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Votes at a glance: minutes, warrants, coroner appointment, fund transfer, broadband letters, dues and lodging grant approved
Summary
The Columbia County Board of Commissioners approved meeting minutes and warrants, adopted a coroner appointment resolution, transferred $96,500 to the sheriff ER&R fund, signed broadband-support letters, approved Wasatch/WAC dues and a $2,000 hotel‑motel lodging grant for the local golf club.
At Thursday’s meeting the Columbia County Board of Commissioners approved several routine and substantive items by voice vote.
Major actions recorded in the meeting transcript:
- Approved the meeting minutes of Jan. 6 and Jan. 13 (motion carried by voice vote).
- Approved the December 2024 warrants, numbers 46,405 to 46,008 (excluding certain districts) and direct deposits totaling $1,713,763.81 (moved by Commissioner Rundell; motion carried by voice vote).
- Adopted Resolution 2025‑03, appointing a county coroner (motion carried by voice vote).
- Adopted Resolution 2025‑04, transferring $96,500 from Fund 501 ER&R to Fund 507 Sheriff ER&R (motion carried by voice vote).
- Approved an annual dues payment to the Washington Association of Counties (Wasatch/WAC membership) totaling $8,647 (motion carried by voice vote).
- Approved two letters of support for the Port of Columbia’s broadband grant applications (one to WASAC for technical assistance and one to the Washington State Broadband Office in support of a BEAD application); the motions carried by voice vote.
- Approved $2,000 from the hotel‑motel (lodging) fund to the local golf and recreation club for participation in a Spokane travel/golf show (motion carried by voice vote).
The transcript records the actions and that the board approved each item by voice vote; it does not list roll‑call tallies for individual commissioners in the recorded excerpts. Where a mover was identified in the record, that person is listed below; otherwise the motions were recorded as carried after unanimous voice votes.
