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Kootenai County Commissioners discuss accepting donated search-and-rescue helicopter
Summary
County commissioners heard a proposal to accept a donated helicopter for search-and-rescue operations. Presenters said operations and insurance would remain funded by a nonprofit; commissioners requested mission-by-mission data, cost history and a written revisionary clause before moving forward.
Kootenai County commissioners on Oct. 21 discussed a proposal to accept a donated search-and-rescue helicopter and associated equipment, with presenters saying operations and insurance would continue to be funded by a nonprofit and that the county would not be asked for new ongoing funds beyond an existing $10,000 payment.
At a commissioners’ status update meeting, a presenter describing the Airborne Law Enforcement (ABLE) donation said the helicopter program would be structured similarly to the county’s current volunteer search-and-rescue (SAR) partnership. “This has been quite the process of figuring out the best way for the operation to move forward,” the presenter said, adding that making the county the owner would be “way more legally defensible and easier to manage.”
Why it matters: Commissioners signaled they are open to the donation but want…
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