BOCC update for Sept. 8, 2026, Agenda for the week of Sept. 16, 2026

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Monday, Sept. 7, 2026
Labor Day. The commissioners did not meet.

Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026 AM
• Stan Myers, Director of the Office of Public Defense, tells the commissioners that he must step down as director due to the need to care for his elderly parents in Western Washington. He would be able to remain an attorney in the office, working mostly remotely and occasionally in Okanogan County.
• The commissioners discuss the issue of allowing political groups to hold their meetings in the commissioners’ meeting room. The County Republicans sometimes hold meetings there, but the County Democrats have never asked to do so. Shelley Keitzman, Risk Management, says there’s a statute that disallows using the room for any kind of political activity. The commissioners consider not allowing either party to use the room, but will consult with Esther Milner, Chief Civil Deputy Prosecutor, first.
• County Engineer Josh Thomson updates the commissioners on various road projects around the county.
• Meeting adjourned at 11:17. BOCC will reconvene at 3:30, after the Board of Health Meeting.

Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2926 PM
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AGENDA for the week of Sept. 14, 2026
Monday, September 14, 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 Among Commissioners
9:15 AM Public Comment Period
9:30 AM Commissioners’ Staff Meeting
10:30 AM Discussion - Title III Proposals for 2027 - Commissioners
11:00 AM Public Hearing - Budget Supplemental - Oroville Rural EMS District
11:05 AM Public Hearing - Budget Supplemental - County Fair Fund 112
11:30 AM Discussion - Rebuilt Treatment & Recovery - Gavin Spies
1:30 PM Discussion -Infrastructure Funding & Survey - Economic Alliance Roni Holder-Diefenbac
2:30 PM Discussion - Three Rivers Hospital's Proposed Modernization Project - Business Coordinator Jennifer Best
3:30 PM Discussion - Homeless Housing Recording Fee Fund Allocations - OCCAC Leah VanderStoep

Tuesday, September 15, 2026
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9:00 AM Discuss Individual Weekly Meetings & Schedule
9:15 AM Public Comment Period
9:30 AM Finance Committee Meeting - Treasurer Pam Johnson
11:00 AM Update - Public Works - Engineer Josh Thomson
2:00 PM Work Session - Tunk Water Study - SCJ Alliance, Planning Commission & Pete Palmer
3:00 PM Approve Commissioner Proceedings September 8, 2026
3:05 PM Approve Consent Agenda
1. Award Recommendation - Central Landfill Roll-Off Bins - Enterprise Sales, Inc.
2. Supplemental Agreement - CRP #9480-10 Chesaw Drainage Survey Services - Erlandsen & Associates
3. Grant Agreement – Homeless Housing – Okanogan Community Homeless Shelters
4. Memorandum of Agreement - Robert Weidner, Evergreen Forest County Group
5. Resolution 120-2026 - Cancelling Outstanding Payroll Warrants, Treasurer’s Checks and Accounts Payable Warrants in Accordance with RCW 39.56.040
3:10 PM Commissioners to Set Wednesday’s Agenda

Wednesday, September 16, 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, September 14, 2026
5:00 PM OCOG/RTPO (Okanogan Council of Governments/Regional Transportation Planning Organization) Meeting - 303 2nd Ave S Okanogan

Wednesday, September 16, 2026
8:30 AM TRANGO MEETING - 303 2nd Ave S Ste A, Okanogan
6:00 PM Cancelled Hearing Examiner Meeting - Commissioners’ Hearing Room

Thursday, September 17, 2026
8:30 AM Cancelled Reserved Juvenile Family Therapeutic Courts - CMRS Hearing Room
11:00 AM Civil Service Meeting - Commissioners’ Conference Room
6:00 PM Drug Court Bingo Night – Commissioners’ (CMRS) Hearing Room

UPCOMING MEETINGS
Sept. 21 Discussion - Lodging Tax Change in Use Request LTAC 26-17 (Public Works Mazama Core Planning Project) Per to RCW 67.28.1817(2) - County Commissioners/Public Works - CMRS Hearing Room
Sept. 21 Public Hearing - Budget Supplemental - Emergency Management Fund 121 - CMRS Hearing Room
Sept. 22 Work Session - Code Amendment for Data Centers - Planning Director Pete Palmer, Planning Commission - CMRS Hearing Room
Sept. 23 Economic Alliance Meeting - CMRS Hearing Room
Sept. 23 Noxious Weed Board Meeting – Public Works Building - 1234 2nd Ave S, Okanogan
Sept. 25 Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Meeting & Required Presentations - 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.