Clallam County commissioners unanimously approve consent agenda, grant renewals and regional MOU

Commissioners for Clallam County on Sept. 9 unanimously approved the consent agenda and a set of contracts and grant renewals that county staff described as supporting jail-crew litter removal, 911 dispatch passthrough funding, mental-health field response and regional economic-development coordination.

The actions were approved by voice vote with all three commissioners recorded as voting in favor. The major items included a letter to the state lands commissioner about the pause on timber sales (approved as consent item 1d); a Washington State Department of Ecology grant to support jail crew litter removal ($70,041 for 07/01/2025–06/30/2027); a Washington Military Department State 911 passthrough ($67,666 covering July 1 through Aug. 15); a two‑year grant from the Washington State Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) to support an early-identification mental-health field response program ($1,624,669.92); a memorandum of understanding to form the North Olympic Peninsula “recompete” coalition with local partners; and an amendment to a local agency agreement with the Washington State Department of Transportation increasing federal funding for the Old Olympic Highway resurfacing project.

The board treated the letter to the lands commissioner as part of the consent agenda after public comment on timber sales and referenced a recent revenue-advisory recommendation. County staff read the consent items aloud before the vote; the board moved, seconded and approved each item without recorded dissent.

Why it matters: The Ecology and 911 grants fund operational services that county staff said support litter removal and regional dispatch continuity; the WASPC grant provides funding for a county program that partners with the Olympic Peninsula Community Clinic to respond to behavioral-health crises in the field. The Recompete coalition MOU names local project leads including Peninsula College, Port of Port Angeles, Olympic Community of Health, JFC Capital and Composite Recycling Technology and sets governance and participation terms for coordinated projects.

Votes at a glance (key items approved)
- Consent agenda (items 1a–1d): vouchers for the week of Sept. 1; minutes for week of Sept. 1; resolution appointing Kenny Rosser as deputy clerk of the board; letter to the lands commissioner regarding the pause on timber sales — approved unanimously (3–0).
- Agreement with Washington State Department of Ecology for Solid Waste Management (jail crew litter removal): $70,041; term 07/01/2025–06/30/2027 — approved unanimously (3–0).
- Agreement (pass-through) with Washington State Military Department/State 911 to support PinCom dispatch (City of Port Angeles): $67,666; term July 1–Aug. 15 — approved unanimously (3–0).
- WASPC grant for mental-health field response (subcontract to Olympic Peninsula Community Clinic): $1,624,669.92 over two fiscal years — approved unanimously (3–0).
- Memorandum of understanding for North Olympic Peninsula Recompete coalition (partners and governance terms): approved unanimously (3–0).
- Amendment No. 1 to local agency agreement with Washington State Department of Transportation (Old Olympic Highway resurfacing) increasing federal funding to backfill county road funds — approved unanimously (3–0).

The board chair and commissioners briefly acknowledged public comment on timber sales and other agenda topics prior to the consent vote, and several commissioners used the reports section to highlight non-action items including forthcoming Hood Canal Bridge nighttime closures and concerns about anticipated cuts to federal SNAP-Ed funding that county staff and local partners say could affect food access programs.

A county staff member read the contract terms and funding amounts into the record before each vote; no roll-call opposition was recorded.