Bonner County approves FY26 claims and demands including flood repairs and medical costs

At its Jan. 6 meeting the Bonner County Board of County Commissioners approved FY26 claims batch number 14 totaling $427,899.59 and FY26 demands batch number 14 totaling $226,359.70.

Jessica Stephanie of the clerk’s office presented the claims package, saying the large-ticket items included about $195,000 for technology, roughly $45,000 for road and bridge flood repairs and about $20,000 for self-insured dental costs. On the demands packet she said the $226,359.70 was for self-insured medical costs.

Commissioners made a motion to approve both the claims and the demands. The board discussed the county’s ongoing flood repair costs and that the total local share is not yet known "after the state kicks in their portion," a commissioner said, cautioning that flood-related expenses are likely to continue into the summer.

Both the claims and demands were approved by the board in roll-call votes during the meeting.