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2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-804 - SUPERVISION OF ELECTIONS.

31-804. SUPERVISION OF ELECTIONS. (1) The board of county commissioners must establish, abolish and change election precincts and canvass all election returns.
(2) The board must provide all poll lists, poll books, blank returns and certificates, proclamations of election and other appropriate and necessary appliances for holding all elections in the county, and allow reasonable charges therefor, and for the transmission and return of the same to the proper officers.
History:
[(31-804) R.S., sec. 1759; R.C., sec. 1917c, as added by 1913, ch. 143, sec. 2, p. 507; reen. C.L., sec. 1917c; C.S., sec. 3418; I.C.A., sec. 30-704; am. 1982, ch. 77, sec. 1, p. 145; (sec. 31-843 combined in sec. 31-804, 1989, ch. 73; 1885, p. 106, sec. 12; R.S., sec. 1763; am. R.C., sec. 1918; reen. C.L., sec. 1918n; C.S., sec. 3450; I.C.A., sec. 30-741); am. and redesig. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 4, p. 118.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-805 - SUPERVISION OF ROADS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES.

31-805. SUPERVISION OF ROADS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES. The board shall lay out, maintain, control and manage public roads, turnpikes, ferries and bridges within the county, and levy such tax therefor as authorized by law; provided that the board need not lay out, maintain, control, and manage public roads, turnpikes, ferries, and bridges inside the boundaries of a highway district formed pursuant to title 40, Idaho Code.
History:
[(31-805) R.S., sec. 1759; R.C., sec. 1917d, as added by 1913, ch. 143, sec. 2, p. 507; reen. C.L., sec. 1917d; C.S., sec. 3419; I.C.A., sec. 30-705; am. 1989, ch. 74, sec. 4, p. 129.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-806 - ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR PARK OR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES — DEDICATION — EMINENT DOMAIN.

31-806. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR PARK OR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES — DEDICATION — EMINENT DOMAIN. The board of county commissioners of each county in this state may purchase, lease, obtain by gift or accept by grant from private persons, corporations, the United States, the state of Idaho or other governmental agencies, real or personal property, within or without its territorial limits, and may hold, maintain, improve and operate the same for the use and purpose of a public park or public recreation, and it may dedicate property already owned by the county to a like purpose. This section shall not affect the right of a county to acquire property by proceedings in eminent domain.
History:
[31-806 added 1996, ch. 98, sec. 16, p. 398.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-807 - MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY PROPERTY.

31-807. MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY PROPERTY. A board of county commissioners shall have the power and authority to purchase, receive by donation, or lease any real or personal property necessary for the use of the county; preserve, take care of, manage and control the county property, but no purchase of real property must be made unless the value of the same has been previously estimated by a real estate appraiser licensed to appraise real property in the state of Idaho pursuant to the provisions of chapter 41, title 54, Idaho Code, and no more than the appraised value must be paid therefor. However, if the county assessor determines that the value of the real property is five thousand dollars ($5,000) or less, then the appraisal provided in this section shall not be required.
History:
[(31-807) R.S., sec. 1759; R.C., sec. 1917g, as added by 1913, ch. 143, sec. 2, p. 507; reen. C.L., sec. 1917g; C.S., sec. 3422; I.C.A., sec. 30-707; am. 1999, ch. 215, sec. 1, p. 573.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-807A - COMMISSIONERS MUST BE DISINTERESTED.

31-807A. COMMISSIONERS MUST BE DISINTERESTED. No member of the board must be interested, directly or indirectly, in property purchased for the use of the county, nor in any purchase or sale of property belonging to the county, nor in any contract made by the board or other person on behalf of the county, for the erection of public buildings, the opening or improvement of roads, or the building of bridges, or for other purposes unless otherwise authorized by law.
History:
[31-807A, added 1995, ch. 61, sec. 2, p. 135.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-809 - AUDIT OF COUNTY FUNDS.

31-809. AUDIT OF COUNTY FUNDS. To examine and audit the accounts of all officers having the care, management, collection or disbursement of moneys belonging to the county, or appropriated by law, or otherwise, for its use and benefit.
History:
[(31-809) R.S., sec. 1759; R.C., sec. 1917i, as added by 1913, ch. 143, sec. 2, p. 507; reen. C.L., sec. 1917i; C.S., sec. 3424; I.C.A., sec. 30-715.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-809A - COUNTY ELECTION FUND.

31-809A. COUNTY ELECTION FUND. There is hereby created the county election fund which shall be established in each county by resolution adopted at a public meeting of the board of county commissioners. Funds received from the state or political subdivisions for conducting elections shall be deposited into this fund. Funds also budgeted by the county to conduct the primary and general elections may be deposited or transferred into the county election fund. Funds deposited in the county election fund may be accumulated from year to year or expended on a regular basis and shall be used to pay for all costs in conducting political subdivision elections.
History:
[31-809A, added 2009, ch. 341, sec. 16, p. 1003.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-810 - PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.

