Here are the formal actions recorded during the Skamania County Board of Commissioners meeting on July 22, 2025. Where the transcript did not provide a roll-call tally, the board recorded the outcome by voice vote.
- Approve agenda — Motion made and seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Approve consent agenda — Motion made and seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Approve vouchers dated 07/22/2025 — Amounts stated in the meeting: $212,569 and $70.76 (current expense $58,477.39). Motion made and seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Approve payroll for pay period July 1–15, 2025 — Total cited: $725,520.40 (current expense $450,709.82). Motion made and seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Reinstate deputy clerk, Criminal Court Clerk 2 — Motion to approve reinstatement and promotion carried; staff estimated a $2,130 fiscal impact for the remainder of the year and said grant funds partially offset cost.
- Safety committee incident determinations — Multiple incident reports were reviewed and approved as preventable or unpreventable as recommended by the safety committee. Incidents recorded in the meeting and approved included: 25-00-02 (06/09/2025: hallway trip; committee found preventable), 25-ED-008 (vehicle collision incident; committee found preventable), 25-ED-009 (grounds/weed-eating window damage; committee found preventable). Outcomes: the board agreed with safety committee recommendations and approved each determination (voice votes).
- Extend East County full burn ban per county code 81404 — Motion made and seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote). See separate coverage for details on FireMatrix metrics and coordination with partner agencies.
- Reassign Community Events & Recreation to Public Works — Motion to revise commissioner assignments and move Community Events & Recreation from the commissioners' office to Public Works effective July 22, 2025; motion made and seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote).
Where specific mover/second names or roll-call tallies were not provided in the transcript, this summary records outcomes as announced by the chair.