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Bannock County officials debate moving landfill mechanic funding to Road and Bridge, consider annual shop fee
Summary
Commissioners and staff discussed moving a landfill-funded mechanic position to Road and Bridge, options to reimburse the landfill for mechanic labor, and a proposed annual shop fee or flat reimbursement to reconcile enterprise-fund labor accounting.
Bannock County commissioners discussed shifting funding for a mechanic who services heavy equipment from the landfill’s enterprise fund to the Road and Bridge budget and creating an annual shop fee to reimburse the landfill for labor costs.
The conversation focused on how the county has begun tracking shop hours more accurately and found higher-than-expected labor usage charged to the landfill. "Just in the few months that we've seen, we're averaging around 4000 hours of or dollars of labor," Commissioner 2 said, acknowledging the county's new time-tracking increased visibility into costs. Commissioner 3 added, "This is kind of the last piece…some elected officials don't like that perception because they feel like that position is being supervised by that department. It's not the case. It's just a funding thing."
Why it matters: the landfill is an enterprise fund that should match its…
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