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10.07.2024 Mon AM/PM BOCC
Meeting Highlights:
The commissioners agree to sell a 3.4-acre parcel just south of Carlton on the river to the WDFW. The parcel is completely surrounded by WDFW land and the county has no use for it.
The Planning Department will advertise an upcoming second round of comments for the proposed zone code changes. Because the Planning Commission is having a hard time forming a quorum, the BOCC decides to run the code change as a legislative change that won’t require the recommendation of the Planning Commission. The proposed changes do not affect any particular parcel of land. Instead, the changes will say the county is going to use the permit tracking software system.
Tim Meadows, Maintenance Supervisor, is moving forward to get a new fire alarm system for the Ringhoffer Building and blinds for the Courthouse windows.
Commissioner Branch shares his idea that the county could save money on public records requests if it posted more documents online. Commissioner Hover is skeptical and will check with Cameron to see what requests are being made.
Prompted by an email from a woman in the Tunk Valley, the commissioners discuss well drilling and later road building in the Tunk.
Through a series of public hearings, the commissioners raise by 1% the amount various levies the county can collect in 2025.
The commissioners, Cari Hall, County Auditor, Pam Johnson, County Treasurer and Lisa Schreckengas, Finance Manager, discuss the 2024 ending amounts for various budgets in preparation for writing the 2025 county budget.
Meeting adjourned at 3:40.