Southeastern Idaho Votes

Sample Ballot Information for Bannock County General Election

November 4, 2008

Polls Open From 8am to 8pm

Bannock County Precincts 1-3 and 34-68 are in Legislative District 29 and will vote for all offices on the ballot except those for Legislative District 30. Legislative District 29 generally includes all of Bannock County except for the downtown areas of Pocatello.

Precincts 4-33 are in Legislative District 30 and will vote for all offices on the ballot except those for
Legislative District 29. Legislative District 30 includes primarily downtown areas of Pocatello.

Information about precinct voting locations is available on the Bannock County Website.

The official Bannock County Sample Ballot (a PDF file) is also available on the Bannock County Website

NOTICE OF ELECTION TO CREATE A NEW TAXING DISTRICT

Pursuant to Idaho Code #39-2812, on June 15th, 2007, the Board of Power County Commissioners adopted a Resolution creating an emergency County-wide interim (two-year) mosquito abatement district to control West Nile Virus. The question to make this a permanent abatement district will be put before the voters in conjunction with the 2008 General Election on November 4th, 2008. Polling places will be open on November 4th, 2008, from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., and are as follows:

Power County Precinct # 1 - Emergency Services Building
560 North Oregon Trail, American Falls, Idaho

Power County Precinct #2 - Hillcrest Elementary School
1045 Bennett Avenue, American Falls, Idaho

Power County Precinct #3 - William Thomas Middle School
355 Bannock A venue, American Falls, Idaho

Power County Precinct #4 - Rockland City Hall
Main Street, Rockland, Idaho

Power County Precinct #5 - Arbon Elementary School
Arbon Valley, Idaho

Power County Precinct #6 - Pocatello Municipal Airport
Eastern Power County, Idaho

Absentee ballots for said election are also available at the office of the Power County Clerk, Power County Courthouse, 543 Bannock Avenue, American Falls, Idaho, 83211.

The maximum amount of taxes that may be raised by the proposed MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT is $625,000. The tax increase that would occur on that amount, as calculated by the Power County Assessor, is one hundred dollars ($100) per one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) of taxable value, above any exemptions.

EXAMPLES:

This notice is being provided to you in accordance with Idaho Code #63-802(c).

Sincerely,

CHRISTINE STEINLlCHT
Power County Clerk
543 Bannock Avenue
American Falls, ID 83211
(208) 226-7962

Published by undated letter to taxpayers

BANNOCK COUNTY, IDAHO
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners of Bannock County, Idaho (the “County”) will hold a hearing on September 30, 2008, at the hour of 10:00 a.m., at the Chambers of the County Commission at the Bannock County Courthouse, 624 E. Center, Pocatello, Idaho to determine whether to proceed with financing of an expansion of the juvenile courtroom located at 137 South 5th Ave., Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho which addition is estimated to cost up to approximately Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000) (the “Project”), whether to enter a Municipal Lease Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) in order to finance the Project and whether to file a petition pursuant to the Idaho Judicial Confirmation Law, Idaho Code, Section 7-1301 et seq., describing the Project and the Agreement and requesting a judicial confirmation of the power and the authority of the County under the constitution and laws of Idaho to approve entering into the Agreement and related documents in order to provide for the acquisition and construction of said Project. It is not expected that the Agreement will require an increase of County taxes. Persons wishing to examine copies of these documents or requesting other information may contact the Honorable Bryan Murray, 137 S. 5th Ave, Pocatello, Idaho (208) 234-1087.

