Votes at a glance: Gilliam County Court actions on April 2, 2025

At its April 2 meeting the Gilliam County Court voted on multiple items. The court recorded motions, seconds and voice votes for the following items. Where the transcript did not contain a roll-call tally, the outcome is recorded as the court announced it.

Votes at a glance

- Summer 2025 youth work experience program: Approved motion to set wages at state minimum wage, 200 hours per youth, and grant contract-signing authority to program manager Amy Nation. (Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved.)

- Ordinance 2025-1, Fiscal Year 2025-26 Gilliam County Weed Assessment (second reading and adoption): Court asked the judge to perform second reading by title only and then adopted Ordinance 2025-1 for the FY2025-26 weed assessment. (Motion moved and seconded; outcome: adopted.)

- Resolution R-2025-04 (position schedule amendment): Approved resolution amending nonrepresented positions from hourly to salaried status. (Motion moved and seconded; outcome: adopted.)

- AFSCME Local 3326 Letter of Agreement (LOA): Approved amended LOA setting a 3.5% COLA, effective July 1, 2025, contingent on final signatures and budget committee appropriation. (Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved.)

- Nonrepresented position schedule effective date: Approved motion making the nonrepresented position schedule change effective July 1, 2025. (Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved.)

- Condon School District capital investment grant: Approved a capital investment grant award to Condon School District (project code in packet) in the amount of $600,000 for school safety and facility work, including a double-door vestibule, panic buttons and PA systems. (Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved.)

- Arlington Community Child Care operational support grant: Approved operational support grant for Arlington Community Child Care in the amount of $150,000. (Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved.)

- Mormon cricket abatement / OSU Extension: Approved award to OSU Extension for Mormon cricket abatement and set a not-to-exceed amount of $105,000 to cover surveying, aerial application and chemical costs if needed. (Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved, not to exceed $105,000.)

- Letter of support for Justice Reinvestment grant: Court approved a letter of support for the local public safety coordinating council's justice reinvestment grant application. (Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved.)

- Veteran services office location change: Court approved allowing the veteran service officer to alternate Thursdays between Condon and Arlington and to use the county-leased office in the Grandview/Gronquist (leased) building in Arlington on the weeks he is there. (Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved.)

- Mortenson right-of-way application (permanent driveway off Rattlesnake Road): Approved with planning department initial/clearance requirement. (Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved with condition.)

- Road Committee reappointments: Approved reappointment of Tim Jones and Paul Barnett to the Gilliam County Road Committee (terms through 06/30/2025). (Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved.)

- Arden Mills purchase agreement and bill of sale: Approved sale/bill of sale for equipment at Arden Mills; no money exchanged because lease payments had been applied to the purchase price. (Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved.)

Notes and procedural details: Where motions referred to the budget committee or required final budget appropriation (for LOA/COLA or position schedule costs), the court noted final funding must be approved by the budget committee. Several items involved staff follow-up (e.g., planning department clearance, amended LOA signature, project IGA work for SIP funds). Where the transcript records only voice votes, the court recorded unanimous "Aye" responses; no recorded roll-call tallies were included in the transcript.

If any of the items above require additional documentation (signed LOA, planning approval, IGAs for SIP funds), staff were directed to return to the court with final paperwork.