31-810. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS. To examine, settle and allow all accounts legally chargeable against the county, and order warrants to be drawn on the county treasurer therefor, and provide for the issuing of the same.
History:
[(31-810) R.S., sec. 1759; R.C., sec. 1917j, as added by 1913, ch. 143, sec. 2, p. 507; reen. C.L., sec. 1917j; C.S., sec. 3425; I.C.A., sec. 30-716.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-811 - LEVY OF TAXES.

31-811. LEVY OF TAXES. To levy such tax annually on the taxable property of the county as may be necessary not exceeding the amount authorized by law; and to levy such taxes as are required to be levied by special or local statutes.
History:
[(31-811) R.S., sec. 1759; R.C., sec. 1917k, as added by 1913, ch. 143, sec. 2, p. 507; reen. C.L., sec. 1917k; C.S., sec. 3426; I.C.A., sec. 30-717; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 7, p. 122.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-812 - EQUALIZATION OF ASSESSMENTS.

31-812. EQUALIZATION OF ASSESSMENTS. To equalize the assessments as provided by title 63, Idaho Code.
History:
[(31-812) R.S., sec. 1759; R.C., sec. 1917l, as added by 1913, ch. 143, sec. 2, p. 507; reen. C.L., sec. 1917l; C.S., sec. 3427; I.C.A., sec. 30-718; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 8, p. 122.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-813 - CONTROL OF SUITS.

31-813. CONTROL OF SUITS. To direct and control the prosecution and defense of all suits to which the county is a party in interest, and employ counsel to conduct the same, with or without the prosecuting attorney, as they may direct.
History:
[(31-813) R.S., sec. 1759; R.C., sec. 1917m, as added by 1913, ch. 143, sec. 2, p. 508; compiled and reen. C.L., sec. 1917m; C.S., sec. 3428; I.C.A., sec. 30-719.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-814 - INSURANCE OF COUNTY PROPERTY.

31-814. INSURANCE OF COUNTY PROPERTY. Where in the discretion of the commissioners it is desirable, they are hereby authorized to make contracts of insurance with any insurance company authorized to transact business within the state providing for insurance against loss by fire, and against any and all hazards on any or all property belonging to the county, including insurance to cover liability for damages to property and for bodily injury arising as a result of the ownership, operation or use of county vehicles. In consideration of the premium at which any such policy shall be written, it shall be a part of the policy contract between the county and the insurance company that the insurance company shall not be entitled to the defense of governmental immunity of the insured. Immunity of the county, against liability damages, is hereby waived to the extent of the liability insurance carried by the county on such vehicles. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to require the making of such contracts of insurance by the commissioners on behalf of the county; provided that the board may create or participate in a self-insured risk program.
History:
[(31-814) R.S., sec. 1759; R.C., sec. 1917n, as added by 1913, ch. 143, sec. 2, p. 508; reen. C.L., sec. 1917n; C.S., sec. 3429; I.C.A., sec. 30-720; am. 1951, ch. 242, sec. 1, p. 507; am. 1989, ch. 145, sec. 1, p. 352; am. 2006, ch. 21, sec. 1, p. 79.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-815 - LICENSING OF TOLL ROADS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES.

31-815. LICENSING OF TOLL ROADS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES. The board shall grant licenses and franchises, as provided by law, for construction of, keeping and taking tolls on roads, bridges and ferries, and fix the tolls and licenses; provided that the board need not grant licenses and franchises, as provided by law, for construction of, keeping and taking tolls on roads, bridges and ferries, and fix the tolls and licenses for those areas encompassed within the boundaries of a highway district formed pursuant to title 40, Idaho Code.
History:
[(31-815) R.S., sec. 1759; R.C., sec. 1917o, as added by 1913, ch. 143, sec. 2, p. 508; compiled and reen. C.L., sec. 1917o; C.S., sec. 3430; I.C.A., sec. 30-721; am. 1989, ch. 74, sec. 5, p. 129.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-815A - TRANSFER OF LICENSE APPLICATIONS.

31-815A. TRANSFER OF LICENSE APPLICATIONS. Whenever an application is made to the board for an order, franchise or license, relating to any toll road, bridge, ferry, or other subject over which the board has jurisdiction, in which a majority of the board are not disinterested, the application, by order of the board, must be transferred to the district court of the county; the clerk of the board must thereupon certify the application and all orders and papers relating thereto to the court to which the transfer is ordered; and thereafter the court to which the same is certified has full jurisdiction to hear and determine the application.
History:
[31-815A, added 1995, ch. 61, sec. 3, p. 136.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-816 - FIXING OF SALARIES.

31-816. FIXING OF SALARIES. To fix the compensation of all county officers and employees, and provide for the payment of the same.
History:
[(31-816) R.S., sec. 1759; R.C., sec. 1917p, as added by 1913, ch. 143, sec. 2, p. 508; reen. C.L., sec. 1917p; C.S., sec. 3431; I.C.A., sec. 30-722; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 9, p. 122.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-817 - FILLING OF VACANCIES.

