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\"Hayden passed a levy in 2023 to increase the amount paid for law enforcement services and provide a more commensurate service level for our citizens beginning in 2024,\" Davis said. He told commissioners the city's proposal includes an on-site county liaison in City Hall and an adjustment intended to realign manpower for fiscal year 2026.

Davis presented per-officer figures he said were used in city planning: \"In 2022, Hayden paid more than $94,000 per officer. And in 2023, it was under $83,000 per officer. In 2024, under $92,000 per officer.\" He said the FY26 request includes increases the city believes are necessary to close gaps in compensation and to reflect rising labor and capital costs.

Commissioner Duncan said assigning officers to Hayden benefits both the city and county when mutual aid is required and described the proposed lieutenant as a potential force-multiplier that would help the county and city work together more efficiently. Commissioner Eberline pressed for clearer contract terms: who bears liability when deputies enforce city ordinances, automatic renewal language, revenue-sharing arrangements and whether incarceration costs for city-enforced misdemeanors are addressed.

Sheriff Robert Norris described service-level challenges the county inherited and emphasized officer safety and operational realities: Hayden has grown and now requires service levels commensurate with its population and commercial activity, he said. Norris also supported continuing the contract conversation while recognizing the county must balance public-safety needs and budget constraints.

Brandy Falcon, finance director in the auditor's office, noted accounting drivers that affect the county's contract costs: \"You did implement a new pay matrix for patrol deputies. So even if FTEs didn't increase, there was on average a 46 pay increase,\" Falcon said, stressing that increases in pay and vehicle purchases affect year-to-year cost calculations.

Mayor Davis said an auditor spreadsheet showed year-to-year swings in the city-county accounting: he summarized the spreadsheet as showing a $37,000 surplus in 2022, a $77,000 deficit in 2023, a $95,000 surplus in 2024 and a $95,000 deficit in FY25, with the current projection approaching a roughly $244,000 shortfall. City and county staff agreed to meet with the auditors to reconcile those numbers; Davis committed to make time to review the county's spreadsheet with auditors.

No contract was adopted at the status meeting. Hayden asked the board for leadership and support and for county auditors to meet with city staff so both parties can agree on a single set of cost numbers. Commissioners agreed that reconciling the auditors' figures is a necessary first step before finalizing any multi-year contract. The board also agreed to allow Hayden to placehold budget amounts for a contract while auditors complete their review.

Public comment echoed concerns about cost shifting. Resident Ron Hartman urged the county to ensure cities pay the full cost of services, including maintenance and overhead, and suggested services should be reduced if municipalities cannot pay for higher service levels.

The board then moved into an executive session; when they returned they made a motion to proceed with staff as discussed in executive session and adjourned. There was no recorded vote on the Hayden contract during the public portion of the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","6/24/2025 Board of County Commissioners: Status Update","oneSentenceSummary","Mayor Alan Davis and City Administrator Lisa Aylport presented a proposed restructured law-enforcement services contract that would add an on-site liaison/lieutenant and adjust Hayden's contributions. County officials and the city agreed to meet with the county auditing office to reconcile cost data; no contract vote was taken.","taxTitle","Kootenai County, Idaho","taxId",3567,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6749476,"Commissioners approve vendor training to stabilize county meeting video streams",149,254000,403000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5061965-a7fecdd5f7526ed8f922d83a7cf99981&start=254&end=403","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5061965-a7fecdd5f7526ed8f922d83a7cf99981/thumbnail_254000.jpg","/articles/6749476/Kootenai-County/Idaho/Commissioners-approve-vendor-training-to-stabilize-county-meeting-video-streams","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6749476-d5f8d0bce7a6b72b75a4defbd5d039a1/orig.mp4?Expires=1774925667&Signature=eaEoixHdJ6Ii13BV32ZDfXRRzmUVlxvUJOXfoF9ZEgU2HbV868L9T63T9IMuew7rriKilym2oSfIVbWn6~81LQy2xue1Yp2QU8mPVGh9Pv2CYqJ2URkVCJ7l-wzYIQYXJ6aMws6UiphOi9w0C2nprGu3HbvB0do4EfCTV2UB7IBSBZ7rAUmHrHtgEpp9kArj1uIXg1UmFOF1XMxKCj57s19BBWoipyTOn3FI8ff4L85Akn6nGYtSZeyQvR03Lcn31xB8lm0TJaT9zxVu~dQ9~gTK0WeQoh2VvtH5N6MGXG-Q0MqMQPhQJD2JmZnOe74fW2-~Z3Bo3v0Mw1LcFv1qrQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chair Matari briefed the Board of County Commissioners on a staffing change in the county video/control room and a small vendor-training request intended to reduce interruptions to public meeting streams.

