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Meeting Minutes
Week of March 23, 2026 - March 29, 2026
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 Burgess, Jones and Carter in attendance.
3:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. County Administrator Update
Staff Present. Tom Gaines, County Administrator; Caitlin Manell, Clerk of
the Board
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
County Administrator Update:
• Al Prompt Errors &New Inclusions in Weekly Updates
• Veteran Services Supervisor (VSS) Update
• City of Moses Lake Lunch &Work Session (3/30/26)
• Moses Lake Open Public Work Session
o Westshore Driveway Concerns
o School District- Information Officer
• NACo High Performance Leadership (HPL) Course
o County HPL Graduates Retreat
• Jail Tour Last Week
o Student Tours
• Upcoming Interviews -New Hope, Deputy Clerk of the
Board
o Full Board to Attend Deputy Clerk Interviews
• Upcoming Bid Openings
• Tourism Marketing Manager Job Description
o Tourism Bylaws Update
• Bridge Maintenance Preservation Funds
• Inmate Movement & Arraignments
o Corrections - Program Testing, Admin Building,
Kitchen Equipment Order Error
• Jail Tours for Public
9:30 a.m. - 10: 00 a.m. Public Works Update
Staff Present: Andy Booth, Director and James Davis, Assistant Director;
Dave Bren, City of Ephrata Engineer
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Public Works Update:
• Westshore Drive Update - Permit Errors, Driveway
Completions
o Communication Concerns
• Radios for Department - Rapid Radio, Request to
Purchase Higher Priced
• Bid Opening -Award Recommendation
• Accomplishments
o Road Work Completion, Bridge Repairs, Solid
Waste Cleanup
o Illegal Dumps
• MRW Facility Revamp - Solid Waste
o Tank Testing, Update Considerations
• Tipping Fees -SoLid Waste
• Contract Termination Fees - Potential Credit Card Use
• Licensing Program Graduate
• Phase 4 Landfill
10:00a.m.-10:15a.m. Auditor's Office Update
Staff Present: Michele Jaderlund, Auditor; Mandy Kim and Amanda
Simonsen, Accounting; Darryl Pheasant, Treasurer
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Auditor's Office Update:
• 2025 Reconciliation Reports
o September Entry Error
o Reconciliation Errors -Corrections Posted
• Tyler Tech vs. GP Data Verification
• Reporting Periods - Credit Card Transaction Reports
• Federal Financial Audit Status - Potential Findings
10:15a.m.-10:30a.m. Treasurer's Office Update
Staff Present: Darryl Pheasant, Treasurer
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Treasurer's Office Update:
• Tax Statement Mailings
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• TIF Explanation of Plan - PACs Concerns
• Assessed Values of Homes
• Levy Increases -Tax Rates
• Interest Rates Increase, Purchases, State Pool
• Legislative Treasurer's Meetings
o Draft Legislative Bills, TIF Laws
• Solar Farms Taxation Practices
* New Jail Construction Costs
* State Auditor's Office Call.
10:30 a0m. - 10:45 a.m. -Superior Court Update
t
a S ff Pr' esent,, Crystal Burns, Court Administrator
The -fo[Lowirig Topics were presented and discussed during the
Superior Court Update:
0 New Judge, civil Presiding
0 COUrt at New Jail. - Transition Plan
10:D45a.,m,,-11-Q00a.rn. Commissioner Work Session
Sf-�-;W Present.- Caitlin Mane-R, Clerk of the Board
The following Topics were presented and d.iscussed-during the
Commissioner Work Session:
• Westshore Drive Site Visit
• Finance Director Job Description Update
• Grant Fund Amounts for EDC Recommendations
o Applications for Projects, W-20 Plan
11 -00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Position Management Review (PMR)
-Sta, ff Ptesent-,,,
Decorah Anderson -Cook, in Saidana, Jonathan Hartman
and Dan Seitz, Huma-ri. Resources; Mandy Kim, Amber
Jacobs and Amanda Simonsen, Accounting
The following Topics were presented and discussed during
Position Management Review (F'MR):
• Public Works - Development Review Engineer
• Solid Waste - Laborer
• Assessor -Appraiser BackfiLL (Additional Requisition)
• Renew -Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) Backf ill
• Renew - Substance Use Disorder Professional (SUDP)
BackfiLL (Additional Requisition)
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• Facilities & Maintenance- Maintenance 4 BackfiI.I.
• Hiring Freeze Process for BackfiLLs (Continue)
The Monday, March 23, 2026. session was closed at 11:11 a.m.
SESSION CONTINUATION
The session was re-o p'e* ned on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. with Commissioners
Burgess, Jones and Carter in attendance.