31-817. FILLING OF VACANCIES. To fill by appointment all vacancies that may occur in county offices, except in members of the county board.
History:
[(31-817) R.S., sec. 1759; R.C., sec. 1917q, as added by 1913, ch. 143, sec. 2, p. 508; reen. C.L., sec. 1917q; C.S., sec. 3432; I.C.A., sec. 30-723; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 10, p. 122.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-818 - AUTHORITY TO APPOINT ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS AND STAFF — COUNTY COMMISSIONER AS ADMINISTRATOR MAY BE APPOINTED.

31-818. AUTHORITY TO APPOINT ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS AND STAFF — COUNTY COMMISSIONER AS ADMINISTRATOR MAY BE APPOINTED. (1) The board of county commissioners shall be empowered to employ assistants, including administrative assistants, and clerical staff to aid them in fulfilling their duties.
(2) The board may appoint a member of the board of county commissioners to act as administrator. A county commissioner appointed as administrator under this subsection shall have and exercise only those administrative powers and duties as may be and are assigned by the board of county commissioners by ordinance or resolution. The provisions of chapters 50 through 57, title 31, Idaho Code, shall not apply to the appointment of a county commissioner as administrator under this subsection.
History:
[(31-818) R.S., sec. 1759; R.C., sec. 1917r, as added by 1913, ch. 143, sec. 2, p. 508; reen. C.L., sec. 1917r; C.S., sec. 3433; I.C.A., sec. 30-724; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 11, p. 123; am. 1996, ch. 283, sec. 10, p. 948.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-819 - PUBLICATION OF PROCEEDINGS.

31-819. PUBLICATION OF PROCEEDINGS. To cause to be published monthly such statement as will clearly give notice to the public of all its acts and proceedings, and, shall include a brief financial summary indicating the total amount spent from each county fund during the month. A more detailed report of expenditures may be published if deemed necessary by the board. Annually, a full financial report shall be prepared and available for public inspection which shows for each fund the sources of income, expenditures during the year, current fund balances, and other financial information as determined by the board. Within thirty (30) days of the annual audit’s preparation as provided in section 31-1701, Idaho Code, the board shall cause to be published a summary of the balance sheet and a summary of the statement of revenues and expenditures. Such statements as well as all other public notices of proceedings of, or to be had before the board, not otherwise specially provided for, must be published in accordance with the requirements of chapter 1, title 60, Idaho Code.
History:
[(31-819) R.S., sec. 1759; R.C., sec. 1917s, as added by 1913, ch. 143, sec. 2, p. 508; reen. C.L., sec. 1917s; C.S., sec. 3434; I.C.A., sec. 30-725; am. 1935, ch. 76, sec. 1, p. 131; am. 1951, ch. 294, sec. 1, p. 651; am. 1979, ch. 90, sec. 1, p. 217; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 12, p. 123; am. 1990, ch. 347, sec. 1, p. 937; am. 2008, ch. 37, sec. 1, p. 89.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-820 - BY-LAWS.

31-820. BY-LAWS. To make and enforce such rules and regulations for the government of their body, the preservation of order and the transaction of business as may be necessary.
History:
[(31-820) R.S., sec. 1759; R.C., sec. 1917t, as added by 1913, ch. 143, sec. 2, p. 508; reen. C.L., sec. 1917t; C.S., sec. 3435; I.C.A., sec. 30-726.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-821 - ADOPTION OF SEAL.

31-821. ADOPTION OF SEAL. To adopt a seal for their board.
History:
[(31-821) R.S., sec. 1759; R.C., sec. 1917u, as added by 1913, ch. 143, sec. 2, p. 508; reen. C.L., sec. 1917u; C.S., sec. 3436; I.C.A., sec. 30-727.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-822 - MAINTENANCE OF FAIR GROUNDS — TRANSFER OF PROPERTY TO FAIR DISTRICT.

