector will be going full time as a result of an agreement with ICRMP. This will allow more thorough inspections and add a training component via a cooperative agreement between ISA, ICRMP and POST.

Other business included reports from DEA on our combined efforts on outdoor marijuana grow eradication, Meth Project by First Lady Lori Otter, Sheriff’s Youth License Plate, Juvenile Interstate Compact, Rocky Mountain Intelligence Network, Mexican Consulate and the Prison Rape Elimination Act.

On the legislation front HO105 is our primary effort and this bill authorizes an increase in the sexual offender registration fee that will allow funding of a statewide sexual offender registration and tracking system. Additional bills are: S1034 repeals an archaic law that requires the governor to approve jail inmate transfers; S1035 authorizes detention officer arrest powers for crimes committed in jails; and S1036 authorizes the taking of inmate commissary account funds to satisfy daily cost of incarceration. Following the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut citizens have asked sheriffs about their position on gun violence. A position paper titled, Idaho Sheriffs Association Position on Gun Violence was debated and agreed upon with the following salient features: Sheriffs support the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms and we oppose any intrusion upon those rights; The primary mission of sheriffs is to ensure public safety; Sheriffs take an oath to support the United States Constitution and Idaho Constitution; The cause of gun violence is multi-faceted; The courts determine the constitutionality of laws and sheriffs do not possess the legal authority to interpret the constitutionality of any law.

The Assessor’s met on February 4, 2013 for our regular mid-winter meeting. Major points of discussion centered on personal property tax, developers discount legislation, and motor vehicle issues. There were additional reports presented on the following topics, Personal Property, Legislation, CAPCOM, Motor Vehicle, Education, Ratio Study, Rules, Timber, Urban Renewal, Exemptions and Real Property, Mapping, Software/Tech Support, and the Assessor’s manThe full text of our paper as well as the minutes ual. The Assessor’s will meet again in August for to our meeting can be viewed on our website at our annual summer meeting. www.idahosheriffsassociation.com.

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24 CALENDAR FEATURED TRAINING & CONFERENCES County Budgeting & Finance March 20 • IAC Webinar BOE Training April 10 • IAC Webinar Social Services Conference April 16-18 • Coeur d’Alene District IV Meeting April 24-26 • Hailey CEO Legislative Review May 15 • IAC Webinar

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TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

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2013 Budget and Levy Training Location

Date

Location

May 7, 2013

Latah County Fairgrounds Exhibit Building 1021 Harold Moscow

May 15, 2013

Red Lion Hotel Pocatello 1555 Pocatello Creek Road 208.233.2200

May 8, 2013

Kootenai County Admin Building 451 Government Way Coeur d’Alene

May 16, 2013

College of Southern Idaho 315 Falls Avenue Herrett Center Twin Falls

May 14, 2013

Idaho Falls Eastern Tech College 166 S. 25th E Alexander Creek Bldg Rm. 541 Idaho Falls

May 23, 2013

College of Western Idaho 5500 E. Opportunity Drive Room 102E Nampa

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26 COUNTY SPOTLIGHT

Fremont County

“To chuckle and giggle is funny, to cry and shed tears is sad. But to live in St. Anthony and be good, is to be solitary, lonesome and sad. “ There were people here when the first white man, John Colter, moccasined softly into the Conant Trail in 1808, headed for the Yellowstone and immortality. The white man found these Americans, predominantly Shoshone-Bannock people, making a beginning, with the honor-inraid, the little wars of the hunters, tribes and clan chieftains. There were white men who liked the Indians better than their own people, took up their beliefs, ornaments, language and love of children.

The Indian scheme of life worked, but time had run out on them. They were broken for their good land. And who knows that cities, nations and fame might have been theirs? First white men Andrew Henry and his handful of trappers were the first white men to winter in the country. They left rock markers on Conant Creek near Drummond during their stay in 1810-11 and chiseled their names and the date: A. Henry, J. Hoback, B. Jackson, P. McBride, L. Cather, Sept. 1810, and the initials L.C. on a nearby rock as well as A. Henry on another.

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Wilson Price Hunt named the North Fork of the Snake and its lake headwaters for Henry when he arrived in the fall of 1811. The inscriptions, “For Henry, 1811, by Hunt,’’ and ‘’Al the cook with nothing to cook” were found on rocks unearthed over a century later near Egin Bench.

