Clallam County approves $3.2 million broadband supplement as part of five budget adjustments
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Summary
The Clallam County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution to approve five supplemental appropriations including a $3.2 million increase to broadband capital projects, and smaller supplements to sheriff-related and health programs; the measure passed unanimously.
The Clallam County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution adopting five supplemental appropriations on Oct. 28, 2025, including a $3,200,000 increase to the public works broadband infrastructure capital projects fund.
The appropriations also included $39,024 to the sheriff's OPNET drug fund (with $20,000 directed by the settlement to the arrested individual's family), $70,933 to the sheriff's jail fund to reflect reimbursement timing on a grant-funded vehicle, $44,704 to shared clinical services to reimburse prior Suboxone purchases, and $395,000 for sheriff operations to cover the first half of a WASPEC mental-health field response grant. The board approved the series of supplements by voice vote; the resolution passed unanimously.
County staff said the broadband supplemental reflects higher-than-expected grant reimbursements tied to a faster pace of project work this year and anticipated reimbursements from the Department of Commerce broadband grant and the Public Works Board ARPA program. A staff presentation listed $29,500,000 in Department of Commerce broadband grant award activity and $700,000 from the Public Works Board ARPA fund as context for the revised reimbursements.
One commissioner disclosed a prior, but not current, board role with the Olympic Peninsula Community Clinic and said they did not participate in deliberations; another commissioner praised community partners such as the Olympic Peninsula Community Clinic for helping offset local costs through service and reimbursement partnerships.
No amendments to the package were recorded on the floor. The board's action provides budget authority for the five line items and enables the county to record the incoming revenues and associated expenditures in the current fiscal year.
