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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda - BOCCCo GRANT CO U NTY fi BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 'f Meeting Agenda Week of March 16, 2026 — March 22, 2026 Commission Chambers, 35 C Street NW Ephrata, WA 98823 Please note that all meetings of the Grant County Board of Commissioners are offered as hybrid meetings and can be attended in person at the Commission Chambers at 35 C St. NW, Ephrata, WA 98823, or remotely through Zoom. Tuesday meetings include an Open Forum for Public Input at 11:00 a.m. unless otherwise posted. Instructions for attending the meetings remotely: Web Address: https://grantcountywa.zoom us/i/94048277440?pwd=yyyaxi3BrGDa34MLrZcsO7697ym62k.1 Event Number: 940 4827 7440 Event Password: 26229323 To Join via Audio: United States: +1-253-205-0468 Meeting ID: 940 4827 7440 Password: 26229323 International Numbers: https://grantcountywa.zoom.us/u MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2026 8:30 a.m. — 9:30 a.m. County Administrator Update • QUADCO Meeting — Request from Kittitas County Commissioner 9:00 a.m. — 9:15 a.m. Z Kennedy, Legislative Update 9:30 a.m. —10:00 a.m. Development Services Update • Approve Execution of Ordinance adopting an extension to Ordinance 25-083-CC relating to a Moratorium on new commercial and industrial wind projects regardless of permit type for a period of 6 additional months. A Hearing to take Public Comment will be held on April 7, 2026 at 11:30 a.m. o A copy of the Ordinance being considered can be requested from the Commissioner's Office by emailing commissioners @prantcountvwa pov. • Discussion re: City of George Wastewater Treatment Facility • Building Permit Review Timelines • Staffing Plan 10:00 a.m. —10:15 a.m. Assessor's Office Update 10:15 a.m. —10:30 a.m. Clerk's Office Update Page 2 of 5 Grant County Commissioners Agenda Week of March 16, 2026 10:30 a.m. —10:45 a.m. District Court Update • Enterprise Justice & Enterprise Supervision "Go -Live" in 48 Days • Consent Items o AOC Therapeutic Court Grant AOC2978 o Incentives Grant Application 10:45 a.m. —11:00 a.m. Commissioner Work Session 11:00 a.m. —11:30 a.m. Position Management Review (PMR) 11:30 a.m. —12:00 p.m. Future CFO Position Discussion TU ESDAY, MARCH 17, 2026 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. Prosecuting Attorney's Office Update 10:00 a.m. —11:00 a.m. 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 (Le. 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. Page 3 of 5 Grant County Commissioners Agenda Week of March 16,, 2026 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 42.24.090., as recorded on a listing, and made available to the Board. COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE 2. Approve Commissioner's Minutes for the week of March 2, 2026. 3. Approve 2026 Recording Fee Surcharge Distribution Agreement., RCW 36.22.250(3)(b) with City of Moses Lake. 4. Approve recommendations of reappointment for Stephen Phipps (Farmer), Jason Thaernert (Farmer)., Travis Herring (Farmer), Maguire Isaak (Dryland Wheat), and Riley Beaumont (Orchardist) to the Current Use Advisory Board. DISTRICT COURT 5. Approve Resolution and request for Desiree Ochocinski, Court Administrator,, to DocuSign Interagency Agreement AOC2978 between the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) and Grant County District Community Court. Funding provided to hold a collaborative event with neighboring therapeutic court teams. Total compensation is not to exceed $5,.000.00, which must be expended by June 30., 2026. FACILITIES & MAINTENANCE 6. Approve request to purchase two scissor lifts from EquipmentShare. The lifts are to be used in the new jail to access equipment that will need service. The lifts in the quote are used, and will cost $17,,643.98. This is an approved capital expense for 2026 and will be paid from Current Expense. 