Brannon discusses office changes

Responsible for several departments, Kootenai County Clerk Jim Brannon is busy enough during odd-numbered years. In the midst of the 2016 election? Slammed. Brannon, who oversees the elections office, district court, and the auditor, county assistance and recorder departments, is also going through change in the clerk’s office. Brannon recently let go his Chief Deputy Clerk, Pat Raffee, who held the position for five years, and was there in 2013 when Brannon became the county clerk. The Board of County Commissioners said in an email Monday that Raffee was unappointed from her position. “Jim Brannon chose to sever our working relationship,” Raffee told The Press. Brannon said he is re-evaluating his staff and believed a change was warranted/ Ryan Collingwood , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here.