The same Egin Bench was the first settlement when Stephen Winegar and his four sons, George, Willis, Leonard and John, put up the first log shelter during the summer of 1879 when they cut and stacked the wild hay in the river bottoms. Winegar Hole and “Gideon Winegar June, 1882,’’ carved on the cliff beside the Snake River, are reminders of these early settlers. The towns that later dotted the Delaware-sized county were not even a gleam in the pioneer father’s eyes when the first settlers in southern and northern parts of the counties arrived. Richard “Beaver Dick” Leigh - trapper and guide - for whom a lake, a creek and a canyon were named, was the first white man to settle in the southern

part of the county. The frontiersman and Army scout, George Rea, who passed through the Island Park area in 1877, guiding Howard and his troops in pursuit of Chief Joseph and his people, and returned to settle on Shotgun Creek, has a pass, a peak and a post office named for him. Hotel, stage stop Rea’s post office was one of the stage line stations of the Bassett lines from Spencer to West Yellowstone, Mont., with the Arangee Co. Hotel as a stage stop. The Monida-Yellowstone-Western made the run through Red Rock Pass. The Gilmore-Salisbury stages from Spencer to Yellowstone used Salisbury ranch near Henry’s Lake as a stage station. The Arangee Co. Hotel later became the summer home of one of the earliest visitors to appreciate and extol the beauties and potentials of the region, A.S. Trude, the eminent Chicago lawyer. The Raynolds expedition, Jim Bridger guiding, passed this way in 1860. An appropriation of $60,000 had been authorized by Congress for the Raynolds expedition to find the best way for a road and/or railroad to the plains of Montana and the Idaho mines. They explored Jackson Hole. Wyo., but were turned back, passed through the Island Park country and discovered Raynolds pass which he recommended as the route into Montana because it had a grade of less than 50 feet to the mile. It was 1,500 feet lower than South pass and so level it was difficult to locate the point where the waters divided. The Shoshone-Bannock treaty with the United

28 COUNTY SPOTLIGHT States was executed in 1868. Sawtell, for whom the mountain with the chieftain profile was named, was reported to have erected a windowless house near the base of the mountain by 1870 as his trapping base.

In 1872 the Moran brothers, Thomas, the artist, and John, the writer, along with the photographers, Jackson, and other specialists, surveyors and mapmakers sent by the government, were being guided by Richard Leigh to examine the scenic wonders that would be set aside as the country’s first national park in 1875. Other trappers in the area were said to be William Beers, Robert Pugmire, Bill Robinson and Hains and Haig. Indian wars The Sioux-Cheyenne uprising was in 1876. The Nez Perce fought a holding action on Targhee Creek the summer of 1877 against troops commanded by Howard in which a Bannock chieftain allied with Chief Joseph was killed. A distorted form of his name, Tyee, was given later to the creek and the Targhee Forest. The next summer, in the so-called Bannock War of 1878, a camp

Fremont County Fast Facts Founded: 1893 Seat: St. Anthony Area: 1895 sq miles Population: 13,242 www.co.fremont.id.us

near Henry’s Lake had some of their horses taken in a flurry of action and excitement. By 1879 the Oregon Short Line had completed the rail line headed from Ogden, Utah, to Butte, Mont., as far as Market Lake. The fall of 1879 a prairie fire denuded the country of forage for stock and game from Egin north through Island Park and east into Teton Basin. Complicated by the icing over of the river at Egin, the stock suffered for lack of food and shelter and died that winter.

Egin dropped the name Greenville with the appointment of the first postmaster, July 1, 1880, A.F. Parker. Construction of the Egin Canal Co. was begun in 1881; water was taken for irrigation in June 1883, and the canal was completed in 1886. In entering the county many settlers had to use fords. For many years the roads took a course that was the straightest line to the best fords, not the straightest line of travel. Community development Joseph Curr, first settler of Fall River, which was later named Chester, arrived in 1885. James Siddoway was Teton’s first resident. He put in a water

County Commentary • Midwinter Wrap Up wheel and with Wm. Naylor built the Teton Flour Mill. The Birch brothers, Thomas, Edward, James, Dave, Robert, Jack and William, arrived from Utah in 1883 to settle in Wilford. The Parker townsite, named for Wyman W. Parker, was selected June 1883. John Donaldson was Teton’s first LDS Church bishop about the time Lysander Dayton, George and Bill Davis were taking up home sites in Twin Groves.

