BOCC update for August 10, 2026, Agenda for week of August 17, 2026
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2026 10:10 am
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Monday, August 10, 2026
County Watch was unable to take notes for this meeting. You can read the agenda and watch the AV Capture recording of the meeting. Click on Live Stream Meetings on the county's homepage: OkanoganCounty.gov . Use the clock on the far wall of the Commissioners’ meeting room to help find the particular agenda item that interests you. You may have to expand the video to full screen to be able to read the clock.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
• Commissioners Hover and Neal discuss a recent Farm Bureau meeting that Commissioner Hover attended. The discussion at the meeting centered on the recent fires in the county and firefighting efforts.
• Commissioner Hover and Neal discuss cost cutting strategies they may use to balance the county budget, knowing that the levy lid lift wasn’t approved. Commissioner Hover references a video of him discussing the county’s budget in July at a meeting at the Methow Community Club.
• The commissioners and Pete Palmer, Planning Director, discuss a recently enacted state law allowing for the burial of human remains on private property.
• Commissioners approve the new Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program, 2027-2032.
• Meeting adjourned at 11:32.
AGENDA for the week of August 17, 2026
Monday, August 17, 2026
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9:00 AM Review Commissioners Agenda and Consent Agenda
9:05 AM Briefing Among Commissioners
9:15 AM Public Comment Period
9:30 AM Commissioners’ Staff Meeting
10:30 AM Discussion - Housing Coalition - Rena Shawver and Katherine Dillard Gonzalez
11:30 AM Discussion - Fair Contracts - Fair Clerk Veronica Cargile
Tuesday, August 18 2026
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9:00 AM Discuss Individual Weekly Meetings & Schedule
9:15 AM Public Comment Period
9:30 AM Update – Human Resources/Risk Management – Shelley Keitzman
9:55 AM Public Hearing - Budget Supplemental - Boating Safety Fund 145
10:00 AM Finance Committee Meeting - Treasurer Pam Johnson
10:30 AM Update - Central Services – Karen Beatty
11:00 AM Update - Public Works - Engineer Josh Thomson
11:30 AM Approve Commissioner Proceedings August 10 & 11, 2026
11:35 AM Approve Consent Agenda
1. Appointment Letter – Current Use Agricultural Advisory Committee – Kelly McDonald
2. CHG 2025-07-01 Req #14 – Homeless Crisis Program – Okanogan County Community Action Council
3. Contract LTAC #26-007 – Marketing & Promotion – Merc Playhouse
4. Provider Agreement – Coordinated Care Program Partnership - Coordinated Care of Washington
5. Supplemental Agreement No. 1 – Chief Joseph Dam Project Lease Modification – U.S. Army Corps of Engr.
6. Resolution 104-2026 – Authorizing 5% Premium Pay for Civil Clerk/Bailiff Working Out of Class
7. Resolution 105-2026 – Correction of Shift Differential for Juvenil Corrections Officers
8. Resolution 106-2026 - Authorizing a Budget Adjustment within Current Expense Commissioners’ Office Budget
11:40 AM Commissioners to Set Wednesday’s Agenda
Wednesday, August 19 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.)
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
6:00 PM FAC (Fair Advisory Committee) Meeting – Meeting Moved to Fairgrounds
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
8:30 AM TRANGO MEETING - 303 2nd Ave S Ste A, Okanogan
6:00 PM Cancelled - Hearing Examiner Meeting - CMRS Hearing Room
Thursday, August 20, 2026
9:00 AM Board of Equalization Hearings - CMRS Hearing Room
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/267200315441117?p=9G56R4szrAjYXXprzK Meeting ID: 267 200 315 441 117 Passcode: Ec2Wb3Y9
11:00 AM Civil Service Meeting - CMRS Conference Room
UPCOMING MEETINGS
August 24 Work Sessions - CAO GAP Analysis - SCJ Alliance, Planning Commission, Pete Palmer
August 24 Discussion – Dispute Resolution Fees – District Court Administrator Darla Schreckengast
August 24 Discussion - Cannabis Growers - Roni Holder-Diefenbach
August 24 Planning Commission Meeting (link on Commissioners Web agenda) – CMRS Hearing Room
August 25 Discussion - Registered Warrants - Aeneas Lake Irrigation - CMRS Hearing Room
August 25 Discussion - Grant Services Presentation - PRWA Staci Nelson
August 26 Economic Alliance Meeting - To Be Determined
August 26 Noxious Weed Board Meeting - Public Works Building - 1234 2nd Ave S, Okanogan
August 26 Community Action Council Meeting - 424 2nd Ave S, Okanogan
August 27 Board of Equalization Hearings - CMRS Hearing Room
August 27 Okanogan County Republican Party - Mary Lavelle – CMRS 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 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.
The weekly updates contain links to the complete notes we take for every meeting we cover.
