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Kootenai County directs staff to pursue federal 'de minimis' recovery amid heated IGA dispute
Summary
County commissioners directed staff to prepare a presentation on using the federal 15% de minimis indirect-cost rate for transit (5307) grants, while a contentious exchange exposed divisions over a proposed intergovernmental agreement and control of county-run transit.
Kootenai County commissioners on Dec. 16 directed staff to explore using the federal de minimis indirect-cost rate to recover administrative expenses from transit grants and to return with detailed auditing and compliance information.
During a status-update meeting, a county staff member confirmed the allowable rate: “15% is the new de minimis,” the transit staff member said when asked whether the rate could be applied to 5307 grants. Commissioners responded by instructing staff to prepare a presentation showing how the de minimis…
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