Sheriff's office gets maintenance contract, $103,919 boating grant and approves $66,703 vessel repower contract

The Bonner County Board of Commissioners approved three sheriff's office items: an annual maintenance agreement for fingerprint live‑scan equipment, acceptance of a Recreational Boating Safety grant with a mandatory county match, and a contract to repower a county marine vessel.

The board approved an NEC Corporation of America maintenance agreement for two live‑scan machines covering IT support in the amount of $3,860 plus time and materials for on‑site repairs. The sheriff's presenter told the board auditing, legal and risk had reviewed the agreement and funds were available in the jail account.

Separately the board accepted a Recreational Boating Safety grant from the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation in the amount of $103,919; the grant requires a 50% local match of $51,959.50 to be drawn from the Marine Vessel account. The sheriff clarified that the vessel account supports marine‑division operating costs and the match represents a portion of seasonal operations.

The board then approved awarding a repower project to Lake City Marine (local vendor name given as Lake City Marine) for $66,703.35. The sheriff said $62,000 of that cost is covered by grant funds and $4,703.35 will come from the county Marine Division account. The sheriff discussed options for the removed engines — reuse in county equipment, transfer to another agency, sale, or parts — and said the engines had slightly over 4,000 hours and were still operational though starting to show reliability issues.

Why it matters: The grant acceptance supports marine safety enforcement on county waters; the repower contract modernizes sheriff watercraft needed for emergency response and patrols. The live‑scan maintenance agreement supports identification and booking operations.

All three actions were reviewed by auditing and legal and approved by roll call votes.