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Bonner County delays jail-roof repair amid warranty dispute; approves call-evaluation contract
Summary
Commissioners postponed a recommended $6,500 repair to a leaking county jail roof after members pressed for warranty and contract review; the board did approve a separate sheriff's technology contract with Comms Coach for call and radio evaluation.
Commissioners on the Bonner County Board voted on March 24 to delay action on a proposed repair to the county jail roof after heated discussion about who should inspect the leak and whether the work could void an existing warranty. The board instead asked legal staff and the sheriff's office to assemble contract and warranty documents and bring a clarified recommendation back to a future meeting.
The undersheriff (Speaker 4) told the commission the roof continues to leak and presented a repair proposal; commissioners pressed why the county would pay for outside repairs before the contractor that holds the warranty had inspected the roof. One commissioner (Speaker 3) said, "I can't see why the county would pay…
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