Joseph R. Meservy and Sons were erecting a grist mill in the Wilford area when St. Anthony’s founding father, Carlos H. Moon, filed on 320 acres in 1887 and the St. Anthony bridge was built over Henry’s Fork of the Snake. There was a ferry crossing the river at Roberts by 1889 but up river to Lorenzo and on until it reached the new town, the traveler had to take his chances at the fords. Samuel Suver Sadoris established his family at Sarilda six months before Joseph and Mary Weaver Baker, who had brought a family of eight by wagon train from Nebraska, arrived to settle on Spring Creek west of Ashton in 1889. Sadoris had left the town in Illinois named for his family, and would live by the side of the road that crossed the Big Bend Ridge and see it named Sadoris Hill Road. Cattle imported By 1888 the Arangee Co. had founded the Swiss Colony in the lsland Park country, reminiscent of the Swiss Alpine region. A sawmill, a handsome two-and-half-story hotel, topped by a cupola, and flagpole were built. Stocked with imported Holsteins and peopled by Swiss emigrants who start-

ed up a cheese factory, made this an impressive beginning for a settlement. Jack Kooch, later builder and operator of the Big Springs Resort, traveled to the land office at Blackfoot to file on land for the company, one of the first homesteads filed on in the region. A.S. Trude, after a tour of the park, visited Henry’s Lake to check on the intriguing tales of the floating island there. By the year Idaho became a state, 1890, several families were making use of the first summer homes in Island Park. Charles Mackert of Egin Bench purchased the first threshing machine. The last year of the old century brought zero weather and the railroad line into St. Anthony. Half-fare passes were being issued to all LDS settlers interested in coming to Fremont County. Ashton settled In 1901, 640 acres were bought for the Ashton townsite from George Harrigfeld, R.E. McGavin and Asa Hendricks. The first train arrived there in 1906. R.D. Jennings was the first depot agent. Stage lines took passengers on to the western Yellowstone Park entrance. Two unique systems of assuring moisture for crops in Fremont County had been worked out sub irrigation and dry farming. The virgin soil was so rich that some farms paid for themselves the first year with bumper yields. In July 1911, C.W. Thompson was moving to his new store at Drummond. Headlines in the papers noted Nov. 13, 1913, that ‘’The County is Divided,’’ and Fremont came into its own.

30 ICRMP NEWS Congratulations to twenty counties on successfully completing ICRMP’s Risk Management Discount Program for three consecutive years! The counties who have achieved this recognition are colored green on the map. The dedication and effort these agencies have shown is a demonstration of their commitment to risk reduction best practices that assist in reducing claims for the pool. Well done! What is the Risk Management Discount Program (RMDP)? It’s an optional program that ICRMP offers to members, encouraging focused training on the highest claims areas: driving and employment.

By doing certain risk management efforts, your agency gets a discount in your member contribution. The targeted training includes online policy reviews and courses as well as in-per son training.

Scott Workman Franklin County Commissioner District V Representative ICRMP Board of Trustees

Scott Workman is an Idaho original. He graduated from Preston High School, attended the University of Idaho and graduated from Ricks College, now BYU Idaho. Scott married his beautiful wife, Robin, 32 years ago and around the same time started operating his own dairy farm, which is still going strong today. Their three boys are now grown (although Scott still questions that sometimes), and they have 2 grandchildren. Scott’s dedication to his beloved Franklin County is very evident. He has served locally on several boards such as Resource Conservation and Development, Soil and Water Preservation District, and the Franklin County Medical Center. He’s also served as a member of the Idaho Capital Crimes Board, Southeast Idaho Juvenile Board and the Southeast Public Health Board. For ICRMP, Scott has served as the District 5 representative since January 2011 and has been a Franklin County Commissioner for the past 4 years. His common sense approach to situations and “keep it simple” axiom has helped ICRMP in many ways over the years.

ICRMP’s next Risk Management Discount Program will run from June 1, 2013 – February 1, 2014. To take advantage of this program, check the ICRMP website (www.icrmp.org) for details after June 1.

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