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\"They are out there working. Things are moving along for the schedule, and the schedule completion date has not changed,\" Mendez said. He also said meetings on furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E) concluded the prior week and that the firm would deliver recommendations to the commissioners the following week.

The status update was brief; commissioners asked no follow-up questions during the item.

Later in the meeting the board voted to enter executive session under Idaho Code 74-206(1)(f). The motion to enter executive session was made from the dais and seconded; Commissioner Bill Brooks recorded the second. All three commissioners recorded affirmative votes and the board entered executive session. After private deliberations, the board voted to exit executive session and directed staff to proceed as discussed.

The motion to enter executive session cited Idaho Code 74-206(1)(f), the local statute commissioners invoked on the record. The transcript records commissioners voting \"Aye\" for the motion and for the subsequent motion to exit and continue with staff action. The meeting was adjourned at 10:56 a.m.

The county has not provided additional details about the executive session's subject or any documents discussed; Idaho law permits statutory exceptions for executive sessions that the board cited on the record.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","12/31/2024 Board of County Commissioners: Status Update","oneSentenceSummary","Turner & Townsend reported no schedule changes for Kootenai County's justice building project and said furniture recommendations were pending. The Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to enter and later exit executive session under Idaho Code 74-206(1)(f).","taxTitle","Kootenai County, Idaho","taxId",3567,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6677472,"Resident raises transparency concerns as commissioners debate advisory-board appointment process",620,97000,717000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2173991-72c42b225a2175b730687d95b2f4b2e5&start=97&end=717","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2173991-72c42b225a2175b730687d95b2f4b2e5/thumbnail_97000.jpg","/articles/6677472/Kootenai-County/Idaho/Resident-raises-transparency-concerns-as-commissioners-debate-advisory-board-appointment-process","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6677472-d93ab3a590da55cf151156713d71441a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771160519&Signature=CKb7PgRbSKz-60Cz~0KTnE4SnLhefH1a16U~s3gnlAz27i0eCkoxpWOsnq2WLnYh01tIB0cAtnrPZhxB2YDofkhyhHd0YGlCc40M1jiJmPihXr-37ieby8jkMPfB~QC1AW~rjIs~-hiDuyW5zO2g-xIGDQSTuhDoD9PSbtMIOUfVbMUX3xF3vMxZ3j-cmx4o~FTEzEkOxUShRX~U-C1RUw-RRgxQvrp5zzOz7skJ1eiGT~OlYow-MEqzOnpIcyOqhZEbaXMQe98~vwf2nIpRg14tiWUc6ke-rh0RwuPZ4b5GgiPiUgNAjJuBwX-iVIXzHsfg0PKWnAVOHCGNr43c4A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A resident raised concerns about transparency in advisory-board appointments at the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners' status update on Dec. 31, saying she did not feel previous appointments to Panhandle Health had been adequately publicized or vetting processes made clear.

The comment prompted commissioners to discuss procedures for filling vacancies on several advisory boards, including the airport advisory board, the Agricultural Protection Area advisory board and Planning & Zoning. Commissioners said interviews had been discussed previously but applicants for some positions nevertheless appeared on the business-meeting agenda without interviews.

The resident said, \"I just wanted to express concern ... I don't feel like there was enough transparency,\" and asked the board to consider a middle ground between interviewing every candidate and making appointments without public vetting.

At the meeting commissioners debated two approaches to filling an open airport board seat: (1) automatically elevating the longest‑standing alternate to the full position, or (2) having the board consider alternates and select the best candidate. One commissioner said he preferred promoting the longest‑standing alternate when all else is equal; another said he had reviewed applicants and put forward specific preferences and believed his chosen candidate had the most aviation experience.

On the Agricultural Protection Area advisory board, commissioners agreed to postpone action until the next business meeting to allow time for interviews. Commissioners said one or two of the applicants named for the APA seat also serve on other advisory boards, and several commissioners said they wanted to interview candidates before making appointments.

For Planning & Zoning, commissioners said they would interview at least one candidate before confirming a reappointment. Commissioners also indicated they were comfortable proceeding with the reappointments of Slater and Anderson to unspecified advisory roles that appeared on the agenda.

No formal votes on the advisory-board appointments were recorded during the status update; commissioners said the airport appointments and other agenda items would be handled at the forthcoming business meeting. The board opened and closed the public‑comment period before moving to other agenda items.

The commissioners convened at 10:00 a.m. on Dec. 31; the county said the remaining advisory appointments will be addressed at the next scheduled business meeting.","At a Dec. 31 Kootenai County commissioners status meeting, a resident urged more transparency for advisory-board appointments. Commissioners discussed whether to interview applicants, how to fill alternate vacancies and agreed to postpone Agricultural Protection Area appointments until the next business meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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Turner & Townsend: justice building construction on schedule; commissioners enter executive session under state statute

Resident raises transparency concerns as commissioners debate advisory-board appointment process