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Idaho committee backs bill letting some counties post monthly commissioners’ notices online instead of in newspapers
Summary
Representative Lucas Kaler, R‑District 11, introduced House Bill 267, which would let county commissioners in counties that maintain publicly accessible, regularly updated websites stop publishing monthly acts, minutes and brief financial summaries in local newspapers.
BOISE — The House Local Government Committee on Tuesday voted to give House Bill 267 a do-pass recommendation to the full House, approving language that would allow county boards of commissioners in counties that maintain publicly accessible, regularly updated websites to stop publishing their monthly acts, minutes and brief financial summaries in local newspapers.
Representative Lucas Kaler, R‑District 11, introduced the bill. “It allows a county commissioner board to cease the publication of their agenda, their minutes, and their monthly financial summaries in the local newspaper if they already have a website that is publicly accessible and maintained with all of that information,” Kaler said.
The bill drew sharply divided testimony. County officials and supporters argued the change would save local governments money and direct residents to more complete, searchable online agendas. Canyon County Commissioner Zach…
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