At its Dec. 16 meeting, the Bonner County Board of County Commissioners approved several routine administrative items and heard commissioner updates.

University of Idaho Extension: Jennifer Jensen of the Extension Office presented a corrected University of Idaho Extension cooperative agreement. She said Appendix A contained the correct budget amount and the document was updated to match Section 3. Commissioners discussed whether the corrected amount reflected a previously recorded vote; they directed staff to confirm the record date and, where appropriate, use the original approved date on the corrected contract. The Board approved the corrected cooperative agreement and authorized the chair to sign.

Road and Street financial report: Road and Bridge staff presented the FY2025 annual Road and Street Financial Report required under state law (referenced in the transcript as 'IDL code Forty-seven08'). The director explained the report includes actual receipts and expenditures and must be certified by Dec. 31; the board approved the certification and directed the listed officials to sign.

Claims and demands: The County Clerk presented FY26 claims batch #11 totaling $795,608.45 (noting large items for solid waste and road and bridge) and FY26 demands batch #11 totaling $80,130.71. The board approved payment of both the claims and the demands by roll call.

Public comments and commissioner updates: Commissioners thanked staff and mutual-aid partners for rapid flood-response coordination and discussed community items including upcoming public meetings (Spirit Lake comprehensive-plan discussion), ASSIST training registration, a potential county clinic concept and continuing internal audits. Residents raised concerns about ingress/egress in development planning and a reported charge for disposal of flood-damaged household waste at a county facility; the board noted they would consider ways to address affected residents' needs.

Next steps: Staff will verify contract dates and records for the Extension agreement, publish the Road and Street report as required, and continue administrative processing of claims, demands and procurement paperwork.