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Commissioners ask risk manager to justify memberships and conference travel for county benefit
Summary
Bonner County commissioners questioned whether memberships and conference attendance (RIMS, PRIMA, SafetyPlus) provide county‑wide benefit or are primarily professional development for the risk manager, and asked for written justification and participation details for the budget file.
Bonner County commissioners told the county risk manager on Monday they need clearer justification for paying memberships or conference fees that primarily benefit an individual professional rather than the county as a whole.
At issue were requests in the risk budget for national and regional risk‑management conferences (RIMS in Seattle, PRIMA) and memberships that include SafetyPlus and HRNI. Commissioners asked the risk manager to document what the county receives in return for each…
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