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Meeting Minutes
Week of June 9, 2025 -June 15, 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 8:30 a.m. with
Commissioners Jones, Carter and Burgess in attendance.
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Central Services Update
Staff Present: Tom Gaines, Director
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Development Services Update:
• Consent Item Review
o Walk -On Item Request
• Fairgrounds Tour with Tom Dent
• Annexation -Tax Rate
• Jail Update -Roundabout Out for Bid
o Road Closure -Traffic Control Plan
• Morgue/Coroner's Office Update
o Plan for when Hospital Closes
• Budget Meeting with the Board - Mid -Year Update
• Grant Funds Received
• Meeting with Hospital Board - R Jones and T Gaines
9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Development Services Update
Staff Present: Jim Anderson -Cook, Director
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Development Services Update:
• Transient Residence -Application Hearing
o Requirements for Permit Reviewed - Noise
Complaints
9:30 a.m. -10:00 a.m. Commissioner's Office Update
Staff Present: Barbara Vasquez, Clerk of the Board and Caitlin Manell,
Deputy Clerk
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Commissioner's Office Update:
• Pending Decisions Spreadsheet
• Review of Upcoming Public Hearings
• Review of This Week's Meetings
• Event Permit Routing Process
• Boards/Committees Update
• LTAC Swag - Items for Kids (revisited)
• America's 250t" Logo Use Contract
• Tourism Advisory Committee Update
o Travel Planner Publisher RFP Published 6/6/25
10:00 a.m. -10:15 a.m. Accounting/Auditor's Office Update
Staff Present: Mandy Kim, Chief Financial Officer
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Accounting Update:
• Tyler Tech Update -Go Live July 1, 2025
o Data Import
• Audit to begin soon- Federal and Financial
o Risk Assessment with Grants Ad min
• Staffing Update
o Hiring Process
10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Commissioner Work Session
Staff Present: Mandy Kim, Chief Financial Officer
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Commissioner Work Session:
• Hiring Process for Accounting
• Pending Decision Spreadsheet
o Moses Lake Homeless Housing Meeting
• Westshore Drive Public Comments
• Komaki City- Adult Delegation Visit
10:30 a.m. -10:45 a.m. Renew Update (Commissioner Carter attended at 10:32 a.m.)
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Staff Present: Dell Anderson, Director
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Renew Update:
• Criminal Justice Treatment Account (CJTA)
• Lease Opportunity
* Hospital Movement- Crisis Team/Recovery
Coaches Response Time
* Legal Review/Risk and Safety
Coordinator/Central Services
* 1 0-Year Lease
• Consent Items -Amended Contracts (Carelon)
• News Coverage -Renew Monitoring/Follow-Up
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Fairgrounds Update
Staff Present: Jim McKiernan (via Zoom), Fairgrounds Director
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Fairgrounds Update:
• ARFS 2026 Events/Request for Funding
• Parking Lot Fees - Charge for Guest Parking
o Public Notice
o Fairgrounds will NOT be Charging the Monster
Truck Nitro Tour f o r Parking Lot Fees
11:00a.m.-11:15a.m. Risk& Safety Coordinator Update
Staff Present: Blair Kok, Risk& Safety Coordinator
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Risk & Safety Coordinator Update:
• New Claims or Updates
* 6/2 - Public Works (PW) Backing hit concrete
wall- Repair Waiver
* Driver Ran Through Fences -No Response from
Driver/Parent
* 5/5/25 Renew Claim - Closed
* Tort Claim - Public Works Windshield Damage,
Repayment Process Begun
• Meetings
o Met with Sheriff's Office Superiors -New Safety
Committee Member
o Met with New Hope -New Service Dog
• Viewed the New Jail
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• Insurance/Policy Updates
• Landfill Visit
11:15 a.m. -11:30 a.m. Treasurer's Office Update
Staff Present: Darryl Pheasant, Treasurer
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Treasurer's Office Update:
• Conference in Spokane -Centennial Hotel
o PACs/Assessor's Office Conference
• Legislative Meeting 2026
o Fairgrounds Tour
• City Funding for Recreation
o Quincy New Build -Size of Facility
• Masquers Theater Show- Firebringer
• Postcards - Not Mailed
• Delinquency for Foreclosure Filing
• Construction at Lakeview Golf Course
• Revenue Shortages - PropertyTaxand Gorge
Amphitheater
11:30 a.m. -11:45 a.m. New Hope/Kids Hope Update
Staff Present: Suzi Fode, Director and Alyce Barrientoz, Financial
Operations Specialist
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
New Hope/Kids Hope Update:
• Relevant Program Updates
o Meeting with Accounting re: Time and
Attendance/Workflow/Training
• Federal Funding Budget
o Supply Limit Announced, Successful Bidders
have not been announced.