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Consent Agenda Review/Work Se's'si'6n
Staff Present: Caitlin Manell, Commissioner's Office
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the'
Consent Agenda Review/Work Session:
• Commissioner Picture - Moses Lake Roundup
• Boys & Girls Club Teen Town Hall
• Items to be moved to -Board Discussion/Decisions
0 Out of State Travel- Sheriff!s:Offi-cel,.
o EDC SIP Grant Recommendations
• Eastern Washington Council of 'Gover-m-nents (EWCOG)
Meeting Confirmed
• Fin'andi'aL Director Experience
9:30.a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Sh eriff Is Office Update
Staff Present: Sheriff Joe Kriete,, Undersheriff Gary Mansf ord, Chief
Deputy Phillip Coats, Chief Deputy Beau Lamens (via
Zoom)
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Sheriff's Office. Update:
• Opioid-Settlement Revenues
o RFR Opening 2026 -City of Moses Lake
• Columbia Basin Hospital Medical Services
• Transition Team Preparations
o Commissioner Tour, Training Requirements
Furnishings, Water Testing Completion,
Technology Needs, Public Tours
• Accreditation Complete
• Trespass Violations
• Garbage Dumping
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10:00a.m.-11:00a.m. Human Resources Update
Staff Present: Decorah Anderson -Cook, Director, Gina SaLdana, Assistant
Director
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Human Resources Update:
• Open.,Foru.m 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.,
• 2026 Rollover Memorandum, of Agreements (Signed)
o Renew Admin, Courthouse, Solid Waste,
District Court, Youth Services
• Sheriff's Mediation Session
o Upcoming Bargaining Sessions
• Personnel Action Requests (PAR) forRonaLdo Delgado,
Phi-Lip.Safar and Douglas Anderson, Superior Court Pro
Tem Court Commissioners Wage Change
• Position Management:
o Public Works Development Review Engineer
(Approved)
o Public Works Solid Waste Laborer 1 (Approved)
o Assessor's Office Appraiser Backfi[L (Approved)
o Renew Certified Medical Assistant (Approved)
o Renew Substance Use Disorder Professional
(Approved)
o Facilities & Maintenance - Maintenance 4
(Approved)
• Policies 621 - 632
o Travel Policy Updates
• New Hope Director, Deputy Clerk BackfiLL Interviews
• Exit Interview Scheduling
COMMISSIONER'S MEETING
11 -.00 a.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:
• None
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C. Approval of Agenda
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER JONES, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CARTER, TO
APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
D. Board Correspondence
• Board of -Equalization Petition
• Port of Quincy - Server Farm Taxes
Es Commissioner's Roundtable -Miscellaneous Discussion
The following topics were presented and discussed during the
Commissioner's Roundtable-Misc. Discussion:
• Special Meeting Work Session w/ City of Moses Lake
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 t of
$4, 622, 646.99)
COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE
2. Approve Commissioner's Minutes for the week of March 9, 2026.
3. Approve Resolution 26-024-CC for recommendations from Grant
County Economic Development Council (EDC) on Strategic
Infrastructure Program (SIP) 2026-01 Port of Royal Slope,
Transtoading and Driveway project; 2026-02 City of Royal City, Lion's
Park Expansion Plan; 2026-03 McKay Healthcare, Ph 1 Community
Center Expansion Cont'd; 2026-04 Port of Moses Lake, W20
Expansion Plan.
4. Approve transfer request of $332,552.00 to the Tourism Advisory
Committee Fund No. 114.0000 and $10,000.00 to the Grant County
Historical Museum Fund No. 001 .0119 for the Lodging Tax Tourism
Promotion Grants awarded for 2026. Funds to be transferred from
the LTAC Fund No. 134.0000.
5. Approve reimbursement request from Big Bend Community
College on the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in the amount of
$16,046.92 for February 2026.
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6. Approve reimbursement request from Renew on the American
Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) for Veteran Services in the amount of $2,900
and Boys & Girls Club in the amount of $3,423.99 for February 2026
services.
7. Approve reimbursement request from Renew on the American
Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) for December 2025 in the amount of
$13,555.41 and January 2026 in the amount of $9,525.70 for Suicide
Prevention services.
8. Approve reimbursement request from HopeSource on the
Consolidated Homeless Grant (CHG) No. 26-46108-10 in the amount
of $33,485.84 for February 2026 services.
9. Approve reimbursement request from Housing Authority of Grant
County on the Consolidated Homeless Grant (CHG) No. 26-46108-
10 in the amount of $83,401.03 for February 2026 services.
10. Approve reimbursement request from New Hope on the American
Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in the amount of $19,193.83 for February
2026 services.
FACILITIES & MAINTENANCE
11. Approve�-request to purchase two scissors Lifts EquipmentShare to
be -used in the new jail to access equipment that will need service.
