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Upcoming Election Information:

Election Day for our local consolidated elections (including school boards, city councils/mayors, and fire district commissioners) will be on November 2, 2021.Absentee ballots can be requested until October 22, 2021. Check your voter registration status a...

Jury Trials Suspended from September 27 to December 6, 2021

Domestic Violence Courts Awareness Video

Idaho Domestic Violence Courts seek to improve the civil and criminal justice systems response to domestic violence by enhancing victim safety and offender accountability, and providing effective case management and coordination of information when famili...

Public Notice - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds

Kootenai County has been allocated approximately $32 million from the federal government through the American Rescue Plan Act. The funds will be released in two (2) installments, and the county will have until the end of 2024 to obligate available funds. ...

Community Development Offices will be Closed to the Public for In-person Service Effective Sept 1

The Community Development offices will be closed to the public for in-person service effective September 1, 2021.

This decision protects the population we serve and our employees during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

We are still able to provide servi...

Growth Management Principles and Possible Applications

Growth management strategies are tools that can help ensure the great qualities of Kootenai County are not lost to unplanned sprawl.

'What Exactly Does the County Do?'

Kootenai County Announces Recruiting Video Release

Kootenai County is pleased to announce the release of a recruiting video for employment opportunities within County government. We invite you to view the video on our website under our Human Resources link and to share it throughout our community, as well...

Kootenai County State of the County Address

Watch the State of the County Address given by Commissioner's Chris Fillios, Leslie Duncan and Bill Brooks, presented at the Best Western CDA Inn, Coeur d'Alene on April 20, 2021.

Thanks to Bunkhouse Media for providing video recording o...

Kootenai County Employee of the Year-Kelly Peterson

Kootenai County is excited to recognize Kelly Peterson as our 2020 Employee of the Year!Kelly has worked for Kootenai County since 2013. His exemplary customer service at the Post Falls DMV has been acknowledged by customers, one of which wrote, "&am...