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Hayden councilman presses county on overtime accounting as sheriff defends service
Summary
A Hayden city councilman pressed Kootenai County commissioners and Sheriff Robert Norris for records showing how deputy overtime billed to Hayden and Dalton Gardens is calculated; county officials said payroll classifications produce the dollar amounts but the activity system cannot yet produce minute-by-minute geographic time logs.
Matt Rotor, a Hayden city councilman, challenged Kootenai County officials on Feb. 17 over how the county accounts for deputy overtime charged to Hayden and nearby Dalton Gardens, citing public records he said show $46,689.70 billed to Hayden and $3,755.05 to Dalton Gardens.
"Hayden was charged $46,689.70, and Dalton was charged $3,755.05 for deputy overtime," said Matt Rotor, who said he submitted public-records requests and analyzed deputy calls to assess whether the contract delivers the dedicated staffing Hayden was promised.
Sheriff Robert Norris and county staff responded that the dollar amounts Rotor cited come from payroll entries, not a geographic activity log. "That is the expense that is booked to the Hayden budget through the payroll process," said Brandy Falcon of the auditor’s office, explaining that auditors receive…
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