Idaho Bills
4 bills · 2023 Regular Session
Amends existing law to define terms and to revise provisions regarding the retention of municipal media recordings and law enforcement media recordings.
This legislation amends Section 50-907, Idaho Code, regarding public record retention of video files. Currently, Idaho Code defines "permanent records," "semi-permanent records," "temporary records," and historical records. This legislation adds two additional categories; "municipal media recordings," and "law enforcement media recordings" and defines each new category. The purpose of adding the additional categories is to preserve existing statutes and documents with the current time requirements, while allowing municipalities to discard video recordings that do not have evidentiary value in order to reduce city expenses passed on to citizens who often pay for the storage of valueless video with property tax revenue.
Geoff Schroeder · SD-008
Repeals and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding annexation of land by cities.
Amends existing law to provide for a limitation on certain city lease or lease-purchase agreements.
This bill amends Idaho Code Section 50-301 to prevent city governments from in-debting future councils and taxpayers with long term lease debt for real property. No city shall be permitted to lease or lease-purchase in any agreement beyond five (5) years without a majority approval of the voters in an election. There is an exception for very minor lease purchases of less than $1,000.00 per year.
Doug Ricks · SD-034
Amends existing law to provide that certain city annexations may extend into and beyond the city area of impact.
This legislation clarifies the rights of private landowners who wish to be annexed by a city when the property in question is within, or contiguous to, more than one city's area of impact. Cities are increasingly disagreeing over areas of impact and related annexations. Regardless, when a piece of private property falls into more than one city's area of impact, this legislation will give the property owner the ability to choose which city he or she will be annexed by. This legislation only applies to voluntary annexations, which are those where the property owner is actively seeking to be annexed. This legislation will have no impact on any other property rights, and it will not make forced annexations easier.