Kootenai County Justice Fund

There was a discussion of a Justice Fund at the Kooteani County Commissioners Meeting today. The County Clerk directed me to a document that explains what the Justice Fund is.

"Every property owner in Kootenai County pays a portion of their property tax to Kootenai County. Part of that property tax goes to Kootenai County’s Justice Fund. The Justice Fund is used to pay for all the justice services that the County provides for citizens. This includes: Constitutional Public Defense (County portion only), Juvenile Detention, Juvenile Probation, Adult Misdemeanor Probation, Sheriff Administration, Sheriff Civil, Animal Control, Patrol, Detectives, Driver Licensing, Sheriff Records, SWAT, Search & Rescue, Sheriff Maintenance, Jail, Recreational Safety, Prosecutor.

Kootenai County Sheriff Deputies have jurisdiction anywhere in Kootenai County. City police departments are responsible for calls in their own city limits, however Sheriff Deputies may respond as well if needed. The taxes that city property owners pay into Kootenai County’s Justice Fund cover this level of service by Kootenai County Sheriff Deputies within city limits, which is an “as needed” response, as well as all the other justice services included in the Justice Fund (see the list above)."

Here is a link to read the full document that I quoted - https://www.kcgov.us/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3299