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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Draft Meeting Agenda
Week of December 1, 2025 —December 5, 2025 -�
Commission Chambers, 35 C Street NW
Ephrata, WA 98823
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2025
8:00 a.m. — 8:30 a.m. Open Record Public Hearing, 2026 Grant County Budget Adoption,
Making Tax Levies and Setting Assessment Rates (Noxious Weed)
A Public Hearing will be held for the purpose of fixing the final 2026 Grant County budget,
adopting the Capital Facilities Plan, and making tax levies.
8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Interim County Administrator Update
9:30 a.m. —10:00 a.m. Public Works Update
• Accomplishments
• Westshore Update
• Stratford Update
• Upcoming Hearings
o Adrian Loop Rd. &ROW Vacation (Tues., 12/9/2025 at 11:30 a.m.)
10:00 a.m. —10:15 a.m.
10:15 a.m. —10:30 a.m.
Auditor's Office Update
Treasurer's Office Update
10:30 a.m. —10:45 a.m. Superior Court Update
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Week of December 1, 2025
10:45 a.m. —11:00 a.m. Commissioner Work Session
11:00 a.m. —12:00 p.m. Position Management Review (PMR)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2025
9:00 a.m. — 9:30 a.m. Consent Agenda Review /Work Session
® Items to be moved to Board Discussion/Decisions
9:30 a.m. — 10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. — 11:00 a.m.
Sheriff's Office Update
Human Resources Update
• Open Forum for Public Comment (5-minute time limit, Human Resources related topics, only)
• Anticipated Executive Sessions:
o Labor Relations — RCW 42.30.140(4)(a)
o Employee Evaluation — RCW 42.30.110(1)(g)
o Personnel Disciplinary Matters — RCW 42.30.110(1)(f)
• Position Management
• Budget, Finance, Compensation
• Recruitment
• Benefits
11:00 a.m. —11:30 a.m. Commissioner's Meeting
• Call to order
• Open Forum for Public Input (3 minutes per person, 15-minute time limit)
• Approval of Agenda
• Correspondence (i.e. Emails received that need response, letters of support etc.)
• Commissioners Roundtable —Miscellaneous Discussion
• Consent Agenda —All items are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion of the
Commissioners with no separate discussion.
o If a separate discussion is desired, that consent item may be removed and placed under
Board Discussion/Decision.
AUDITOR'S OFFICE
1. Approve 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
42.24.0901 as recorded on a listing, and made available to the Board.
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COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
2.Approve Settlement and Release Agreement regarding the Morgue between Grant County and
Grant County Public Hospital District No. 1 dba Samaritan Healthcare (Hospital) for the
agreement 10terminate agreements relating to the use of the space inthe Existing Hospital for
the Morgue in the amount of$l84,Ol9.27.
COMMISSIONER'S
3.Approve Commissioner's Minutes for the week of November 10, 2025.
4. Approve invoice to LDC,, Inc. for the development of the Grant County Homeless Housing Five-
YearP|anintheamountof$17,G99.25.
5. Approve invoice tothe Grant County Economic Development Council (ED[)inthe amount of
$37500.00 for Q4 Membership Dues to be paid from Fund 133.184 (Economic Rural Co).na|Co).
