BOCC update for June 1, 2026, Agenda for week of June 8, 2026

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Monday, June 1, 2026
The commissioners did not meet on Monday.

Tuesday, June 2, 2026 AM
• The commissioners hold an executive session concerning potential liability. Immediately after the session, AH announces that the racetrack at the fairgrounds had been used on Sunday for horse racing without anyone making a reservation or paying the rental fee. He thinks the county should write a letter to the Colville tribes asking for an explanation. He added that he thinks the fairgrounds should be open from 7AM to 4PM Monday-Friday, and no one should be allowed to enter when it’s not open.
• Jacob Stone of Forterra makes a presentation about a proposed conservation easement on approximately 50 acres of farmland and pasture on the Okanogan River south of Oroville. After the presentation, the commissioners discuss the pros and cons of conservation easements in perpetuity.
• The commissioners and Kent Kovalenko, Solid Waste Manager, discuss the possibility of the county establishing a composting site if they could get enough grant money to pay the capital costs to begin compost production. Recent legislation will require counties to reduce the amount of organic material in the landfill, and clean air regulations discourage burning. Kovalenko thinks the county could sell all the compost it could produce, but probably there would still charge to be a tipping fee to help pay the cost of composting.
• People who have attended today’s meeting remotely all say it’s very hard to understand what people in the commissioners’ meeting room are saying. Someone from Central Services will come by at 1:30 and see if anything can be done.
• Meeting adjourned at 12:04.

Tuesday, June 2, 2026 PM
County Watch was unable to cover this meeting.
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AGENDA for the week of June 8, 2026
Monday, June 8, 2026
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No Meeting Scheduled

Tuesday, June 9, 2026
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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 Update Public Defense Office-Stanley Myers
10:00 AM Update Human Resources/ Risk Management - Shelley Keitzman
10:30 AM Update- 4H - WSU Extension Director Kayla Wells-Yoakum
11:00 AM Discussion - Arbitrage Fund - Finance Committee, Mike Worden
1:30 PM Board of Health-County Commissioners' Hearing Room at 123 5th Ave N, Okanogan
3:35 PM Approve Commissioner Proceedings May 26 and 27, 2026,
3:40 PM Approve Consent Agenda
1. Agreement – Okanogan County Public Works Reimbursable Work Request – City of Okanogan
2. Authorization to Call for Bid -2027 Gravel Crushing Project
3. Contract – CRP No 9480-10 Chesaw Drainage – Rudnick and Sons
4. Certification – 2025 Capital Asset Inventory
5. Professional Services Agreement – Legal Representation of Indigent Individuals– Dale Braunger
6. Special Occasion Liquor License – July 1, 2026 – Omak Elks
7. Resolution 71-2026 – Authorizing Chair – Quit Claim AFN 229846 - USA
3:45 PM Commissioners to set Wednesday’s Agenda

Wednesday, June 10, 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 8, 2026
5:00 PM OCOG/RTPO (Okanogan Council of Governments/Regional Transportation Planning Organization) Meeting 303 2nd Ave S Okanogan

Wednesday, June 10, 2026
6:00 PM Advancement Foundation Meeting – Commissioners’ Hearing Room

Thursday, June 11, 2026
5:00 PM Alta Vista Irrigation District Board Meeting

UPCOMING MEETINGS
June 16 Discussion-Okanogan Food Council- Blue Sky Minds Maria Hines, Kelly Edwards – CMRS Hearing Room
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 – CMRS Hearing Room
June 18 Reserved Juvenile Family Therapeutic Courts – CMRS Hearing Room
June 18 Civil Service Meeting - CMRS Conference Room
June 22 Planning Commission Meeting (link on CMRS Web agenda to PC meeting info)
June 23 Finance Committee Meeting - Treasurer Pam Johnson
June 23 Department Head Quarterly Meeting
June 23 Discussion - WA State Liquor and Cannabis Board - Brad Fraker
June 23 Advancement Foundation Meeting – CMRS Hearing Room
June 24 Economic Alliance Meeting – CMRS Hearing Room
June 24 Noxious Weed Board Meeting - PW Building - 1234 2nd Ave S, Okanogan
June 24 Community Action Council Meeting - 424 2nd Ave S, Okanogan

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.