City welcomes new prosecutor

by Cameron Rasmusson Staff Writer
| April 5, 2013 7:00 AM

SANDPOINT — Council members logged one of the shortest council meetings in recent memory Wednesday, taking only six minutes to pass the consent calendar.

The biggest occurrence of the evening wasn’t even on the agenda. City Attorney Scot Campbell used the occasion to introduce city’s new prosecuting attorney, Katie Sherritt Edburg. She will be taking the place of Lori Meulenberg, who left the office to accept the position of Bonner County Magistrate Court Judge.

While Sherritt Edburg officially began the job on Monday, this isn’t the first time she’s been in the Sandpoint office. According to Campbell, she spent two years as the office intern, later returning while studying for the Idaho State Bar. Afterward, she put in work in Moscow before making her way back to Sandpoint.

According to Campbell, Sherritt Edburg will be a great resource for the city beyond her duties as prosecuting attorney. Throughout her experiences, she’s also picked up the skill set of a city attorney in regard to ordinance writing and other duties. As such, she should be able to provide assistance on matters beyond prosecution.

After the introduction to the new prosecuting attorney, council members passed the consent calendar and called it a night. The calendar featured mostly routine items, including the reappointment of Dyno Wahl to the Arts Commission.

Council members also renewed a three-year lease with business Wired or Wireless, Inc., on the Bald Mountain Transmitter site. They also approved a lease on the same property with Bonner County, an action Commissioner Mike Nielsen was in attendance to witness.

Finally, the consent calendar included some changes to the community hall policies. According to City Clerk Maree Peck, her office has turned away individuals who want to rent the facility more than the once-a-month limit. The new policy will permit users to rent once a week, with a new limit of 52 times per year. It also changes some procedures in connection to event advertising and other house-keeping alterations.