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Board of Commissioners
Meeting Minutes
Week of January 20, 2025 -January 26, 2025
All public meetings were held in person with public access allowed at Commission Chambers, 35 C Street
NW, Ephrata, WA 98823 as well as via Zoom.
CALL TO ORDER
The Grant County Commissioner's Session was called to order at 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday,
January 21, 2025 with Commissioners Jones and Burgess in attendance. Commissioner
Carter joined at 8:30 a.m.
8:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Legislative Ut)date
Staff Present: Zak Kennedy
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Legislative Update:
• Governor Elect
• Legislative Steering Committee
• Session Update
8:30 a.m. - 8:55 a.m. Prosecuting At# orniUpdate
Staff Present. Kevin McCrae and Rebekah Kaylor, Prosecuting Attorney's
Office; Gina Saldana and Decorah Anderson -Cook, Human
Resources; Jen Homer, Clear Risk
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Prosecuting Attorney Update:
RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) Commissioner Jones called an Executive Session to order
Litigation beginning at 8:31 a.m. to go until 8:41 a.m. In attendance were
Commissioners Jones, Carter and Burgess, Kevin McCrae,
Rebekah Kaylor, Gina Saldana, Decorah Anderson -Cook via
Zoom and Jen Homer. The session continued until 8:51 a.m.
The session continued again to 9:00 a.m. Commissioner Jones
closed the session at 9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. - 9:25 a.m. Juvenile Court and Youth Services Update
Staff Present: Suhail Palacios, Director
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Juvenile Court and Youth Services Update:
• Financial
• Intakes
• Courts
• Offender/Diversion
• Truancy
• Dependency
• Chelan County
• Administration
• Needs of the Department
9:30 a.m. - 10: 00 a.m. Bond Financial Meet-Uig
Staff Present: Darryl Pheasant, Treasurer; Mandy Kim, Chief Financial
Accountant; Tom Gaines, Admin Director of Central
Services; Jim McKiernan, Fairgrounds Director
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Bond Financial Meeting:
• Payment of bonds
• Review of Ending Fund Balances
• MACC Dispatch Software Update
10:00a.m.-10:55a.m. Fa* ....trgrounds-UP-d-a-te
Staff Present: Jim McKiernan, Fairgrounds Director
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Fairgrounds Update:
• Budget to actuaLs through November
• Additional event staff - submitting for a person
• New campground software
• Trips - Equine Center Symposium -January
• Booth rebuild plan
• Winter projects
• Fair entertainment
• Seasonal staffing dependent on permanent staffing
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11:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m.
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Staff Present: Mandy Kim
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Accounting Update:
• Review of Funds
• Creation of new funds
• Policy Update
11:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Commissioners. Ruu-n Table ---Miscellaneous ---D s ussio_n
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Commissioners Round Table:
• Walk-on Item -Development Services
• Potts &Associates Legislative Update
• Review of Consent Agenda Items
• Commissioner District Updates
• Tourism Social Media Manager- RFP
o Tourism Chair Meeting Request
• Destination Marketing Planning Meeting 2/6/25 (RJ)
• Vietnam Veterans of America -Wheeler Building
• Komaki City Youth Exchange (CC)
1:00 p.m. -1:55 p.m. Human -_Resources ---U-po - ,
Staff Present: Decorah Anderson -Cook, Gina Saldana, Dan Seitz and
Monte Redal and Jen Hommer, Clear Risk
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Human Resources Update:
Topic
Category
Request
Action
01. Personnel Disciplinary Matter
� - RCW 42.30.110 (L)(f)
Personnel
Discussion
Decisions made.
02. 2025 -Position Control
District Court Administrator
Position
Sign
Signed.
PAR Effective Date
Control
03. 2025 -Position Control
District Court Assistant
Position
Administrator PAR Effective
Control
Sign
Signed.
Date
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RCW 42.30.110(1)(f) Commissioner Jones called an Executive Session to order
Personnel Disciplinary beginning at 1:00 p.m. to go until 1:30 p.m. In attendance were
Matters Commissioners Jones, Carter and Burgess, Decorah
Anderson -Cook via Zoom, Gina Saldana, Dan Seitz, Jen Homer
and Monte Redal. The session continued until 1:45 p.m. The
session continued again to 1:55 p.m. Commissioner Jones
closed the session at 1:55 p.m.
