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04.23.2024 Tues AM BOCC
Meeting Highlights:
· Public Comment: Ms. Jackson comments on the Planning Commission meeting, found it interesting and long. Surprised they only meet 1X monthly for all there is to do. Ruth Hall comments that it is good to have a full Board of Equalization (BOE) now – all three districts.
· AH notes the ARPA fund is $80,000 over-allocated, then confers with LJ throughout the meeting to get the figures straight.
· Solid Waste: Twisp Transfer Station summer hours will begin earlier this year; composting business interested in wood chips from the County.
· Public Works: County is still in process of determining which departments will be moving where with the new building. Letter of Re-Commitment for Forest Collaborative participants.
· HR/Risk Manager: Grant funded Outreach Specialist position for the Sheriff’s Office to be finalized; then begin the hiring process.
· Board discusses needing to get the Planning Commissions process back on track.
· Meeting adjourned at 11:44