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Votes at a glance: Lewis County commissioners approve consent items, deliberation resolutions and a budget amendment (Feb. 11, 2025)
Summary
At its Feb. 11 meeting the Lewis County Board of Commissioners approved consent items, a set of deliberation resolutions (25-040 through 25-048) and a budget amendment (25-049); the board also amended the agenda to discuss House Bill 1743.
The Lewis County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on several routine and deliberation items during the Feb. 11 business meeting. The board recorded 3-0 votes on consent and deliberation items and on a budget amendment following staff presentations and a public hearing.
Key votes recorded in the meeting record:
- Resolution 25-039 (consent): Approval of warrants and payroll and acceptance of the Feb. 4, 2025 BOCC business meeting minutes. Motion moved and seconded; vote recorded as 3-0.
- Resolution 25-040: Re-categorization of one 50% FTE as a casual employee in the 9-1-1 dispatcher classification, at current grade and step (Jen/Jones presented the item). Motion moved and seconded; recorded vote 3-0.
- Resolution 25-041: Update of Lewis County representatives on the Washington Counties Risk Pool (claims administrator changed to Sam Allen; safety officer to Nathaniel Barr). Motion moved and seconded; recorded vote 3-0.
- Resolutions 25-042, 25-043 and 25-044: Authorize paving, grinding/mixing and county maintenance work for the Bunker Creek Road rehabilitation project in Adena; county engineer provided project timeline details. Motions moved and seconded; recorded votes 3-0. (See separate story for project details.)
- Resolution 25-045: Amendment to a CDBG grant for Water District 1 in Randall to reflect updated construction costs; item presented by the county engineer and staff. Motion moved and seconded; recorded vote 3-0.
- Resolution 25-046: Statement of continued support for Chehalis River Basin flood authority work on basin-wide flooding solutions and aquatic species restoration. Motion moved and seconded; recorded vote 3-0.
- Resolution 25-047: Updates to parameters for the Citizens Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials in response to state law changes, and appointment of three individuals (Kayla May of Centralia; Colby Moore of Chehalis; and Terry Petty of Toledo) to that commission. Motion moved and seconded; recorded vote 3-0.
- Resolution 25-048: (Part of the deliberation block; specific description not elaborated in the transcript.) Motion moved and seconded; recorded vote 3-0. Details not specified in the meeting transcript.
- Resolution 25-049: Adopt 2024 budget amendment (public hearing held; see separate story). Motion moved and seconded; recorded vote 3-0.
The board also voted 3-0 to amend the day's agenda to add discussion of House Bill 1743, which will have a hearing the next day; commissioners instructed staff to sign in on the county’s behalf and discussed possibly attending or dialing in to express support for establishing a medical-malpractice claims reimbursement program to enable community health providers to provide jail medical services.
All of the above resolutions were recorded as approved by unanimous vote in the minutes for the Feb. 11 meeting.