G. Approve 2026 Grant County Tourism Promotion Grant Agreements asrecommended bvthe
Lodging Tax Advisory Committee:
a. LTAC Grant Agreement 2026-045 to Friends of the Lower Grand Coulee for Soap Lake,
Ephrata Food & Folk Festival inthe amount of$S,OOO.00,
b. LTAC Grant Agreement 2026-032 to Sun Lakes Park Resort, Inc. for Cinco de Mayo in the
amount of$8,OOO.O[\
c[TAC Grant Agreement 2026-033to Sun Lakes Park Resort, Inc. for Family Fun Day
Carnival inthe amount of$QOOO.0O,
d. [TACGrant Agreement 2026-034 to Sun Lakes Park Resort, Inc. for Fall Festival inthe
amount of$1O,0XJO.00
e. LTA[Grant Agreement Z026-O35toSun Lakes Park Resort, Inc. for Decades of
Distinction Car Show in the amount of$O,OOO.00,
t LTAC Grant Agreement 2026-021 to Central Basin Community Concert Association for
Gendennen'sQuartet inthe amount of$2,OOO.00,
g. LTAC Grant Agreement 2026-022 to Central Basin Community Concert Association for
Bachelors ofBroadway inthe amount of$2,OOO.DO,
h. LTAC Grant Agreement 2026-023 to Central Basin Community Concert Association
Undecided Concert Fall #1inthe amount of $2.,000.00., and
i. LTAC Grant Agreement 2026-024 to Central Basin Community Concert Association for
Undecided Concert Fall #2inthe amount of$Z,OOO.00.
7.Approve Liquor License Application for the Orchard House located atll2Frontier Way SW.,
Maitawa,\NA99349 from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board.
8. Approve Recommendation of Appointment Lothe Grant County Planning Commission.
9. Approve Recommendation of Appointment to the Mosquito Control District #2.
lO.Approve reimbursement request from MopeSourcmonthe Consolidated Homeless Grant (CHG)
No. 26`4G1O8'1Ointhe amount of$33,O44.9Qfor October 2O2Sservices.
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ll.Approve policy updates for CHG Housing programs and New Hope.
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PUBLIC DEFENSE
12. Approve Professional Service Agreement Renewal with Michael Morgan for a two-year
agreement in the amount of $12,500.00 per month to be available for 90% caseload in Superior
Court. Considered and part of the 2026 budget.
13. Approve Professional Service Agreement Renewal with Jeffrey Scott Niesen for a two-year
agreement in the amount of $8,750.00 per month to be available for 70% caseload in Superior
Court. Considered and part of the 2026 budget.
RISK MANAGEMENT
14. Approve new insurance premium allocation chart for Departments and Offices.
TREASURER'S OFFICE
15. Approve Resolution and Interlocal Investment Services Agreement with United Schools
Insurance Program (USIP) to invest monies provided by the Local Government into the County
Pool on its behalf. Term is upon signature through December 31, 2025.
Board Discussion/Decisions Items (Items to discuss and items that were removed from Consent
Agenda. These items will be acted upon together)
• Adjournment
11:30 p.m. —12:00 p.m. LDC, Inc., Homeless Housing Plan Update
Below, you will find a list of meetings that the Commissioners may be attending. For more
information, please contact the Commissioner's Office by email at
commissioners@grantcountywa.gov or by phone at (509) 754-2011 ext. 2901.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2025
• Rural Energy Academy Peer Exchange (R Jones)
• 12:00 p.m. —1:00 p.m. Washington State Association of Counties (WSAC) Virtual Assembly (K
Burgess)
• 2:00 p.m. — 3:00 p.m. Homeless Housing Plan Update (R Jones)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2025
• Rural Energy Academy Peer Exchange (R Jones)
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2025
• Rural Energy Academy Peer Exchange (R Jones)
• 2:00 p.m. — 2:30 p.m. Grant County Compensation Study Project Check -In (C Carter)
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2025
0 7:00 a.m. — 8:00 a.m. Moses Lake Chamber Response Team Meeting (R Jones)
0 1:30 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. County Cabinet Meeting-,+R4&nrvj C(_,
0 2:00 p.m. — 4:00 p.m. Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAG) Meeting (R Jones)
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2025
0 1:00 p.m. — 2:00 p.m. SkillSource — Workforce Development Board Zoom Meeting (K Burgess)
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. ANY SUBJECT PLACED ON THE AGENDA
REGARDLESS OF HOW THE MATTER IS STATED ON THE AGENDA, MAY BE ACTED UPON BY THE BOARD.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) ACCOMODATIONS PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.