• Contract Review with Legal
• Facility Dog Swearing in Date
o Tentative Date: July 7, 2025
o Reception Afterwards
• Accreditation by the National Children's Association
o Background Checks, Child Abuse Registry
o FBI Fingerprinting
11:45 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Fire Marshal Update (Cancelled)
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1:00 P.M. -1:45 p.m.
Position Management Review Team (PMRT)
Staff Present:
Decorah Anderson -Cook, Gina Saldana and Dan Seitz,
Human Resources; Felycite Guerra, Accounting
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Position Management Review Team (PMRT):
• Renew -Peer Support Specialist
• Renew -Designated Crisis Res
• Human Resources Specialist/Consultant
• Health District Board of Health - Open Positions
o No new seats created
o Board of Health to be directed to advertise for
the open position
RCW 42.30.110(1)(g)
Commissioner Jones called an Executive Session to order
Job Applicant/
beginning at 1:16 p.m. to go until 1:21 p.m. In attendance were
Evaluation
Commissioners Jones, Carter and Burgess, Gina Saldana,
Decorah Anderson, Felycite Guerra. Commissioner Jones
closed the session at 1:21 p.m.
1:45 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Commissioner Work Session
For this portion of the meeting, the Commissioners went to the
Grant County Sheriff's Office to get Fingerprint Cards for the
FBI Background Check to complete the New Hope/Kids Hope
Accreditation by the National Children-sAssociation.
The Monday, June 9, 2025 session was closed at 2:00 p.m.
SESSION CONTINUATION
The session was re -opened on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. with Commissioners
Jones (via Zoom) and Burgess in attendance. Commissioner Carter attended at 8:31 a.m.
8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Consent Agenda Review/Work Session
Staff Present: Barbara Vasquez, Clerk of the Board and Caitlin Manell,
Deputy Clerk
The following topics were presented and discussed during the
Consent Agenda Review/Work Session:
• Chief for a Day Event- Commissioner Attendance
• Items to be moved to Board Discussion/Decisions
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• Walk -On Items: Central Services
• Department Head Review -State Dictated Wage
Increase
• LTAC Swag- Items for Kids (250 Rubber Ducks and 250
Mini Beach Balls)
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Public Works Update
Staff Present: Andy Booth, Director, John Brissey, Deputy Director; Dave
Bren, Interim County Engineer
The following topics were presented and discussed during the
Public Works Update:
• Accomplishment Updates
o Litter Crew, Seal Coating, Gravel Replacement,
Bridge Crew
o Request for Cost-Share/Road Improvement
District from Royal Slope Road
• Six -Year Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)
Discussion -Dave Bren
o Publication Location on Public Works Website
o Review of Draft
• Westshore Drive Update
o Paving to start on June 18 th
o Homeowner Concerns
• Consent Items
o Surplus Request - Bomag Tire Rollers
• Tort Claim Received
o Bridge Replacement Funding
• County Engineer Position -Wages
9:30 a.m. - 10: 00 a.m. Facilities & Maintenance / Technology Services Update
(CommissionerJones left at 9:50 a.m.)
Staff Present: Tom Gaines, Director of Central Services; Kevin Schmidt,
Facilities & Maintenance; Joe Carter and Keith Conley,
Technology Services
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Facilities & Maintenance / Technology Services Update:
• Card Key Access to the CS/HR Building -Proprietary
o Leftover Capital Funds to Pay for Card Key
Readers
o Letter Memorializing Work to be on Consent
6/17/25
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o Building Renovation Update- Floodproofing,
Furniture, Design
• Fairgrounds -Greek Gyro Booth Hood on Hold -
Engineer to Look at Truss Modifications
• Custom Energy Consultants Meeting- Energy Savings
Audit Findings and Results
• Facilities & Maintenance Project Updates
o Youth Services, Renew, Vet Services, Grant
County Museum
o Personnel/Staffing
• Modelve -Data Import Services from Limble
o Forecasts for Capital Needs and Asset Inventory
• Executive Order - Select Efforts to Strengthen
Cybersecurity
o Post -Quantum Cryptography- Implementation
and Adaptation by 2027
• Technology Services Updates
o Ednetics Support Ticket -Network Cabling and
Hard Drive
o Ednetics Merge with MGT
o Laptop Issues in Bulk
0 365Labs Agreement - Meeting with Sheriff's
Offices - with legal review
• Software Updates -Asset Tracking
• Read.Al Application Data Gathering/Meeting
Attendance
• Email and Web Statistics
• Helpdesk Ticket Analytics
• Laserfiche and Snipe IT Migration
o On -Site Asset Inventory
• Single Point of Entry -Contact Meeting
10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. Human Resources Update (CommissionerJones attended
via Zoom at 10:13 a. m., and logged off at 10:30 a.m.)
