House Bill 322 Summary

• Transfers appointment authority for initial commissioners from the governor to boards of county commissioners for cemetery maintenance districts, fire protection districts, recreation districts, and highway districts.

• For multi-county districts, requires boards of county commissioners to coordinate joint public meetings where appointments are made by majority vote of all commissioners present, with hearings held in the county with the largest district area.

• Makes technical corrections to Idaho Code sections 27-109, 27-110, 31-1408, 31-1409, 31-4304, 40-1303, 40-1304, 40-1404, 40-1512, and 40-1705 to update language reflecting the shift from gubernatorial to county commissioner appointment authority.