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Hayden police contract shows $245,679 shortfall; including overhead could raise county deficit to $1.2 million
Summary
Kootenai County's proposed FY26 contract with the City of Hayden shows a personnel-and-vehicle deficit of $245,679 under county calculations; including prorated overhead raises the shortfall to about $1.2 million, which staff said would require a larger tax increase if funded by the county.
Kootenai County budget staff on June 25 presented updated FY26 numbers for the county’s law-enforcement contract with the City of Hayden, showing a projected personnel-and-vehicle shortfall of $245,679 under the sheriff’s revenue proposal. When county overhead is included in staff calculations, the contract would create about a $1.2 million deficit.
Brandy Falcon told commissioners that personnel costs for the positions historically assigned to the Hayden contract — including a newly proposed lieutenant position and the average cost of a full-time detective — totaled $1,294,923 for FY26. Adding a new vehicle for the lieutenant brought total direct costs to $1,389,679. The sheriff’s office-proposed revenue for the contract was shown as $1,144,000, producing a gap of $245,679.
Falcon then presented a…
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