7. Approve contract for Zion Excavation,, LLC to replace the concrete behind the District Court on Wheeler Road in Moses Lake,, WA. The concrete is collapsed and in very poor condition. The bid to do the work is $34,665.75 with tax. This is an approved capital project and will be paid using REET 1 funds. The budget for this project is $37,500.00. The project is scheduled to be completed by April 30, 2026. NFW HOPF 8. Approve Out of State Travel Request for Sara MacDonald., Trisha Glenn and Elisa Adolphsen to attend the NCA Leadership Conference in Washington., DC. Total cost for travel is $9,866.78. Dates of travel are June 27, 2026 through July 2,, 2026. All costs are covered by department grants. Page 4 of 5 Grant County Commissioners Agenda Week of March 16, 2026 PHRI IC° WnRKq 9. Approve Resolution to rescind Resolution 25-104-CC, which appointed Michael D. Uhlman, PE, as Interim County Road Engineer on January 1, 2026. The new Resolution will be in effect April 131 2026, and will concurrently appoint Cade Egbert, PE, as the new County Road Engineer. 10. Approve request for Commissioner Chair to electronically sign Agreement between Grant County Public Works and J. Stout Auctions, to allow J. Stout Auctions to sell whatever public surplus Public Works wishes to dispose of in March 2026, for the auction commission of 20% for any lot realizing $1,000.00orless, and 10%for any lot realizing more than $1,000.01. 11. Approve request for Public Hearing to declare surplus certain county -owned property. When declared surplus, items will be sold at public auction through www.publicsurplus.com. RENEW 12. Approve request for Dell Anderson, Director, to DocuSign Amendment #32 to Carelon Facility Agreement between Carelon Behavioral Health and Grant County dba Renew. Effective date is January 1, 2026. TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 13. Approve Purchase Order #1067 to Cities Digital Inc. (CDI) for purchase of Laserfiche License conversion subscription in the amount of $84,447.86, to be paid from the 2026 approved capital outlay of $75,000.00 (Fund 501.0000) and software maintenance of $9,447.86 (Fund 501.0000) due to a previously undisclosed vendor rate increase. TREASURER'S OFFICE 14. Approve Sale of Tax Title parcel 05-0946-000 for $500.00 to Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District. Treasurer recommends approval of offer. VETERAN SERVICES 15. Approve Veteran Assistance Fund Policies and Procedures Updates, changing the 2026 Federal Poverty Level and job title change to Veteran Services Supervisor (VSS). • 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 a.m. —12:00 p.m. Washington Counties Risk Group (WCRG) Insurance Update 1:00 p.m. — 2:00 p.m. Commissioner Work Session —1/loth of 1% Mental Health/Chemical Dependency Sales Tax Page 5 of 5 Grant County Commissioners Agenda Week of March 16, 2026 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, MARCH 16, 2026 • 6:30 p.m. — 8:00 p.m. City of Moses Lake Financial Sustainability Plan (FSP) Public Workshop (R Jones) TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2026 • 2:00 p.m. — 3:00 p.m. Meeting w/ HopeSource (R Jones) • 6:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m. Republican Women Presentation (R Jones) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2026 • 7:00 a.m. — 8:00 a.m. Grant County EDC Board Meeting (K Burgess) • 9:00 a.m. — 9:30 a.m. WCRG Fiscal Committee Call (C Carter) • 2:00 p.m. — 2:30 p.m. Grant County Compensation Study Project Check -in (C Carter) TH U RS DAY, MARCH 19, 2026 • 9:00 a.m. —10:00 a.m. March Greater Project Team Monthly Check -In (BOCC) • 10:30 a.m. —12:30 p.m. Columbia Basin Sustainable Water Coalition (CBSWC) Stakeholder Meeting (R Jones) • 2:00 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAG) Meeting (R Jones) • 4:30 p.m. — 9:00 p.m. SkillSource Meeting and Recognition Banquet (K Burgess) • 6:30 p.m. — 8:00 p.m. Grant Transit Authority (GTA) Board Meeting (K Burgess) FRI DAY, MARCH 20, 2026 No Individual Meetings Scheduled 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.