What I recall is the Commissioners hired Eide Bailly to do an “analysis” of missing $31,000. And the conclusion was, “there’s room for improvement”.

I would love to the read the stellar analysis. It might gain a vote for her.

Really?
The two do NOT equate in my opinion

IF the conference fees INCLUDED a game, then one might as well go. When the conference suggests this as a “fun” activity which you can spend YOUR own money on, that is personal. I wonder what other attendees did… certainly there were others from Idaho cities, counties in attendance. We ALL know these conferences are just a racket. As to the ‘sharing a room’.. yeah that’s another racket. Each employee gets per diem regardless and then they split the room to put the savings in their account. -that statement alone is worth following up on ‘auditors’.

In today’s world of webinars, teleconferences, podcasts, etc. Travel to a “fun” destination is not necessary. It is simply a perk to give to government employees- at taxpayers expense. Let’s reflect back to the Florida conference former BPD Chief Masterton took right before his retirement… it is done all the time.

“I have not, nor would I ever intentionally use county funds for personal use!”

Lame rebuttal!

The County Commissioners hired a firm to do an analysis of her performance, and that came back with stellar results. It’s all a matter of public record.

So Commissioner Sara Baker is saying McIntyre has done a good job ‘making’ $13million “investing” the County’s excess tax dollars.

The county and individual money funds turn the EXTRA cash over to the Treasurer to invest, as opposed to leave in a non-interest bearing checking account…
And in fact McIntyre, on her campaign site, is floating the idea that she has done a good job doing this task.
-And Cmr Baker thinks she has done a good job with HER investments.

Is McIntyre a professional money manager? A degree in the field? Any professional training to INVEST our tax dollars?
No.

Actually IDAHO Code LIMITS “investments” to the following general types:
1. Certain revenue bonds, general obligation bonds, local improvement district bonds and registered warrants of state and local governmental entities.
2. CDs. Time deposit accounts, tax anticipation and interest-bearing notes.
3. Bonds, treasury bills, debentures, or other similar obligations of the United States Government and United States Government Agencies.
4. Repurchase agreements secured by the above.

Not too tough a job when you only have these FOUR possibilities. A monkey could choose between those options and still come out with a banana.

And Bakers says the past eight years could be the worst investment climate in decades, so McIntyre could applauded for 13million?
In 2011, when McIntyre started the S&P was 1,325; Jan of this year it was 2,059. Doubled in 7 years.
Granted,the Treasurer is not in equities, but the past 8 year has NOT been the worst investment climate- of ever! And McIntyre has been in office for 8 years.

Moral of that point, Commissioner Baker has ZERO credibility in her endorsement and McIntyre doesn’t have any “expertise” in “investing” our money.

The County- just the County- not including the city, the schools, and the state- has over 100 million in cash and over a 50 million investment pool, just waiting there for a rainy day OR a new MRAP without voters approval. It is my arguement that money should be returned to taxpayers, and reflects the overtaxing of our citizens.

A tax-payer friendly Treasurer would return the dollars to the citizens to use/spend as the individual households choose.

Treasurer Crane was basted for his office’s lack of financial controls in managing the state’s pool of money. McIntyre was basted for her office’s lack of controls for the county’s estate funds & assets.

https://boiseguardian.com/2015/11/29/ag-investigates-31k-discrepancy-at-ada-office/

Just more fat politicians feeding at the taxpayers trough.

What was the crime of the former Boise mayor? I can’t recall the $$-amount or the circumstance.

The deciding factor for me is her claim of ignorance about the rules.

As for McIntyre’s track record… it needs more research than I’ve put in. As for the comment about making $13m during the last 8 years, I’ve more than doubled my own money during that time so making $13m for a county doesn’t seem like much.

I think Chris Rich has the long knives out.