Commissioners agree to let county logo be used in support of AgTech trade show invite

At the Jan. 16 Yakima County Board of Commissioners work session, Commissioner Curtis brought forward a request from the Yakima County Development Association asking the county to permit use of the county logo to support an AgTech trade-show invitation.

Commissioner Curtis asked that, for the record, the board indicate it was “good to put our logo and support for this endeavor.” Commissioner McKinney said he had already provided a response to the association because commissioners initially asked for the outreach; he offered to circulate a quote and thanked Curtis for placing the request on the record.

Curtis and McKinney discussed logistical follow-up: McKinney said he had not yet sent a quote for the AgTech event and Curtis offered to send one “to Joe.” McKinney also noted he had separately sent a quote related to a World Cup effort, which he described as unrelated to the AgTech matter. Clerk Julie Lawrence read the agenda items earlier in the session but did not indicate any county funding commitment tied to the logo permission.

The discussion recorded in the work session places permission to use the county logo on the record but does not constitute a formal appropriation, contract or binding commitment of county funds. Commissioners did not make a formal motion or vote to authorize expenditure; the exchange was recorded as part of the work-session minutes.

Next steps discussed informally include Curtis sending a quote and McKinney following up; no additional direction to staff or formal assignment was recorded in the transcript.