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Votes at a glance

- Consent agenda (items 1–8): Approved. A motion to approve consent agenda items 1–8 passed during the meeting; the consent bundle included Resolution 2025-089 (a bicounty agreement with the Washington Health Care Authority for detained youth housed in the joint facility), which had been added to the consent agenda earlier in the meeting.

- Ordinance 03-2025 (floodplain development permit fee): Adopted. The board approved the ordinance adding a $200 processing fee for the county’s floodplain development permit.

- Resolution 2025-0106 (public participation plan; initiate comprehensive-plan periodic update; suspend docket): Adopted. Commissioners accepted the public participation plan, authorized initiation of the county’s periodic comprehensive-plan update (deadline June 2026), and suspended the annual docket so pending applications can be folded into the update. The county reported a $350,000 grant to start the process and an expected additional $350,000 in the next biennium.

How to read the vote counts

Vote tallies were recorded on the record as the commission called for ayes during roll-call style approval; three commissioners were present and voted in favor of the listed actions. Where roll-call votes with named individual votes are not printed in the transcript, the items below reflect the board’s on-the-record approval recorded during the meeting.

Additional notes

- The interlocal agreement establishing the Southeast Regional ICAC task force was approved for the county to affix its signature (see separate article): commissioners voted to affix the county signature though the sheriff stated he would not sign and would retain authority over his deputies.

- Several agenda items summarized above were adopted during public hearing and regular business sessions. For details of each item and related discussion, see the staff reports and meeting minutes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","03/26/2025 Franklin County WA Board of County Commissioners Meeting and Workshop session.","oneSentenceSummary","At their March 26 meeting, Franklin County commissioners approved the consent agenda (items 1–8), adopted Ordinance 03-2025 (floodplain permit fee), and adopted Resolution 2025-0106 (comprehensive-plan public participation plan and docket suspension).","taxTitle","Franklin County, Washington","taxId",5109,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6104767,"Commissioners start comprehensive-plan update, accept public-participation plan and suspend annual docket",85,2881000,2966000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2790258-5800f2e20cbec6390dc6237965c1fe7d&start=2881&end=2966","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2790258-5800f2e20cbec6390dc6237965c1fe7d/thumbnail_2881000.jpg","/articles/6104767/Franklin-County/Washington/Commissioners-start-comprehensive-plan-update-accept-public-participation-plan-and-suspend-annual-docket","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6104767-533a2c0ba8ac3ebbcb85cfcb5ff202fc/orig.mp4?Expires=1770436415&Signature=G2tVCHQ4bUWWkLI3lnvPkABQixSAZJYfkzzGPGWo74KJbDHBb1bLHQAQqhyVMAGoFPm-BkBx0tYK2C-zi6ggt0NXE20MtWZbKyz8Ldt~aOgue6DJjGFWD~6BKSkKC~y0E0rDmZMnnFWFhTlRd0h83Br0Z6g6aqPN9tnOjnEzoiIsqBVmoBCQuXe0gPgtwRU0Diu~QaAg8x~m~Cxj4PVI~NH~t0yR-mAXUoCL3DmH1VPZVnOCWgl7z98ZZHaDRSYm7qAg58pVNe8YD~WgDHCI7BYvnL~JEGuQ-VebjpA~3gI5xgA88NH6F8o-nRXvJzMG2fw-8ZeBYoyZ5IRt2NtQRQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On March 26, 2025, Franklin County commissioners adopted a public participation plan and formally initiated the county’s periodic comprehensive-plan update required to be completed by June 2026. The commission also voted to suspend the annual docketing cycle so current applications can be rolled into the comprehensive update.

Planning and building director Wes McCart told the board the county has received a $350,000 grant to begin the update work now and expects another $350,000 in the next biennium; a separate grant for a climate element was also noted. McCart said the update must incorporate changes in state law and case law that affect the Growth Management Act and county development regulations.

Public comment included a request that home builders and developers be explicitly added to the public-notification list in the participation plan; McCart said the plan contains language allowing the county to add interested parties on request and said he would add home builders to the outreach list.

Commissioners also gave unanimous consensus to pause a separate Title 17 code update and roll those materials into the comprehensive-plan process to avoid duplicative, inconsistent adoptions. McCart and commissioners said existing work on Title 17 will be preserved and reviewed as part of the larger update.

A commissioner moved to adopt Resolution 2025-0106 adopting the public participation plan and initiating the comprehensive-plan periodic update, including suspension of the docket cycle. The motion was seconded and passed on the record.

McCart said the county’s comprehensive-plan update work will include public outreach, a review of development regulations and incorporation of the climate element; staff will report progress as the update proceeds.","Franklin County commissioners adopted a public participation plan, accepted $350,000 grant funding to begin a comprehensive-plan periodic update and suspended the county’s annual docketing cycle so pending applications can be rolled into the full update.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6104771,"County adopts $200 fee for new floodplain development permit",460,2156000,2616000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2790258-5800f2e20cbec6390dc6237965c1fe7d&start=2156&end=2616","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2790258-5800f2e20cbec6390dc6237965c1fe7d/thumbnail_2156000.jpg","/articles/6104771/Franklin-County/Washington/County-adopts-200-fee-for-new-floodplain-development-permit","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6104771-64f30ceee86497ef9aced9bfda840a63/orig.mp4?Expires=1770436415&Signature=bPaeJMDv8umecoP1E7ZfmhOO8gQEdja8nElkAF41tdTZkWrqHM1wF2T7isPcuY0~qsoiEnRetIQIVEZ4rhnvHBB3fWdd22la7B0keSXoHbvfsrfE-nO4crTZt5MHRs8ROonl2F0z2AU64c7vJgZ89HLsO8iz4Lh-E6UyDrP77aHTnLNYbiKtdFPKp8duEqxKEE6nqda8o-89DsBc~PYy3TXLAYLRgPqbqQxVHeQhlvGRvCERoAzG81Ca8Nv8~WrVunX4~skC9WtLEBXlIhMBzE5MNDXLG0OLhkfUr4xuMA0oswS7bsilqxUTulxq4wWORFA7RKHWY7ZfWt1~NlE~iw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On March 26, 2025, Franklin County commissioners adopted Ordinance 03-2025 to add a floodplain development permit fee of $200 to the county’s schedule of fees.

