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HR Director Proud presented a proposed set of training topics that included workers’ compensation, FMLA, ADA, performance-management essentials, employment law, interviewing and recruiting, effective communication, generational communication differences, conflict management, change management and legal considerations. Proud also recommended creating a supervisor’s manual that managers would sign to acknowledge they had been briefed on county policies and supervisory expectations.

Proud said HR could host an annual leadership series with four sessions per year, and that some outside providers (NACO, ICRMP, SHRM) offer relevant webinars and onsite training; HR noted ICRMP may provide on-site training at no charge. Commissioners supported more in-house, frequent sessions and asked HR to keep costs minimal because a countywide training-and-development budget does not exist; departments may need to cover training costs from their own budgets.

Commissioners asked for compact, practical materials rather than multi-day conferences, and suggested HR record sessions so staff who cannot attend can view them later. Proud agreed HR would pursue low-cost or no-cost presenters, develop a condensed supervisor manual covering key topics, and coordinate with elected officials and department heads about department-specific training and mentoring needs.

No formal vote was taken; the board accepted the proposal as a direction to staff to develop the materials and return with details as needed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2/6/2025 Board of County Commissioners: Human Resources","oneSentenceSummary","Kootenai County Human Resources proposed a condensed supervisor manual and an annual leadership training series focusing on employment law, performance management and leadership skills; commissioners requested in‑house, low-cost options and video recordings for staff who cannot attend.","taxTitle","Kootenai County, Idaho","taxId",3567,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":44,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6668102,"Board holds executive session on personnel items, exits with staff directed to proceed",1233,1719000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2241458-25d0e0a053e1874ea07956952dca103c&start=1719&end=2952","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2241458-25d0e0a053e1874ea07956952dca103c/thumbnail_1719000.jpg","/articles/6668102/Kootenai-County/Idaho/Board-holds-executive-session-on-personnel-items-exits-with-staff-directed-to-proceed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6668102-70adeecdf9bc063e264a1abd748e480d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442908&Signature=Nn2Q4QT2C5WNlBUDqRSdhGHZgzw91LsyMCOBiZWAqKKr-m8x~1y~8N0ctizzucwmSwMpGiNWybjuD2dpT0ZNeZsDtrUxcnxTrqy3y5FZfbEbu1L~3xjW7X2z3c222Slp3X4el5B7Sr3Gb3C1dEX7NpKYdmjA6AViXIimN23O28MqydzkElwP7cy24qhUiz5N-92GntHSvRiWJpgK0kdbXEvcSsixYKRyM-JRUSljwYvh1Eg~wbP27DXINNxycV4Ok9L4Pgx2j1P0PtfTQyttfCi7CtbYSvj3GU8SGwAJmOQtfURwjz6EPkpD9f82feOO4Umq2vYxIYMGrQYu6v9NeQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Kootenai County commissioners moved into executive session during the Feb. 6 special meeting to discuss personnel matters for agenda items 7, 8 and 9 and later exited with staff directed to proceed as discussed.

A motion was made and seconded to enter executive session citing a statutory provision as the basis for closed deliberations; the board voted unanimously to go into executive session. After the executive session, a motion to exit and to have staff proceed as discussed passed by unanimous vote.