2:00p.m. A. Call to Order
B. Open Forum for Public Comment
The floor was open to members of the public to speak with a 3-minute
limit per person and a 15-minute total limit. One person provided
public comment about the following topics:
• Concerns about Juvenile detention/rehabilitation in Grant
County.
C. Approval of Agenda
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER CARTER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BURGESS, TO
APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
D. Board Correspondence
• Komaki Letter Budget from Reina
E. Commissioner's Roundtable -Miscellaneous Discussion
The following topics were presented and discussed during the
Commissioner's Roundtable - Misc. Discussion:
Central Services Facebook Page
F. Consent Agenda
The following items are considered routine or were presented to
Commissioners during earlier sessions listed above. All items are
enacted by one motion. If a separate discussion is desired, that item
may be removed and placed under Board Discussion/Decision.
AUDITOR'S OFFICE
1. Payment of vouchers certified by the auditing officer as required by
RCW 42.24.080, and those expense reimbursement claims certified
by the auditing officer as required by RCW 42.24.090, as recorded on a
Listing, and made available to the Board. (In the amount of
$7,434,358.63 and $139,180.96)
COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE
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2. Approve invoice from Washington State Association of Counties for
2025 dues in the amount of $42,552.00.
3. Approve Commissioners Minutes from the week of December 16,
2024.
4. Approve Commissioners Minutes from the week of December 23,
2024.
5. Approve Resolution No. 2021-1 from the County Finance Committee
for the adoption of the amended County Investment Policy.
6. Approve recommendation of reappointment for the Mosquito
Control District #1. (Chad Nordbe'rg was reappointed for another 2-
year term beginning January 21 9 2025, expiring January 20, 2027)
7. Approve recommendation of reappointment for the Mosquito
Control District #1. (Chris Blessing was reappointed for another 2-
year term beginning January 21 9 2025, expiring January 20, 2027)
8. Approve recommendation of reappointment for the Mosquito
Control District #1. (Frank De Trolio was reappointed for another 2-
year term beginning January 21 9 2025, expiring January 20, 2027)
9. Approve recommendation of appointment for the Veterans Advisory
Board. (Bruce Davis was appointed to serve as the WorkSource
representative)
10. Approve recommendation of reappointment for the Fair Advisory
Committee. (Mari Cardwell was reappointed for another 3-year
term, effective January 25, 2025 through January 24, 2028)
11. Approve request from Grant County Animal Outreach to waive the
rental fees fora microchipping event at the Fairgrounds on February
15, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Fairgrounds has no
objections.
12. Approve extension request from Port of Royal Slope on the Strategic
Infrastructure Project (SIP) 2022-04, to June 30, 2025.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
13. Approve State Homeland Security Program Grant agreement number
E25-205. Grant period is from September 2024 through February 2027
in the amount of $112,078.00. This is a reoccurring grant. Item
RESCINDED on the January 28, 2025 Consent.
14. Approve purchase of Search and Rescue/Marine Unit equipment in
the amount of $19,163.78 using State Homeland Security Program
grant funds from agreement E24-122. Purchase is for subproject #3
and subproject #5.
PUBLIC WORKS
15. Approve Resolution No. 25-005-CC governing emergency Load
[imitations on county roads, the issuance of special motor vehicle
permits to use on weight restricted county roads and fixing penalties
for violations.
16. Approve Award Recommendation and Award Letter for the Ephrata
Landfill Phase 4 Project to Shamrock Paving, Inc. for $3,280,137.10.
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RENEW
17. Approve Out -of -State Travel Request for EscamiLLa, HaLLatt and
Guerrero to attend the AAS25 58t' Annual Conference in Columbus,
Ohio. Dates of travel are March 29, 2025 through April 4, 2025.
Estimated cost is $4,240.20 each / $12,720.60 total to be paid from
fund 108.150 (ARPA-Suicide Prevention).
18. Approve Out -of -State Travel Request for Nunez, Barnes and Futrell
to attend the CSH Supportive Housing Summit in Chicago, Illinois.
