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Bonner County treasurer outlines mostly reduced 2025 budget while flagging lockbox, postage and possible office move

3464064 · May 23, 2025
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Summary

At a budget workshop, the Bonner County treasurer presented a draft budget that reduces overall spending by $26,032 but highlights likely higher postage and lockbox processing costs, a $3,000 contingency for public-administration cases, and uncertainty about expenses tied to a possible office move and elevator concerns.

The Bonner County treasurer presented a draft 2025 operating budget at a workshop, saying the overall budget has decreased by $26,032 while flagging higher postage and lockbox-processing costs and potential one-time moving or building-security expenses.

"It is 209, and we are here for the budget workshop with our treasurer," the treasurer said as she opened the discussion and later noted, "my overall budget has decreased by $26,032." The treasurer walked commissioners through line items including travel, contracted services for tax-bill production, lockbox maintenance, title-reporting costs and a contingency for public-administration cases.

The treasurer told the board the county will switch lockbox vendors this year and estimated maintenance fees and processing differently under the new arrangement. She said the county’s existing…

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