BOCC update for April 28 & 29, 2025, Agenda for week of May 5, 2025

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Monday, April 28, 2025 AM
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The agenda for Monday morning was:
9:00 AM Review Commissioners Agenda, and Consent Agenda
9:05 AM Briefing Amongst Commissioners and Discuss Individual Weekly Meetings & Schedules
9:15 AM Public Comment Period
9:30 AM Commissioner’s Staff Meeting
10:30 AM Discussion NCW Libraries-Director Barbara Walters
11:00 AM Discussion Tonasket & Oroville Rural EMS District Levy Question

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 AM
• Superior Court Judge Grim has announced that he’s resigning his position. Anyone interested in applying for the opening position should contact to the Governor’s office. Commissioner Timm gives details of the application process.
• Commissioners Neal and Timm discuss problems with government these days. They both wish more elected officials had experience in running a business.
• Josh Tompson, County Engineer, gives the weekly update about Public Works.
• Commissioner Hover thinks that if Commissioner Neal is willing to go to Washington DC to lobby for reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools law (discussed in the April 22 meeting), the county should fund the trip.
• Commissioners hold an executive session under RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment or to review the performance of a public employee, lasting 15 minutes and inviting Esther Milner, Chief Civil Deputy Prosecutor.
• Meeting adjourned at 10:37.

AGENDA for the week of May 5, 2025
Monday, May 5, 2025
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9:00 AM Review Commissioners Agenda, and Consent Agenda
9:05 AM Briefing Amongst Commissioners and Discuss Individual Weekly Meetings & Schedules
9:15 AM Public Comment Period
9:30 AM Tentative Discussion RCW 42.10.080(5) MVH Vacancy-Esther Milner, Sandra Johnson
9:45 AM Commissioner’s Staff Meeting
10:15 AM Discussion Building Vehicle Request-Dan Higbee, Shelley Keitzman
10:30 AM Update Superior Court Clerk – Susan Speiker
11:00 AM Public Hearing-Ordinance 2025-2 Moratorium on New Cannabis Operations-Pete Palmer
1:30 PM Follow up – Methow Community Safety Training Works- Raven Aae
2:00 PM Discussion – Fair ID Cards – Nick Bates
2:30 PM Discussion Map sifter Software Replacement-Assessor Gilman
3:00 PM Discussion-Victim Witness Staffing-Teagan Levine

Tuesday, May 6, 2025
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9:00 AM Review Meeting Minutes
9:15 AM Public Comment Period
9:30 AM Tentative Discussion-RCW 42.12.080(5)-Vacancy- Esther Milner
10:00 AM Round Table Finance Discussion
11:00 AM Public Hearing - Reduce the speed limit on Twin Lakes Road MP 0.00 – 0.32?
To Follow Update Public Works – Engineer Josh Thomson
11:30 AM Discussion-Methow Trails-James DeSalvo
1:30 PM Discussion Jail Improvements-Sheriff's Office
2:00 PM Approve Meeting Minutes for April 21 & 22 and 28 & 29, 2025
2:05 PM Approve Consent Agenda
1. Appointment Letter – LTAC at Large – Larry Phillips
2. ARPA #170 Req #1-A – Tunk Mtn Fire Hardening $5,056.40
3. Approve A19 – ARPA Req #2 – Electric Co-Op $6,116.65
4. Relinquishment - Cattleguard Franchise – Pamp Maiers CGF#16-94
2:10 PM Commissioners to set Wednesday’s Agenda

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
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No Meetings Scheduled.

State, Community and Other Meetings or Notices
(Meetings in this section may not be opened to the public, however a Commissioner may attend one or all of these meetings.
Meetings that more than one Commissioner attend will be noted above. Location of meeting will follow meeting name.)

Monday, May 5, 2025
1:00 PM Veterans Board Meeting – US Armed Forces Legacy Building – 1 Tonasket Shop Rd, Tonasket

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
11:00 AM Safety Committee Monthly Meeting – Commissioners’ Hearing Room
2:00 PM Okanogan County Water Conservancy Board Meeting – Zoom Meeting
6:00 PM Hearing Examiner Meeting – Commissioners’ Hearing Room

Thursday, May 8, 2025
8:30 AM Juvenile Family Therapeutic Courts – Yadi Godina, Belinda Brown Raub – CMRS Hearing Rm
1:30 PM Aging & Adult Care – 270 9th ST NE Ste 100 East Wenatchee – CMR Timm
5:00 PM Alta Vista Irrigation Meeting – Commissioners’ Hearing Room

UPCOMING MEETINGS

May 12 Discussion/Update Homeless Housing Plan-WestEast Design Group Scott, Katherine
May 12 OCOG/RTPO (Okanogan Council of Governments/Regional Transportation Planning Organization) Meeting – 303 2nd Ave S, Okanogan
May 13 Bid Opening Fairgrounds Well Project Ditch/Piping-Nick Bates
May 13 Board of Health-1234 S. 2nd Ave, Okanogan
May 13 Trauma Grab Bag/Outreach kits Assembly Night – Commissioners’ Hearing Room
May 15 Civil Service Meeting – Commissioners’ Conference Room
May 15 Juvenile Family Therapeutic Courts – Yadi Godina, Belinda Brown Raub – CMRS Hearing Rm
May 21 Trango Meeting – 303 2nd Ave S Ste A, Okanogan
May 21 Hearing Examiner Meeting – Commissioners’ Hearing Room

Note: All times are estimates to assist in scheduling and may be changed subject to the business of the day at the board’s discretion. The board may add and/or delete and take any action on any item not included in the above agenda. The board may act upon any subject placed on the agenda regardless of how the matter is stated. All matters listed within the consent agenda have been distributed to each member of the board to read and study. The items are considered routine and will be enacted on by one motion by the commissioners with no separate discussion. If separate discussion is desired, then that item may be removed from the consent agenda and placed on the regular agenda by request. Items discussed during Citizen Comment Period shall be limited only for issues not otherwise on the Agenda or scheduled discussion topics.