BOARD OF BANNOCK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

/s/Larry W. Ghan
Larry W Ghan, Chairman

/s/Steve Hadley
Steve Hadley, Member

/s/Lin Whitworth
Lin Whitworth, Member

ATTEST: /s/Dale Hatch Dale Hatch, Clerk

September 12, 2008
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Published 12 September 2008 in the Idaho State Journal

NOTICE OF HEARING

The Bannock County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Monday, September 22, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Chambers, Bannock County Courthouse, Room 214, to discuss the addition to Fiscal Year 2007/2008 budget to reflect the receipt of unexpected monies as follows:

From Bannock Count Commissioners Line Item

To Fairgrounds 1209-0000-391 Misc Revenue and 1209-0901-9070802 Capital Bldg/Coverall

For Cover-all building $50,000.00

From Contract Law:

Bear River Drug Task Force $25,531.00

Scout Mountain $3,387.00

Phil Meador $3,060.00

Sheriff Camp Contributions $4,800.00

Concealed Weapons $4,454.00

Reports and Fingerprints $4,000.00

Excess SCILD Fees $6,525.00

To Sheriff’s Overtime 1203-0304-409 $51,757.00

From Insurance Reimbursement $8,000.00

Election Reimbursement $5,474.00

Fairground Reimbursement $26,858.00

Rebilled Repairs $27,838.00

Rebilled Tires $5,176.00

To Road Oil 1202-0201-703 - $73,346.00

BOARD OF BANNOCK COUNTY COMMIS- SIONERS

/s/Larry W. Ghan
Larry W. Ghan, Chairman

/s/Steve Hadley
Steve Hadley, Member

/s/Lin Whitworth
Lin Whitworth, Member

ATTEST: /s/Dale Hatch Dale Hatch, Clerk

September 12, 2008
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Published 12 September 2008 in the Idaho State Journal

BANNOCK COUNTY, IDAHO
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners of Bannock County, Idaho (the “County”) will hold a hearing on September 30, 2008, at the hour of 10:00 a.m., at the Chambers of the County Commission at the Bannock County Court House, 624 E. Center, Pocatello, Idaho to determine whether to proceed with financing of a law enforcement facility to be located in Bannock County, Idaho consisting of a twenty-four (24) cell addition to the District VI Juvenile Detention Facility to be shared by all counties in Idaho’s District VI according to the Juvenile Detention Facility Joint Powers Agreement and which addition is estimated to cost up to approximately Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) (the “Project”), whether to enter a Municipal Lease Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) in order to finance the Project and whether to join with the other counties that are part of the Juvenile Detention Facility Joint Powers Agreement to file a petition pursuant to the Idaho Judicial Confirmation Law, Idaho Code, Section 7-1301 et seq., describing the Project and the Agreement and requesting a judicial confirmation of the power and the authority of the County, along with the other counties that are part of the Juvenile Detention Facility Joint Powers Agreement, under the constitution and laws of Idaho to approve entering into the Agreement and related documents in order to provide for the acquisition and construction of said Project. It is not expected that the Agreement will require an increase of County taxes. Persons wishing to examine copies of these documents or requesting other information may contact Seth D. Scott, Director of the District VI Juvenile Detention Center, 137 S. 5th Ave., Pocatello, Idaho (208) 234-1080 or (208) 234-1081.

BOARD OF BANNOCK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

/s/Larry W. Ghan
Larry W Ghan, Chairman

/s/Steve Hadley
Steve Hadley, Member

/s/Lin Whitworth
Lin Whitworth, Member

ATTEST: /s/Dale Hatch Dale Hatch, Clerk

September 12, 2008
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Published 12 September 2008 in the Idaho State Journal

According to Bannock County’s resolution 2008-78, voters will be asked to approve the following in the general election in November, 2008:

“Shall Bannock County: (i) contribute substantially all of the assets of Portneuf Medical Center, a county-owned hospital, to a to-be-created joint venture community benefit organization, co-owned approximately 23 percent by Portneuf Health Care Foundation, Inc. and approximately 77 percent by Legacy Hospital Partners, Inc. or an affiliate thereof, and with shared 50:50 governance (CBO) which CBO will construct and operate a state-of-the-art, 139–bed hospital on its “East Campus” replacing the existing 2-campus Portneuf Medical Center, and (ii) discontinue the existence of the Portneuf Medical Center board of governors?”

The Bannock County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Friday, August 22, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in room 214 in the courthouse at Pocatello, Idaho to consider their FY2009 proposed budget.

The proposed budget document will not fit in the space in this blog. Click on the image to see a full-sized image of the proposed budget.

Click on this link for a PDF of the proposed budget: sc00388c15.