... That there's dozens of upset Kootenai County employees who recently had their position and pay down-sized -- 117, to be exact. In a memo from Kootenai County Board of Commissioners Jan. 12, 99 employees has their positions & pay docked one grade, 50 employees had their positions & pay docked two grades. Seventy-nine workers stayed the same after recommendations by the Position Review Committee. And 50 staffers had their pay & position increased one grade. Huckleberries also hears that the Position Review Committee recommended to the commissioners that many more -- maybe all workers reviewed -- have their pay increased one grade. But that recommendation was rejected by the commissioners. The memo didn't indicate when the wage changes would take place. Positions not subject to the review were: sheriff's sworn personnel, 9-11, and attorneys. (For those keeping score at home, HucksOnline has a copy of the memo)