31-822. MAINTENANCE OF FAIR GROUNDS — TRANSFER OF PROPERTY TO FAIR DISTRICT. To contract to purchase a site, grounds or parks on which to hold public fairs or exhibitions, to care for and maintain the same, regulate the use thereof and, in their discretion, to let, demise or lease the same to the state of Idaho or the department of agriculture for such public fair or exhibition purposes upon such terms and conditions and for such consideration as in their judgment shall best promote the holding of such public fairs or exhibitions. To make a special levy of one hundredths per cent (.01%) of market value for assessment purposes of taxable property within the county for the purpose of purchasing a site, grounds or park on which to hold public fairs or exhibitions and to erect upon said site, grounds or park suitable buildings and provide for the maintenance of said buildings. The funds raised by this levy may be allowed to accumulate until enough funds are available to make the desired purchase. On no account shall the funds raised by this levy and for the purpose of purchasing a site for county fairs or exhibitions, or for building upon and improving the same, be used for any other purpose. The board of county commissioners of any county, owning any grounds or parks with or without buildings and improvements thereon, held and maintained for public fairs or exhibitions may, upon such county becoming a member of or a part of a fair district, in their discretion and upon such terms and conditions as to them may be deemed advisable, offer to sell, and sell and transfer and convey by proper conveyance, to such fair district, the grounds or parks owned by such county and used for public fairs or exhibitions, provided, nevertheless, that any conveyance so made shall expressly provide that the grounds or parks shall be used for district fair purposes, and that upon failure of the district to use the said grounds or parks for a district fair for two (2) successive years, the said property so conveyed, shall revert back to the county making the conveyance.
History:
[(31-822) R.C., sec. 1917w, as added by 1915, ch. 22, p. 74; am. 1917, ch. 149, p. 471; reen. C.L., sec. 1917v; C.S., sec. 3437; am. 1927, ch. 71, sec. 1, p. 89; I.C.A., sec. 30-728; am. 1949, ch. 265, sec. 1, p. 534; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 13, p. 123.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-823 - MAINTENANCE OF EXHIBITS IN AID OF FAIRS — ENCOURAGEMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND TRADE.

31-823. MAINTENANCE OF EXHIBITS IN AID OF FAIRS — ENCOURAGEMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND TRADE. To levy a tax of not to exceed two hundredths per cent (.02%) of market value for assessment purposes on all the taxable property within their respective counties, for the purpose of creating a fund to be used for collecting, preparing and maintaining an exhibition of the products and industries of the county at any domestic or foreign exposition, for the purpose of encouraging immigration and increasing trade in the products of the state of Idaho, and for the same purposes, in the discretion of the commissioners to pay premiums or prizes for, and any costs or expenses of collecting, preparing, maintaining, exhibiting and advertising of like exhibitions, exhibited by others than the county at any such domestic or foreign exposition.
History:
[(31-823) 1911, ch. 95, p. 340; reen. C.L., sec. 1917w; C.S., sec. 3438; am. 1927, ch. 19, sec. 1, p. 24; I.C.A., sec. 30-729; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 14, p. 124.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-824 - EMPLOYMENT OF PRISONERS.

31-824. EMPLOYMENT OF PRISONERS. To employ inmates of the county jail upon public road work or other county work in the county under such regulations as the board of county commissioners and the sheriff may prescribe.
History:
[(31-824) R.C., sec. 1917x, as added by 1915, ch. 77, sec. 1, p. 189; compiled and reen. C.L., sec. 1917x; C.S., sec. 3439; I.C.A., sec. 30-730; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 15, p. 124.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-825 - MAINTENANCE OF COUNTY LAW LIBRARY.

31-825. MAINTENANCE OF COUNTY LAW LIBRARY. To contract to purchase and to purchase and provide for care by clerk of district court of such law books and pamphlets as said commissioners may judge from time to time necessary for use of the district court and the county officials and bar of the county, and to provide for the care of all such books and pamphlets as may be donated or loaned to the county from time to time.
History:
[(31-825) R.C., sec. 1917x, as added by 1917, ch. 135, sec. 1, p. 445; reen. C.L., sec. 1917y; C.S., sec. 3440; I.C.A., sec. 30-731.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-826 - COOPERATION WITH AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORK.

31-826. COOPERATION WITH AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORK. To appropriate funds for demonstration work in agriculture and home economics within said counties for the employment of a county agent or county agents in cooperation with the University of Idaho and the United States department of agriculture, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the act of congress approved May 8, 1914, 38 Stat. L. 372, ch. 79, commonly known as the Smith-Lever Act, the provisions of which have been accepted by the state of Idaho.
History:
[(31-826) 1917, ch. 157, sec. 1, p. 483; compiled and reen. C.L., sec. 1917z; C.S., sec. 3441; I.C.A., sec. 30-732.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-828 - GENERAL AND INCIDENTAL POWERS AND DUTIES.

31-828. GENERAL AND INCIDENTAL POWERS AND DUTIES. To do and perform all other acts and things required by law not in this title enumerated, or which may be necessary to the full discharge of the duties of the chief executive authority of the county government.
History:
[(31-828) R.S., sec. 1759; R.C., sec. 1917v, as added by 1913, ch. 143, sec. 2, p. 508; reen. C.L., sec. 1918a; C.S., sec. 3443; I.C.A., sec. 30-734.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-829 - SALE OR REPLACEMENT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.

