Idaho Communities to Receive $30 Million in PILT
Secretary Zinke announces record rural assistance funding WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today announced that 44 local governments in Idaho are receiving a total of $30 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2017. The payments are Idaho’s share of the record $464.6 million distributed to 1,900 local …
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Idaho Association of Commissioners and Clerks Elects New Leadership for 2017-2018
On June 7, the Idaho Association of Commissioners and Clerks (IACC) elected new leadership for 2017-2018. IACC held its Annual Conference in Idaho Falls from June 6-8. The membership held elections on Wednesday, June 7 at the Shilo Inn during their annual business meeting. Dan Dinning was elected as President of IACC. Dinning took office …
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Serving Up Ballots with ‘Food Truck Voting’
Article reprinted with permission from NACo County News PROBLEM: Residents waiting in long lines on Election Day. SOLUTION: Bring early voting to street corners around town, using mobile “food truck voting.” By Mary Ann Barton, NACo Senior Staff Writer Long lines, no parking, no time. Some of the most common excuses for not voting were taken out …
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2017 IAC Salary & Benefits Survey Now Available
The 2017 IAC Salary and Benefits Survey is now available for electronic download. IAC surveyed all 44 counties and a total of 43 counties participated in this year’s survey. The electronic survey is available in an excel spreadsheet so that our members can use the data how they see fit. If you find any errors, …
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Congratulations Ada County Procurement!
Ada County Procurement played an integral role in a team that helped to modernize Idaho political subdivision procurement statutes for the 2017 legislative session. They helped to suggest statute changes that establishes delegated authority for counties, raises dollar thresholds for Goods, Services, and Public Works, adds an RFP process, and affords flexibility to political subdivisions …
Funding available for sage-grouse restoration projects
As part of the State of Idaho’s commitment to conserving sage-grouse and implementing habitat actions identified in the State sage-grouse conservation strategy, more than $300,000 will be distributed to groups and individuals for projects to improve habitat for the species on State and private lands in Idaho. The Governor’s Office of Species Conservation now is …
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What’s Idaho GOP’s next Medicaid excuse?
By MARTY TRILLHAASE (Lewiston Tribune) When it came time to consider extending the Medicaid coverage Obamacare promised to some 78,000 low-income working Idahoans in 2012, here’s what we heard: There’s no need to do that. Mitt Romney is going to beat Barack Obama in the November election. Then working with a Republican Congress, President Romney …
Why Public Lands Matter
Public lands — how they are managed and how they are used — matter. Public Lands are critical to the conservation of fish and wildlife habitat, watersheds, cultural resources, and antiquities. They’re a critical source of outdoor recreation such as hiking, fishing, and hunting. They are also an important economic engine driving traditional resource use, …
Behavioral Health Summit Final Report
As participants in the summit, decision-makers or someone who is simply interested in behavioral health in Idaho, this document was created to help give the counties’ perspective on the issue. IAC will conduct a follow-up meeting on many of these issues. If you are interested in attending, please let us know by calling 208.345.9126 …
Grants for Substance Abuse Prevention Programs Now Available
The Office of Drug Policy will award approximately $1.6 million in grants to fund substance abuse primary prevention programs across the state for FY2018. The funding is available through the Substance Abuse Block Grant (SABG), and is intended to provide substance abuse prevention services directly to youth, families and other at-risk individuals, and/or community coalitions …
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