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Bonner County commissioners narrow travel plans to reduce rising conference costs
Summary
At a June 2 budget meeting, Bonner County staff and commissioners reviewed higher-than-expected travel costs and agreed that two commissioners will attend two major conferences while one will attend a third to limit overall spending; staff will update the budget and check several reimbursements and hotel discrepancies.
Veronica, a staff member presenting the commissioners' office budget, told the Bonner County Board of Commissioners on June 2 that “travel is running high as you can see in my notes.”
The travel and education lines — primarily conference attendance and related hotel costs — were the meeting’s largest areas of discussion. Veronica presented spreadsheets estimating that if all three commissioners attend three conferences, the total travel cost would be about $7,171.41 for the year and recommended adjusting the budget by roughly $1,500 to reflect current trends.
Why it matters: commissioners’ travel lines affect the office’s discretionary spending and the county’s…
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