31-829. SALE OR REPLACEMENT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. Whenever any elective county officer has under his jurisdiction or control any personal property belonging to the county which, in his judgment, is of no further use to the county, he may, with the consent of the board of county commissioners, in the name of the county, sell such personal property. Whenever any such official has any personal property belonging to the county under his jurisdiction or control which, in his judgment is obsolete, worn or damaged so as to require replacement and is of greater value on a trade in or exchange for replacements than upon the sale as above permitted he may, incident to purchase of such replacements and with the consent of the board of county commissioners, trade in or exchange such personal property and apply its trade in or exchange value on the purchase price of replacements. If the purchase of such replacements requires calling for bids, the call shall include bids with proposed allowances for such obsolete, worn or damaged property. All cash received from the sale of personal property must be turned in to the county treasury.
History:
[(31-829) I.C.A., sec. 30-708A, as added by 1939, ch. 76, sec. 1, p. 130; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 17, p. 125.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-830 - AWARD TO COUNTY SHERIFF OR DEPUTY COUNTY SHERIFF OF HIS HANDGUN AND BADGE UPON RETIREMENT.

31-830. AWARD TO COUNTY SHERIFF OR DEPUTY COUNTY SHERIFF OF HIS HANDGUN AND BADGE UPON RETIREMENT. (1) A county sheriff who retires during or upon the completion of his term of office under the provisions of the public employee retirement system of Idaho or the county’s retirement system, whether under disability retirement or otherwise, may, with the consent of the board of county commissioners, be awarded his handgun and sheriff’s badge along with the identification card issued by the county sheriff’s office. The identification card shall have "RETIRED" printed on it, shall have no fixed expiration date and shall be signed by the county sheriff.
(2) Upon recommendation of the county sheriff and with the consent of the board of county commissioners, a deputy county sheriff holding police officer member status under the public employee retirement system of Idaho pursuant to section 59-1303(3)(b)(ii), Idaho Code, or if the county by which he is employed does not participate in the system, who would qualify for such status under the provisions of that section if the county were a participant in the system, may, upon his retirement, be awarded his handgun and sheriff’s badge along with the identification card issued by the county sheriff’s office. The identification card shall have "RETIRED" printed on it, shall have no fixed expiration date and shall be signed by the county sheriff. The award shall be available to any deputy county sheriff, as described in this section, who leaves his employment with the county sheriff’s office to retire under the provisions of the public employee retirement system of Idaho or the county’s retirement system, whether under disability retirement or otherwise.
History:
[31-830, added 1991, ch. 19, sec. 1, p. 42; am. 2018, ch. 93, sec. 1, p. 199.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-831 - ABATEMENT OF CATASTROPHIC PUBLIC NUISANCE — DEFINITIONS.

31-831. ABATEMENT OF CATASTROPHIC PUBLIC NUISANCE — DEFINITIONS. As used in sections 31-831 through 31-834, Idaho Code:
(1) "Catastrophic public nuisance" means a condition on federal land where natural resources and biota have been managed or neglected to such an extent as to cause:
(a) The threat of a catastrophic wildfire demonstrated by stand density, basal area or ground fuel load greater than one hundred fifty percent (150%) of land health standards or an insect or disease infestation severe enough to threaten the mortality of at least twenty percent (20%) of the trees in the forestation area; or
(b) A condition in the area that threatens the quality or quantity of the public water supply of a county, the health, safety or welfare of the citizens of a county, the air quality of a nonattainment area, or the vegetative resources required to support land health and authorized livestock grazing.
(2) "Chief executive officer" means for a county, the chair of the county commission, if the county is operating under the county commission or expanded county commission form of government; the county executive officer, if the county is operating under the county-executive form of government; or the county manager, if the county is operating under the council-manager form of government.
(3) "County sheriff" means an individual elected to the office of county sheriff and who fulfills the duties described in section 31-2202, Idaho Code.
(4) "Federal agency" means the United States bureau of land management, the United States forest service, the United States fish and wildlife service or the national park service.
(5) "Federally managed land" means land that is managed by a federal agency.
History:
[31-831, added 2016, ch. 366, sec. 1, p. 1075.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-832 - DECLARATION OF CATASTROPHIC PUBLIC NUISANCE — AUTHORITY TO DECLARE AND DEMAND ABATEMENT.