Staff Present: Decorah Anderson -Cook, Director, Gina Saldana,Assistant
Director; Blair Kok, Risk & Safety Coordinator
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Facilities and Maintenance Update:
• Open Forum for Public Comment
o The floor was open to members of the public to
speak with a 5-minute total limit for Human
Resources related topics only. There was no
Public Comment provided.
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• Position Management
o Public Defense Wage Rate (Approved):
Personnel Action Requests (PARs) for Jordan
Ramberg, Iris Dowd, James O'Toole and Tyson
Lang.
o HR Specialist Reclassification (Approved): PAR
for Christa Simmons
o Renew FTE Additions -Peer Support Specialist
and Designated Crisis Responder - Renew
(Approved)
• County Administrator Position Candidates
• County Engineer Job Listing
• Staffing Update -Accounting
RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) Commissioner Carter called an Executive Session to order
Job Applicant/ beginning at 10:07 a.m. to go until 10:17 a.m. In attendance
Evaluation were Commissioners Carter and Burgess, Decorah Anderson-
Cook,Gina Saldanaand Blair Kok. Commissioner Jones joined
via Zoom at 10:13 a.m. Commissioner Carter closed the
session at 10:17 a.m.
RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) Commissioner Carter called an Executive Session to order
Job Applicant/ beginning at 10:20 a.m. to go until 10:30 a.m. In attendance
Evaluation were Commissioners Jones (via Zoom), Carter and Burgess,
Decorah Anderson -Cook, Gina Saldana and Blair Kok.
Commissioner Carter closed the session at 10:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m. -11:15 a.m. Coroner's Office Update (Cancelled)
11:15 a.m. -11:30 a.m. Mailroom Update
Staff Present: Josh Keyser, Mailroom Clerk
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Mailroom Update:
• Full -Time Workload -Technology Services Training
• Amazon Package Drop -Off - Potential Drop Box
11:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Department Head Review
Staff Present: Brett Hill, Director of Public Defense; Barbara Vasquez,
Clerk of the Board
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Department Head Review:
RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) Commissioner Carter called an Executive Session to order
Job Applicant/ beginning at 11:30 a.m. to go until 12:00 p.m. In attendance
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Evaluation were Commissioners Carter and Burgess and Brett Hill. Prior
to the beginning of the Executive Session, Commissioner
Carter announcedthat the session would end at12:00 p.m.
Barbara Vasquez, Clerk of the Board, closed the session at
12:04 p.m.
1:00 P.M. -1:15 p.m. Clerk's Office Update
Staff Present: Kim Allen, County Clerk (Commissioner Jones attended via
Zoom until 1:15 p.m.)
The followingTopics were presented and discussed during the
Clerk's Office Update:
• Termination
• Employee Appreciation BBQ
• County Administrator Position
1:15 p.m. -1:30 p.m. Public Defense Update
Staff Present: Brett Hill, Director
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Public Defense Update:
• Indigent Defense Standards
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Prosecuting Attorney's Office Update
Staff Present: Kevin McCrae, Rebekah Kaylor (via Zoom), Barbara
Deurbeck, Prosecuting Attorney's Office; Andy Booth,
Public Works
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Prosecuting Attorney's Office Update
• Dangerous Dog Ordinance -New proposed
amendments
• ADA Compliance
• Case Load Standards
RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) Commissioner Jones called an Executive Session to order
Litigation beginning at 1:33 p.m. to go until 1:38 p.m. In attendance were
Commissioners Jones, Carter and Burgess, and Kevin McCrae,
Rebekah Kaylor (via Zoom), Barbara Duerbeck and Andy
Booth. Commissioner Jones closed the session at 1:38 p.m.
