Russ Duke, the Director of the Central District Health Department (CDHD) recently met with the Board. He brought to our attention the fact that due to financial constraints, CDHD is struggling to continue to provide approximately 600 meals a day at senior centers and another 600 a day for the […]
Yearly Archives: 2009
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Reminder: Contact Information
The Ada County budget presentation and public hearing will be held on Tuesday, July 21, at 6:00 p.m. This starting time should prove to be more convenient than last year’s 5:00 p.m. kickoff. Please attend this hearing to express your views on spending priorities within the Ada County budget. If […]
Save The Date!
If you’ve got teenagers, you probably know that cell phone costs can add up. In Fiscal Year 2008 Ada County’s cell phone expenses totaled over a quarter of a million dollars ~ 285 thousand dollars, to be more specific. As an advocate of zero-based budgeting, I have been looking for […]
Cell Phone Bills
I spoke up because I felt someone had to do it. At a meeting of the COMPASS (Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho) Board on Monday, February 23, I spoke up. It appears that the major focus of these meetings is to figure out ways to obtain more money, spend […]
I Spoke Up
Due to the adverse impacts of a downturned economy, this week, my colleagues and I cut Ada County taxpayers’ $70,000 annual contribution to the Boise Valley Economic Partnership, which is a division of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce. We are seeking out other budget cuts that can be made […]
Budget Cuts
On Saturday, March 7, I will be a guest on KIDO Radio’s Northwest Live! call-in talk radio program. The time has been changed to 10:00 a.m.
KIDO Radio Time Change
In response to my recent update on Les Bois Park, someone wrote: “Way to go… The Green group was willing to pay the same lease rate as Capitol racing. Now that it will be out to an RFP, and what if the highest bid is way less than that lease […]
THE Way to Go!
My Commission colleagues and I have discussed the possibility of adopting a uniform countywide policy with regard to charges for public records. For example, we could establish a policy under which the County would not charge for the cost of the records or staff time in locating or preparing those […]
Addressing Public Records Access
The people who donate their time to serve Ada County on the Western Idaho Fair Board, as well as on our other volunteer boards, are very much appreciated. The evening of Tuesday, February 10, the Fair Board met at Les Bois Park. The Fair Board gathers information and makes recommendations […]