HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - BOCCGRANT COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AGENDA MEETING REQUEST FORM
(Must be submitted to the Clerk of the Board by 12:00pm on Thursday)
REQUESTING DEPARTMENT: BOCC
REQUEST SUBMITTED BY; BVASQUEZ
CONTACT PERSON ATTENDING ROUNDTABLE: gVASQUEZ
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION: ❑YES ® NO
DATE: $/7/2025
PHONE:292$
❑Agreement / Contract
❑AP Vouchers
❑Appointment / Reappointment
❑ARPA Related
❑ Bids / RFPs / Quotes Award
❑ Bid Opening Scheduled
❑ Boards / Committees
❑ Budget
❑Computer Related
❑County Code
El Emergency Purchase
❑Employee Rel.
❑ Facilities Related
❑ Financial
❑ Funds
❑ Hearing
❑ Invoices / Purchase Orders
❑ Grants — Fed/State/County
❑ Leases
❑ MOA / MOU
® Minutes
❑ Ordinances
❑ Out of State Travel
❑ Petty Cash
❑ Policies
❑ Proclamations
❑ Request for Purchase
❑ Resolution
❑ Recommendation
❑ Professional Serv/Consultant
❑ Support Letter
[]Surplus Req.
❑Tax Levies
❑Thank You's
❑Tax Title Property
❑WSLCB
0 0
0731M�4--R�
Commissioner's Minutes for the week of July 28, 2025.
If necessary, was this document reviewed by accounting? ❑ YES ❑ NO 0 N/A
If necessary, was this document reviewed by legal? ❑ YES ❑ NO 0 N/A
DATE OF ACTION: �` I I� ZJ DEFERRED OR CONTINUED TO:
APPROVE: DENIED ABSTAIN
D1:
D2: ¢
D3:
4/23/24
WITHDRAWN:
Grant County
Board of Commissioners
Meeting Minutes ~1�-
Week of July 28, 2025 - April 3, 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. Zoom recordings will be posted to the YouTube page Grant
County, WA: BOCC.
CALL TO ORDER
The Grant County Commissioner's Session was called to order at 8:30 a.m. with
Commissioners Jones and Burgess in attendance. Commissioner Carter attended in -
person at 8:32 a.m.
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
Central Services Update:
• Consent Agenda Item Review: Barracuda Renewal
o Walk-On:Change Order onGMPtoJail-
Addition of Roundabout
• Carahsoft Invoice (Approved on Consent 7/1/25)
• Fairgrounds Power Issue &Capital Projects Update
• Coroner's Office Meeting-TemporarySpace
• Jail Roundabout Update
o Special Inspector, Traffic Detour Signage, Social
Media Project Updates
• Appraisal Request for County Property
• Washington State Association of Counties (WSAC)
Legislative Update
o WSAC Lawsuit: Washington State Appeals Court
Rules Counties Have Standing to Challenge
State's Indigent Defense Funding System
o County Leaders Conference
o Request for More Technology Seminars at WSAC
• LEAD Conference Kick -Off Meeting
• NACo High Performance Leadership Course
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Development Services Update (Cancelled)
9:30 a.m. - 10: 00 a.m. Commissioner's Office Update
Staff Present: Barbara Vasquez, Clerk of the Board, Caitlin ManeLl,
Deputy Clerk; Anthony Garcia (via Zoom), Veteran Services
Officer
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
• Calendar Invitations
o Board of Health Training- Ellensburg, 10/7-10/9
(None)
o WSAC County Leaders Conference - Spokane,
11 /18-11/20 (R Jones & K Burgess)
o Travel & Registration Budget Review
• Boards/Committees Update
o Tourism Travel Planner Debrief Request
(Denied)
• Board of Equalization (BOE) Update
o Member/Alternates, Recent Resignation, At
Home Review Time
o iPad from Resigning Member
• EO/DH Luncheon -Request to include FMLA Training
(Approved)
• City of Moses Lake -Joint Study Session Request
o Oct./Nov. Morning Session, Clerk to Schedule
• BOCC Vehicles - ER&R: Car 619 Replacement
• Veteran Services Update
