Lewis County commissioners approve vehicle purchase, public-health contract amendment, fee schedule, shelter funds and appointments

The Lewis County Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 4 approved a series of routine and programmatic measures, unanimously passing a call for bids for the county's newspaper of record and approving resolutions to replace vehicles, update sheriff's office fees, amend a public-health contract and add contingency funding to a shelter contract, and to appoint members to the county's Criminal Justice Treatment Account (CJTA) committee.

Rita Lester, Clerk of the Board, told commissioners the county is issuing a call for bids for the newspaper of record beginning July 1 and cited state law in explaining the selection process. "RCWs 3,672 and 6,516 govern the process by which we establish the newspaper of record...the successful bidder serves as the newspaper of record for 1 year," Lester said. Bids are due by 3 p.m. on March 13. The motion to approve the call for bids (resolution 25-032) passed 3-0.

In other business, Josh Metcalf, Lewis County public works director, presented a recommendation to purchase up to four light-duty pickup trucks. "We received 2 responsive bidders, Shelton, Chrysler Dodge was the apparent low bidder, at $39,593.87 per vehicle, for a total amount of $158,375.48," Metcalf said. Commissioners asked whether the vehicles included plows or other special…