\"So that total comes out to $735,\" Chair Matari said, describing training for both the director of IT and the person operating the control room. She said two cameras were nonresponsive that morning and the original equipment vendor can provide troubleshooting and operational training.

Commissioners discussed process: staff requested approval to proceed with scheduling the vendor training now so the training can occur and paperwork can be executed at the county's business meeting. One commissioner said if the training \"needs to be done, then it needs to be done,\" and the board did not object to proceeding.

The training request is a one-time operational expense intended to prevent future livestream interruptions and to document troubleshooting procedures. Staff will present the contract or quote for formal execution at the next business meeting.","County staff told the board that a staff member running the meeting control room needs vendor training and troubleshooting; staff requested approval to schedule $735 in vendor training now and finalize paperwork at the business meeting so recordings and live streams are not interrupted.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6749480,"Kootenai County justice center nears completion; open house set for July 10",234,156000,390000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5061965-a7fecdd5f7526ed8f922d83a7cf99981&start=156&end=390","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5061965-a7fecdd5f7526ed8f922d83a7cf99981/thumbnail_156000.jpg","/articles/6749480/Kootenai-County/Idaho/Kootenai-County-justice-center-nears-completion-open-house-set-for-July-10","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6749480-f64cecd2bffbb8b57994a7a7909dead9/orig.mp4?Expires=1774925667&Signature=ENX6NNtNaM2va7VXM-XV0sAsJ-IW9FbuBFuHhh1ALPGBjHNIPPQWLcMpURouafntHAA3GBiCGqF1qPIlb1DmuLdmcJ5P0ppzWCUGr7TTl7fLKcQBV2ENLJWb5DI8cSRVpG3-JAMf6ZW7ami~f7P15NLHhr5FHoqp0EqMY7sBE5KpCIEXLUpRRMAvUb6BCHPKzaIpKricjwvDgLX8WIrj8-ed09R6YG8~PwHrhrYRZoHzyIp~6StBoLHsToD8pNYaByOfeZteQO4rM7lQjqvca7bQ9IUhbfd38haOBsUPe3XMlt8BvjyBzeIg4jHI-CloaUSw5Of2MdyuFlvsz3-Ydw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jeff Fuller, Kootenai County director of building and grounds, told the Board of County Commissioners on June 24 that the new justice building is approaching completion and that contractors are finishing punch-list items.

\"Bouton is just working on punch list items, and doing quite well with that,\" Fuller said, adding that much of the remaining work is concrete in the lower-level courtyard between buildings. He said Level 3 is complete, the lower level is nearly complete, and a large furniture delivery scheduled this week will furnish levels 1 and 2 and be assembled through July 9.

Fuller said the county plans an open house on July 10 from 3 to 6 p.m. to allow the public and partner agencies to tour the facility. He also noted that the business-meeting agenda that afternoon includes a quote from Devrise Moving Company, a vendor the county proposes to hire to move departments into the new building. Fuller said that cost would be paid from the furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E) budget and was budgeted.

Commissioners asked clarifying procedural questions about how the moving contract and other small expenditures would be finalized on the business-meeting agenda. No formal action on the moving quote was recorded in the status-update meeting; Fuller said county staff would bring the necessary documents to the business meeting for execution.

The update contained concrete timing details for two implementation milestones: furniture assembly through July 9 and the July 10 open house. Commissioners did not raise objections to the timeline and asked only for the usual procurement paperwork to appear at the business meeting.","County building and grounds director Jeff Fuller told commissioners the justice building is nearing completion, with final punch-list concrete work, furniture installation through July 9 and an open house on July 10. A moving-company quote will appear on the business-meeting agenda and would be paid from the FF&E budget.","actionData","errors"]

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Hayden seeks strengthened law-enforcement contract and clearer cost accounting from Kootenai County

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