BOCC update for July 21, Agenda for week of July 27, 2026

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Monday, July 20, 2026
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Tuesday, July 21, 2026 AM
• The commissioners, Shelley Keitzman (Human Resources and Risk Management), Jody Barcus (Interim Sheriff), Brad Rush (Chief Corrections Deputy) and Mike Worden (Undersheriff) discuss heart monitors and other devices used to track and monitor inmates at the jail. They also discuss possible sources of revenue to purchase this new equipment.
• Commissioners and Roni Holder Deifenbach, Executive Director of the Economic Alliance, discuss how to allocate the .09 dollars for the next three-year round of awards by the Economic Alliance. The decide that they’ll allocate $2,000,000, with $1,500,000 going to infrastructure projects and planning, and $500,000 going to emerging opportunities.
• The commissioners, Pam Johnson (Treasurer), Lisa Schreckengost (Finance Manager), and Cari Hall (Auditor), hold the monthly Finance Committee meeting. Cari Hall brings up the issue of the Probation Office’s budget possibly running short by the end of the year.
• Josh Thomson, County Engineer says that a bridge was damaged by the Kaiser Canyon fire. Only one lane can be used at a time. Federal money may be available to fix the bridge. Also, some guard rails were burned, but not very many.
• Meeting adjourned at 11:40.


Tuesday, July 21, 2026 PM
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AGENDA for the week of July 27, 2026
Monday, July 27, 2026
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No Meeting Scheduled

Tuesday, July 28, 2026
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9:00 AM Executive Session RCW 42.30.110 (1)(i) Potential Litigation
To Follow 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 Commissioners' Staff Meeting
10:30 AM Public Hearing - Hancock Building Lease Renewal - Economic Alliance
11:00 AM Update Public Works - Engineer Josh Thomson
1:30 PM Discussion - Fair Vendor Contract - Country Buns Kathy Power
2:00 PM Bid Award - RFQ County Domestic Violence Prevention Funds - Clerk Speiker
2:15 PM Discussion - Public Works Building Remodel - Public Health Administrator Lauri Jones
2:30 PM Preliminary Budget Work Sessions - EMS District, Lake Management, Commissioners
4:30 PM Approve Consent Agenda
4:35 PM Approve Commissioners’ Proceedings July 20 and July 21, 2026
4:40 PM Commissioners to set Wednesday’s Agenda

Wednesday, July 29, 2026
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State, Community and Other Meetings or Notices
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Monday, July 27, 2026
7:00 PM Planning Commission Meeting (link on CMRS Web agenda to PC meeting info)
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Wednesday, July 29, 2026
5:15 AM Community Action Council Meeting - 424 2nd Ave S, Okanogan

UPCOMING MEETINGS
August 3 Public Hearing - Budget Supplemental Current Expense Fund Juvenile Dept - HCA Re-Entry - CMRS Hearing Room
August 3 Solid Waste Advisory Committee - Public Works Conference Rm - 1234 A 2nd Ave S, Okanogan
August 4 Round Table Finance Discussion – CMRS Hearing Room
August 4 Public Hearing - Amendment to Methow Trails - Public Works – CMRS Hearing Room
August 4 FAC (Fair Advisory Committee) Meeting - Commissioners' Hearing Room - 1st Tuesday of each Month
August 5 Okanogan County Water Conservancy Board Meeting – CMRS Hearing Room
August 5 Cancelled Hearing Examiner Meeting
August 10 OCOG/RTPO (Okanogan Council of Governments/Regional Transportation Planning Organization) Meeting - 303 2nd Ave S, Okanogan
August 11 Public Hearing - Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program - Public Works Amie Staggs – CMRS Hearing Room
August 11 Public Hearing – Budget Supplemental Road Fund 102 - CMRS Hearing Room
August 11 Board of Health - CMRS Hearing Room
August 13 Alta Vista Irrigation District Board Meeting – 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.