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Votes at a glance: Clallam County approves consent items, contracts, budget adjustments and contract extension
Summary
The Board of Commissioners approved five consent agenda items, multiple service agreements, a memorandum with the conservation district, a lodging-tax contract extension, remanded bids for reservoir cleanup, and several budget actions; all motions passed unanimously.
At its April 29 meeting the Clallam County Board of Commissioners approved a package of items covering routine administration, service agreements and budget adjustments. All motions described below passed by voice vote without recorded opposition.
Key outcomes (all adopted unanimously):
- Approval of vouchers for the week of April 21 (agenda item 1a). Motion passed by voice vote.
- Approval of minutes for the week of April 21 (agenda item 1b). Motion passed by voice vote.
- Resolution authorizing expenditures from the hotel/motel (lodging) tax fund for previously approved 2025 lodging tax funding applications (agenda item 1c). Motion passed by voice vote; specific awardees and amounts were not detailed in the meeting.
- Resolution authorizing use of ARPA section 605 (local assistance and tribal consistency fund) monies for designated county costs (agenda item 1d). Motion passed unanimously; staff characterized the change as 'general fund neutral.'
- Resolution authorizing use of ARPA section 603 (state and local fiscal recovery funds) monies for designated county costs (agenda item 1e). Motion passed unanimously.
Contracts and interlocal agreements (all approved unanimously):
- Superior Court: Agreement with the Administrative Office of the Courts to support parents and families involved with Family Therapeutic Courts/Family Recovery Court programs; contract award $16,000, reimbursement grant, March 1–Sept. 30, 2025 (agenda item 2a).
- Health & human services: Personal services agreement with the Washington Initiative for Supported Employment (WISE) to provide training/technical assistance supporting county implementation of services for working-age adults with developmental disabilities; maximum contract amount $90,000, Jan. 1–June 30, 2025 (agenda item 2b).
- Public health: Interlocal agreement with Kitsap Public Health District, Jefferson County Public Health, and the Washington State Department of Health for shared local health officer backup services (agenda item 2c).
- Conservation: Memorandum of agreement with the Clallam County Conservation District for conservation planning and implementation; amount $60,000 (agenda item 2d).
- Lodging tax contract amendment: Extension of a 2024 lodging-tax-funded award to Clallam Bay County Park & Facilities to complete design/fabrication/installation of an enlarged beach-access ramp; award $75,000; termination extended to Aug. 30, 2025 (agenda item 2e).
Bids and procurement:
- Dunnehast Reservoir debris removal: Board opened three bids and remanded bids to Public Works for evaluation and recommendation (agenda item 3a). Bids read into record: Z Grade LLC $153,477.45; Dan Ness Construction $28,389.57; Broat Brothers Inc. $188,475.30. Motion to remand passed unanimously.
Budget items (all approved unanimously):
- Resolution adopting a budget reduction for the Sheriff/Jail related to an Ecology litter-cleanup grant reduction, amount $30,030 (agenda item 4a).
- Resolution adopting supplemental appropriations across several funds (agenda item 4b): HHS operations $67,431; HHS environmental health $73,000; Sheriff operations (Stone Garden) $74,630; Sheriff jail $21,728; Superior Court $6,500. The board approved the five supplemental appropriations by voice vote.
Ending: County officials framed many of the approvals as routine or work-session follow-ups; all listed motions carried without recorded dissent.
