(This is my personal page and not run by the city.) Rick Hogaboam formerly served as precinct committeeman for the Canyon County Republican Party before seeking a city council seat in Nampa, where he was elected to seat 3 of the council in 2017. He was also selected to serve as a trustee for the major acquisition fund for the fire district. A strong supporter of public safety, h
e advocated for increased police staffing and served as the council liaison for police contract negotiations. While a councilman, Hogaboam was recognized with the Treasure Valley Spotlight Award and the featured "Gift of Health Award" for his role alongside other citizens in helping evacuate residents from a burning assisted living facility. In 2020, he transitioned to the position of chief of staff for Mayor Debbie Kling. As a chief of staff in a strong mayoral form of government in a full-service city over his tenure, Hogaboam had lots of assigned municipal administrative roles, including department supervision over:
- The Clerk’s Office - passports, licensing, archiving, legislative services
- Citizen Support Services
- Code Compliance and Community Relations
- Risk Management: Work closely with the city’s insurer to review claims and implement risk-avoidance training. (Nampa was recognized for exceptional performance in risk management by ICRMP in 2022, achieving performance-based premium discounts.) I worked to save Nampa nearly $100k a year in premium discounts based on meeting performance benchmarks and having a direct relationship that reduced need for agent commission.
- Government Affairs/Policy Analysis
- Labor Negotiations with Nampa Police
- Citizen Boards/Commissions
- ADA coordinator and helped oversee an updated transition plan, advocating for improvements that included improved handicapped restrooms at city parks
- Facilities
- Led various RFPs and contract management, including legal contract, venue management, and food/beverage contracts
- Trustee on Health Trust, overseeing employee health benefits.
- Alcohol Review Committee, ensuring compliance and best practices for businesses with liquor licenses.
- Airport Business Plan Group, providing input on strategic planning for the Nampa Municipal Airport.
- Transportation Advisory Group, providing input in strategic planning for Public Works’ transportation projects.
- Oversaw legislative interns and coordinate legislative advocacy at the direction of the mayor and city council.
- Position Control Committee with HR and Finance directors to review all budgetary and personnel adjustments to ensure fiscal capacity and alignment with budgetary guidelines and strategic goals.
- Budget-planning group, reviewing every departmental request, capital request, and personnel request as part of the annual budget process.
- Council Districting Project
- All in all, oversaw multiple departments with direct line responsibility, preparing annual budgets and personnel management, while having dotted line connections to all personnel decisions and budgetary decisions throughout the City of Nampa. Nampa was ranked by WalletHub as the best-run city in America for all 6 years Hogaboam served with the City of Nampa. Rick also stepped in as a substitute to the Idaho District 12 Senate Seat for part of the 2021 legislative session. Hogaboam was appointed Canyon County Clerk on February 2, 2024, and sworn in on February 3, 2024, to replace retiring Clerk, Chris Yamamoto. Hogaboam was the top recommendation from the Canyon County Republican Central Committee and appointed by the County Commissioners with unanimous support. As County Clerk, Hogaboam serves in the following capacity:
Constitutional and statutory laws have given this one elective county officer five distinct titles: clerk of the district court, auditor, recorder, clerk of the board of county commissioners and chief elections officer of the county. The Idaho Constitution establishes the position of clerk of the district court and provides for the election of this position every four years (Article 5, Section 16). A separate section of the state constitution provides that the clerk of the district court shall be ex-officio auditor and recorder (Article 18, Section 6). State law provides that the clerk of the district court be ex-officio auditor, recorder and clerk of the board of county commissioners (31-2001 and 34-112). In addition, the election laws specify that “County Clerk” means clerk of the district court in the electoral process (34-112).
