Bonner County commissioners approve claims, demands and a partial surety release
October 30, 2025 | Bonner County, Idaho
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The Bonner County Board of Commissioners approved routine payments and a planning surety action during its Oct. 29 meeting.
Clerk's Office claims and demands: The board approved three payment batches by roll-call vote: fiscal year 2025 claims batch #55 totaling $47,071.14; fiscal year 2026 claims batch #4 totaling $346,616.05 (including a self-insurance medical item of $116,342.57); and fiscal year 2026 demands batch #4 totaling $6,298.64 (Regence Blue Shield weekly payment). The Clerk's Office presented each batch and commissioners moved and approved each item; no substantive public comment or deliberation was recorded for these consent items.
Planning surety partial release: Planning staff presented a request for a 50% partial release of a surety deposited for project SS622 (Fisher Haven Estates) after engineering staff reviewed the as-built improvements and found them in compliance with Bonner County Revised Code. The original surety was described as 150% of the engineer's cost estimate with a total surety of $104,079.30; the partial refund approved totaled $52,039.65.
Meeting context and next steps: Commissioners asked standard questions, confirmed site visits and inspections were completed for the planning matter, and authorized the partial release by roll-call vote. The clerk will implement the approved payments and process the surety refund according to county procedures.
Votes at a glance:
- FY25 claims batch #55: $47,071.14 ' Approved by roll-call vote.
- FY26 claims batch #4: $346,616.05 ' Approved by roll-call vote. (Noted items: $31,000 Rosenbridge capital lease; $24,000 torque insurance liability; $116,342.57 self-insurance medical.)
- FY26 demands batch #4: $6,298.64 ' Approved by roll-call vote.
- Partial surety release, project SS622 (Fisher Haven Estates): refund of $52,039.65 (50% of $104,079.30 surety) ' Approved by roll-call vote after county engineering site visit confirmed compliance with Bonner County Revised Code.
Ending: Commissioners moved on to planning and district updates after completing the consent and planning items; no further public comment was recorded on these votes.
Clerk's Office claims and demands: The board approved three payment batches by roll-call vote: fiscal year 2025 claims batch #55 totaling $47,071.14; fiscal year 2026 claims batch #4 totaling $346,616.05 (including a self-insurance medical item of $116,342.57); and fiscal year 2026 demands batch #4 totaling $6,298.64 (Regence Blue Shield weekly payment). The Clerk's Office presented each batch and commissioners moved and approved each item; no substantive public comment or deliberation was recorded for these consent items.
Planning surety partial release: Planning staff presented a request for a 50% partial release of a surety deposited for project SS622 (Fisher Haven Estates) after engineering staff reviewed the as-built improvements and found them in compliance with Bonner County Revised Code. The original surety was described as 150% of the engineer's cost estimate with a total surety of $104,079.30; the partial refund approved totaled $52,039.65.
Meeting context and next steps: Commissioners asked standard questions, confirmed site visits and inspections were completed for the planning matter, and authorized the partial release by roll-call vote. The clerk will implement the approved payments and process the surety refund according to county procedures.
Votes at a glance:
- FY25 claims batch #55: $47,071.14 ' Approved by roll-call vote.
- FY26 claims batch #4: $346,616.05 ' Approved by roll-call vote. (Noted items: $31,000 Rosenbridge capital lease; $24,000 torque insurance liability; $116,342.57 self-insurance medical.)
- FY26 demands batch #4: $6,298.64 ' Approved by roll-call vote.
- Partial surety release, project SS622 (Fisher Haven Estates): refund of $52,039.65 (50% of $104,079.30 surety) ' Approved by roll-call vote after county engineering site visit confirmed compliance with Bonner County Revised Code.
Ending: Commissioners moved on to planning and district updates after completing the consent and planning items; no further public comment was recorded on these votes.
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