Monday, August 10, 2026
County Watch was unable to take notes for this meeting. You can read the agenda and watch the AV Capture recording of the meeting. Click on Live Stream Meetings on the county's homepage: OkanoganCounty.gov . Use the clock on the far wall of the Commissioners’ meeting room to help find the particular agenda item that interests you. You may have to expand the video to full screen to be able to read the clock.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
• Commissioners Hover and Neal discuss a recent Farm Bureau meeting that Commissioner Hover attended. The discussion at the meeting centered on the recent fires in the county and firefighting efforts.
• Commissioner Hover and Neal discuss cost cutting strategies they may use to balance the county budget, knowing that the levy lid lift wasn’t approved. Commissioner Hover references a video of him discussing the county’s budget in July at a meeting at the Methow Community Club.
• The commissioners and Pete Palmer, Planning Director, discuss a recently enacted state law allowing for the burial of human remains on private property.
• Commissioners approve the new Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program, 2027-2032.
• Meeting adjourned at 11:32.
AGENDA for the week of August 17, 2026
Monday, August 17, 2026
Join Microsoft TEAMS Video Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 266 945 779 797 96 Passcode: vB7E8j5u
Dial in by phone +1 469 998 7466 Phone ID: 762 003 408#
9:00 AM Review Commissioners Agenda and Consent Agenda
9:05 AM Briefing Among Commissioners
9:15 AM Public Comment Period
9:30 AM Commissioners’ Staff Meeting
10:30 AM Discussion - Housing Coalition - Rena Shawver and Katherine Dillard Gonzalez
11:30 AM Discussion - Fair Contracts - Fair Clerk Veronica Cargile
Tuesday, August 18 2026
Join Microsoft TEAMS Video Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 266 945 779 797 96 Passcode: vB7E8j5u
Dial in by phone +1 469 998 7466 Phone ID: 762 003 408#
9:00 AM Discuss Individual Weekly Meetings & Schedule
9:15 AM Public Comment Period
9:30 AM Update – Human Resources/Risk Management – Shelley Keitzman
9:55 AM Public Hearing - Budget Supplemental - Boating Safety Fund 145
10:00 AM Finance Committee Meeting - Treasurer Pam Johnson
10:30 AM Update - Central Services – Karen Beatty
11:00 AM Update - Public Works - Engineer Josh Thomson
11:30 AM Approve Commissioner Proceedings August 10 & 11, 2026
11:35 AM Approve Consent Agenda
1. Appointment Letter – Current Use Agricultural Advisory Committee – Kelly McDonald
2. CHG 2025-07-01 Req #14 – Homeless Crisis Program – Okanogan County Community Action Council
3. Contract LTAC #26-007 – Marketing & Promotion – Merc Playhouse
4. Provider Agreement – Coordinated Care Program Partnership - Coordinated Care of Washington
5. Supplemental Agreement No. 1 – Chief Joseph Dam Project Lease Modification – U.S. Army Corps of Engr.
6. Resolution 104-2026 – Authorizing 5% Premium Pay for Civil Clerk/Bailiff Working Out of Class
7. Resolution 105-2026 – Correction of Shift Differential for Juvenil Corrections Officers
8. Resolution 106-2026 - Authorizing a Budget Adjustment within Current Expense Commissioners’ Office Budget
11:40 AM Commissioners to Set Wednesday’s Agenda
Wednesday, August 19 2026
Join Microsoft TEAMS Video Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 266 945 779 797 96 Passcode: vB7E8j5u
Dial in by phone +1 469 998 7466 Phone ID: 762 003 408#
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.)
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
6:00 PM FAC (Fair Advisory Committee) Meeting – Meeting Moved to Fairgrounds
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
8:30 AM TRANGO MEETING - 303 2nd Ave S Ste A, Okanogan
6:00 PM Cancelled - Hearing Examiner Meeting - CMRS Hearing Room
Thursday, August 20, 2026
9:00 AM Board of Equalization Hearings - CMRS Hearing Room
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/267200315441117?p=9G56R4szrAjYXXprzK Meeting ID: 267 200 315 441 117 Passcode: Ec2Wb3Y9
11:00 AM Civil Service Meeting - CMRS Conference Room
UPCOMING MEETINGS
August 24 Work Sessions - CAO GAP Analysis - SCJ Alliance, Planning Commission, Pete Palmer
August 24 Discussion – Dispute Resolution Fees – District Court Administrator Darla Schreckengast
August 24 Discussion - Cannabis Growers - Roni Holder-Diefenbach
August 24 Planning Commission Meeting (link on Commissioners Web agenda) – CMRS Hearing Room
August 25 Discussion - Registered Warrants - Aeneas Lake Irrigation - CMRS Hearing Room
August 25 Discussion - Grant Services Presentation - PRWA Staci Nelson
August 26 Economic Alliance Meeting - To Be Determined
August 26 Noxious Weed Board Meeting - Public Works Building - 1234 2nd Ave S, Okanogan
August 26 Community Action Council Meeting - 424 2nd Ave S, Okanogan
August 27 Board of Equalization Hearings - CMRS Hearing Room
August 27 Okanogan County Republican Party - Mary Lavelle – CMRS 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 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.