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Skagit County increases payment to Community Action to run extreme-cold shelter in Concrete; commissioner recuses
Summary
The Board approved Amendment No. 1 to a personal services agreement with Community Action of Skagit County to operate a severe-weather shelter in Concrete, increasing compensation from $45,945 to $69,233; one commissioner recused themself for a conflict of interest.
The Skagit County Board of County Commissioners approved Amendment No. 1 to personal services agreement C220240552 with Community Action of Skagit County on March 17, raising compensation for managing and operating the severe weather shelter in Concrete from $45,945 to $69,233.
The item was presented under public health miscellaneous items. During the meeting one commissioner said they had been advised to recuse themself because they serve on the Community Action board and stated they would recuse themselves from the vote. The record shows the motion to approve the amendment was moved and seconded and the vote carried with two affirmative votes and one recusal (tally recorded by the clerk as 2–0 with 1 recusal).
No representative of Community Action spoke during the item on the recorded transcript and no additional line-item budget details were read into the public record. The amendment increases the amount allocated to Community Action to manage an extreme-cold shelter in the town of Concrete; staff did not state program start or end dates during the verbal presentation. Commissioners did not record further conditions or reporting requirements on the amendment during the meeting.