o New Hire Training - VSO Certification
o Vet Corps Navigator Reinstated
o Services for Disability and Homeless Vets
o Increase inWaLk-In Visitors
10:00a.m.-10:15a.m. Accounting Update
Staff Present: Mandy Kim, Chief Financial Officer and Felycite Guerra,
Payroll Administrator
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Accounting Update:
• Quarterly Reports: Excise Tax and L&T
• Tyler Tech Update &Import Files
o ParaLleLTesting
• Monthly Financial Report for June -Not Completed
Page 2 of 15
BOCC Minutes Week of July 28,2025
•
•
Payroll Audit Updates
o DRS Exit Conference
o Western Conference Teamsters
o Disagreements/Disputes & Pending Items
■ Meeting with BOCC & HR
o Financial & Single Audit
Staffing Update -Applicant Rescinded Acceptance
o Position Review- Offered Salary
2026 Budget
* Meetings Schedule & Budget Call
* 2026 Draft Budgets to be Completed in Tyler
Tech Before Official Go -Live Date
■ No End Date for Draft 2026 Budgets
Tyler Tech Module Trainings to be Scheduled
10:15a.m.-10:30a.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:
• Juvenile Court Structure - BOCC as Supervisor
o General Rule 29, Paragraph F
o Request to Continue Operating Under the BOCC
o Opportunities for Funding with BOCC as
Supervisor
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Renew Update
Staff Present: Dell Anderson (via Zoom), Director
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Renew Update:
• Positivity Training for Elected Official/Department Head
Luncheon -Direction from BOCC
• Performance Excellence Northwest Conference,
Portland: Invitation to Speak as a Panelist
o Out of State Travel Requests on Consent
o Conference Details
10:45a.m.-11:00a.m. Fairgrounds Update
Staff Present: Jim McKiernan (via Zoom), Fairgrounds Director
Page 3 of 15
BOCC Minutes Week of July 28,2025
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Fairgrounds Update:
• Community Clean -Up Day (7/26/25)
• Rodeo Crew Weekend Work
• 2026 Request for Fairgrounds Building Use for Animal
Event
• Fair Advisory Committee Letter of Appreciation
• Flannel Fest Ticket Sales
• Fair Camping and Grounds Watering
• Animal Sales at Fair
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
* 7/22- Near Miss, SR 282 and Airport Rd.
■ Extra Notices Posted
* 7/22 - Sheriff's Office (SO), Tort Claim - Cell
Phone to be Paid
* 7/21 -SO, W1 744, Officer U-Turn, Invoice for
$8,878, to be Closed Shortly
* SO - W1 710 Tort Claim - Gorge Amphitheatre,
Demand Paperwork to be Received Soon
* SO -Working with Office on 7/2 Incident - Door
Ding, Invoice for est. $2,600, to be Paid
• Safety Committee Meeting -Wednesday, 7/30
11:15a.m.-11:30a.m. Treasurer's Office Update
Staff Present: Darryl Pheasant, Treasurer
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Treasurer's Office Update:
• Citizen Concern about Fraudulent Claims of Ownership
• County Treasurers Seeking Solution for Fraud
o Insist on Title Company Involvement in Property
Ownership Change
• Accounting Reports - Difficulty Accessing Account for
Financial Reports
• Federal Funding Loss
o District Budgets & County Coverage of Shortfalls
o Employee Loss in Other Counties
Page 4 of 15
BOCC Minutes Week of July 28,2025
• Foreclosure Properties/Delinquent Accounts
o Easement: Fairway Road in Lakeview- Contact
Health District
o Mobile Homes Responses
• CLemmer Financial Package - Software Services to
Include Sales Tax
• Corrections to Obstacles
• Tourism Numbers Down - Decrease in Concerts
11:30a.m.-11:45a.m. Assessor's Office Update (Commissioner Jones attended at
11:35 a.m.)
