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Commissioners approve executive session on litigation after discussion of outside counsel invoices and budgeting
Summary
Commissioners voted to enter executive session under Idaho Code to discuss litigation and personnel matters after an extended public discussion about timely billing by outside counsel, how invoices are routed and whether lawsuit budgets should be encumbered or become public record.
Kootenai County commissioners on Oct. 21 approved entering an executive session to discuss litigation and related matters, after a public discussion about outside counsel billing practices, how invoices are routed and budget transparency for legal expenses.
Why it matters: Commissioners and elected officials raised concerns that outside counsel invoices were often submitted long after work was performed, crossing fiscal years and complicating the county’s accounting and budget oversight. The board voted to go into executive session under Idaho law to discuss litigation matters.
Public discussion before executive session
An assessor’s…
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