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Meeting Minutes
Week of August 25, 2025 - August 31, 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, Carter (via Zoom), 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:
• General Contractor for the Coroner's Office: Potential
Walk -On Request
o Estimated Construction Cost
• Fairgrounds Projects
• Roundabout Update
• Out of Office Date -Retirement Send -Off
• New Jail Update
o Parcel Number Creation
o Tours for County Employees
• CS/HR Building Remodel Update
• WSAC -Clean Energy Grant
• NACo Course Registration
RCW 42.30.110(1)(f)
Commissioner Jones called an Executive Session to order
Personnel Disciplinary
beginning at 8:41 a.m. to go until 8:46 a.m. In attendance were
Matters
Commissioners Jones, Carter (via Zoom) and Burgess and Tom
Gaines. Commissioner Jones closed the session at 8:46 a.m.
RCW 42.30.110(1)(c)
Commissioner Jones called an Executive Session to order
Real Estate Sale
beginning at 8:47 a.m. to go until 8:53 a.m. In attendance were
Commissioners Jones, Carter (via Zoom) and Burgess and Tom
Gaines. Commissioner Jones closed the session at 8:53 a.m.
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Development Services Update
Staff Present: Jim Anderson -Cook, Director
Due to a technical error,
the first 6 minutes of this meeting were not recorded.
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Development Services Update:
• Review of Cultural Resource Reports and Maps for the
Quincy Valley Solar Project (Confidential)
• Air BnB-Westshore Drive
• Code Enforcement and Citizen Concerns
9:30 a.m. - 10: 00 a.m.
Commissioner's Office Update
Staff Present:
Caitlin ManeLL, Deputy Clerk of the Board; Anthony Garcia
(via Zoom), Veteran Services
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 Wilson Creek Harvest Fest (9/27/25) - KB Will
Attend
o South Grant County Candidate Event (8/28/25 at
6:00 p.m., WahLuke High School Theater)
• Boards/Committees Update
o Homeless Housing Task Force -Recording Fee
Recommendation Process (BOCC to Decide on
Distribution)
• Veteran Services Update
o Staff Training - Vet Assistance Fund Policies,
Trainings
o Out of Office Dates
RCW 42-30.11 0(l)(g)
Commissioner Jones called an Executive Session to order
Job Applicant/
beginning at 9:36 a.m. to go until 9:42 a.m. In attendance were
Evaluation
Commissioners Jones, Carter (via Zoom), and Burgess and
Caitlin ManeLL The session continued until 9:48 a.m.
Commissioner Jones closed the session at 9:48 a.m.
10:00a.m.-10:15a.m. Accounting Update
Staff Present: Mandy Kim, Chief Financial Officer; MicheLe JaderLund,
Auditor
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The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Accounting Update:
• Staffing Update - Payroll Administrator and Accountant
• Tyler Tech Update
o Go Live Date Pushed due to Staffing Changes
o End -User Training
o Implementation Timeline and Budget
• Budget Call and 2026 Budget Meeting Schedule by End
of Week
• Month -End Reports
10:15a.m.-10:30a.m. Juvenile Court and Youth Services Update
Staff Present: Suhail Palacios, Director
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The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Juvenile Court and Youth Services Update:
• Financial Review
• Intakes, Custody Reports
• Courts: Offender/Diversion, Truancy, Dependency
• Administration - Requested Change in Work Schedule
(Approved)
o Holiday Hours
o Schedule Change to Take Effect 9/8/25
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:
• Capital Projects/Bids Update
• Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics
Application
o Accrual Basis Systems for Department Audits
• Consent Agenda Items
10:45a.m.-11:00a.m. Fairgrounds Update (Commissioner Carter did not attend)
Staff Present: Jim McKiernan (via Zoom), Director
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Fairgrounds Update:
• 2025 Grant County Fair Attendance
• Lighting Grant for Back FenceLine - Matching Funds
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0 2026 Capital Budget of $225,000-00
• Fair Advisory Committee Application
• Potential Future Request for Managerial Assistant
• Flannelfest Planning
• Upcoming Events
• ICE Presence at Events
11:00 a.m. -11:15 a.m. Risk &Safety Coordinator Update (Commissioner Carter
attended via Zoom at 11:04 a.m.)
