BOCC update March 18 & 19, Agenda for week of March 25

[emily_sisson]

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Monday, March 18, 2024 AM
• Nick Bates, newly hired Fairgrounds Manager, is surveying the buildings that need repair. Also, he would like to make changes to the rental fee schedule.
• Pete Palmer, Director of Planning, has hired a new Senior Planner and a Planner I to fill empty positions. She also hired another Planner I to replace an employee who will be leaving soon.
• Tom Even, Okanogan Veterans Services Officer gives his quarterly update to the Commissioners. They discuss housing for homeless veterans.
• Sheriff Budrow says he’s received a grant to provide a Designated Crisis Responder who would work with deputies, fire fighters and EMS personnel in dealing with people in crisis. The hope is to be able to deal with such people without jailing them.
• Adjourned for the day at 12:17

Tuesday, March 19, 2024 AM
• The State Legislature passed a bill to decrease Public Defender caseloads, but without extra funding for the Counties, expecting the Counties to bear the expense of hiring more staff.
• Public Comment: Isabelle Spohn suggests the BOCC put the Community Wildfire Protection Plan meetings on their website to get the message out for the best participation. Emergency Response Coordinator feels they have done a good job of getting these meetings (for public input) advertised, BOCC to get them advertised on their schedule/agenda.
• HR/Risk Manager: Received communication from the Public Defender contractor requesting funding to hire 2 new Public Defenders. She will work with Clerk of Board and Auditor to write this up. BOCC is considering using ARPA funds to pay for this. The County currently pays over a million dollars for Public Defender services.
• Public Works Update: Most road restrictions lifted today, new shops are still waiting for completion, closeout of Cameron Lake Road project funds to be used for chip seal.
• Meeting adjourned 10:21. No PM session.

AGENDA FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 25
Monday, March 25th, 2024
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9:00 AM Review Commissioners Agenda and Consent Agenda
9:15 AM Public Comment Period
9:30 AM Commissioners’ Staff Meeting
10:30 AM Discussion-Engineering Task Order Jail Center Heat Pump Design-TD&H-Dan Wolf
11:00 AM Briefing Among Commissioners-Discuss Individual Weekly Meetings & Schedule
1:30 PM Finance Committee Meeting-Pam Johnson, Cari Hall, Lisa Schreckengost

Tuesday, March 26th, 2024
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9:00 AM Review Meeting Minutes
9:15 AM Public Comment Period
9:30 AM Discussion-Carelon Behavioral Health-Leah Becknell, Christal Eshelman
11:00 AM Update-Public Works-Engineer Josh Thomson
1:30 PM Bid Opening-Newspaper of Record Bids
2:00 PM Quarterly Department Head Meeting
3:00 PM Approve Commissioners Proceedings
3:10 PM Approve Consent Agenda
1. Cattleguard Franchise Renewals-Wade Cunningham CGF#74-73, Tom Rise CGF#15-74, Lone Wolf Ranch CGF#N-198, Lone Wolf Ranch CGF#N-192A
2. Interlocal Cooperative Agreement-Genesis Extrication Tools Equipment-City of Oroville
3. ARPA Request #2-Slope Stabilizer-Town of Nespelem
4. Orthographic Imagery Contract Renewal-Giving Mike Worden Authorization to Sign

Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
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If needed, agenda to be set Tuesday, by 1:30 PM

State, Community and Other Meetings or Notices
(Meetings in this section may not be opened to the public, however a Commissioner may attend one or all of these meetings. Meetings that more than one Commissioner attend will be noted above. Location of meeting will follow meeting name.)

Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
4:00 PM Noxious Weed Board Meeting-Public Works Building
5:15 PM Community Action Council Meeting-Community Action Building

Thursday, March 28th, 2024
11:00 AM Reserved-Hearings Examiner-Commissioners Hearing Room

Friday March 29th, 2024
11:00 AM Council of Governments Meeting-Lincoln County Courthouse-Davenport, WA

UPCOMING MEETINGS
April 1st-Solid Waste Advisory Committee Meeting-Public Works Conference Room
April 3rd-Safety Committee Meeting-Commissioners Hearing Room
April 3rd-Okanogan County Water Conservancy Board Meeting-Virtual ZOOM Meeting
April 4th-Juvenile Family Therapeutic Courts-Commissioners Hearing Room
April 4th-LEOFF (Law Enforcement Officers’ and Fire Fighters’ Pension Plan)/Retirement Board Meeting-Commissioners Conference Room
April 4th-FAC (Fair Advisory Committee) Meeting-Commissioners Hearing Room

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.