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Commissioners, assessor spar over personnel policy

by KAYE THORNBRUGH
Staff Writer | September 20, 2024 1:06 AM

COEUR d’ALENE — Kootenai County elected officials sparred Thursday over reports that Assessor Bèla Kovacs may have improperly disciplined an employee. 

Commissioners convened for the tense special meeting, prompted after an employee within the assessor’s office was reportedly locked out of county systems Sept. 9, without warning or explanation. 

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