Staff Present: Matt Hope, Chief Deputy Appraiser; Darryl Pheasant,
Treasurer
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Assessor's Office- Update:
• Board of Equalization Appeal Hearings
o Appraiser Response Completion
• New Construction -Ends 7/31/25
o Information to be Entered for Inspection Cycle
(Ephrata/Soap Lake Area)
o Mattawa/RoyaL City Area Inspected Next
• Correction to 2024 Software Issues with Change of
Value Notices
• Board of Tax Appeals (BTA) Hearings Open and
Upcoming
o State Value vs. County Appraisal Values
11:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Prosecuting Attorney's Office Update
Staff Present: Rebekah Kaylor (via Zoom), Chief Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney; Decorah Anderson -Cook and Gina SaLdana,
Human Resources
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Prosecuting Attorney's Office Update:
• Replacement Prosecuting Attorney Appointment
Decision
o Concern about Preliminary Decision in
Executive Session
• Commissioners Confirmed -No Preliminary
Decision was Made in Executive Session
• Process Discussion -Motions for Appointment
Page 5 of 15
BOCC Minutes Week of July 28, 2025
1:00 P.M. - 1:45 p.m. Position Management Review Team (PMRT)
Staff Present: Decorah Anderson -Cook, Dan Seitz, Jonathan Hartman and
Gina Saldana, Human Resources; Mandy Kim and Felycite
Guerrero, Accounting; Andy Booth and John Brissey, Public
Works
RCW 42.30.11 0(l)(g)
Job Applicant /
Evaluation
1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Staff Present:
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Position Management Review Team (PMRT):
• Renew Addition -Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
Professional
• Public Works -County Engineer and Public Works
Director Job Descriptions edits as recommended by the
County Road Administration Board (CRAB)
Commissioner Jones called an Executive Session to order
beginning at 1:27 p.m. to go until 1:35 p.m. In attendance were
Commissioners Carter, Burgess, Jones, Decorah Anderson -
Cook and Gina Saldana. Commissioner Jones closed the
session at 1:35 p.m.
Commissioner Work Session
Barbara Vasquez and Caitlin Manell, Commissioner's
Office; Tom Gaines, Central Services
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Commissioner Work Session:
• Pending Decisions Spreadsheet -ADA at Museum:
Central Services
• Commissioner Updates during Fair Week -Cancel
Tuesday Meetings
• Taco Stand near Roundabout
o Roundabout Update
• Board of Equalization (cont'd)
• The Chair of the Board signed the ALonso Hernandez (Alonso Short Plat) File # P 25-
0087 (preliminary P 24-0341) Final Plat Submission and Review.
• The Commissioners approved the July 25, 2025 Public Works County Payroll Salary
Fund.
The Monday, July 28, 2025 session was closed at 2:04 p.m.
Page 6 of 15
BOCC Minutes Week of July 28, 2025
SESSION CONTINUATION
The session was re -opened on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. with Commissioners
Carter and Burgess in attendance. Commissioner Jones was out and excused for the
morning and attended intermittently via Zoom in the afternoon.
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Consent Agenda Review/Work Session
Staff Present: Barbara Vasquez, Clerk of the Board; Caitlin ManeLl,
Deputy Clerk
The following topics were presented and discussed during the
Consent Agenda Review/Work Session:
• Items to be moved to Board Discussion/Decisions
o Homeless Housing Task Force Reappointment
o Human Resources Amendment Request
o Public Works Resolution Notice of Hearing -
Ordinance Amendment
• Walk -On Item: Central Services
• Public Works Road Projects
• Board of Equalization Procedure Change Processes
o PMRTApprovaL for Changes in Hours Worked
• Risk & Safety Coordinator and Human Resources to
Make Recommendation about LexipoL Trainings,
