Kootenai County board grants homeowner exemptions to 32 late applicants under House Bill 564

The Kootenai County Board of Equalization voted Sept. 10, 2025, to apply homeowner's exemptions to 32 late applicants under House Bill 564. The board took the action at an 11:30 a.m. meeting and adjourned at about 11:31 a.m.

Shelly Amis of the Assessor's Office told the board the items were individuals who applied for the homeowner's exemption after the July cutoff and that none of them had previously received the exemption. Amis also said HTR is not relevant to these cases.

A motion was made to apply the homeowner's exemption under House Bill 564 to items 1 through 32. The motion passed by voice vote with Commissioners Eberline and Duncan voting aye and the chair voting aye. The meeting record does not identify who formally moved or seconded the motion. No public comments were recorded before the meeting was adjourned.

The action covers 32 separate exemption applications listed on the board's agenda as items 1 through 32. The board did not discuss individual applicants on the public record during the meeting; the assessor's representative summarized that each application was filed after the statutory or administrative July cutoff and that prior exemption status for each applicant was not present.

The board's action applies only to the exemptions listed; no further directions, referrals, or implementation deadlines were stated in the meeting minutes.