Okanogan County commissioners approve suite of contracts, budget amendments and fair policies

The Okanogan County Board of Commissioners on an apparent unanimous voice vote approved a series of contracts, budget amendments, fair-related policies and routine payments during the meeting.

The board approved payroll and vouchers in the total amount of $5,812,376.39 and took action on several procurement and budget items. Commissioners authorized the chair to sign a proposal with MJ Neil and Associates for architectural services to remodel upstairs and downstairs bathrooms in the county public works building and approved a right‑of‑way permit for county work on the Loomis visitor kiosk.

The board approved Resolution 44‑2025, a budget amendment within the ARPA fund to allocate funds for what staff identified as the Mountaine (sic) Mountain Fire Hardening and a coroner’s building project; it also approved Resolution 45‑2025 to adopt revised policies and procedures for the Okanogan County Fair Advisory Committee.

Fair-related actions included adoption of participant release forms for fair events (Resolution 46‑2025), approval of an updated arena track rental contract for equine events, and actions to distribute Okanogan County PUD privilege tax payments under Resolution 48‑2025.

The board moved to award the bid for the fairgrounds well‑drilling project to Foval Pump (apparent low bidder). Commissioners asked staff to confirm prevailing‑wage paperwork and project numbers before final contract execution; staff confirmed those steps had been started.

In separate agenda items, the board approved March and April EMS contract payments for Temasket EMS (Lightfly) totaling $32,400 and payments to Lifeline for the Orville rural EMS district totaling $37,750.

Motions on each item were made, seconded and carried by voice votes recorded as “all in favor.” No roll‑call tallies were read into the record.