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Kootenai County approves emergency repairs after windstorm, waives formal bidding under Idaho law
Summary
On Dec. 23, 2025, Kootenai County commissioners approved Emergency Resolution 2025-96 to authorize Parks and Waterways to procure emergency repairs for county facilities damaged in a recent windstorm without following formal bidding requirements under Idaho code.
Kootenai County commissioners on Dec. 23 approved Emergency Resolution 2025-96 to authorize immediate repairs to county facilities damaged in a recent windstorm.
Director Nick Snyder told the board the county declared a disaster emergency on Dec. 17 and that Idaho code permits Parks and Waterways to procure emergency repair services without formal bidding to speed repairs. "It allows Parks and Waterways to move forward, and sidestepping that bidding process, to make these repairs right away," Snyder said.
The authorization directs Parks and Waterways to use public funds immediately for emergency repairs and to procure services as necessary under the procurement exemption Snyder described. The moderator moved the resolution and it was seconded; commissioners present voted Aye and the board approved the measure. The moderator said the item would be placed on the consent calendar for routing through county processes.
The board did not record any questions for staff during the presentation. The resolution follows the board's Dec. 17 disaster declaration and is intended to accelerate repairs to county-managed parks and waterways infrastructure damaged in the storm.
The action will allow county staff to begin contracting for repairs while following the emergency procurement provisions of Idaho code. No expenditure amounts or specific contractors were identified at the meeting; those details were not specified.
