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The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meets every Monday and Tuesday at the Commissioner's hearing room at the Virginia Grainger building in Okanogan. Volunteer citizens take notes or video at most BOCC meetings and post them here.  The volunteer notes are a paraphrasing of what they observe and hear and are not considered part of any official records.  For officially approved minutes of Board of Commissioner meetings,  normally published at a later date, see ​www.okanogancounty.org.

For information on various County boards and commissions, click on the County Boards tab above.  Notes and video from some of these meetings can be found here.

We have started doing live video on You Tube for occasional presentations and hearings.  They will be saved on our You Tube channel indefinitely and can be viewed any time.  
Due to the limited number of people available for this task, we are video taping a limited number of meetings.   The videos may be of regular meetings, presentations and public hearings at BOCC or Advisory Committee meetings such as Planning Commission, Watershed Councils, etc.  If anyone has a request for us to video specific County-related subjects that are addressed in public meetings or hearings, please contact us and we will make an effort to do so.

For links to the most current agendas for the BOCC meeting and the Planning Study Sessions, scroll to the end of the BOCC notes section.
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The Okanogan County Auditor updates the budget numbers monthly and puts them on the County Website.  Click here to check out how your money is being spent.

BOCC Notes

Recent BOCC meeting notes are posted below, along with a short summary of what was discussed.  For older notes, click on Archived Notes tab above.  Click here for a list of acronyms and County Personnel.
bocc_12-03-2019.pdf
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Summary: WSDOT: Cost of De-Icer & sand, Local Director from WSDOT, Risk & HR: Sheriff’s Office admin – medical premium, Department head evaluations, Interviews for Planning Director candidates, Fair Events coordinator, Search & Rescue vehicle, Dispatch & Cmu: 92% of budgeted funds spent, Dispatch Advisory Cmte, Letter of notice, MicroWave project with WSDOT, Conversation around roads & developments, Public Works: Maintenance & Roads, Statler Bridge, Purchasing Policy Draft, NACE conference, 2020 Budget - Similkameen Trail, Edelweiss Sewer, Similkameen Trail facility plan, Web site update, Public Comment: none, Public Hearing – Various Current Supplements: 159 – 2019 Resolution, Miscellaneous: General discussion of Planning, Comp. Plan. Vision of future, Recognize economic needs
bocc_notes_11-26-19.pdf
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Admin & Fair Maintenance: Storage container to the Fairgrounds, Maintenance needs 2nd, Quotes for the door at the Courthouse; Interim Planning Dir: DOE about an SEIS,Civil Attorney: Exec Session 110.1(i) Potential or current litigation; Interim Fair Events: Best Rodeo of the Year, Gun show booked, FAC meeting, Agriplex & storage of RVs; Door bid on Courthouse, HR & Risk: MV ski trail system; OBHC & DR: New Juvenile position, New CEO, Vehicles for Juvenile, Positions; Bid Opening: Omak / Riverside Eastside Road; Public Works: Maintenance & Roads, Statler Bridge, Purchasing policy, County Leaders Conference: WSACE, 102 Budget, Similkameen Trail, Emergency preparedness; Public Comment: GT - Apple maggot detected in 2018 in Oroville area, TV District; Planning Director interviews, Misc. Business, Methow RD: Twisp Restoration Project, Roads are hard to keep up with maintenance, E-Bikes a motorized vehicle, Work session with BOCC, McClure communication site.
BOCC meeting 11/18/19.  Available for viewing on our YouTube channel. Note: the videos are best listened to with headphones on your device.
The Homeless Housing Coalition addresses the BOCC about two items of business:
01:45 - Request for funding from recording fees, and
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53:00 - The hiring of a contractor to administer a program related to homelessness.
bocc_notes_11-12-19.pdf
