The Bonner County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 14 approved renewing a LexisNexis subscription that provides public access to legal materials via a dedicated computer terminal at the county library, a county official said.

A county representative told the board Idaho statute requires the county to provide a legal library; rather than maintaining paper volumes, the county supplies public access through LexisNexis. The renewal price presented to the board was $431 per month, described as roughly a $20 increase from the prior year.

Nate Adams of the Bonner County Prosecutor's Office confirmed the account would be available at a dedicated terminal in the public library; county staff said the version purchased for public access is a limited, public-facing subscription that meets the statutory requirement but does not mirror the full paid service used elsewhere in county offices.

Members of the public who spoke at the meeting said the digital subscription meets or exceeds the usability of paper volumes and that it satisfies the statutory access requirement. The board voted to renew the contract and authorized the chair to sign administratively.