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Clerk proposes Debtbook, ClearGov and property‑fraud alerts as one‑time tech enhancements
Summary
Bonner County clerk’s staff requested one‑time purchases for Debtbook (GASB subscriptions/leasing tracking), ClearGov budget‑book production and a fraud‑alert service for property recordings; commissioners asked for sustainability and demo details before approving recurring costs.
County clerk staff presented a group of one‑time and recurring requests aimed at improving financial reporting, public access to budget data and recording‑office customer services. The clerk’s office proposed purchasing Debtbook to meet Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) reporting requirements for subscriptions and leases, ClearGov to publish a Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)‑recommended interactive budget book, and a fraud‑alert recording service to notify property owners when documents are recorded against their parcels.
On Debtbook, a clerk’s office staffer said they lack software to track subscriptions, leases and other items required under GASB and that the county “does not have the ability right now to properly report it…
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