Wes McCart, director of planning and building, told the board the county adopted a flood damage prevention code in 2022 that required a floodplain development permit application but did not include a fee to process that application. McCart said his office surveyed fees charged by other counties and consulted internal staffing estimates before proposing the $200 fee. He told commissioners he does not expect heavy use and estimated “maybe one of these a year.”

Commissioners asked about the extent of mapped floodplain areas in the county and the currency of FEMA maps; McCart said maps used for regulatory purposes are outdated and date from the 1970s or 1980s, and that FEMA must perform map updates. He said hard copies of FEMA maps are available in the planning office and via GIS.

After public comment was opened and closed with none opposed, a commissioner moved to approve Ordinance 03-2025. The board voted in favor and the ordinance passed.

McCart told the commission the county still needs to perform a broader fee schedule review but that the immediate action was to establish a processing fee for the new permit.

The ordinance adds the permit and $200 processing fee to Franklin County’s fee schedule and is intended to recover staff time spent processing applications.","Franklin County commissioners approved Ordinance 03-2025 to add a $200 floodplain development permit fee to the county fee schedule after a staff report said the permit had been created previously but no fee had been set.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6104774,"Commissioners approve regional ICAC interlocal agreement despite sheriff saying he will not sign",1745,2571000,4316000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2790258-5800f2e20cbec6390dc6237965c1fe7d&start=2571&end=4316","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2790258-5800f2e20cbec6390dc6237965c1fe7d/thumbnail_2571000.jpg","/articles/6104774/Franklin-County/Washington/Commissioners-approve-regional-ICAC-interlocal-agreement-despite-sheriff-saying-he-will-not-sign","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6104774-d53f681d9addc95b46ed858c1de988e7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770436415&Signature=mgh2rRJVNYwte84foCbYrh6l77aFlY4IDEqE47hbxIIAtMikkokFvvmyl1PJ4RwQqEkjeb7nCPrAcYdTVqk6TK8MEYpd0l4YZiLMfZ5pmgfTFxF4pbOLlwmCX3J3qLgAbBTHUkk7K9Lt4bwZN~3uCL8h-DX0VXWMFVSYrVAdTHSvq2iIN0vU24h1nb8m8uGkOGkDS9sYUpTih2H-4lpW4xHu3YlyXoGZoxsy8YfWbMRGVYiQ~7wuLA914XaOFCVaeu8awWy2O7okuL8Ut2sjVl4OcuKGGwgZmgYmfZuusfXBEKyajT39iCqCuh0bpT1pT9NWmA7T7qAJFO8XTsXmug__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On March 26, 2025, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners voted to affix the county’s signature to a Southeast Regional Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) interlocal agreement intended to pool regional law-enforcement resources to investigate online child exploitation.

The agreement, presented by Jeff Briggs, was described as an interlocal cooperation arrangement covered by state law and the Mutual Aid/Peace Officer Powers statute. Briggs said the arrangement would create a regional task force to perform sting operations, peer-to-peer undercover chats and regional outreach to prevent youth victimization.

Briggs told the commission the agreement is “covered by the mutual aid, Peace Officer Powers Act, specifically RCW 10 93 130,” and that participation typically involves pooling staff and resources, indemnification language, public-records provisions and other contract terms the Interlocal Cooperation Act requires.

Sheriff (unnamed) told the commissioners he would not sign the document and said the board could not compel his deputies to participate. “I’m not signing that… We already have access to all the equipment that they talk about and all those type of things,” the sheriff said. He added that he has committed deputies “which I legally and lawfully can do” and that his office will continue to participate with ICAC and federal partners as he determines appropriate.

Several commissioners and the county administrator disagreed with the sheriff’s characterization, saying the ILA is a standard contract mechanism counties use to document cooperative arrangements and to provide liability protections for participating jurisdictions and their insurers. County legal counsel and the county administrator said the board’s signature does not, by itself, force a sheriff to assign deputies; rather, the ILA documents mutual expectations among participating agencies.

After discussion, a commissioner moved to “affix our signatures to the Southeast Regional Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force interlocal agreement.” The motion was seconded and commissioners voted in favor; the chair called for the ayes and the motion passed.

The sheriff reiterated that he would not add his signature block and said signing the ILA without the sheriff’s participation would be a “wasted piece of paper.” Commissioners said the agreement is intended to document county-level authorization and to help ensure participating agencies and their risk pools are aligned should task-force operations generate contested legal issues.

The commission did not direct the sheriff to change his position; the record shows the board approved affixing the county’s signature while the sheriff maintained he would not sign and retains authority over deployments in his office.","Franklin County commissioners voted to affix the county’s signature to a Southeast Regional Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) interlocal agreement after a lengthy debate with the county sheriff, who said the agreement would not bind his office and that he would not sign it.","actionData","errors"]

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