Staff Present: Blair.Kok, Risk & Safety Coordinator
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Risk & Safety Coordinator Update:
• New Claims or Updates
0 8/20/25 Public Works, Arm Pinned Against Wall
by Fridge
0 8/20/25 Sheriff's Office (SO), W1774, Tort Claim
- Domestic Violence
0 8/25/25 SO, Two New Tort Claims from the
Gorge
• WCRG Location Review
• Clear Risk Training Day 8/21 /2
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:
• Finance Committee Meeting
• Event Permit Process
• Recent Investments
o Interest and State Pool Rates
• Foreclosure Sales
• TI F Question
• State Treasurer's Meeting
• Accounting Office Staffing Updates
o Opportunities to Remedy Staffing Shortfall
11:30 a.m. -11:45 a.m. Assessor's Office Update
Staff Present: Melissa McKnight, Assessor
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The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Assessor's Office Update:
• Change of Value Notices Estimated Distribution Date
o Advisory List for the State
• Meeting with Central Services for Parcel Number at
New Jail
• Staffing and Training Update
• Manufactured Home Sale Error - Being Corrected
o Notification of Public for Recording
• LexipoL Trainings
11:45 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Coroner's Office Update
Staff Present: Craig Morrison, Coroner
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Coroner's Office Update:
• Coroner's Office and Morgue New Building
• Review of Investigations and AnaLytics
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; Mandy Kim and Felycite Guerra,
Accounting; Dell Anderson (via Zoom), Renew
The following Topics were presented and discussed during
Position Management Review Team:
• Renew- Performance Excellence &Communications
Manager, New Position
• Renew- Quality Improvement Coordinator, New
Position
• Additional Positions - Impact on Compensation Study
• Board of Equalization Retro Pay for At -Home Review
Time
1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Commissioner Work Session (Cancelled)
MISCELLANEOUS ITEM
• The Commissioners approved the Public Works Payroll Salary Fund for their August
22, 2025 payroll.
The Monday, August 25, 2025 session was closed at 1:45 p.m.
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SESSION CONTINUATION
The session was re -opened on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. with Commissioner
Burgess in attendance. Commissioners Jones and Carter attended via Zoom.
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Consent Agenda Review/Work Session
Staff Present: 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
• Board of Equalization (BOE) "retro pay"
• Board of Health Appointment
• Sheriff's Office, Out of State Travel
• Budget Funds for Health District Invoice
• Decision -Making Authority of Boards/Committees
• BOE Review Time Tracking
• Kids Hope Re -Accreditation BOCC Attendance
(10/16/2025, 3: 00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
• Homeless Housing Plan Update - Consideration of Tiny
Homes or Safe Parking Areas
o Discussion during Meeting with City of Moses
Lake
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Public Works Update
Staff Present: Andy Booth, Director and John Brissey, Assistant Director
The following topics were presented and discussed during the
Public Works Update:
0 Accomplishments Update
• Solid Waste, Road District, Striping
• Potato Hill Road, Stratford Road
e Westshore Drive Update
o Copy of List of Signatures Received
0 Strike Update
o Correspondence with Contractors
0 542 and 543 Issues
• Financial Coding Errors - Further Discussion
Needed
• Maintenance Management Book
0 Department of Ecology, Title 5 Legal Notice for Air
Operating Permit
o Public Comment Period for Draft Permit
0 Consent Items
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o Right -of -Way Consultant for Westshore Drive
9:30 a.m. -10:00 a.m. Sheriff's Office/Jail/Emergency Management Update
Staff Present: Sheriff Joe Kriete, Undersheriff Gary Mansford, Chief
Deputy Phillip Coats
The following Topis were presented and discussed during the
Sheriff's Office/Jail/Emergency Management Update:
• Community Wildfire Protection Plan Proposals
Received -Emergency Management
• Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (FF&E) for New Jail
o Detailed Costs to Come Soon
• Gallup Work Satisfaction Poll of Employees
o Gallup Software Usage and Expected Results
• Request for Proposals (RFP) for Jail Medical Services
o Meeting with Correctional Health Care Providers
for Presentations and Questions (8/28/25 at
1:00 p.m.) - BOCC Invited
• Consent Item: Out of State Travel Request
o Medical Concerns with Current K-9
o K-9 Selection Process
10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. Human Resources Update
Staff Present: Decorah Anderson -Cook, Director and Gina Saldana,
Assistant Director
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.
• Teamsters Meeting (9/17/25) -Bargaining Session for
Renew
• County Administrator - lnterim (Further Discussion
Needed)
• Personnel Action Request (PAR) for Juliana Fries of
Public Works - Increase to Step 5 (Signed)
• Clerk of the Board Wage Change (Held)
• Renew -Quality Improvement Coordinator (Approved)
• Renew- Performance Excellence &Communications
Manager (Approved)
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o Grant Funded Employees
• Annual Leave Increase for Employees at 20 or More
Years -addition of 2 days leave (Approved)
• Policy Update - 300 Series (To be Initialed Next Week)
RCW 42.30.110 (1)(g) Commissioner Burgess called an Executive Session to order
Job Applicant/ beginning at 10:02 a.m. to go until 10:07 a.m. In attendance
Evaluation were Commissioners Jones and Carter via Zoom,
Commissioner Burgess, Decorah Anderson -Cook and Gina
Saldana. Commissioner Burgess closed the session at 10:08
a.m.