The board did not disclose details of the personnel matters in open session. Commissioners recorded that staff should proceed consistent with the executive session discussion; no further public actions or formal votes tied to those items were announced in open session on the record.","The Kootenai County Board entered executive session under a cited code provision to discuss specific employees for agenda items 7–9, then exited and directed staff to proceed as discussed.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6668107,"Board approves conversion of assessor position 901-006 to residential appraiser 2; other conversions deferred",1036,574000,1610000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2241458-25d0e0a053e1874ea07956952dca103c&start=574&end=1610","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2241458-25d0e0a053e1874ea07956952dca103c/thumbnail_574000.jpg","/articles/6668107/Kootenai-County/Idaho/Board-approves-conversion-of-assessor-position-901-006-to-residential-appraiser-2-other-conversions-deferred","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6668107-93bcec75abf45d4f7cf5919bc681a5a4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442908&Signature=QYzAu4e3X8rCqlJofOtv2KIXqQOInJEDkR9WaPWi~IULBar5a2Jn2eqHXopAOPsnqDOFj5jOKe9PndvEbnYv1rKATjflJyeNPps-ACchiTwX2TIfuUXdDjBDhb6ZWcyM0t6Kfbd8Afs6V7qV53M7mUaSsv2sCUafyyo6npN33Jc6844IOj7seXvXQKDZ79HxHJx2XJKCOkBa2Z4m9GlF7D9VKp3Eh283FDj6goiZ62Xbdis8G54JdZFzR4ZWFKYyAjt~bq-SrswEK~FfjmYNcpTo4edsTT~Jx5URTnPiqQ5eoGgoEf6ZscmAYdS669kC3kUOY4bCJ7SH5Wd~~cW8fw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Kootenai County commissioners on Thursday approved a conversion of an assessor office position to allow a planned hire to begin next week, while deferring two other requested classification changes pending additional organizational information.

Deputy Assessor Dyson Savage presented the request, explaining the assessor’s office seeks to convert a vacant lead appraiser position so the department can hire at a lower grade and use salary savings to upgrade two existing appraiser 2 positions to appraiser 3s in place of long-serving staff members who are effectively performing higher-level duties.

Savage said the office is scheduled to bring on an appraiser 2 on Monday but that the open slot is currently classified as an appraiser 1. To accommodate that hire, the assessor asked the board to convert position number 901-006 from a lead appraiser to residential appraiser 2. The board approved the single conversion by recorded vote.

Commissioners expressed concern about approving midyear classification changes without seeing an organizational chart and a history of prior position changes. Several commissioners asked staff to provide an org chart showing where positions were, where they are now, and the dates of any prior conversions so the board can review the broader staffing picture before approving further conversions. The assessor’s office agreed to return with that information for items listed as agenda items 5 and 6.

Brandy Falcon (auditor/accounting) noted the auditor’s office had been given position-number projections without direct links to agenda items, and commissioners agreed future agenda descriptions should explicitly list the specific position conversion requested so the public and board members can follow the request more easily.

For the hire starting Monday, staff reported the incoming appraiser will be hired at step 2 (a returning appraiser) and that conversion of position 901-006 will enable payroll and hiring to proceed.","The board approved converting position number 901-006 (lead appraiser) to a residential appraiser 2 so a new hire can start; commissioners asked for an organizational chart and historical position-change records before approving further midyear classification changes.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6668112,"Commissioners approve 2025 holiday selection; direct minor policy wording change",171,376000,547000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2241458-25d0e0a053e1874ea07956952dca103c&start=376&end=547","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2241458-25d0e0a053e1874ea07956952dca103c/thumbnail_376000.jpg","/articles/6668112/Kootenai-County/Idaho/Commissioners-approve-2025-holiday-selection-direct-minor-policy-wording-change","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6668112-7b18ff32bca0ce1e9057b8886b2036c3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442908&Signature=jQZHT04Ds8qYVgip0aBng0nPkXRfCgrRs22PHrAqKL6zjbAt-q-CRgGF6jIztoPPmH~ftUQbVwVl20mlo16c0F~ygvSI47EB8fhZb~2oOTgWJQeyuqdeNldU-XrMMzQidrtuVowIeU58~esvFgmY-ACY0MC6tmgmfbgcr~H2jgWk9Rf-4pwoflvr4U0oqlD~MwHHhSR0z8q458Rf4AaM8uRXZyiy89VK~t0j45f3To9PtJLfTH0akhHDPu4RWS5Kr6HKaYLMe2Sf-PPtebAf7SvZu-p~MXKe7uq3Mo9-NUV8EW-rhOBlFlrOZoNP~R30nITgBjHieQj8PRVdZICrnA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Kootenai County commissioners on Thursday approved the county’s 2025 holiday schedule after hearing a routine annual selection between Juneteenth and the day after Thanksgiving.

