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Kootenai County flags $3.4M health-insurance shortfall as sheriff’s office exceeds budget
Summary
An unaudited fourth-quarter report showed the county’s health-insurance fund in the red and the sheriff’s office slightly over budget; officials said higher-than-expected medical claims and overtime are primary drivers and promised follow-up detail next month.
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — Kootenai County commissioners were told on Nov. 18 that the county’s unaudited fourth-quarter financial report shows the health-insurance fund in a negative balance and the sheriff’s office over budget.
Kyle West, presenting the county’s FY25 fourth-quarter unaudited report through Sept. 30, said "everyone is under budget, except for the sheriff. He's currently at a 101% spent. It's about a $500,000 overage for his budget." West also reported that county property-tax collections were essentially complete and that most fund balances appear sound aside from the health-insurance fund.
The health-insurance fund shortfall is substantial. West and a county finance official…
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