1/13/2026 Board of County Commissioners: Status Update

Kootenai County Board of Commissioners · January 14, 2026

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Opening and attendance

4:18 → 4:41(23s)

Chair called the commissioner status update meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.; commissioners Eberline, Duncan and Metari (Matari) were listed as in attendance and the agenda was reviewed with one item moved to a later meeting this week (HR).

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Kootenai County commissioners heard that a software setting and recent vendor update caused FY26 overtime budgets to omit taxes and benefits, creating a $342,000 shortfall; staff proposed using contingency funds and will return for formal approval. The board also approved pursuing a software consultant contract and advanced a draft cell-tower ordinance to planning and zoning with an outside attorney to prepare the draft at a community group's expense.

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