Duties and Responsibilities

Commissioner Karl T. Casperson, District No. One (1):

• 3-B Juvenile Detention
• Bonneville County Fair Board 4-H
• Bonneville County/University of Idaho College of Agriculture Extension Services
• Bonneville Metropolitan Planning Organization (BMPO) Policy Board
• Easter Idaho Community Action Partnership (EICAP) Board of Directors and Finance Committee
• Liaison with City of Ammon and Iona
• Region 7 Behavioral Health Board
• Regional Development Alliance (RDA) Board of Directors

Commissioner/Chairman Jonathan Walker, District No. Two (2):

• Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners
• City of Idaho Falls Parks & Recreation Commission
• Community Youth Action Committee (CYAC)
• Eastern Idaho Public Health District Board
• Liaison with the City of Swan Valley, Irwin, Ririe, and Ucon
• Magistrate Commission Member
• Veteran Public Outreach - Bob Skinner

Commissioner Michelle Mallard, District No. Three (3):

• Area of Impact Agreements
• Caribou Loop Trail Committee
• Cloud Seeding
• East & West Soil and Water Conservation Districts
• East-Central Idaho Planning and Development Association (ECIPDA) The Development Company
• High County Resource Conservation & Development Area (RC&D)
• Idaho Innovation Center (IIC) Board Member
• Liaison with City of Idaho Falls

Bonneville County Departments overseen by the Commissioners:

• 3-B Juvenile Detention
• Adult Probation
• Ambulance Services (contracted with Idaho Falls)
• Buildings and Grounds - Maintenance
• Emergency Communications (E-911)
• Emergency Management (EMS)
• Extension Office
• Geographic Information System (GIS)
• Information Systems (IS)
• Information Technology (IT)
• Juvenile Probation & Court Services
• Parks and Recreation
• Personnel & Administration
• Planning & Zoning
• Public Defender
• Road & Bridge/Public Works/Landfill
• Weed Control
• Wood Pilot Project

Note: Other County Offices/Departments which are under other Elected Officials (Assessor, Clerk, Coroner, Prosecuting Attorney, Sheriff, or Treasurer) are not listed. They meet with the Commissioners monthly for department updates.

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