BOCC update Jan 2, 2024, Agenda for week of Jan 8, 2024

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Monday, January 1, 2024--BOCC did not meet.
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 AM
• Jon Neal Elected BOCC Chair, Andy Hover elected Vice Chair.
• No Public Comment.
• Discussion about how to support Public Lands: wildfire, forest management, wildlife management.
• Finance: some policy changes into the new year, still balancing things out from yearend- 2023, state audit happening, roll out of new software going well with a few issues that have been resolved.
• Risk Management: Horse barn damage claim.
• Sheriff and Undersheriff not understanding the budget process timelines, and unhappy about not being notified of final budget, also not getting staff requested – upgrading deputy to lieutenant with commensurate pay – may use stipend for extra duties, also animal control position not approved/funded – but it is not off the table.
• Approved Resolution upgrading some salaries due to minimum wage increase.
• Meeting adjourned for the day at 11:48

AGENDA FOR THE WEEK OF JAN 8, 2024
Monday, January 8th, 2024
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9:00 AM Review Commissioners Agenda and Consent Agenda
9:05 AM Review Meeting Minutes January 2nd, 2024
9:15 AM Public Comment Period
9:30 AM Commissioners Staff Meeting
10:30 AM Discussion-Elections Processing Room Project-Auditor Cari Hall
11:00 AM Staff Update-Clerk of the Board
11:30 AM Executive Session RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)-Prosecutor Lin & Esther Milner
12:00 PM Briefing Among Commissioners-Discuss Individual Weekly Meetings & Schedule

Tuesday, January 9th, 2024
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9:00 AM Discussion-NACo (National Association of Counties) Funds Request-Local Assistance & Tribal Consistency Act-Wes McCart
9:15 AM Public Comment Period
10:00 AM Discussion-WSU Extension MOA Appendix A-Kayla Wells-Yoakum
10:30 AM Update-County Auditor- Cari Hall
11:00 AM Update-Public Works-Engineer Josh Thomson
1:30 PM Board of Health Meeting-1234 S. 2nd Ave, Okanogan
3:30 PM Update-Tonasket Forest Ranger-Matt Marsh
4:30 PM Approve Meeting Minutes January 2nd, 2024.
4:35 PM Approve Consent Agenda
1. Letter to Nancy Nash-Mendez-Housing Authority Grant Support-Brewster Apartments
2. LTAC (Lodging Tax Advisory Committee) 2024 Contract-24-013 Molson Museum Marketing-$2,625
3. LTAC 2024 Contract-24-020 Omak Visitor Center Operations-$23,000
4. LTAC 2024 Contract-24-032 Twisp Works Marketing-$12,500
5. LTAC 2024 Contract-24-012 Methow Valley Sports Trails Association YR-$48,000
6. LTAC 2024 Contract-24-010 Methow Trails CAP-$48,000
7. Letter-OK PUD No. 1-Support for OK PUD application for Grant to WA Public Works Board
8. Emergency Management Performance Grant-E24-259-EM Manager
9. Union Agreement-OK County Juvenile Dept. & Teamsters Union NO. 760- 2024-2026
10. Questionnaire-Land Use Permit-City of Okanogan & OK County Public Facilities
11. Request-Parcel Consolidation-City of Okanogan & OK County
12. Order of Vacation Subject to Condition Precedent-Unnamed Road-OK Public Works
13. Union Agreement-Public Works ADMIN & Teamsters #760-2024-2026
14. Union Agreement-Solid Waste & Teamsters #760-2024-2026
15. Interlocal Agreement-OK County & City of Omak-Building Inspection & Plan Review
16. Ratified Agreement-Commissioned Sheriffs Office Employees-FTO Premium Pay 3%
17. Cattleguard Renewals-Cross Bar Ranch CGF#3945 & Talkire Lake Rd CGF#78-73
18. Resolution 2-2024-Road Restriction Resolution-Adverse Weather Conditions Restrictions
19. Resolution 3-2024-Setting 2024 Wages for Public Works Temp. Positions
4:45 PM Update-Human Resources/Risk Management-Shelley Keitzman

Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
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1:30 PM Commissioners to Set Wednesdays Agenda Tuesday

State, Community and Other Meetings or Notices
(The meeting location follows the meeting name. A commissioner may attend one or all of these meetings. Meetings where a quorum of the board will be present are noted above.)

Monday, January 8th, 2024
5:00 PM OCOG/RTPO (Okanogan Council of Governments/Regional Transportation Planning Organization) Meeting-303 2nd Ave S, Okanogan

Thursday, January 11th, 2024
10:00 AM Hearing Examiner-Commissioners Hearing Room
1:30 PM Aging & Adult Care-Commissioner Branch-East Wenatchee
5:00 PM Alta Vista Irrigation District Meeting-Commissioners Hearing Room

UPCOMING MEETINGS
January 13th-Republican Party Convention-Commissioners Hearing Room
January 15th-COURTHOUSE COMPLEX CLOSED-MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY

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. The board may act upon any subject placed on the agenda regardless of how the matter is stated. All matters listed within the consent agenda have been distributed to each member of the board to read and study. The items are considered routine and will be enacted on by one motion by the commissioners with no separate discussion. If separate discussion is desired, then that item may be removed from the consent agenda and placed on the regular agenda by request. Items discussed during Citizen Comment Period shall be limited only for issues not otherwise on the Agenda or scheduled discussion topics.