Leanna Kaiser presented the item and said the county has offered departments the choice between the two holidays for several years; for 2025 the list of departments changed slightly (specialty court was added; the public defender’s office was removed). Kaiser said once the board approves the schedule it will be forwarded to payroll.

Commissioners voted to approve the selection as presented. During discussion, staff proposed—and the board agreed to—language changes to county policy 3-12 so that the adopted schedule would stand for the year and any departmental requests to change their selection for the following year must be submitted to the BOCC office by Jan. 31. Sylvia (county staff) will forward the revised policy language to Darren for legal review before bringing the final policy language to a future business meeting.

A commissioner asked staff to consider fiscal representation for taxpayers when departments choose between holidays; departments typically cover related staffing costs from their budgets. No change to the payroll process was recorded beyond the usual forwarding of the approved schedule to payroll.","The Board approved the county’s 2025 holiday schedule choice between Juneteenth and the day after Thanksgiving and directed staff to revise policy language to set an annual schedule with a Jan. 31 deadline for department change requests.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6668117,"Kootenai County makes chief deputy operations role permanent after community development update",309,65000,374000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2241458-25d0e0a053e1874ea07956952dca103c&start=65&end=374","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2241458-25d0e0a053e1874ea07956952dca103c/thumbnail_65000.jpg","/articles/6668117/Kootenai-County/Idaho/Kootenai-County-makes-chief-deputy-operations-role-permanent-after-community-development-update","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6668117-76a727ba7e7acbd26b09b9f32e40f008/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442908&Signature=aHkuNd4K-RaP0eKKTrR1BOfVxUgsJGKEmc6I-AnJgmeLr7~KXasGdOK8B1s03wBocT~HLHc5K~uWWv~7hI1Sx0DdWbqZ9wjaHIi8B3Z7jtSHcXZcUyu-5PGHnqdCkT7COAcjO2YbjvI9uYAfn0rzOSEUAZHd-YmhXD3NE7lF71Qkphg1hj7yhKU3ZGAi-jhdbVr-NK-muM4a1Gz~u5A60MUBPuIy0jQW248J83h2-CFXsY3inUMC40Oqq~b8ki0I~KwXZy0QV6NOqgPn~zmN6jN3Tln-jPMFeq2WVt01pZ8jKpvHRtIbTW6c1~0xe7dnttiy6aap7atpBzjHRD~33A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Kootenai County Commissioners on Thursday voted to make the county’s Chief Deputy of Operations position permanent following a status update from Community Development leadership.

Director Callahan told the board that division managers support creating the post and “they think Craig is the right person to have in it.” Callahan added that permit review turnaround times have shortened substantially in the three months since the position was created, with review times “at least 5 weeks shorter than it used to be.”

The change to make the Chief Deputy position permanent was presented as an action item and approved by the three-member board. The motion passed with unanimous recorded support from the commissioners present.

Commissioners discussed related budget and accounting work. Commissioner questions focused on whether increased efficiency would lead to fee revenue covering a larger share of Community Development costs; Callahan replied that fees are reviewed annually and said the department expects closer integration between the permitting system and the county’s financial system to improve reporting. Brandy Falcon, the county accounting manager, told commissioners an FY2024 reconciliation between Community Development and the county’s New World accounting system was within about $200, and that further reporting refinements are planned as part of a migration to third-party software (CoreBT).

The board did not attach additional conditions to the personnel decision; the item moved forward as a formal personnel action.

Looking ahead, commissioners asked staff to continue refining performance and financial reporting metrics so the impact of operational changes can be tracked into FY2026.","After a status update from Community Development, the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners voted to make the Chief Deputy of Operations position permanent and discussed early signs of faster permit review times and accounting reconciliation work.","actionData","errors"]

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