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07.22.2024 Mon AM/PM BOCC
Meeting Highlights:
Pete Palmer, Director of Planning and the commissioners discuss creating a position for someone creating and administering a county water bank. Palmer mentions that climate change is real and the county should plan for it.
The commissioners and the Sheriff’s Office will end the hiring bonus because all the patrol officer positions are filled. They also discuss creating a new position to cover the north county because several years ago, Tonasket contracted with the Sheriff’s Office to provide policing services.
The commissioners and Kayla Wells Yoakum of WSU Extension discuss creating a new half-time position to recruit volunteers and then, when there are enough volunteers to run the programs, recruit young people to enroll in the programs. The position would be funded by grants, not the county.
The commissioners hold a 30-minute executive session under RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)—potential litigation, inviting Esther Milner, Chief Civil Deputy Prosecutor, Pete Palmer and Rocky Robbins of the Planning Department.
The commissioners decide to talk to Pete Palmer next week about appointing members to advisory committees for Subunits B and C.
Meeting was adjourned for the day at 2:14.