PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Caldwell, Idaho
May 26, 2026
CANYON COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY’S OFFICE TO PURSUE PROPORTIONATE COST SHARING IN MISDEMEANOR PROSECUTION CONTRACT WITH CITY OF CALDWELL
CALDWELL, ID – The Canyon County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announced today its intention to pursue
proportionate cost sharing in its misdemeanor prosecution contract with the City of Caldwell.
Cities are required by Idaho code to fund their own misdemeanor prosecutions.
Currently, Canyon County taxpayers pay about 2.4 million dollars to service all misdemeanors
county-wide. Last year, the City of Caldwell accounted for 22.9% of that workload, but under
the previous contract reimbursed only 7% back to county taxpayers.
Chris Boyd, the Canyon County Prosecuting Attorney, requested a proportionate cost share this
year. “We worked with Nampa last year and they now do pretty reasonable cost-sharing with us.
I appreciate Caldwell’s understanding that costs need to be fairly reimbursed,” Boyd said.
Caldwell’s full reimbursement cost last year would have been $569,114, but Caldwell paid just
$350,425. Other Canyon County taxpayers paid for the remainder.
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For more information, please contact the Director of Constituent Services,
Steve Cushman at (208) 614-5011