31-832. DECLARATION OF CATASTROPHIC PUBLIC NUISANCE — AUTHORITY TO DECLARE AND DEMAND ABATEMENT. (1) The chief executive officer of a county or the county sheriff may determine that a catastrophic public nuisance exists on land within the borders of the county.
(2) In evaluating whether a catastrophic public nuisance exists, the chief executive officer of a county or a county sheriff may consider: tree density and overall health of a forested area, including the fire regime condition class; insect and disease infestation, including insect and disease hazard ratings; fuel loads; forest or range type; slope and other natural characteristics of an area; watershed protection criteria; weather and climate; and any other factor that the chief executive officer of a county or a county sheriff considers to be relevant under the circumstances.
(3) The chief executive officer of a county or a county sheriff shall after consultation with the attorney general:
(a) Serve notice of the determination described in subsection (1) of this section, by hand or certified mail, on the federal agency that managed the land upon which the catastrophic nuisance exists; and
(b) Provide a copy of the determination that is served under paragraph (a) of this subsection to the governor, the attorney general, and the state’s congressional delegation.
(4) The notice described in subsection (3)(a) of this section shall include: a detailed explanation for determination that a catastrophic public nuisance exists on the land in question; a demand that the federal agency formulate a plan to abate the catastrophic nuisance; and a specific date, no less than thirty (30) days after the day on which the notice is received, by which time the federal agency that managed the land shall abate the public nuisance or produce a plan for mitigating the catastrophic public nuisance that is acceptable to the county or other county.
(5) The chief executive officer of a county or a county sheriff may enter into a plan with the relevant federal agency to abate the catastrophic public nuisance.
(6) If, after receiving the notice described in subsections (3)(a) and (4) of this section, the federal agency does not respond by the date requested in the notice or otherwise indicates that the federal agency is unwilling to take action to abate the catastrophic public nuisance, the chief executive officer of a county or a county sheriff shall consult with the county prosecuting attorney and attorney general.
History:
[31-832, added 2016, ch. 366, sec. 1, p. 1076.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-833 - EMERGENCY ABATEMENT OF A CATASTROPHIC PUBLIC NUISANCE.

31-833. EMERGENCY ABATEMENT OF A CATASTROPHIC PUBLIC NUISANCE. (1) If a chief executive officer of a county or a county sheriff determines that a public nuisance exists on federally managed land, and the chief executive officer of a county or the county sheriff also finds that the catastrophic public nuisance in question adversely affects, or constitutes a threat to, the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of the county, the chief executive officer of the county or the county sheriff may, after consulting with the attorney general, pursue all remedies allowed by law.
(2) In seeking an emergency abatement of a catastrophic public nuisance, a chief executive officer of a county or a county sheriff shall attempt, as much as possible, to coordinate with federal agencies and seek the advice of professionals, including private sector professionals, with expertise in abating a catastrophic public nuisance.
History:
[31-833, added 2016, ch. 366, sec. 1, p. 1077.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-834 - LIMITATIONS.

31-834. LIMITATIONS. Nothing in this act shall limit the authority of the state to manage and protect wildlife under title 36, Idaho Code, or the power of a county.
History:
[31-834, added 2016, ch. 366, sec. 1, p. 1077.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-839 - COOPERATION WITH AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORK.

31-839. COOPERATION WITH AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORK. The board of county commissioners of the several counties within the state of Idaho are hereby authorized and empowered to provide funds for demonstration work in agriculture and home economics within said counties and for the employment of extension agents in agriculture and home economics in cooperation with the University of Idaho and the United States department of agriculture.
History:
[(31-839) 1919, ch. 41, sec. 1, p. 139; C.S., sec. 3446; I.C.A., sec. 30-737.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-840 - EXTENSION AGENTS — SALARIES AND EXPENSES.

31-840. EXTENSION AGENTS — SALARIES AND EXPENSES. The salary and expenses of such extension agents shall be fixed by the director of the University of Idaho extension division acting in cooperation with the board of county commissioners. The commissioners of said counties are hereby authorized and empowered to make provision for the payment of such salary and expenses out of the general tax fund of the county, or out of the county fair fund, or out of other available funds not otherwise appropriated.
History:
[(31-840) 1919, ch. 41, sec. 2, p. 139; C.S., sec. 3447; am. 1929, ch. 80, sec. 1, p. 131; I.C.A., sec. 30-738.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-844 - SUBPOENAS FOR WITNESSES.

31-844. SUBPOENAS FOR WITNESSES. The board may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of any person and the production of any books, papers or other items relating to the affairs of the county, for the purpose of examination upon any matter within their jurisdiction.
History:
[(31-844) R.S., sec. 1768; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1919; C.S., sec. 3451; I.C.A., sec. 30-742; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 21, p. 126.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-845 - ENFORCEMENT OF ATTENDANCE AND TESTIMONY.

31-845. ENFORCEMENT OF ATTENDANCE AND TESTIMONY. A witness is bound to attend, when served, and to answer all questions which he would be bound to answer in the same case before a court of justice. Obedience to the subpoena, or to an order to attend, or to testify, may be enforced by the board, and for that purpose the board has all the powers conferred by, and the witness is subject to all the provisions of, the Code of Civil Procedure.
History:
[(31-845) R.S., sec. 1769; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1920; C.S., sec. 3452; I.C.A., sec. 30-743.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-846 - WITNESS FEES NEED NOT BE PREPAID.

31-846. WITNESS FEES NEED NOT BE PREPAID. Neither the officers serving subpoenas nor the witnesses subpoenaed to testify in relation to matters of public concern before the board of county commissioners are entitled to have their fees prepaid, but officers must serve the subpoenas and witnesses must attend without their fees being prepaid. The board may allow them reasonable compensation for services and attendance.
History:
[(31-846) R.S., sec. 1770; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1921; C.S., sec. 3453; I.C.A., sec. 30-744.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-847 - LEAVE OF ABSENCE TO OFFICERS.

