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County financial report: first-quarter trends show tax collections on track; jail medical and vehicle maintenance flagged

2389122 · February 25, 2025
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Finance director presented first-quarter numbers through Dec. 31. Property taxes and state-shared revenues are on track; some department line items (jail medical and vehicle/equipment maintenance) are trending high and were flagged for monitoring. Commissioners noted a $400,000 shortfall in jail medical funding at the start of the fiscal year.

Kyle Westerman, Kootenai County finance staff, presented the county's first-quarter financial report covering activity through Dec. 31.

Westerman told commissioners property-tax revenues were trending as expected, with about 52% of property taxes reflected in the packet as of Dec. 31. State-shared revenue and state sales-tax receipts were shown at about 25.5% and 25.7% of budget,…

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