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Votes at a glance: Kootenai County commissioners approve budget items, building contracts and appointments Dec. 23
Summary
The board approved multiple consent and procurement items, several facility projects tied to the Justice and Jail buildings, vehicle and equipment purchases for the sheriff’s office, grant extensions and a series of advisory‑board appointments. Most motions passed by unanimous or near‑unanimous votes.
The Kootenai County Board of Commissioners took action on a range of administrative, procurement and personnel items during its Dec. 23 business meeting. Most motions passed without extended debate. Highlights below list the motion wording as recorded in meeting minutes, vote outcomes and key details discussed at the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Consent calendar (items 1–4): Approved. Motion carried unanimously.
- Payables: "Approve payables for December '16 through in the amount of $697,718.56 and jury panel payments in the amount of $617.58." Approved unanimously.
- Justice Building Change Event number 79 (fire assembly): Approved. Owner's representative David Mendez and the county's owner's rep reported the negotiated change order totaled $155,106 to cover a scope gap related to fireproofing and elevator issues; funds drawn from contingencies (design contingency remaining ~ $343,000; construction contingency remaining ~ $582,000). Motion carried unanimously.
- Engineering services — HVAC replacement (Jail and Justice Building) with Van Buren and Frank (VBFA): Approved. Two separate agreements covering design/engineering for the jail and the justice building were accepted; funding from fund balance/project allocations. Motion carried…
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