31-847. LEAVE OF ABSENCE TO OFFICERS. The board of commissioners may grant to any county officer of their respective counties leave of absence from their county and the state, for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days, during which time the absence of such officer does not work forfeiture of his office; provided, that before the granting of such leave of absence, the officer (except county commissioners) must appoint a deputy to perform the duties of his office, as by statute in such cases made and provided, and must present to, and file with, the board of commissioners of his county the written consent of each person liable on his official bond, that such leave of absence be granted; be it further provided, that no leave of absence shall be granted to more than any one (1) county commissioner at the same time; providing, however, that where any elective or appointive county officer is required to absent himself by reason of being a member of the armed forces of the nation or by reason of official call to service in civilian war work, such period of absence shall not exceed the date of the next succeeding general election, such absence shall not work forfeiture of the office of such officer, and such absence shall suspend the salary of such officer during such period, except that the board may adopt a policy by which such officer may, for periods of absence not to exceed four (4) weeks per year, receive his or her regular salary reduced by an amount equal to any monetary compensation received for the performance of such military or civilian war work. For purposes of this section, appointive county officers do not include deputies appointed pursuant to section 31-2003, Idaho Code.
History:
[(31-847) 1872, p. 27, sec. 1; R.S., sec. 1785; am. 1888-1889, p. 63; reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1922; C.S., sec. 3454; I.C.A., sec. 30-745; am. 1935, ch. 9, sec. 1, p. 23; am. 1943, ch. 66, sec. 1, p. 136; am. 1949, ch. 61, sec. 1, p. 104; am. 1970, ch. 120, sec. 2, p. 284; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 22, p. 126; am. 1995, ch. 114, sec. 1, p. 384.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-855 - NEGLECT OF DUTY BY COMMISSIONERS.

31-855. NEGLECT OF DUTY BY COMMISSIONERS. Any commissioner who neglects or refuses, without just cause therefor, to perform any duty imposed on him, or who willfully violates any law provided for his government as such officer, or fraudulently or corruptly performs any duty imposed on him, or willfully, fraudulently or corruptly attempts to perform an act, as commissioner, unauthorized by law, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
[(31-855) R.S., sec. 1791; am. and reen. R.C. & C.L., sec. 1930; C.S., sec. 3462; I.C.A., sec. 30-753; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 24, p. 126; am. 2011, ch. 151, sec. 12, p. 424.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-856 - MIGRATORY LABOR HOUSING — COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

31-856. MIGRATORY LABOR HOUSING — COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. The county commissioners may cooperate in any plan providing for the furnishing of housing, lands, labor and material and other assistance in the program sponsored by the United States of America pertaining to migratory labor by making agreements with the United States of America through the United States Department of Agriculture, its cooperating agencies, or any other agency of the United States of America, with reference to providing facilities, labor, materials or funds to carry forward said program.
History:
[31-856, added 1947, ch. 144, sec. 1, p. 348.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-857 - SCHOOL, ROAD, HERD AND OTHER DISTRICTS — PRESUMPTION OF VALIDITY OF CREATION OR DISSOLUTION.

31-857. SCHOOL, ROAD, HERD AND OTHER DISTRICTS — PRESUMPTION OF VALIDITY OF CREATION OR DISSOLUTION. Whenever any school district, road district, herd district, or other district has heretofore been, or shall hereafter be, declared to be created, established, disestablished, dissolved, or modified, by an order of the board of county commissioners in any county of the state of Idaho, a legal prima facie presumption is hereby declared to exist, after a lapse of two (2) years from the date of such order, that all proceedings and jurisdictional steps preceding the making of such order have been properly and regularly taken so as to warrant said board in making said order, and the burden of proof shall rest upon the party who shall deny, dispute, or question the validity of said order to show that any of such preceding proceedings or jurisdictional steps were not properly or regularly taken; and such prima facie presumption shall be a rule of evidence in all courts in the state of Idaho. No challenge to the proceedings or jurisdictional steps preceding such an order, shall be heard or considered after seven (7) years has lapsed from the date of the order.
History:
[31-857, added 1935, ch. 79, sec. 1, p. 133; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 25, p. 126; am. 2009, ch. 43, sec. 1, p. 124.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-862 - AUTHORIZING SPECIAL TAX TO BE USED SOLELY AND EXCLUSIVELY FOR PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES.

31-862. AUTHORIZING SPECIAL TAX TO BE USED SOLELY AND EXCLUSIVELY FOR PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES. The board of county commissioners is hereby authorized to levy a special tax not to exceed four hundredths per cent (.04%) of market value for assessment purposes of all taxable property in the county, above the statutory limitation, to be expended solely and exclusively for preventive health services by county or district boards of health.
History:
[31-862, added 1949, ch. 208, sec. 1, p. 443; am. 1967, ch. 219, sec. 1, p. 665; am. 1970, ch. 49, sec. 1, p. 102; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 27, p. 127.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-864 - HISTORICAL SOCIETIES AND MUSEUMS — SUPPORT BY COUNTY.