Dates of travel are April 22, 2025 through April 25, 2025. Estimated
cost is $2,819.25 each to be paid from fund 108.150.
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
19. Approve 2025 Update Contract with Dennis Fountain Leadership
Training to be paid out of fund 114 -Training Budget.
20. Approve request to purchase 2025 North River Boat in the amount of
$121,819.13.
21. Approve request to purchase a 20'x 8.5'2025 Alcom-Stealth trailer
from Fox Trailers in Post Falls, Idaho in the amount of $18,205.78. The
entire cost will be covered by the grant.
22. Approve Resolution No. 25-006-CC to surplus eight (8) ballistic vests
that are expiring and set to be destroyed and replaced.
23. Approve Resolution No. 25-007-CC to surplus six (6) AXON Taser 7s
and six (6) AXON Body 3 Cameras that have been replaced. Once
surpLused, the items will be donated to the Grand Coulee Police
Department.
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
24. Approve Purchase Order No. 1016 to CivicPLus for annual Monsido
(ADA) Web & Accessibility Compliance 5k, Page Correct, Page Assist,
25 Add. HeatMaps, & 100 Additional PDF Accessibility Check in the
amount of $10,752.35. Term is March 1, 2025 through February 28,
2026. Budgeted software expense from fund 501.179.
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER CARTER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BURGESS, TO
APPROVE ITEMS 1 THROUGH 24. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
G. Board Discussion/Decision Items
• Walk-on Item -Approve Resolution No. 25-004-CC
Relating to Comprehensive Planning in Grant County in
Accordance with the Washington State Growth Management
Act (RCW 36.70A) and amending the Comprehensive Plan and
associated Zone Changes. The public hearing was held
1/7/2025.
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER CARTER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER JONES TO
APPROVE THE WALK-ON ITEM AS PRESENTED. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
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I. Adjournment
The Commissioner's Meeting adjourned at 2:25 p.m.
3:00 p.m. - 3:55 p.m. Public _Works Urdate
Staff Present: Andy Booth, Interim Director
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Public Works Update:
• Request to Rescind Resolution 24-129-CC,
Jurisdictional Transfer of Bridge 350
• Consent Items
RCW 42.30.110(1)(b) Commissioner Jones called an Executive Session to order
Real Estate beginning at 3:10 p.m. to go until 3:25 p.m. In attendance were
Acquisition Commissioners Jones, Carter and Burgess and Andy Booth.
Commissioner Jones closed the session at 3:25 p.m.
The Tuesday, January 21, 2025 session was closed at 3:30 p.m.
SESSION CONTINUATION
The session was re -opened on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. with
Commissioners Jones and Burgess in attendance. Commissioner Carter joined via Zoom.
10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. SPECIAL_ MEETING- Plresecutin At orneV's Office
(Commissioner Carter left the meeting at 10:40 a.m.)
Staff Present: Rebekah Kaylor, Gina Saldana and Decorah Anderson -
Cook, Human Resources and Jen Hommer, Clear Risk.
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Special Meeting:
RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) Commissioner Jones called an Executive Session to order
Litigation beginning at 10:01 a.m. to go until 10:31 a.m. In attendance
were Commissioners Jones and Burgess, Commissioner
Carter via Zoom, Rebekah Kaylor, Gina Saldana, Decorah
Anderson -Cook via Zoom and Jen Homer. The session
continued to 10:41 a.m., 10:51 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 11:10
a.m. Commissioner Jones closed the session at 11:10 a.m.
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER JONES, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BURGESS TO
APPROVE HUMAN RESOURCES SCHEDULING A MEETING, SETTING NOTICES AND
RELEASING POSITIONS AS DISCUSSED. MOTION PASSED WITH TWO
COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE,
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
• Emergency Accounts Payable in the amount of $1,000.00 to the Oxford House Blue Heron.
The Wednesday, January 22, 2025 session was closed at 11:11 a.m.
Meeting Minutes for the week of January 20, 2025 were approved this ZZ day of
2025.
Attest:
f" Barbara J. Vasquez, CMC
Clerk of the Board
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Grant County, 'Washington
es, Chair,
Cindy C"`a � Ar, Vice-Cha i
A�Zvl""7
Kevin Burge , Member
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