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Votes at a glance: Gilliam County Court, Jan. 22, 2025
Summary
At its Jan. 22 meeting the Gilliam County Court approved the consent agenda, authorized payment for a drone pilot school and related travel, agreed to absorb up to $3,000 in FAA‑waiver consulting costs, and approved a pole‑attachment and joint‑use agreement with PacificCorp.
The Gilliam County Court took the following formal actions at its Jan. 22, 2025 meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda: The court moved, seconded and approved items on the consent agenda, including approval of bills pending review, the fiscal‑year 2025‑26 budget calendar, the Columbia Ridge Landfill Citizen Advisory Committee 2024 annual report, and Amendment 14 to the Oregon Health Authority agreement for public‑health services. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Drone pilot school (Michael Durfee): The court approved payment of a prepaid $800 pilot‑school invoice for the weed department’s Michael Durfee and authorized reimbursement for related travel. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Drone waiver consulting authorization: The court agreed to absorb up to $3,000 in FAA‑waiver/consulting costs (to prepare the Part 134/aerial‑applicator petition) from leftover project funds related to an earlier Morgan Griffith project, subject to finance‑director placement of the expenses. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Pole attachment and joint‑use agreement with PacificCorp: After legal and insurance review, the court approved a pole‑attachment and joint‑use agreement between PacificCorp and Gilliam County and authorized the county judge to finalize and execute the agreement. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
Notes on votes and procedure: The meeting record shows motions were moved and seconded and passed by voice vote; individual recorded roll‑call tallies were not provided in the transcript. Where the transcript did not associate a named motion maker with the motion text, the minutes record the motion text only. If the court or staff require a written record of vote tallies for audit or acceptance documents, county staff indicated those official minutes and roll‑call records will be included in the official meeting minutes.
Why it matters: The consent agenda contains administrative matters that the court approved collectively. The drone approvals permit the weed department to pursue FAA waivers and the pilot program; the PacificCorp pole agreement is required for north‑county fiber attachment and broadband deployment work.
