Kootenai County commissioners approve contracts, purchases and a small grant on unanimous votes

Kootenai County commissioners voted unanimously June 10 to approve a series of routine contracts, purchases and one small grant affecting county operations, from solid waste disposals to building repairs.

The board approved acknowledgement of bids for five surplus transfer trailers and directed staff and legal counsel to review the offers for possible auctioning. The trailers were declared surplus in Resolution No. 2024-95. The county recorded five asset numbers for the trailers: 4011, 4573, 4574, 4976 and 4975. Cannon Hill Industries offered $1,000 per trailer for a total of $5,000. Premier Industries submitted separate offers for individual assets, including $2,000 each for assets 4573 and 4574 and $3,000 each for assets 4976 and 4975; Premier’s offer for asset 4011 was recorded as $1,000. The board moved to forward the bids to legal and the solid waste department for review; Commissioners Eberlein, Duncan and Chair Metari voted aye.

The board also approved an amendment extending the county’s metals‑recycling agreement with American Recycling through…