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Bonner County votes: tort budget transfer, road fund interest allocation, DBE policy, claims and two area‑of‑impact ordinances
Summary
At its meeting the board approved several fiscal and administrative items: a $100,000 tort budget transfer, acceptance of FY25 claims batch #40, creation of a road & bridge interest revenue line for future projects, DBE policy authorization for the airport, and area‑of‑impact ordinances for Ponderay and Clark Fork.
Bonner County commissioners approved a series of resolutions and ordinances at the meeting. Brief descriptions and results follow.
- Tort budget adjustment (Resolution 2025‑42): The board moved $100,000 from the workers’ compensation line (024‑6120) to the tort deductible line (024‑6870) to cover claims. The motion passed on roll call; the transcript records “Motion carries.”
- FY25 claims batch No. 40: The board approved payment of claims totaling $578,952.30. The auditor highlighted large items including roughly $256,000 for crushed rock and about $228,000 for the county self‑insured medical expenses. Motion passed on roll call.
- Road and Bridge interest allocation (Resolution 2025‑43): The county created revenue line 0024710, “interest on investments,” and directed monthly accrual of interest from the road & bridge fund balance into that line beginning 08/01/2025. The road & bridge director said the money is intended to help fund future capital projects, including the East River Bridge Project, estimated at about $1 million and planned in roughly two years. The resolution passed on roll call.
- Airport disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) policy: The board authorized the chair to sign the county’s DBE policy statement required by 49 CFR part 26, confirming the county’s existing program and reporting processes for federally‑assisted airport projects. The action passed.
- Area of impact ordinances for Ponderay and Clark Fork: The board approved ordinances adopting amended area‑of‑impact maps for the cities of Ponderay and Clark Fork, correcting mapping discrepancies presented at the June 16 hearings. Both ordinances were approved and recorded as effective per the motion.
Each of the above actions was moved, seconded and approved by roll call; the meeting transcript records the motions as carried. Where staff noted funding or program details, commissioners asked clarifying questions and directed departments to complete necessary paperwork to implement the actions.
