BOCC update for May 25, 2026, Agenda for week of June 1, 2026

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Weekly summary:
Monday, May 25, 2026
The Commissioners did not meet on Monday.

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 AM
• Angie Morgan-Chilmonik makes a public comment after reviewing the bodycam footage of an incident involving Commissioner Timm and a county resident. The incident was first discussed in the May 12 BOCC meeting. She thinks that Commissioner Timm should have acted more professionally, but instead he tried to intimidate the other person. Commissioner Hover thinks that all county employees should act professionally when they perform their duties. Commissioner Timm says he doesn’t regret what happened.
• Mike Beaver, Juvenile Court Administrator, has the commissioners approve several resolutions to get the Health Care Authority’s Reentry Initiative fully staffed. The Reentry Initiative will be grant-funded for three years, but if it can’t become self-sustaining by the time the grants end, the county won’t be able to continue it.
• The commissioners discuss how they are not in favor of a data center in the county. Commissioner Neal doesn’t think a data center would want to move here. When he was mayor of Oroville, a data center considered building in the town’s industrial park but went to Grant County instead because power costs were much lower there.
• Larry Gilman, County Assessor, presents his quarterly update to the commissioners. Commissioner Hover asks how the levy lid lift would affect Ag-exempt property. Mr. Gilman explains the formula that reduces the assessed value of Ag-exempt land. Mr. Gilman also explains how low-income senior citizens can apply for a reduction in property taxes. Lastly, he mentions a Department of Revenue’s webpage comparing data from all the state’s counties.
• Cari Hall, County Auditor, Pam Johnson, Treasurer and Lisa Schreckengost, Finance Manager, summarize the 2025 Annual Report to the Washington State Auditor for the commissioners. She will submit the report later in the day.
• Meeting adjourned at 11:56

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 PM
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AGENDA for the week of June 1, 2026
Monday, June 1, 2026
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No Meeting Scheduled

Tuesday, June 2, 2026
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9:00 AM Review Commissioners Agenda and Consent Agenda
9:05 AM Briefing Among Commissioners - Discuss Individual Weekly Meetings & Schedule
9:15 AM Public Comment Period
9:30 AM Rescheduled Bid Opening Fairgrounds Irrigation Project-Nick Bates
9:35 AM Update - Planning Department - Director Pete Palmer
10:00 AM Discussion - Requesting County Conferral for WWRP (Washington Wildlife Recreation Program)-Farmland Grant Application - Jacob Stone
10:30 AM Update-Communications/Dispatch-Layne Lynch
11:00 AM Update Public Works-Engineer Josh Thomson
11:45 AM Discussion - SCJ Alliance On-Call Engineering Team - Ryan Harmon
1:30 PM Discussion - NC Washington Task Force-Funding - Roni Holder-Diefenbach
2:00 PM Quarterly Update-Tonasket Forest Ranger District -District Ranger Matt Marsh
3:00 PM Commissioners' Staff Meeting
4:00 PM Approve Commissioner Proceedings May 26 and May 27, 2026
4:05 PM Approve Consent Agenda
1. Appointment Letter - Okanogan County Civil Service Commission - Bryon Braden
2. Cattleguard Franchise Renewals – Jim Soriano CGF#13-98, CGF#1-98, CGF#1-85
3. Contract – Officer Wellness Grant – WA Criminal Justice Training Commission
4. Contract LTAC #26-025 – Marketing & Promotion - TwispWorks Foundation
5. Resolution 69-2026 Rescinding Resolution 124-2017 and Granting New Signing Authority to the Clerk of the Board
4:10 PM Commissioners to Set Wednesday’s Agenda

Wednesday, June 3, 2026
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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, June 1, 2026
4:00 PM Solid Waste Advisory Committee- Public Works Conference Rm - 1234 A 2nd Ave S, Okanogan

Tuesday, June 2, 2026
6:00 PM FAC (Fair Advisory Committee) Meeting - Commissioners' Hearing Room - 1st Tuesday of each Month

Wednesday, June 3, 2026
2:00 PM Okanogan County Water Conservancy Board Meeting – Zoom Meeting
6:00 PM Hearing Examiner Meeting – CMRS Hearing Room

UPCOMING MEETINGS
June 8 Public Hearing Okanogan County Code Amendment Chapter 17.290 Cannabis Operations -Planning Director Palmer
June 8 Discussion-Okanogan Food Council- Blue Sky Minds Maria Hines, Kelly Edwards
June 8 OCOG/RTPO (Okanogan Council of Governments/Regional Transportation Planning Organization) Meeting 303 2nd Ave S Okanogan
June 9 Board of Health-County Commissioners' Hearing Room at 123 5th Ave N, Okanogan
June 11 Alta Vista Irrigation District Board Meeting
June 16 Bid opening - Rebid for Landfill Flare- Stephanie Fulmer
June 17 TRANGO MEETING - 303 2nd Ave S Ste A, Okanogan
June 17 Hearing Examiner Meeting
June 18 Reserved Juvenile Family Therapeutic Courts - Commissioners Hearing Room
June 18 Civil Service 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 a 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 the Citizen Comment Period shall be limited only to issues not otherwise on the agenda or scheduled discussion topics.