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Kootenai County staff propose raising DMV title administration fee from $8 to $10; public hearing timing discussed
Summary
County staff told commissioners they plan to seek a public hearing to raise the vehicle title administration fee from $8 to $10 to align with neighboring counties and cover costs; commissioners indicated support for moving to a public hearing and discussed scheduling concerns around the Nov. 3 election week.
Assessor Kovacs told the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 14 that staff plans to seek a public hearing to raise the county's DMV title administration fee from $8 to $10 to better cover program costs and align with nearby counties.
The change would be initiated by publishing a notice for a public hearing; Assessor Kovacs said the hearing would be scheduled for the week of Nov. 3 but noted that falls during election week. Staff also said they are integrating a call-queue system with the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) to accept more calls, but that the new system will not generate enough additional revenue to close the gap.
The proposal arrives after budget-cycle work with the…
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