Ada County commissioners on Jan. 9 approved a slate of routine administrative items including personnel actions, tax adjustments, claims payments and agreements.

Human Resources presented 16 personnel actions: three conditional pays, seven new hires/transfers (three at lower rates creating salary savings), several job reclassifications (including three promotions in the assessor's office), one market‑rate adjustment prompted by an internal equity review, and one special salary adjustment from the county's merit pool. HR stated the actions are within departmental appropriations overall and have been reviewed by HR and the auditor’s office. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about the market review process and budget authority before approving the personnel actions by motion.

The assessor presented routine tax cancellations (statutory terminology for adjustments), primarily homestead exemptions and one casualty‑loss adjustment; commissioners discussed the proration process and approved the list by motion.

The board approved the claims journal dated 01/09/2026 and authorized payment of claims, and approved a set of county agreements. One agreement renews LabCorp Genetics laboratory services (formerly Invitae) for genetic testing used by the coroner; staff said turnaround is about 10 days and institutional pricing yields cost savings. The board approved all items by voice votes.

These approvals were recorded on the consent agenda and require standard administrative follow‑up by HR, the assessor, the clerk and procurement offices.