31-864. HISTORICAL SOCIETIES AND MUSEUMS — SUPPORT BY COUNTY. (1) The board of county commissioners of any county may expend annually such amounts as necessary for the support of county or local historical societies which are incorporated as Idaho nonprofit corporations and which operate primarily within the county, or for the support of museums or of historical restoration projects within the county undertaken or operated by Idaho nonprofit organizations, or for the marking and development of historic sites by Idaho nonprofit corporations. For the purposes of this section, the board of county commissioners of any county is authorized and empowered to levy not more than twelve one-thousandths percent (.012%) on each dollar of market value for assessment purposes of taxable property within the county.
(2) Before money is granted under this section, the directors of such nonprofit corporations shall present to the county commissioners a proposed budget which shall indicate anticipated revenues and expenditures of the nonprofit corporation (including the sums requested from the county), and shall indicate the purposes of the proposed expenditures. The board of county commissioners may require an audit of the accounts and financial records of any such nonprofit corporations receiving county funds.
History:
[31-864, added 1961, ch. 76, sec. 2, p. 103; am. 1969, ch. 240, sec. 1, p. 757; am. 1973, ch. 94, sec. 1, p. 162; am. 1978, ch. 184, sec. l, p. 416; am. 1988, ch. 200, sec. 1, p. 378; am. 1989, ch. 74, sec. 7, p. 130.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-866 - CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT — DESIGNATED GRANTEE.

31-866. CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT — DESIGNATED GRANTEE. (1) The boards of county commissioners in their respective counties shall have the authority and power to enter into contracts with private nonprofit corporations to promote, maintain, and administer projects and programs that the board of county commissioners considers to be of public benefit, and the purpose of which is to carry on programs concerning the aged.
(2) The board of county commissioners may become the designated grantee and receive funding to sponsor, promote and administer such public activities as they may deem beneficial.
History:
[I.C., sec. 31-866, as added by 1973, ch. 166, sec. 1, p. 318.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-867 - SPECIAL LEVY FOR COURTS — DISTRICT COURT FUND.

31-867. SPECIAL LEVY FOR COURTS — DISTRICT COURT FUND. (1) The board of county commissioners of each county in this state may levy annually upon all taxable property of its county, a special tax not to exceed four hundredths per cent (.04%) of market value for assessment purposes for the purpose of providing for the functions of the district court and the magistrate division of the district court within the county. All revenues collected from such special tax shall be paid into the "district court fund," which is hereby created, and the board may appropriate otherwise unappropriated moneys into the district court fund. Moneys in the district court fund may be expended for all court expenditures other than courthouse construction and remodeling.
(2) Balances in the district court fund may be accumulated from year to year sufficient to operate the court functions on a cash basis, but such balances shall not exceed sixty per cent (60%) of the total budget for court functions for the current year.
(3) There is hereby created the county court facilities fund which may be established in each county by resolution adopted at a public meeting of the board of county commissioners. Moneys in the county court facilities fund shall be expended for planning, remodeling and construction of court facilities. The county court facilities fund shall be separate and distinct from the county current expense fund and county expenditures from the county court facilities fund shall be solely dedicated to the purposes set forth in this section. At the discretion of the board of county commissioners, funds deposited in the county court facilities fund may be accumulated from year to year or expended on a regular basis.
History:
[31-867, added 1976, ch. 307, sec. 2, p. 1054; am. 1989, ch. 73, sec. 28, p. 127; am. 1994, ch. 208, sec. 1, p. 656; am. 1997, ch. 52, sec. 1, p. 91.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-868 - CONTRACTS FOR FIRE PROTECTION.

31-868. CONTRACTS FOR FIRE PROTECTION. The boards of county commissioners in their respective counties shall have the authority and power to enter into contracts with a city or a fire protection district for the provision of fire or life protection services, or both of them, in areas of the county not otherwise receiving fire or life protection.
History:
[31-868, added 1979, ch. 140, sec. 1, p. 437; am. 1985, ch. 178, sec. 1, p. 459.]
2023 Idaho Code › Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW › Chapter 8 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS › Section 31-869 - DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY SYSTEMS.

31-869. DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY SYSTEMS. The boards of county commissioners of their respective counties are empowered to establish, create, develop, own, maintain and operate or contract for the ownership, operation and maintenance of energy facilities as follows:
(1) Geothermal energy systems for heating for the benefit of the county and the residents of the county.
(2) Electrical generation plants not to exceed twenty-five (25) megawatts in capacity which use as a fuel source landfill gas, wood waste or other biomass fuels. All the electricity produced from the electrical generation facility shall be sold by the county at wholesale.
History:
[(31-869) 31-868, added 1979, ch. 312, sec. 1, p. 844; am. and redesig. 2005, ch. 25, sec. 39, p. 98; am. 2006, ch. 210, sec. 1, p. 639.]