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Interim Planning Dir: WRIA: Discussion of NEB, Aspect Consulting will present, Columbia River people want to present about water available; Interim Fair Events: SC & Fair events coming to Kelly, Sam Buchart needed a price, Clarify use of the track infield, Cyclone fence on north end, Amend rental contract, Will review the fee schedule; Admin & Fair Maintenance: track issues; Public Works: AH asks about fence move, Maintenance & Roads, Solid Water office, WSDOT Coordinating, I-976, Statler Bridge Replacement, Salmon Cr. Rd @ Cowan’s, MVID/Barkley, Similkameen Trail, Methow Trail easements, Parks & Rec funds, On I-976; Treasurer/Auditor: Building Department Enterprise, Law changes – impacts; Exec: Session: Pending or ongoing litigation; Public Health: State Auditor Entrance Conference, 2020 Public Health Budget Discussion, Newer Vehicle purchase discussion, Community Health Update, Environmental Health Update; Juvenile & Judicial: Admin Services position, vehicles; Prosecutor: Felony Deputy Prosecutor’s position; Risk Management & HR: Pass for this now; WSU Extension: Brainstorming Session; Public Hearing: Liability Ins. Fund 146 Supplemental (Premium); Misc. Business.
bocc_notes_11-5-19.pdf
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Civil Attorney: Risk Pool Attorney on the Federal Case, Similar issue at Jail, Records requests, French Creek issues, Dispatch concerns, OBHC agreement, Future Wise is OK with a delay; Fair Events: SC has left, Agriplex booked, Contract next year’s rodeo, Consider an overall fee; Admin & Fair Maintenance: Prosecutor’s Building, Surplus auction, Capital Facilities Plan revision, Aging and Adult care; Building Dept.: Building inspection services, Additional workload, 2020 Building Dept. budget, Building Dept. enterprise fund; BOCC: Public Health items; Prosecutor’s Office Budget Session, Treasurer & BOCC: Interfund loans; Public Comment: Okanogan County TV District; Community Action: Youth Homeless grants, Dept. of Commerce, Food & nutrition program, Homeless Fund, Lighting/Heating program, Succession plan.
BOCC meeting 11/4/19.  Available for viewing on our YouTube channel. Note: the videos are best listened to with headphones on your device.
The topics discusses are listed below- click on the time stamp to go directly to that place in the video.
3:40 Planning Department Update. • Lake Management District assessments being challenged, • CXT vault toilets • WRIA discussion • SEPA appeals form filed without a $300 filing fee. (It’s being reviewed by Tanya.) • Wolf comment letter submitted
12:15 Commissioners discuss process for assessing the applications submitted for the Planning Director position.
17:40 Budget Work Session, Planning Department. Cari Hall, Lisa, Leah McCormick, Angie Hubbard & Rocky attend.
1:38:15 Budget Work Session, Search and Rescue. Cari Hall, Lisa, Leah McCormick, Sheriff Hawley with two others.
2:10:40 Budget Work Session,, WSU Extension. Cari Hall, Lisa, Leah McCormick, Sheila from Extension.
2:23:30 Cari Hall discusses two unexpected sources of revenue.
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2:38:45 WSU Extension summary
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Public Works Dept update: roads, steam cleaning of yard waste, Statler Bridge, Salmon Creek Rd.
For previous minutes from 2019 go to the Archived Notes page.
Commissioners Agenda
To access the most current agenda for BOCC meetings, click ​here.

The BOCC meetings often include Planning Study Sessions conducted by the Director of Planning and Development.  For the most current updates on the Study Session topics, click here to go to the planning department website, then click on the "Study Session" tab at the top of the page.

Our County Commissioners

(Click here to view a map that shows the Okanogan County Districts.)
To view a list of Commissioner districts by voting precinct, click here. (This list is current as of 2011 - some precincts may have been consolidated since then, but it is the most accurate we have at this time.)
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Jim DeTro, Chair
Represents District 3 (Northeast Okanogan County)

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Chris Branch, Vice-Chair
Represents District 1 (Southeast Okanogan County)

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Andy Hover
Represents District 2  (West Okanogan County)

The Commissioners hearing room is located at 123 5th Ave, Room 150, Okanogan, WA 98840
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