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Bonner County coroner requests pay step for deputy; budget otherwise held steady
Summary
Coroner Beers told county commissioners his 2026 budget is largely unchanged except for a requested two-step pay increase for one deputy. The office cited training requirements, variable autopsy costs handled in Spokane and a possible future revenue opportunity in hosting private autopsies.
Bonner County Coroner Beers told county commissioners during a budget review that his proposed 2026 budget is largely unchanged but includes a requested two-step pay increase to move one deputy coroner to step 4.
The request is the only personnel enhancement in the coroner’s submission, Beers said, and the office otherwise plans to hold expenses steady. “The only thing I’ve basically requested is, technically, an enhancement. It would be a, pay increase for 2 steps for 1 of my deputy coroners to bring her up to, step, I believe, 4. I believe she deserves it,” Beers said.
The coroner’s office reported a total staff of five, including the coroner, with deputies primarily on call and none of the deputies receiving benefits. Beers told commissioners his training obligations…
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