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Public Works Update
Staff Present: Andy Booth, Director, James Davis, Road Operations
Manager and John Spiess, Central Shop Manager
The following topics were presented and discussed during the
Public Works Update:
• Accomplishments Update
o Road Work, Litter Crew, Striping
o Mattawa Litter Concerns, Public Calls re: Litter
Problem Areas
• Update on Westshore Drive
o Right -of -Way Permit Notices
• Stratford Road - Soft Spots in the Road, Pipes
• Vehicle 619 Replacement: ER&R Vehicle Usage
o County Vehicle/Motor Pool Program
o Vehicle 619 - Return to Public Works, No
Replacement
o Vehicle 680 - Split Invoice with Elections
o Mailroom Car - Purchase from Public Works
(to be on Consent)
Page 7 of 15
BOCC Minutes Week of July 28, 2025
• SunLand Estates Speeding Issue
• Road Concerns and Cost Share Community
Improvement Funds
9:30 a.m. - 10: 00 a.m. Sheriff's Off ice/Jail/Emergency Management Update
Staff Present: Sheriff Joe Kriete, Undersheriff Gary Mansford and Chief
Deputy Phillip Coats
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Sheriff's Office/Jail/Emergency Management Update:
• Drug Task Force Office Movement -Undercover
Vehicles
• Gallop Meeting: 12 Question Employee Engagement
S u rvey
• RFP for Jail Medical Services - Proposal Submission
Period Closed
• Crime Reduction Team Update
o Staffing, Calls for Service AnaLytics
• Recruitment & Retention - Public Safety Testing
• Tort Claim - Cell Phone
• Citizen Concerns: SunLand Estates Speeding Issue,
Water on Roadway
• Watershed at the Gorge
• Security Schedule for Grant County Fair w/ Seattle's
Finest
o Emergency Exits at the Fairgrounds
10:00a.m.-11:00a.m. Human Resources Update
Staff Present: Decorah Anderson -Cook, Director and Gina Saldana,
Assistant Director
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Human Resources 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.
• Time Clocks -Union Impact Bargaining
• Ongoing Investigations
• Personnel Action Request (PAR)- Fire Marshal Nathan
Poplawski (Signed)
• Renew Request for FTE - SUD P1 (Approved)
Page 8 of 15
BOCC Minutes Week of July 28, 2025
• Public Works -Director Request for Reclassification -
Comp Study to be Completed
• Public Works -County Engineer Job Description: Edits
from CRAB
o HRto Reach out to CRAB
• Compensation Connections Job Description Changes
& Reclassifications PMRT Hold Off for
Office/Department Requests (Approved)
• Background Checks for New Hires - 2026 Budgeting
(Approved)
• Implementing Invoicing for Labor Relation Legal Fees
(Approved)
o Matters Created in a Department/Office Billed to
Said Dept/Off ice to Pay for Legal Fees
• County Administrator Interviews - End of September
(To be Discussed Next Week)
• Sick Leave Donation Request -Heidi Pinckard of
Renew, 320 Hours (Approved)
o Review of Process
• HUB Meeting Review- Upcoming Benefits Fair
o Future Meetings Every 6 Months
• AWC & BOCC - Insurance Company
Presentations/AWC Recommendations
• LexipoL Trainings for Boards/Committees - Sexual
Harassment and Cybersecurity
• Wage Changes for BOE and Hours Worked
• BOE paid 2 hours for LexipoL Trainings
• BOE Hourly Wages and At -Home Review Time (Further
Discussion Needed)
RCW 42.30.11 0(l)(g) Commissioner Carter called an Executive Session to order
Job Applicant/ beginning at 10:04 a.m. to go until 10:14 a.m. In attendance
Evaluation were Commissioners Carter, Burgess, Decorah Anderson -
Cook and Gina SaLdana. Commissioner Carter closed the
session at 10:14 a.m.
RCW 42.30.11 0(l)(g) Commissioner Carter called an Executive Session to order
Job Applicant/ beginning at 10:24 a.m. to go until 10:29 a.m. In attendance
Evaluation were Commissioners Carter, Burgess, Decorah Anderson -
Cook and Gina Saldana. Commissioner Carter closed the
session at 10:29 a.m.
