BOCC update for April 21 & 22, 2025, Agenda for week of April 28, 2025
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2025 11:56 am
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Monday, April 21, 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 Planning Commission Applicants-Commissioners
11:30 AM Discussion Homeless & Affordable Housing Update-Housing Coalition
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 AM
• Commissioners hold two executive sessions for a total of 15 minutes under RCW 42.30.110(1)(c) to evaluate the purchase of real estate.
• Dave Yarnell, Undersheriff, requests that $12,926 of their $24,187 carryover be used to fund a boating safety education program. Commissioners pass Resolution 50-2025 doing so.
• The Prosecutor’s Office tells the commissioners that storage of large files they’re required to keep will cost approximately $23,000/year, beginning next year. Before body cameras and other cameras, the county had much less data to store.
• Bob Weidner, Federal Lobbyist, explains to the commissioners why their SRS (Secure Rural Schools) money from the USFS has been cut. Weidner says that the Republican Speaker of the House won’t bring the SRS re-allocation bill up for a vote in the House even though 80% of the money will go to Republican Congressional Districts. He encourages the county to send a commissioner to Washington DC for lobbying during the week of May 12.
• Commissioners discuss issues with the Okanogan County Transportation & Nutrition (OCTN) organization. JN has heard several complaints about them.
• Kent Kovalenko, Solid Waste Management, gives the commissioners an update about several laws that impact Solid Waste currently being considered by the state legislature.
• Josh Thomson, County Engineer, updates the commissioners about the county roads. JT has heard of the issues with SRS. Some of the money goes to roads and Public Works usually gets about $750,000 annually, which is about half of its plowing budget.
• Meeting adjourned for lunch at 11:30.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 PM
• Auditor decodes finance committee’s lengthy review, three months in the making, used by state in case of audit, offers to train department heads in accounting of grants; everything balances out thanks to close collaboration with treasurer.
• Annexing agreement passed to allow a two-home development in Winthrop. The agreement is similar to one in Twisp.
• Approval of:
o liquor license for Tonasket Rancheros May 23rd event,
o ticketing services agreement for county fair,
o construction change moving morgue- sheriff’s building sewer lines to north side instead of south side.
• Commissioner Neal relays discussion on possible construction of tri-county, minimum security jail facility.
AGENDA for the week of April 28, 2025
Monday, April 28, 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 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
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9:00 AM Review Meeting Minutes
9:15 AM Public Comment Period
9:30 AM Public Hearing Budget Supplemental Appropriation Superior Court
To Follow Discussion Jail Improvements – Sheriff’s Office
11:00 AM Update Public Works – Engineer Josh Thomson
1:30 PM Update Human Resources/Risk Management – Shelley Keitzman
2:00 PM Approve Meeting Minutes for April 21 & 22, 2025
2:05 PM Approve Consent Agenda
1. Agreement -Well Drilling – Fogle Pump and Supply Inc.
2. Contract – 2025 County Wide Guardrail Safety Project – M2 Industrial, Inc
3. Award Purchase – RDM38EX Mulching Attachment – Advanced Forest Equipment
4. Award Purchase – Weed Spray Material – Washington State Bid #02917
5. ARPA Req #18 Tunk Mtn Fire Hardening $11,067.50
6. Cattleguard Renewals – Cody & Courtney Morris CGF#02-80, Nicholas Morris CGF#06-80, Gebber Farms Inc CGF#01-15, Gebbers Cattle CGF#01-19, Cass Gebbers CGF#16-98, CGF#07-73 & CGF#05-91, WDFW, MP CGF#80-73 & CGF#81-73
2:10 PM Commissioners to set Wednesday’s Agenda
Wednesday, April 30, 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, April 28, 2025
6:00 PM Planning Commission Meeting – Commissioners’ Hearing Room
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
5:15 PM Community Action Council Meeting – 424 2nd Ave S, Okanogan
Thursday, May 01, 2025
8:30 AM Juvenile Family Therapeutic Courts – Yadi Godina, Belinda Brown Raub – CMRS Hearing Rm
10:00 AM LEOFF (Law Enforcement Officers’ and Fire Fighters’ Pension Plan) Board Meeting – Commissioners’ Conference Room
6:00 PM FAC (Fair Advisory Committee) Meeting – Commissioners’ Hearing Room
UPCOMING MEETINGS
May 05 Public Hearing-Ordinance 2025-2 Moratorium on New Cannabis Operations-Pete Palmer
May 06 Public Hearing - Reduce the speed limit on Twin Lakes Road MP 0.00 – 0.32?
May 06 Discussion Jail Improvements-Sheriff's Office
May 07 Okanogan County Water Conservancy Board Meeting – Zoom Meeting
May 07 Hearing Examiner Meeting – Commissioners’ Hearing Room
May 08 Juvenile Family Therapeutic Courts – Yadi Godina, Belinda Brown Raub – CMRS Hearing Rm
May 08 Aging & Adult Care – 270 9th ST NE Ste 100 East Wenatchee – CMR Timm
May 08 Alta Vista Irrigation Meeting – Commissioners’ Hearing Room
May 12 Discussion/Update Homeless Housing Plan-WestEast Design Group Scott, Katherine
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
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.
The weekly update has links to the complete notes for each meeting
Monday, April 21, 2025 AM
County Watch was unable to take notes for this meeting. (If you’d like to volunteer to be a note take, we’d love to have you. Go to CountyWatch.org to contact us.