The Lifts are used and will cost $18,179.77. This is an approved
capital expense for 2026 and will be paid from Facilities &
Maintenance Current Expense.
NEW HOPE / KIDS HOPE
12. Approve Proclamation declaring April 2026 as Sexual Assault
Awareness Month in Grant County, recognizing New Hope's efforts to
prevent sexual violence and support survivors.
13. Approve Proclamation declaring April 2026 as Child Abuse
Prevention Month in Grant County, recognizing the work of Kids Hope
and the importance of community -wide prevention efforts.
PUBLIC WORKS
14. Approve Award recommendation and Award Letter for the
purchase of Asphalt Materials 2026, awarded to Ergon Asphalt &
Emulsions, Inc. for the contract amounts of $499/ton for Item 1A,
$489/ton for Item 1 B, $85/ton for Item 2A, and $87/ton for Item 2B.
15. Approve Award recommendation and Award Letter for the
purchase of Gutter Broom Bristles, awarded to Ironclad Company for
the contract amount of $4,140.00.
16. Approve Notice of Termination of Interim County Engineer contract
and appointment between Grant County Public Works and HLA
Engineering and Land Surveying, as of April 13, 2026, with Grant
County Public Works making the final payment for actual services
rendered on that date.
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RENEW
17. Approve request for Dell Anderson, Director, to DocuSign
Participating Provider Agreement between Coordinated Care of
Washington, Coordinated Care Corporation and Grant County dba
Renew.
18. Approve Subcontractor Agreement between Grant and Adams .
.County Developmental Disabilities and Ability Employment Services-.
Effective dates are April 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026 to provide
Individual Supported Employment.
19. Approve Contract Design proposal for furnishings at the Renew
Quincy site, covering 9 offices, 2 conference rooms, reception area
and Lobby under O.mnia Contract. Total including tax, delivery and
installation is $79,302.06 to be paid from Fund 108.150 (Capital
Outlay).
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
20. Approve Out of State Travel Request for Chief Coats, Lt. Erickson
and Lt. Jay to attend the American Jail Association Conference in
Milwaukee, WI. Dates of travel are May 15 -- May 21, 2026. Estimated
cost is $7,200. This conference highlights Corrections Leadership
Legal updates and best practice.
21. Approve Out of State Travel Request for members of INET,
Corrections Investigative team and Prosecutor to attend the Annual
Washington State Narcotics Investigators Association (WSNIA)
Training Summit in Coeur d'Alene, ID. Request is for 11 total staff to
attend (Sheriff Kriete, Lamens, Wentworth, Judkins, West, Smith,
Kottong, Deaver, DowLand, Millard and Henkel). Dates of travel are
April 19 — April 23, 2026. Estimated cost is $16,000.00 ® inflated to
cover parking.
TREASURER'S OFFICE
22. Approve Resolution 26-025-CC and Interlocal Investment
Services Agreement with School Insurance Association of WA
(SIAW) to invest monies provided by the Local Government into the
County Pool on its behalf. Term is upon signature through December
31,2035.
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER CARTER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER JONES, TO
APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 1 THROUGH 22 AS PRESENTED. MOTION
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
G. Board Discussion/Decision Items
0 None
I. Adjournment
The Commissioner's Meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.
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11:30a.m.-12:00p.m. Chief Financial Officer Job Description Review Work
Session I
Staff Present: Tom Gaines, County Administrator; Decorah Anderson -
Cook and Gina Saldana, Human Resources; Darryl
Pheasant, Treasurer; Trevor BevierCivil Deputy*
Prosecuting Attorney; Melissa McKnight, Assessor
The following Topics were presented and discussed during the
Work Session:
Director of Finance DRAFT Job Description Review
o Comparable Counties, Third Party Auditor
Review
Budget Planning Process
Cash Information Presentation
RCW42.30.110(l)(g) -Commissioner Burgess called an Executive Session to order
Job Applicant® beginning at 11:45 a.m. to go until 12:00 p.m. In atte'nda'nce
Evaluation were Commissioners Burgess, Jones and Carter, Tom Gaines,
Trevor Bevier, Melissa McKnight, Darryl Pheasant, Decorah
Anderson -Cook and Gina SaLdana. The session continued
until 12:05 p.m. Commissioner Burgess closed the session at
12:0 5 p.m.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEM:
The Board approved and signed the Public Works Payroll Salary Fund for the March
20, 2026 pay date.
The Tuesday, March 24, 2026 session was closed at 12:10 p.m.
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Meeting Minutes for the week of March 23, 2026 were approved this � day of
ii t , 2026.
Attest.
Caitlin E. Marvell,
Clerk of the Board
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Grant County, Washington
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