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Bonner County commissioners discuss moving vehicle repair costs to individual departments as EMS district transitions
Summary
Commissioners questioned current process by which vehicle repair bills are paid from the county general fund and discussed assigning costs to departmental budgets, including the Bonner County Ambulance District, which is transitioning to an independent taxing district.
Bonner County commissioners spent part of Tuesday’s meeting questioning why the county general fund repeatedly pays for vehicle repairs — often to the same vendor — and discussed policy changes to improve accountability, cost tracking and vendor vetting.
Commissioners and county risk and finance staff said the present practice allows departments to report damage or accidents to risk and have repairs paid from the general fund, which prevents tracking costs at the individual‑department level. Christian Jocelyn, the county risk manager, confirmed departments typically choose the repair shop and…
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