11:00a.m.-12:00p.m. Budget& Finance AND Finance Committee Meeting
Staff Present: Darryl Pheasant and Carrie Heston, Treasurer's Office;
Michele JaderLund, Auditor; Mandy Kim, Chief Financial
Officer; Decorah Anderson -Cook and Gina SaLdana,
Human Resources; Brett Hill, Public Defense
Page 9 of 15
BOCC Minutes Week of July 28, 2025
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Budget & Finance Meeting:
• DRS Audit Issues -Contracted Employees: Indigent
Defense
o State Rules - Employee/Employer Relationship
Established
o DRS Request to have Contracted Employees as
County Employees: Effective Date
o Brett Hill Recommendation - Employee Attorney
Review
o Department Supervisor for Contracted
Employees
• Contract Wording with Employee/Employer
Relationships
o Autonomy of Contracted Attorneys
• Finance Committee Meeting
o State Assessed Utilities -Assessor's Office
Corrections
o Software Usage between Treasurer's and
Assessor's Office
• State Software Changes
• Clemmer Implementation in Treasurer's Office
• Sales Tax & Software Services Update
• Month -End Reports - Not Finished
o Interim Reports Reviewed
o Debt/Bond Payments
o Overtime -Summary Sent to BOCC
■ Comp Time Payout
o Operational Transfers in Progress
• Cash Balance - Bond Transfer
• Charging for Special District Services
• County Responsibility to School Districts
1:00 P.M. -1:15 p.m. Superior Court Update
Staff Present: Crystal Burns, Court Administrator
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Superior Court Update:
• Funding Loss for Truancy Court -No Longer Performed
• New Criminal Rule - 72 Hour Arraignment Deadline
• N ew I me rp rete r Laws
Page 10 of 15
BOCC Minutes Week of July 28, 2025
1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
District Court Update
Staff Present: Judge Brian Gwinn and Desiree Ochocinski, Court
Administrator, Tom Gaines, Admin Director of Central
Services
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
District Court Update:
• N ew I me rp rete r Laws
• GR29 -Supervisor of Juvenile Court
• Court Security Grant
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Prosecuting Attorneys Office Update (Commissionerlones
attended via Zoom)
Staff Present: Kevin McCrae, Prosecuting Attorney, Brandon Guernsey
and Rebekah KayLor, Prosecuting Attorney's Office; Melissa
McKnight, Assessor's Office
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Prosecuting Attorney's Office Update:
• Opioid SettLement- Purdue: BOCC-Enter
Agreement: Future Consent Item
• Ramos / Gray
• Bonding for Public Officials
• MACC / 911 Contract
RCW42.30.110(l)(f) Commissioner Carter called an Executive Session to order
Personnel Disciplinary beginning at 1:31 p.m. to go until 1:37 p.m. In attendance were
Matters Commissioners Carter, Burgess and Jones (via Zoom),
Brandon Guernsey, Kevin McCrae, Rebekah KayLor and Melissa
McKnight. The session continued until 1:42 p.m.
Commissioner Carter closed the session at 1:42 p.m.
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:
0 None
C. Approval of Agenda
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER JONES, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BURGESS, TO
APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
Page 11 of 15
BOCC Minutes Week of J u Ly 28, 2025
D. Board Correspondence
• None
E. Commissioner's Roundtable - Miscellaneous Discussion
The following topics were presented and discussed during the
Commissioner's Roundtable - Misc. Discussion:
• Tourism Master Plan Open House 7/30/25
• Central Services Walk -On - Jail Amendment
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
$192059689.71)
COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE
2. Approve Commissioner's Minutes for the week of June 30, 2025.
3. Approve Invoice from LDC, Inc. for Consulting Services on the Grant
County Homeless Housing Five -Year Plan Update in the amount of
$11,945.00 to be paid from the Recording Fee Fund.
4. Approve 2025 Agreement regarding Use of County Property for
Public Use with American Legion Auxiliary Art Semro Unit 28 for a
Patriot Day Ceremony to be held September 11, 2025, on the
courthouse Lawn.
5. Approve reimbursement request from Port District 4, Coulee City, on
the Strategic Infrastructure Program (SIP) No. 2023-05, new Coulee
City Medical Center project in the amount of $5,509.85.
6. Approve reimbursement request from Big Bend Community College
on the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in the amount of $23,478.06.
7. Approve Letter of Appreciation to Brandon Douglass for service on
the Grant County Board of Equalization.
