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Program details: County staff described the program as a 12‑hour, evidence‑based weekend seminar for youth referred via probation or diversion and an accompanying parent or connected adult. The program runs four times a year, typically serving 8–12 families per session with a target of roughly 45 families annually. Sessions cover topics such as social media safety (delivered by Port Angeles Police Department), effective communication, substance‑use information and community resource connection; the county conducts risk assessments and manages registration, monthly reporting and quality assurance.
Funding and block grant context: Staff said the seminar is funded from the state evidence‑based expansion funds (a separate grant carve‑out from the county’s criminal justice block grant) and that the county is exploring other block grant carve‑outs such as Employment and Education Training (EET) for higher‑risk youth. Staff clarified that the evidence‑based expansion dollars are separate from the county’s criminal justice block grant and that some block‑grant components are reimbursement‑based tied to risk assessment counts.
Next steps: Staff said a renewal of the personal‑services agreement will be scheduled for the board’s regular meeting. Commissioners asked questions about cohort sizes, grant rules and how the program fits into the county’s broader juvenile services; staff said the program is evidence‑based and well‑received by participants.
Ending: Commissioners indicated they would place the contract renewal on the next regular meeting agenda for formal approval.
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What was presented: Public Works identified 42 funded projects and 48 unfunded projects in the draft TIP. Funded items for near‑term construction include reconstruction on Black Diamond Road, access and stabilization work at Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge, Edgewood Drive reconstruction, Joyce‑Piedmont realignment, and several bridge projects including the Clallam Slough bridge replacement (1959 structure with abutment undermining). County staff said the Clallam Slough bridge project is 100 percent grant‑funded and a consultant procurement is under way.
Culverts and fish‑passage work: The county and partner NGOs continue a multi‑year effort to replace fish‑blocking culverts. Staff noted several culvert replacements up the Hoko Road and other high‑priority fish‑passage sites; many of these are funded through conservation grants and lead-entity partnerships rather than county capital funds.
Olympic Discovery Trail and nonmotorized projects: Public Works described RAISE and FLAP grants and other funding assembled for major ODT gaps (Forks–La Push, Joyce West/East, Gossett/Waterline connector, and Spruce Railroad connectivity). Staff said Western Federal Lands is engaged on several RAISE‑funded planning and design efforts; one area of ongoing coordination is two DNR parcels on the Forks–La Push corridor where DNR has not yet granted access for environmental and species review.
Public process: Public hearings and outreach are scheduled in Sequim, Port Angeles and Forks in October (dates listed in the TIP packet) ahead of the Nov. 4 hearing request. Staff will post project summary sheets and accept public comment by email and phone; commissioners were asked to approve the public meeting schedule and the Nov. 4 hearing date.
Why it matters: The TIP sets the county’s capital priorities and is a precursor to the annual construction plan and county budget adoption. Several projects cited require outside grant funding; staff said being “ready to build” with design and environmental work can help the county move quickly when construction funds become available.
Ending: Commissioners agreed to place the public hearing on Nov. 4 on the agenda and asked staff to post materials online; staff said they will continue community outreach and return with required documents for the hearing record.
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The county’s finance director and administrator told the board the county faces an operating gap in the $3.7 million to $4.5 million range in 2026 under current revenue assumptions and that departments have submitted about $1.68 million in requests not yet included in the preliminary budget. Staff presented a preliminary budget rollup and a target reserve level of 25 percent of expenditures.
Why it matters: Commissioners said the timing matters because departments must prepare for budget hearings before the Nov. 4 election outcome will be known. They discussed three broad approaches: (1) build a budget assuming the levy-lid lift passes (optimistic); (2) build a budget assuming no new levy revenue and plan cuts or reserve draws (pessimistic); or (3) prepare a hybrid with contingency measures and focused planning while leaning on reserves short term.
What commissioners asked staff to do: Commissioners and staff discussed the following options:
- Use reserves (the board discussed ending reserves near $12.6 million under the preliminary plan) to buy time for planning and to avoid abrupt staffing actions, with an expectation to identify and phase cuts during the first half of 2026 if the levy fails.
- Prepare department leaders to present contingency cuts and efficiency ideas at budget meetings, and prioritize protecting legally required and revenue-generating functions.
- Continue to pursue targeted revenue options, including the newly authorized one‑tenth of 1 percent criminal justice sales tax (subject to statutory eligibility) and rate/rate‑based revenues where appropriate.
