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City Council Minutes —July 3, 2024
Mayor Jerry Merrill
Council Members:
Bryanna Johnson Eric Erickson
Robert Chambers David Reeser
Colin Erickson Mikel Walker
6:3o P.M.
Council Member Reeser said the prayer.
Council Member E. Erickson led the pledge.
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City Staff:
Stephen Zollinger — City Attorney
Matt Nielson — Finance Officer
Keith Davidson — Public Works Director
Alan Parkinson — Planning & Zoning Administrator
Scott Johnson — Economic Development Director
Deborah Lovejoy — City Clerk
Roll Call of Council Members:
Attending: Council Member Chambers, Council Member Colin Erickson, Council Member Eric
Erickson, Council President Walker and Mayor Merrill.
Council Member Johnson did not attend the meeting.
Employee Recognition: Presentation of Police Department Post Certifications
Police Chief Rhodes said he has five P.O.S.T. certificates to present tonight and would like to
recognize these Police Officers for their hard work. He explained the Idaho P.O.S.T. set standards based
on different training criteria and different levels. He mentioned the criteria is based on the years of
service, college credits prior to entering into law enforcement or during law enforcement training hours.
The different certificate levels include the basic certificate which every officer receives once they are
certified. The intermediate certificate is based on the years of service, anywhere from 600 training
hours with a combination of college credits.
Police Chief Rhodes asked Noah Lewis and Sam Jaeckel to come up to the front of the room to
present them with their certificates. He said both Police Officers recently submitted for the P.O.S.T.
Council Reviews and have met the requirement for their intermediate certificate. Officer Jaeckel has
been with the Police Department since 2021. He was a reserve prior to 2021; however, went into the
military and then came back to work full-time. Officer Noah was also in the military and worked for
Jefferson County from 2017 to 2018. He then started as a reserve for the Rexburg Police Department in
202o and became full-time the same year.
Police Chief Rhodes explained the next level after the intermediate certificate is the advanced
certificate. The advanced certificate is a combination of years of service, college credits and up to 1200
P.O.S.T. training hours. There are different levels of training within the Police Department and some of
the training hours are hours the department keeps track of; however, they are not considered P.O.S.T.
certified training hours.
Police Chief Rhodes asked Officers Lords and Officer Allen to come to the front of the room to
present them with their certificates. He said both these officers have submitted their training hours and
other requirements mentioned to the P.O.S.T. Council and have received their Advance Certificates.
Officer Allen has been with the Rexburg Police Department since 2015 before he worked for the Police
Department he worked for the Juvenile Correction Center in St. Anthony, Idaho. Officer Lords has been
with the Police Department since 2020. Before he started working for the Rexburg Police Department,
he was a reserve officer for Fremont County.
Police Chief Rhodes asked Officer Jenkins to come up to the front of the room to present him with
his certificate. Officer Jenkins has met all of the requirements for the Master Certificate, there are not
many officers who achieve the requirements for that certificate in their law enforcement careers. One of
the requirements of the Master Certificate requires 150o hours of training hours P.O.S.T. certified and a
minimum of 15 years of service. Officer Jenkins began working for the Rigby Police Department in 2007
and then for the Rexburg Police Department in 2015.
Police Chief Rhodes expressed his appreciation for the officers at the Police Department. The
Officers in leadership put in a lot of time and effort to become certified training instructors. Their hard
work, dedication, sacrifice and leadership is appreciated.
Mayor Merrill expressed his appreciation for the Rexburg Police Department. He said the time and
effort spent on training to become great officers is shown by the support, respect, and trust the
community members have for the city's police officers. He mentioned he not only appreciates the way
the police officers conduct themselves on duty but how they conduct themselves off duty as they
represent our city.
Council Member C. Erickson asked Police Chief Rhodes to inform the Councilmembers of the
training he completed and graduated from because it is a great accomplishment. Only 2% of law
enforcement attend the FBI and NSA training. Chief Rhodes expressed his appreciation for the
opportunity he had to attend the FBI Academy. He stated it was a life and leadership changing
experience for him. The program is to weeks long, where they provide different leadership training and
interact with officers from every state in the country. There were officers from 25 different countries at
the academy. They were able to learn different strategies and tactics from other agencies throughout the
country and the agencies from the different countries. He said the type of training he received he could
not have received anywhere else, and he plans to implement some of those strategies and tactics at our
Police Department.
Police Chief Rhodes mentioned while in Quantico, Virginia all of the officers attending the academy
had the opportunity to visit the National Police Memorial, where they recognize the officers who have
given their lives in the line of duty. He said visiting the memorial was a humbling experience.
Public Comment: Items not on the agenda; limit 3 minutes; issues may be considered for discussion
on future agenda. Please keep comments on point and respectful.
Staff Reports: (_:: _ ; ; - -
A. Public Works: - Justin Beard
i. Bid Approval for New Sanitation Shop Project
Assistant Public Works Director Beard reviewed the two bids for the New Sanitation Shop
Project. They are building the new shop behind the police building to the west of the police compound.
He said the low bid was received by Harold L. Harris Construction Inc. and recommended to the
Councilmembers that they award the contract to Harold L. Harris Construction Inc.
Sanitation Shop
Bid Results
Name
Amount
Desert Peak General Contractors, LLC
$ 1,791,845.06
Harold L Harris Construction Inc
$ 1,281,493.00
Engineer's Estimate
$ 1,200,000.00
Council President Walker moved to approve the low bid of $1,281,483 from Harold L. Harris
Construction Inc. for the New Sanitation Shop Project; Council Member Reeser seconded the motion;
Mayor Merrill asked for a vote:
Those voting aye Those voting nay
Council Member Chambers
Council Member C. Erickson
Council Member E. Erickson
Council Member Reeser
Council President Walker
The motion carried.
Mayor's Business:
Mayor Merrill reported the Employee Committee members have asked if any of the Councilmembers
would be willing to help serve food at the Employee Benefits Rexburg Rapids gathering on July iith at
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6:0o P.M. Council Member Reeser and Council Member C. Erickson said they would be willing to help
serve food at the Rexburg Rapids employee gathering.
Items for Consideration: NONE
Calendared Bills:
A. Second Reading: Those items which have been first read: NONE
B. Third Reading: Those items which have been second read: NONE
Consent Calendar: The consent calendar includes items, which require formal City Council
action, however, they are typically routine or not of great controversy. Individual Council
members may ask that any specific item be removed from the consent calendar for discussion
in greater detail. Explanatory information is included in the City Council's agenda packet
regarding these items.
A. Minutes from June 26, 2024
B. Approve the City of Rexburg Bills
Council Member C. Erickson moved to approve the Consent Calendar containing the
minutes and pay the city bills; Council Member Chambers seconded the motion; Mayor
Merrill asked for a vote:
Those voting aye Those voting nay
Council Member Chambers
Council Member C. Erickson
Council Member E. Erickson
Council Member Reeser
Council President Walker
The motion carried.
Adjournment 7:11 P.M.
PROVED:
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Attest:
Marianna Gonzalez, Deputy City Cl`eik