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 Planning Commission Applicants-Commissioners
11:30 AM Discussion Homeless & Affordable Housing Update-Housing Coalition
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 AM
• Commissioners hold two executive sessions for a total of 15 minutes under RCW 42.30.110(1)(c) to evaluate the purchase of real estate.
• Dave Yarnell, Undersheriff, requests that $12,926 of their $24,187 carryover be used to fund a boating safety education program. Commissioners pass Resolution 50-2025 doing so.
• The Prosecutor’s Office tells the commissioners that storage of large files they’re required to keep will cost approximately $23,000/year, beginning next year. Before body cameras and other cameras, the county had much less data to store.
• Bob Weidner, Federal Lobbyist, explains to the commissioners why their SRS (Secure Rural Schools) money from the USFS has been cut. Weidner says that the Republican Speaker of the House won’t bring the SRS re-allocation bill up for a vote in the House even though 80% of the money will go to Republican Congressional Districts. He encourages the county to send a commissioner to Washington DC for lobbying during the week of May 12.
• Commissioners discuss issues with the Okanogan County Transportation & Nutrition (OCTN) organization. JN has heard several complaints about them.
• Kent Kovalenko, Solid Waste Management, gives the commissioners an update about several laws that impact Solid Waste currently being considered by the state legislature.
• Josh Thomson, County Engineer, updates the commissioners about the county roads. JT has heard of the issues with SRS. Some of the money goes to roads and Public Works usually gets about $750,000 annually, which is about half of its plowing budget.
• Meeting adjourned for lunch at 11:30.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 PM
• Auditor decodes finance committee’s lengthy review, three months in the making, used by state in case of audit, offers to train department heads in accounting of grants; everything balances out thanks to close collaboration with treasurer.
• Annexing agreement passed to allow a two-home development in Winthrop. The agreement is similar to one in Twisp.
• Approval of:
o liquor license for Tonasket Rancheros May 23rd event,
o ticketing services agreement for county fair,
o construction change moving morgue- sheriff’s building sewer lines to north side instead of south side.
• Commissioner Neal relays discussion on possible construction of tri-county, minimum security jail facility.
AGENDA for the week of April 28, 2025
Monday, April 28, 2025
Join Zoom Audio and Video https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85243019263 Meeting ID: 852 4301 9263
Join by phone Audio Only• +1 253 215 8782 Meeting ID: 852 4301 9263
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
Join Zoom Audio & Video https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88591469116 Meeting ID: 885 9146 9116 Or
Join Audio Only: +1 253 205 0468 Meeting ID: 885 9146 9116
9:00 AM Review Meeting Minutes
9:15 AM Public Comment Period
9:30 AM Public Hearing Budget Supplemental Appropriation Superior Court
To Follow Discussion Jail Improvements – Sheriff’s Office
11:00 AM Update Public Works – Engineer Josh Thomson
1:30 PM Update Human Resources/Risk Management – Shelley Keitzman
2:00 PM Approve Meeting Minutes for April 21 & 22, 2025
2:05 PM Approve Consent Agenda
1. Agreement -Well Drilling – Fogle Pump and Supply Inc.
2. Contract – 2025 County Wide Guardrail Safety Project – M2 Industrial, Inc
3. Award Purchase – RDM38EX Mulching Attachment – Advanced Forest Equipment
4. Award Purchase – Weed Spray Material – Washington State Bid #02917
5. ARPA Req #18 Tunk Mtn Fire Hardening $11,067.50
6. Cattleguard Renewals – Cody & Courtney Morris CGF#02-80, Nicholas Morris CGF#06-80, Gebber Farms Inc CGF#01-15, Gebbers Cattle CGF#01-19, Cass Gebbers CGF#16-98, CGF#07-73 & CGF#05-91, WDFW, MP CGF#80-73 & CGF#81-73
2:10 PM Commissioners to set Wednesday’s Agenda
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Join Zoom Audio & Video https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87854826531Meeting ID: 878 5482 6531 Or
Join Audio Only: +1 253 215 8782 Meeting ID: 878 5482 6531
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, April 28, 2025
6:00 PM Planning Commission Meeting – Commissioners’ Hearing Room
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
5:15 PM Community Action Council Meeting – 424 2nd Ave S, Okanogan
Thursday, May 01, 2025
8:30 AM Juvenile Family Therapeutic Courts – Yadi Godina, Belinda Brown Raub – CMRS Hearing Rm
10:00 AM LEOFF (Law Enforcement Officers’ and Fire Fighters’ Pension Plan) Board Meeting – Commissioners’ Conference Room
6:00 PM FAC (Fair Advisory Committee) Meeting – Commissioners’ Hearing Room
UPCOMING MEETINGS
May 05 Public Hearing-Ordinance 2025-2 Moratorium on New Cannabis Operations-Pete Palmer
May 06 Public Hearing - Reduce the speed limit on Twin Lakes Road MP 0.00 – 0.32?
May 06 Discussion Jail Improvements-Sheriff's Office
May 07 Okanogan County Water Conservancy Board Meeting – Zoom Meeting
May 07 Hearing Examiner Meeting – Commissioners’ Hearing Room
May 08 Juvenile Family Therapeutic Courts – Yadi Godina, Belinda Brown Raub – CMRS Hearing Rm
May 08 Aging & Adult Care – 270 9th ST NE Ste 100 East Wenatchee – CMR Timm
May 08 Alta Vista Irrigation Meeting – Commissioners’ Hearing Room
May 12 Discussion/Update Homeless Housing Plan-WestEast Design Group Scott, Katherine
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
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.