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Adams County Commissioners
Mailing
Address:
Adams County Commissioners
PO Box
48
Council, ID 83612
Description of Board
The Idaho
Code mandates a minimum of three County Commissioners in the
list of county officials required for county government. Any
county may elect to expand this number to 5, 7 or 9 board
members. However, no counties in Idaho have chosen to expand
their boards beyond three members.
It further mandates that two County Commissioners serve
two-year terms and the third serves a four-year term. The
four-year term rotates between the Commissioners
districts.
The Board has budget control, sets salary and benefit
levels, and adopts countywide policy for all departments of
County government. Other elected officials set policies and
procedures for their individual departments.
However, the following Departments report directly to
the Commissioners:
- Building Department
- County Extension Office
- Juvenile Probation
- Public Defender
- Road & Bridge Department
- Solid Waste/Recycling
- Weed Control
The Board also appoints members to the following County
Boards:
- Adams County Weed Management Area
- Ambulance
- Citizens Advisory Committees and study groups
- County Fair
- Historic Preservation Commission
- Parks
- Planning and Zoning
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Meeting Times
Commissioners’ meet on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Monday of
each month. If the Monday falls on a legal holiday, the
meeting is rescheduled to the day following the holiday.
Meetings are called to order at 9:00am in the
Commissioners' Room at the Adams County Courthouse, and run
until approximately 4:30 or 5:00 pm..
Anyone can request to have a matter put on the agenda
for the Commissioners’ Meeting. Requests must be made through
the County Clerk’s office, 253-4561. The agenda is finalized
at the end of the business day, the Friday preceding the next
meeting date.
All meetings of the Board of Commissioners are open to
the public with no appointment required. Members of the public
may bring up any topic for discussion that the Board has time
to deal with, which does not interfere with adhering to their
published agenda. However, no action can be taken that day on
any matter that has not been included in the agenda. This
allows all interested parties have the opportunity to comment
on any subject before the Board takes action.
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Areas of
Responsibility/Boards
Each
commissioner does have a special area of responsibility,
although the responsibilities overlap.
Commissioner Brown:
- Chairman of Southwest District Health
- Chairman Idaho State Health and Welfare Board
- Chairman Washington Adams Visions for
Entrepreneurship (W.A.V.E.)
- Represents County with Idaho Department of
Transportation
- Represents County with SAGE Development Corp
- Represents County with Adams County Snowmobile
Association
- Member Idaho Association of Counties Public Lands
Committee
- Member Idaho Association of Counties Energy
Committee
- Specialties:
- Coordination with State, other counties and
cities
- Social Services
- Transportation
- Acquisition
Commissioner Holmes:
- Represents County with Resource Conservation and
Development (RC&D)
- Represents County with Washington Adams Health Action
Team (WACHAT)
- Represents County with Upper Middle Snake Sub-Basin
Planning Team
- Represents County with Idaho Community
Foundation
- Represents County Board with Information Technology
Committee
- Member Idaho Association of Counties Health and Human
Services Committee
- Member Idaho Association of Counties
Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
- Specialties:
- Solid Waste
- Computer matters
- Road Department
- Tracking projects
- Public Transportation
Commissioner Paradis:
- Represents County with WICAP – in charge of social
services
- Represents County with Adams County Cooperative Weed
Management Area
- Represents County with Lower Salmon Sub-Basin
Planning Team
- Specialties:
- Coordination with USFS
- Noxious Weeds
- Courthouse Grounds
- Acquisition
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Obtain Copies of Approved Minutes
Copies of approved minutes may be obtained from the
Clerk's office for $1.00 per page.
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