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COMMISSIONER'S MEETING
2:00 p.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. Public Comment was
provided about the following topics:
• County Administrator and County Engineer Positions
C. Approval of Agenda
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER CARTER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BURGESS, TO
APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
D. Board Correspondence
• None
E. Commissioner's Roundtable -Miscellaneous Discussion
The following topics were presented and discussed during the
Commissioner's Roundtable-Misc. Discussion:
• Walk-on Items: Central Services
• Ag Forestry Leadership Interview (RJ)
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
$2,4969465.09)
COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE
2. Approve invoices from Coulee Creative in the amount of $14,250.00.
3. Approve Commissioner's Minutes for the week of May26, 2025.
4. Approve Proclamation recognizing June 12, 2025 as Chief for a Day in
honor and recognition of the children participating in this event.
5. Approve 2025 Agreement regarding Use of County Property for
Public Purpose with American Legion Art Semro Post 28 as the Grant
County Museum -Living Museum event on June 14, 2025.
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6. Approve 2025 Agreement regarding Use of County Property for
Public Purpose with Columbia Basin Carriage Club at the Grant
County Museum -Living Museum event on June 14, 2025.
7. Approve reimbursement request from Renew on the American
Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Suicide Prevention category in the amount of
$11,999.16 for April 2025 services.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
8. Approve 2024 Emergency Management Performance Grant
reallocation in the amount of $7,500.00, Agreement No. E25-365.
Agreement ends September30, 2025.
PUBLIC WORKS
9. Approve request for a Public Hearing to declare surplus nine (9)
County -Owned vehicles and/or equipment and order the sale thereof
on publicsurplus.comand/orgovdeals.com. (The Public Hearing was
scheduled for July 1, 2025 at 3:30 p.m.)
RENEW
10. Approve request for Grant County Technology Services to
purchase computers for new employees. Quote received from CDW
Corporation in the amount of $20,753.31 to be paid from Fund
108.150.
11. Approve request for Dell Anderson, Director, to DocuSign Non -
Research Subaward Agreement for Northwest High Intensity Drug
Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Prevention and Treatment Initiative between
Public Hospital District #304 and Grant County dba Renew acting as
the fiscal agent for Moses Lake Community Coalition. Total grant
amount is $32,127.48. Term of contract is July 1, 2025 through June 30,
2026.
12. Approve invoice for Strengthening Families Program Facilitation for
work completed in the amount of $28,847.68 to be paid from Fund
108.150 (Professional Services).
13. Approve Mutual Amendment to the Provider Services Agreement
between Molina Healthcare and Grant County dba Renew. Effective
date is July 1, 2024.
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
14. Approve contract with Port of Ephrata for 2025. Contract amount is
$1,200.00 per year to use the facility for Emergency Vehicle Operation
Course (EVOC)(Driving Training) for Grant County Sheriff's Office. Use
of facility must occur between April 1, 2025 through December 31,
2025.
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
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15. Approve Purchase Order No. 1031 to SmartDraw for annuaL
Enterprise License renewal in the amount of $10,838.92 to be paid out
of Software Maintenance Fund 501.179.
16. Approve Purchase Order No. 1032 to Granicus for renewaL of SM
SMARTConnect Doc Mgmt, SM SMARTConnect Parcel, and SmartGov
Enterprise software used by Development Services in the amount of
$44,590.74. Term is July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. This is a
budgeted software maintenance expense to be paid from Fund
501.179.
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER CARTER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BURGESS, TO
APPROVE THE CONSENTAGENDA ITEMS 1 THROUGH 16 AS PRESENTED. MOTION
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
G. Board Discussion/Decision Items
• Walk -On Items:
o Central Services Contract with Ellensburg Fence for the
Fairgrounds FenceLine Replacement Phase 1
CSD2503fg in the amount of $88,300.40.
o Central Services Contract with JM Pacific Inc. for the
Grant County Fairgrounds ADA Paving and Asphalt
Repairs Project CSD2506fg in the amount of
$13,380.56.
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER CARTER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BURGESS, TO
APPROVE THE WALK-ON ITEMS AS PRESENTED. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY,
I. Adjournment
The Commissioner's Meeting adjourned at 2:23 p.m.
The Tuesday, June 10, 2025 session was closed at 2:23 p.m.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEM (6/11/251;
• The Chair of the Board approved and signed the Crum & Forster Storage Tank
Pollution Application
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Meeting Minutes for the week of June 9, 2025 were approved this day of
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, 2025.
Attest:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Grant County, Was-k-�ngton
Cindy Carter,kVice-Chair
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Kevin Burgess, Mem r
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