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Commissioners tell risk manager to trim shared office supply and small‑asset budgets and clarify cost sharing with HR
Summary
In the budget workshop, commissioners questioned a $2,500 office supplies line shared with HR, proposed lowering it to about $1,200, and directed the risk manager to define what qualifies as 'small assets' and to halve that budget to $500 pending clearer rules.
Bonner County commissioners instructed the risk manager on Monday to reduce the risk office’s shared supplies budget and to provide a clearer, department‑level accounting of supplies and small assets.
Commissioners questioned why the risk office carried a $2,500 supplies line while printing and copier lease costs are driven largely by the county HR office. They recommended reducing the supply allocation to about $1,200 and establishing a cost‑sharing percentage that reflects actual usage.
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