Department heads and elected officials gave a series of operational updates after the board's meeting-cadence discussion.

Treasury/finance: Clarissa reported a strong November tax collection period, saying, "I think we're at 2,300,000.0 for November's turnover," and noted tax bills went out on time. The office said people were already paying on day one of December.

Elections: Elections staff said the November election processing finished quickly and the canvas was completed Nov. 13; the deadline to request a recount was Dec. 3 and staff are preparing for a larger May election.

GIS and information technology: Michael (GIS) said the department will roll out a new internal GIS application this month by department, with training sessions and accompanying videos. Technology staff reported they are "full bore into the discovery phase of our email migration," building documentation in an internal platform (BookStack) and planning department-level training, multi-factor authentication discussions and timelines months out.

Public works and roads: Road and Bridge reported stable budgets but difficulty filling positions because of CDL requirements. The department is considering designating a foreman as an in-house CDL trainer and will bring the issue of snow-plow response (the current written policy cites a 2–3 inch threshold) to the board for direction.

Other operational notes: Parks and Waterways described equipment maintenance and onboarding seven groomers for the season; Noxious Weeds said the Idaho Department of Agriculture released a 2026 noxious weed cost-share handbook and application that could bolster local programs; Solid Waste updated signage and noted new fees took effect; staff discussed vehicle title/plate paperwork anomalies and an ongoing county auction of surplus vehicles.

Taken together, the updates painted a routine operational picture with a handful of follow-up items: staff vacancies in several offices, pending procurement (an RFQ), the email migration timeline and an upcoming board discussion about snow‑plow policy.

The board did not take formal votes on these departmental updates but asked staff to bring back specific items (procurement timelines, CDL/training proposals, and recommendations on vehicle/title records) as agenda items when appropriate.