PRESS RELEASE

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. ### For more information, please contact the Director of Constituent Services, Steve Cushman at (208) 614-5011