11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Budget &Finance AND Finance Committee Meeting
(Commissioner Jones attended via Zoom at 11:04 a.m.)
Staff Present: Darryl Pheasant and Carrie Heston, Treasurer's Office;
Michele Jaderlund, Auditor; Mandy Kim, Chief Financial
Officer
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Budget & Finance Meeting:
• Current Interest Rates/State Pool
• Purchases for Next Month Settlements
• Tyler Tech Parallel Testing with Treasurer's Office New
Software
o Charter of Accounts
o Implementation Deadline
• Bank Account Closure - End of September
• Tyler Tech Extension Fees
• Sheriff's Office Staffing
• Interest Rates - County vs. State Pool
• Current Expense Cash Review
1:00 P.M. -1:30 p.m. General Rule 29 Discussion (Commissioner Jones attended
via Zoom at 1:09 p.m.)
Staff Present: Judge Brian Gwinn, Desiree Ochocinski, District Court
Administrator; Tom Gaines, Admin Director of Central
Services; Decorah Anderson, Gina Saldana, Laurissa Perez,
Jonathan Hartman and Dan Seitz, Human Resources;
Anthony Menke, Labor Attorney
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Clerk's Office Update:
• District Court Request to borrow BOCC's Van for
Training In Seattle (Approved)
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• Compensation Reviews
o Discuss Shut Down of Comp Reviews
• GR 29 Review
o Memorandum of Understanding
o Collective Bargaining Unit
o Violations (trainings, exit interview)
o Separation of Judicial/
o Risks of Judicial Independence
o Training/Election Requirements for Judges
• DC 2023 Updates by BDB/DJO
• Misunderstandings with HR
• Recent Judicial Conference & Council on Independent
Courts Highlighted Judicial Independence
• Moving Forward with Judicial Independence
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Prosecuting Attorney's Office Update
Staff Present: Brandon Guernsey, Prosecuting Attorney, Rebekah KayLor,
Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney (via Zoom)
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Prosecuting Attorney's Office Update
• Contract Review Timelines
• Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Interviews
• Civil Appeals
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:
• Recommendation to have 2 chairs for party
representation when ballots are being counted, within
the office.
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
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E. Commissioner's Roundtable - Miscellaneous Discussion
The following topics were presented and discussed during the
Commissioner's Roundtable -Misc. Discussion:
• Commissioner request to make Executive Session form
digital format only.
• Claim 1721 - deductible split between 4 departments/off ices.
• Health District item - hold for 1 week
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
RCW42.24.080, 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
$891629870.07)
2. Approve Authorization of Canvassing Board Representatives,
Auditor's Staff (Kaylyn Orozco, ALeanah Lopez and Benjamin
RodweLl), Temporary Help (Joshua Keyser, Sally Goodwin and Laura
Gonzalez) and Authorization of Legislative Authority to Serve on
Canvassing Board.
COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE
3. Approve Commissioner's Minutes for the week of August 4, 2025.
4. Approve Commissioner's Minutes for the week of August 11, 2025.
5. Approve invoice from the Grant County Health District in the
amount of $85,955.00 for 2 nd Half, 2025 General Health and 2 nd H a Lf,
TB Control. This is a budgeted expense to be paid out of Fund
001.125 - Misc. General Govt.
6. Approve Special Occasion Liquor License Application for the Boys
& Girls Club of the Columbia Basin for an event taking place at Big
Bend Community College, 7662 Chanute St. NE, Moses Lake, WA on
October 4, 2025 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
7. Approve Recommendation of Appointment from the Board of
Health for the remainder of the term of the Primary Consumer of
Public Health Seat. The partial term would end December 31, 2026.
(Held to 9/2/25 Consent)
8. Approve Board of Equalization "retro pay" for at-home review of
petitions. (Denied)
9. Approve reimbursement request from Royal Water District on the
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in the amount of $21,531.24.
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FAIRGROUNDS.
10. Approve Out of State Travel Request for Jim McKiernan, Ken White
(or Lori Halliday) and Zach Russell to attend the Basic/Advanced
Footing Academy and Equine Center Symposium in Nashville, TN.
Dates of travel are January 25 through January 29, 2026. Total
estimated cost is $6,099.87, budget funds will be available.
PUBLIC WORKS
11. Approve Local Agency Real Estate Professional Services
Negotiated Hourly Rate Consultant Agreement and Grant County
Public Works Notice to Consultants for Westshore Drive
Reconstruction Right -of -Way Services, expected to begin
immediately and to continue for approximately 6 months, unless
extension is necessary.
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12. Approve Resolution No. 25-073-CC and First Amendment to
InterlocaL Agreement for Provision of Services between the City of
Quincy and Grant County re: Quincy Partnership for Youth.
Amendment increases yearly service fee to $65,000.00.
