BOCC update for Dec. 1, 2025, Agenda for week of Dec. 8, 2025

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Monday, Dec. 1, 2025 AM
• Laura Sorensen, Chair of the Fair Advisory Committee, tells the commissioners that she’s considering having kids’ games, such as a pie-eating contest, a watermelon contest and a dunk tank, going all day long to keep the children entertained.
• Pete Palmer, Planning Director, tells the commissioners that the Planning Commission recommends the county adopt a policy on county-owned drones. Maurice Goodall, Emergency Management, says he owns a drone and uses it on the job. He agrees that the county should have a policy and recommends checking with the Sheriff’s Office and other counties to see what their policies are.
• Lauri Jones, Administrator of the Public Health District, and Jill Gates, the District’s Fiscal Coordinator, say that the project to remodel their offices is do-able with a low bid of $1,348,000. They could use discretionary funds and the flexible funding within their grants to supplement the ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) and bond money. As soon as Public Health and Public Works agree to the terms of the lease, they commissioners will accept the bid.
• Josh Thomson, County Engineer, tells the commissioners about alternatives to the gas tax being considered by Washington State to raise money for road construction and maintenance.
• Meeting adjourned for lunch at 12:05.

Monday, Dec. 1, 2025 PM
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 AM & PM
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AGENDA for the week of Dec. 8, 2025
Monday, December 8, 2025
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9:00 AM Review Commissioners Agenda and Consent Agenda
9:05 AM Briefing Amongst Commissioners, Discuss Individual Weekly Meetings & Schedules
9:15 AM Public Comment Period
9:30 AM Continued Budget Discussion-Finance Committee/Commissioners
10:30 AM Discussion Noxious Weed - Larry Hudson
11:30 AM Discussion Drainage and Water Infrastructure-City of Omak Administrator Todd McDaniel
1:30 PM Continued Public Hearing 2026 Budget
To Follow Discuss/Present Emerging Opportunity-Economic Alliance & Oroville Tonasket Irrigation District

Tuesday, December 9, 2025
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9:00 AM Review Meeting Minutes
9:15 AM Public Comment Period
9:30 AM Update Public Defense Office-Stanley Myers
10:00 AM Discussion On-Call Engineering Services Agreement-SCJ Alliance
10:30 AM Executive Session-RCW 42.30.110 (1)(i) Risk of a Proposed Action?
11:00 AM Public Hearing-Road Vacations Portion of OCR 3050 Cassimer Bar Rd, All of OCR 3039 Fort
Ok N, OCR 3046 Fort Ok W Rd & OCR 3041 Fort Ok S Rd-PW Jo Ann Stansbury
To Follow Update Public Works-Engineer Josh Thomson
1:30 PM Board of Health-1234 S. 2nd Ave, Okanogan
3:00 PM Discussion-Contract Conversation Jail Initiative-Chief Deputy Jodie Barcus
3:30 PM Approve Commissioner Proceedings December 1 & 2, 2025
3:35 PM Approve Consent Agenda
1. Facility Use Agreement – Range and Training Room Fee– Criminal Justice Training Center
2. Sale & Purchase Agreement – Sheriff Body Cam & Software - Axon Enterprise Inc
3. Quote – Purchase 1 Aljon ADV 500 Landfill Compactor $918,405 – C&C Manufacturing
4. Resolution 165-2025 – Amending Resolution 29-2025 to revise funding allocations for the Medical Services Officer position within the Juvenile Detention Facility
5. Resolution 170-2025 -Authorizing an amendment to the Okanogan Co Outdoor Recreation Plan regarding State Route 20 Crossing
6. Resolution 171-2025 Allowing backfilling the Chief Civil Deputy Position prior to retirement of the current employee within the Sheriff’s Office
3:40 PM Commissioners to set Wednesday’s Agenda

Wednesday, December 10, 2025
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No Meeting 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, December 8, 2025
5:00 PM OCOG/RTPO (Okanogan Council of Governments/Regional Transportation Planning Organization) Meeting 303 2nd Ave S Okanogan

Thursday, December 11, 2025
11:00 AM County Christmas Party – CMRS Hearing Room
1:30 PM Aging & Adult Care -270 9th St NE Ste 100, East Wenatchee - CMR Timm
5:00 PM Alta Vista Irrigation Meeting – CMRS Hearing Room

UPCOMING MEETINGS
Dec 15 Public Hearing Budget supplemental Appropriation-Juvenile/CE
Dec 15 Special Meeting - Planning Commission Drone Rules – CMRS Hearing Room
Dec 16 Quarterly Update-OBHC (Okanogan Behavioral Healthcare)-David McClay
Dec 17 TRANGO MEETING - 303 2nd Ave S Ste A, Okanogan
Dec 17 Hearing Examiner Meeting – CMRS Hearing Room
Dec 18 Reserved Juvenile Family Therapeutic Courts – Yadi Godina - CMRS Hearing Room
Dec 18 Civil Service meeting – CMRS Conference Room
Dec 22 Planning Commission Meeting
Dec 23 Department Head Quarterly Meeting
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.