Commissioners also highlighted caution about making “counterproductive” cuts that would reduce the county’s ability to generate revenue or meet statutory responsibilities — for example, cutting assessor or sheriff functions that protect revenue or public safety. Multiple elected officials present said staffing is near minimum levels for statutory duties and that further cuts would reduce service quality.
Next steps and deadlines: County staff will release the administrator’s recommended budget in early October as scheduled, continue department budget meetings and return with draft options. Commissioners signaled support for a strategy that may rely modestly on reserves to permit careful planning rather than forcing immediate, broad layoffs.
Ending: Commissioners emphasized that, whatever route they choose, they will need to continue work on multi-year structural changes, efficiencies and possible revenue measures beyond 2026 to address projected deficits in years two and three of the county’s forecast.
","Clallam County commissioners and staff discussed whether to build a preliminary 2026 administrator’s budget assuming passage of a levy-lid lift or to plan more conservatively, and weighed using reserves, potential revenue options and phased spending cuts.",{"_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},6134708,"Local advisory committee urges county to press DNR to resume paused timber sales",1342,156000,1498000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5677879-6a57fef07e0c390a6f4fd730247668fd&start=156&end=1498","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5677879-6a57fef07e0c390a6f4fd730247668fd/thumbnail_156000.jpg","/articles/6134708/Clallam-County/Washington/Local-advisory-committee-urges-county-to-press-DNR-to-resume-paused-timber-sales","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6134708-02919bff6e61531573dfd270b545cb83/orig.mp4?Expires=1771145298&Signature=NAIFxmJFLXfUU0rnHJIQVpqGQH8GKzp~HjqBvYx1k5Kr0Xlb3UQ5Tig9tzcivueKRqZRQt3iwIW-Dg5QembRze4Nv2fhS0Hnw~z3wMSpZVKhciWE4WkIo5Z6tV97J1VzvdvSHlZiZAB2J6pxf0f6jcxyMxYgO686YXfXwbUhH4pKofl6ED0UBf~idz0arbvylRi7oE58zgh3pUkxrUPZZ8MPU~1fqe~Zds4vGOpng4Tv4R2krPdzAO-WzSbz5UeDweQbdQBAgd1ghClv57~42og2YouXyWI51Wbuq9EqmDUQ1IA22mfJLC~h-murKEZf66kHykxYlYbXF23~JD8Jgg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A local revenue advisory committee asked the Clallam County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 25 to press the state Department of Natural Resources to move forward with several timber sales that the committee says have been paused, delaying funds that local taxing districts budgeted for 2025.
The committee’s chair, identified in the meeting only as a committee commenter, told commissioners the committee voted to send a letter that “respectfully urges the Clowam County Board of Commissioners to move with expediency to, 1, formally request [the Public Lands Commissioner] and DNR to move these sales forward without delay; 2, request a clear and public timeline for offering the sales; and 3, explore legal remedies to defend the county’s rights as a trust beneficiary if DNR continues to delay the sales.”
Why it matters: Committee members said the pause has already delayed roughly $1.25 million budgeted for county roads and nearly $1 million that would have gone to school and fire districts in one area of the county. Committee members said delayed sales affect current-year budgets for small districts, capital projects including a library and local fire districts’ and schools’ capital plans.
What commissioners and staff said: Commissioner Trista French and other commissioners present voiced support for sending a letter and asked staff to be specific about local revenue impacts. A county staff member said regional DNR staff are trying to “juggle” harvests to keep revenue flowing but acknowledged that shifting harvests can disadvantage some eastern taxing districts. Commissioners discussed trying the political route first but left open the option of legal remedies if pauses continue.
Details and context: Meeting comments described DNR’s process for preparing timber sales — forest inventory, riparian and habitat studies, State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review, Board of Natural Resources approval and public auction — and emphasized that the recent pauses are occurring late in that process for several parcels. Committee members said DNR is substituting future harvest acres to keep some revenue flowing and that the county has already seen an estimated shortfall from seven paused sales. The speaker asserted the county (as trust beneficiary) is entitled to timely revenue under the trust terms; the transcript uses the phrase “trust” repeatedly but does not cite a specific statute.
Next steps: Commissioners signaled support for drafting and sending a county letter to the Commissioner of Public Lands and the Board of Natural Resources and said staff or a commissioner would draft the letter for board approval. A follow-up meeting between Commissioner Johnson and committee representatives was scheduled for later in the week to discuss the paused sales.
Ending note: Committee members and commissioners emphasized the desire to use political channels first and to seek substitute lands only in a way that does not reduce future county receipts.
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