13. Approve Third Amendment to Behavioral Health Services
Telemedicine Agreement between Seattle Children's Hospital and
Grant County dba Renew. Term of the agreement is August 1, 2025
through July 31, 2026.
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
14. Approve request for Chief Deputy Phillip Coats to sign Big Bend
Community College Health Agency Agreement for Provision of
Clinical Experience for Big Bend Community College Health
Education Programs 2025-2028. This will allow nursing students the
opportunity to have experience in a correctional environment. Term
of the contract is September 1, 2025 through 2028.
15. Approve Out of State Travel Request for Nicholas Overland,
Gunner Hinds and Nick Stewart to travel to Birmingham, AL,, then
Nashville. TN to select a K-9 for the Sheriff's Office. They will be
staying in Birmingham from September 2 through September 5, then
travelling to Nashville and returning home on September 6, 2025.
Estimated cost of travel is $5,828.00 to be paid from Fund 001.114
(K-9)•
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER CARTER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER JONES, TO
APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 1 THROUGH 15 HOLDING ITEM 7 FOR ONE
WEEKAND DENYING ITEM 8. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
G. Board Discussion/Decision Items
• None
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I. Adjournment
The Commissioner's Meeting adjourned at 2:19 p.m.
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Open Record Public Hearing, Public Works Surplus of Five
(5) County -Owned Vehicles
Staff Present: John Brissey, Deputy Public Works Director and John
Spiess, Fleet Manager
Public: See Sign -in Sheet
Approved via This being the date set, and proper notices having been posted
Resolution No. 25-074- and published in accordance with local and state Laws,
CC Commissioner Jones opened the public hearing on August
2025, at 2:45 p.m. to consider a request from Public Works to
declare surplus five (5) County -Owned vehicles. Once
declared surplus, the vehicles will be sold via
www..p-u-bLicsurDLus.com.
John Spiess gave an overview of the request.
No Public Comment was given.
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER BURGESS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER JONES, TO
CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE HEARING. MOTION PASSED BY 2
COMMISSIONERS. (Commissioner Carter was not present for this vote)
Following the motion, it was
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER BURGESS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CARTER, TO
APPROVE THE SURPLUS OF VEHICLES AS PRESENTED. MOTION PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY.
The Public Hearing was adjourned at 2:48 p.m.
3: 00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Open Record Public Hearing, Vacation of Old County Rd
538 - Rd W-NW ROW (Appledale and Hawthorn
Staff Present: John Brissey, Deputy Director of Public Works; Barb
O'Neill, Data Analyst, Engineer Tech 5; and Katherine Bren,
Assistant County Road Engineer
Public:
See Sign -in Sheet
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Approved via This being the date set, and proper notices having been posted
Resolution No. 25-075 and published in accordance with Local and state Laws,
-cc Commissioner Jones opened the public hearing on August
2025, at 3:00 p.m. to consider a request to vacate portions of
unbuiLt Old County Rd. 528 known as W-NW (AppLedate Solar
Hawthorne)
Barb O'Neill gave an overview of the request. Public Works
recommends approval of the application.
No Public Comment was given.
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER CARTER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BURGESS, TO
CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE HEARING. MOTION PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY.
Following the motion, it was
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER CARTER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BURGESS, TO
APPROVE VACATION AS PRESENTED. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
The Public Hearing was adjourned at 3:04 p.m.
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Open Record Public Hearing, Ordinance Modifying Ch.
11.04 of the Grant County Code entitled "Maximum Speed
Limits"
Staff Present: John Brissey, Deputy Director of Public Works; Barb
O'Neill, Data Analyst, Engineer Tech 5; and Katherine Bren,
Assistant County Road Engineer; Chief Deputy Ricardo
Char
Public: See Sign -in Sheet
Approved via This being the date set, and proper notices having been posted
Resolution No. 25- and published in accordance with Local and state Laws,
CC Commissioner Jones opened the public hearing on August
2025, at 3:15 p.m. to consider an Ordinance amending
Chapter 11.04 of the Grant County Code titled "Maximum
Speed Limits". The amendment is to rescind/replace the entire
previous Ordinance.
Barb O'Neill and Katherine Bren gave an overview of the
request. There was much back and forth discussion with the
BOCC, Staff, and the public in attendance
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Public Comment:
Accidents in the area, speed Limit Lowering
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER BURGESS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CARTER, TO
CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE HEARING. MOTION PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY.
Following the motion, it was
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER BURGESS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CARTER., TO
CONTINUE THE HEARING TO 9/23/25 AT 2:30 PM. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
The Public Hearing was adjourned at 4:05 p.m.
The Tuesday, August 26, 2025 session was closed at 4:05 p.m.
Meeting Minutes for the week of August 4, 2025 were approved this. day of
Attest:
Barbara J. Vasquez, CIVIC
Clerk of the Board
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Grant County, Washington
Kevin Burgess, Migomber
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