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Board approves claims batch and collection agreement; schedules workshops to sort EMS governance
Summary
The Bonner County Ambulance Service District approved its FY25 claims batch and a renewed collection agreement with North Idaho Credit Corp.; commissioners discussed next steps on MOUs, insurance quotes and staffing workshops.
The Bonner County Ambulance Service District took three procedural votes during its Feb. 3 meeting and discussed next steps for governance, insurance and staffing.
What the board voted on
- Adopt order of the agenda: Motion to adopt the order of the agenda was made and passed by roll call. No public objections were recorded.
- Accept consent agenda (minutes of Jan. 16, 2025): A motion to accept the consent agenda was moved, seconded and passed by roll call.
- Approve payment of FY25 BCASD claims, batch #17: Comptroller Jessica Stephanie presented EMS claims batch #17, totaling $35,959.43, noting the largest single line item was approximately $11,000 in administrative fees. A motion to approve payment of Bonner County Ambulance Service District claims in batch #17, totaling $35,959.43, was moved, seconded and approved by roll call.
- Approve and sign collection agreement with North Idaho Credit Corp.: The board voted to approve and sign a renewed collection agreement with North Idaho Credit Corp.; commissioners said the vendor has been the district's primary collection agent since 2010 and staff reported monthly collections in the range of $1,600–$5,000.
Votes at a glance
- Adopt agenda: Motion passed by roll call (unanimous yes recorded).
- Consent agenda (minutes 01/16/2025): Motion passed by roll call (unanimous yes recorded).
- Claims batch #17 — BCASD, $35,959.43: Motion to approve payment passed by roll call (committee recorded yes votes). Motion language used: "Based on the information before us, I move to approve payment of FY '25 Bonner County Ambulance Service District claims in batch number 17, totaling $35,959.43." The comptroller identified the largest ticket item as approximately $11,000 for administrative fees.
- Collection agreement — North Idaho Credit Corp.: Motion passed by roll call (Commissioner Williams: yes; Commissioner Doncke: yes; Commissioner Hart: yes). Motion language used: "I move to approve and sign the collection agreement between the Bonner County Ambulance District and North Idaho Credit Corp." (seconded and approved).
What the board did not decide
Commissioners discussed repaying $500,000 of TAN principal to stop interest accrual and preserve availability on the TAN, but at this meeting they did not adopt a formal motion to execute repayment. The board directed staff to prepare documentation, solicit insurance and bookkeeping/payroll quotes, and schedule workshops to compare continuing county-provided services versus contracting those functions.
Ending
Staff will bring cost comparisons and formal MOU proposals to future workshops; a further motion to act on TAN repayment and to amend any ordinance or capital-account practices would be returned to the board for formal action.
