Bonner County commissioners approve routine claims, contracts and a $24,181 foregone tax recovery
October 22, 2025 | Bonner County, Idaho
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The Bonner County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 21 voted to approve a set of routine claims, contracts and a resolution to recover foregone property-tax authority for 2025.
The actions included approvals of multiple claims batches, renewal of two law-enforcement data subscriptions, a winter-maintenance contract for the sheriff’s complex, and a resolution authorizing the county to recover $24,181 in foregone property-tax authority for the 2025 tax year.
Why it matters: The items were part of the meeting’s consent and departmental agendas but affect county operations and budgets — covering road maintenance, public safety investigative tools and the county’s tax levy authority.
Key approved items
- Fiscal year 2025 claims batch no. 54 — read into the record with major line items including a $31,000 cigarette-tax carryover for probation and a $46,000 insurance deductible for tort claims. Motion to approve carried by roll call. (Clerk read batch total of $208,190.58.)
- Fiscal year 2026 claims batch no. 3 — read with notable items including $27,000 for treasurer postage and airport and emergency-management grants; motion to approve carried by roll call (batch total $247,054.76).
- Smaller FY26 vendor batch — a separate claims batch including pharmacy payments totaling $6,835.58 was approved by roll call.
- Resolution authorizing Bonner County to recover $24,181 in foregone property-tax authority for the 2025 tax year — commissioners voted to approve the resolution after the clerk explained foregone amounts and the county’s historical practice. Motion carried by roll call.
- Leeds Online investigative subscription renewal for the sheriff’s office ($6,903) — approved by motion and roll call. The sheriff’s office described the service as a national pawn/second‑hand property database used to find stolen items and suspects.
- Quarterly ILETS/NCIC access user-fee invoice ($18,762.50) — approved by the board. Public comment noted the service is costly but essential for access to national stolen-property and wanted-person records.
- Winter-maintenance agreement with Lippert Excavation and Pipeline Inc. for snow removal at the sheriff’s complex — the board approved a contract with hourly rates listed ($140/hour for a pickup with plow; $170/hour for a grader; quarter-hour minimum) and authorized the chair to sign administratively.
Procedure and voting: All items were moved and seconded from the dais; the board took roll-call votes on each item. Detailed roll-call tallies were not read into the transcript for every motion; the minutes record each item as approved. Where dollar amounts were discussed in public, those figures are noted above.
Next steps: Contracts will be signed as authorized; the foregone recovery resolution will be forwarded to the Idaho State Tax Commission as required.
The actions included approvals of multiple claims batches, renewal of two law-enforcement data subscriptions, a winter-maintenance contract for the sheriff’s complex, and a resolution authorizing the county to recover $24,181 in foregone property-tax authority for the 2025 tax year.
Why it matters: The items were part of the meeting’s consent and departmental agendas but affect county operations and budgets — covering road maintenance, public safety investigative tools and the county’s tax levy authority.
Key approved items
- Fiscal year 2025 claims batch no. 54 — read into the record with major line items including a $31,000 cigarette-tax carryover for probation and a $46,000 insurance deductible for tort claims. Motion to approve carried by roll call. (Clerk read batch total of $208,190.58.)
- Fiscal year 2026 claims batch no. 3 — read with notable items including $27,000 for treasurer postage and airport and emergency-management grants; motion to approve carried by roll call (batch total $247,054.76).
- Smaller FY26 vendor batch — a separate claims batch including pharmacy payments totaling $6,835.58 was approved by roll call.
- Resolution authorizing Bonner County to recover $24,181 in foregone property-tax authority for the 2025 tax year — commissioners voted to approve the resolution after the clerk explained foregone amounts and the county’s historical practice. Motion carried by roll call.
- Leeds Online investigative subscription renewal for the sheriff’s office ($6,903) — approved by motion and roll call. The sheriff’s office described the service as a national pawn/second‑hand property database used to find stolen items and suspects.
- Quarterly ILETS/NCIC access user-fee invoice ($18,762.50) — approved by the board. Public comment noted the service is costly but essential for access to national stolen-property and wanted-person records.
- Winter-maintenance agreement with Lippert Excavation and Pipeline Inc. for snow removal at the sheriff’s complex — the board approved a contract with hourly rates listed ($140/hour for a pickup with plow; $170/hour for a grader; quarter-hour minimum) and authorized the chair to sign administratively.
Procedure and voting: All items were moved and seconded from the dais; the board took roll-call votes on each item. Detailed roll-call tallies were not read into the transcript for every motion; the minutes record each item as approved. Where dollar amounts were discussed in public, those figures are noted above.
Next steps: Contracts will be signed as authorized; the foregone recovery resolution will be forwarded to the Idaho State Tax Commission as required.
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