8. Approve Letter of Appreciation for a Fair Advisory Committee
Member. (Alexandrea Hipolito)
9. Approve recommendation of reappointment to the Homeless
Housing Task Force and rescind previously signed reappointment
Letter to Dayana Ruiz. (LaVyonne Barnes was re -appointed fora two-
year term beginning July 29, 2025 through July 28, 2027,)
Page 12 of 15
BOCC Minutes Week of July 28, 2025
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
10. Approve 2025 Criminal Justice Training Commission Wellness
Grant in the amount of $55,000.00, Contract No. K39. Agreement end
date is June 30, 2026.
HUMAN RESOURCES
11. Approve Amendment Request to the Compensation Connections
Contract GC-2025-HR-1 to reflect an expanded scope of work,
including updating all job descriptions and job families. New Contract
amount is $331,200.00. New expected completion date is July, 2026
due to the increased scope of work.
PUBLIC WORKS
12. Approve Resolution No. 25-064-CC Notice of Hearing for the
consideration of an Ordinance modifying Chapter 11.04 of the Grant
County Code entitled "Maximum Speed Limits". Hearing date is
August 26, 2025 at 3:15 p.m.
RENEW
13. Approve Out of State Travel Request for Juan Padilla, Traci Hunt and
Jonathan Muck to attend the CrisisCon25 in Indianapolis, IN. Dates of
Travel are September 28 through October 1, 2025. Estimated cost of
travel is $2,500.79 per person to be paid from Fund 108.150.
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
14. Approve Purchase Order No. 1039 to CDW-G for the annual
0 0 C.Q 4
Barracuda renewal in the amount of $3-:7/ . %iff-t $67,225.34, Quote
#PMTP1 33. This is a budgeted software maintenance expense to be
paid from Fund 501-179.
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER JONES, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BURGESS, TO
APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 1 THROUGH 14 AS PRESENTED. MOTION
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
G. Board Discussion/Decision Items
* Walk -On Item:
o Central Services Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP)
Amendment to the Grant Co. Jail/Judicial Complex
Document G701 - 2017 to add the new Roundabout to
the New Jail Contract. The total GMP has increased to
$136,614,512.00. Value of this Amendment is
$2,552,937.00.
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER BURGESS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER JONES, TO
APPROVE THE WALK-ON ITEM AS PRESENTED. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
Page 13 of 15
BOCC Minutes Week of July 28, 2025
I. Adjournment
The Commissioner's Meeting adjourned at 2:10 p.m.
3: 00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Open Record Public Hearing, Budget Extension for Fund
137.001, Opioid Settlement
Staff Present: Barbara J. Vasquez, Clerk of the Board, Caitlin Manell,
Deputy Clerk; Mandy Kim, Chief Financial Officer; Tom
Gaines, Admin Director of Central Services
Public:
See Sign -in Sheet
Approved via This being the date set, and proper notices having been posted
Resolution No. 25-065- and published in accordance with Local and state Laws,
CC Commissioner Jones opened the public hearing on July
2025, at 3:00 p.m. to consider the following budget extension
request: Fund 137.001, Opioid Settlement- Professional
Services in the amount of $451,733.26 to pay the Opioid
Abatement Council Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Invoice.
Caitlin ManelL gave an overview of the request. Discussion was
held about the Fiscal Year for funding.
No Public Comment was given.
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER JONES, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BURGESS, TO
CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE HEARING. MOTION PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY.
Following the motion, it was
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER JONES, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BURGESS, TO
APPROVE THE BUDGET EXTENSION AS PRESENTED. DISCUSSION WAS HELD ON THE
DATES OF THE FISCAL YEAR. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
The Public Hearing was adjourned at 3:04 p.m.
The Tuesday, July 29, 2025 session was closed at 3:04 p.m.
Page 14 of 15
BOCC Minutes Week of July 28, 2025
Meeting Minutes for the week of July 28, 2025 were approved this day of
2025.
Attest:
74- Barbara J. Vasquez, CMC
Clerk of the Board
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Grant C unty, Washington
/RWI�ai r
Cindy C6rter, Vice -Chair
Kevin Burgess, rXvmber
Page 15 of 15
BOCC Minutes Week of July 28, 2025