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Bonner County reviews veteran services budget, weighs training travel and new waiting‑room chairs
Summary
At a May 28 budget workshop, Bonner County commissioners and the veteran services director reviewed travel, training, office-supply and equipment line items; staff agreed to reclassify some expenses and to provide cost details for new waiting-room chairs.
Bonner County Board of Commissioners on May 28, 2025, reviewed the 2026 veteran services budget at a budget workshop where the office asked for modest increases to travel and mileage and discussed buying new waiting‑room chairs to improve safety and accessibility.
The discussion centered on travel and training, accreditation requirements, office supplies and one recurring equipment lease. Tom, Bonner County veteran services director, said in-person attendance at conferences is important to maintain accreditation and to coordinate with state and national veterans‑service organizations.
"You miss out on so much by not being in the room," Tom said, describing benefits of networking with Veterans Administration staff, state outreach directors and other county veteran service officers at the NACVSO (National Association of County Veterans Service Officers) and Idaho Department of Veterans Services conferences.
Tom asked for a modest increase to the…
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