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06.04.2024 Tues AM BOCC
Meeting Highlights:
Hadley Road long plat near Brewster “pre-approved”; discussion on urban encroachment on ag land, Round Up use, comprehensive planning
County transitions to new accounting software, junior districts must pick up slack, manage own reporting, invoices
Dispatch now fully staffed, radio project discussed, morgue/sheriff’s building demolition “good to go”
Brainstorming on strays: change in city ordinance?Animal control officer? County engineer says landowner’s road “improvement” needs fixing, proposes wage scale changes, assistant engineer and designer sought, Rodeo trails roadwork, Twisp-to-Winthrop trail discussed
Prosecutor obtains raise for Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, conversation about workloads, criteria for raises, rising cost of public safety, land use litigation, balancing of “challenges” and economic development