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The director said the county was quoted a 5% year‑over‑year increase from Tyler and that the county does not yet have an operational alternative that would allow cancellation of the contract. “We’re going to see a 5% increase every year,” the director said. The director also noted a separate recorder service (described in the meeting as a product that would notify property owners of changes to recorded instruments) has been discussed but had not been approved by the board; if approved, that product would be an additional recording fee to the recorder’s office budget.

Commissioners asked whether the county had increased the level of service with Tyler or whether the cost increase was purely a vendor price increase; the director said the 5% increase is vendor‑driven. Board members said they would explore alternatives and seek peer county assessments; the director said Bonner County staff are working with Valley County and one other county on implementation approaches used elsewhere.

The board agreed not to move forward on executive‑session discussion of detailed subscription lists until all commissioners have had a chance to review the director’s itemized software list in Munis.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Budget Workshops - Technology - 06/09/2025 @ 9:00 AM","oneSentenceSummary","The county’s technology director reviewed software subscriptions and said the Tyler contract will see a 5% year‑over‑year increase; the board discussed the inability to cancel some contracts immediately and a separate recorder product that would be an additional charge if approved.","taxTitle","Bonner County, Idaho","taxId",49415,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":74,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":75,"_41":76,"_43":77,"_45":78,"_46":79,"_48":80,"_50":81,"_52":82,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":55,"_72":55},6208974,"Bonner County to consolidate internet and phone circuit costs; IT director estimates $206,170.86 for next year",162,1847000,2009000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3738968-48c7de45e4a3cee539c33ef7ea1d20b3&start=1847&end=2009","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3738968-48c7de45e4a3cee539c33ef7ea1d20b3/thumbnail_1847000.jpg","/articles/6208974/Bonner-County/Idaho/Bonner-County-to-consolidate-internet-and-phone-circuit-costs-IT-director-estimates-20617086-for-next-year","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6208974-a8903cfd2c2936c4f095efa78080d98f/orig.mp4?Expires=1773577780&Signature=eaTerH9~VMAEUc-MO6FPXjuZssvtr8rOmF3SxST0f9G4lGE976nw2Cquy6xNKMzXBuQYVvhVsOWco3UL1EBv90JrO5WyaO2U2-yo82FcZpKFTdFvIE2u3G22WwTnyGaiCtSmfmycdsHnECdccRJ-0~pZyRaf0Cutf3ajB8gtCWFHk5SyxA1GcznY-j0S0pPt09o6law7yTcwtvaZUyGzItr5GO5XQmdzkF7n0SwgtWCXwRXM-jsmXr0BNJ3VDGj0UCgSFB6vxRoVfvGi7c~7M4LaBsvtSvP04AieWqZDRTTfbgnhxj1ZATQGKOlhI7U-RrFxuYbLWnxQUhknSWgEUw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Bonner County’s director of technology told commissioners he wants to consolidate monthly internet and telephone circuit charges into a single telephony and circuits budget line and move roughly $39,770.86 from a software/subscriptions account to cover recurring circuit costs.

“That should be $206,170.86,” the director said when asked for the anticipated total for next year after moving four service providers’ charges into account 6920. The director told the board several existing circuits and phone lines are currently budgeted across multiple accounts and said it is both logically and administratively cleaner to pay those recurring costs from a single telephony and circuits line rather than from a software‑related account.

Commissioners asked for monthly cost breakdowns and clarification that the proposed number reflected anticipated contract costs rather than an attempt to rebalance last year’s spending. The director confirmed the $206,170.86 figure represents anticipated cost for the coming year after the line moves and the $39,770.86 transfer to 6920.

The board discussed the difficulty of cancelling some vendor contracts midterm and noted the need to budget for known renewal fees. The director said Munis does not yet support every desired tracking feature for tax turnover and similar items and that the county is working with peer counties on alternative solutions.

Commissioners asked the director to put the monthly contract costs and the proposed transfers into the Munis notes so the board can verify the projections before final budget adoption.","The county’s IT director proposed moving multiple internet and phone circuit charges into a single telephony and circuits line and provided an anticipated total cost of $206,170.86 for the coming year.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_46":91,"_48":92,"_50":93,"_52":94,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":95,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":96,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":55,"_72":55},6208978,"Bonner County IT director proposes reclassifying training, supply and postage lines in technology budget",245,578000,823000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3738968-48c7de45e4a3cee539c33ef7ea1d20b3&start=578&end=823","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3738968-48c7de45e4a3cee539c33ef7ea1d20b3/thumbnail_578000.jpg","/articles/6208978/Bonner-County/Idaho/Bonner-County-IT-director-proposes-reclassifying-training-supply-and-postage-lines-in-technology-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6208978-78ed67d2596d832e247c6d8ff1f15c05/orig.mp4?Expires=1773577780&Signature=aXpFB1ohV58E~k8aanOc-BAx8co2fsD9LzDFXt9GuWvJT-YzDhv5N~6AwFxRsA6UYLTiaPOm7J~n6fCmYwQk7Yv8r6z~0PoTj2csPQW~~FAZ5CGHivjbBLsaHhztFtEkHuYtvaA7ReN2P-137mjFZ~J~wa6ost43vOpnHzZWu6xBFe6SZv9moW4wo593D0NYzEALDoh4zjJx84hvZfDDgamIQ9-HmZgUDYsWbnZGl~C7NW~Vip9gVxrz4JB5wGiIFy433h8qqqDX1AEluDOSYaCM3yysxsYROhgvyUoiwprg4rjYunnhCMTnJxNlCgLHagm6kDq1LX7bS43El87~fA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Bonner County director of technology asked the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday to reclassify multiple information-technology budget lines and to add detail to Munis so future reviewers can find spending justifications.

The request covered the department’s education and training fund, dues and memberships, office supplies, network supplies and postage. The director said the education line (listed as $64.90 in the submitted worksheet) is used for certifications such as CompTIA and firewall training and for conferences. “I would like to see if I can start taking one or two of the team to the MS‑ISAC or the Idaho Association of Counties Conference,” the director told commissioners, noting that some conferences — specifically an Idaho Office of Emergency Management event — are fully reimbursed; the director cited a reimbursement of $1,588.48 last year but said rental‑car insurance there was not reimbursed.

The director asked that dues, memberships and licenses be reduced and that funds be moved to postage to cover occasional heavy returns of server equipment, saying a single return by FedEx exceeded the current $300 postage line. Commissioners pressed for evidence of recurring need and ultimately agreed to keep postage at $300 for now rather than double it.

Commissioners also directed a clearer separation between general office supplies (pens, paper, printer costs) and IT‑related hardware and networking consumables. The director said most networking cabling and small hardware purchases already come from the capital computer fund (account referenced during the meeting as 9430); commissioners asked the director to reduce the general office supply line from $2,000 to $500 and to move planned network supply dollars into the capital/hardware fund.

On mobile services, the director said the department uses a mix of Verizon and FirstNet and that the current total cellular expenditure is about $3,342 to date; commissioners asked for a per‑line monthly breakout so the line can be budgeted accurately for the coming year.

Commissioners asked that detailed backup spreadsheets and receipts be attached in Munis so that future reviewers can reconcile line‑item changes even if the emailed spreadsheet cannot be found. The director agreed to attach the supporting files and to add estimated costs in the Munis description fields for the larger items.

The board deferred any executive session on software subscriptions until all commissioners have had a chance to review the itemized software list the director provided.","The county’s director of technology asked commissioners to reclassify several IT budget lines — including training, memberships, office and network supplies and postage — to better match how the department spends and to support staff certifications and hardware returns.","actionData","errors"]

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