County staff used the agenda-review session to identify a cluster of finance and operational items scheduled for the Nov. 12 commission meeting, including a planned donation to WSU Tech, an EMS budget transfer, a PATH grant amendment and several consent and bid items.

Anissa (finance) is listed as the presenter for a WSU Tech donation that staff said had been summarized for commissioners in a prior memo. A commissioner asked to reserve time for a broader public discussion on WSU Techs use of mill levy funds, enrollment trends and job-placement outcomes; staff said the technical presentation will come from finance and that commissioners may shape how the topic is presented.

Staff identified two bid items: replacement of a boiler, water heater and storage tank at the adult detention facility annex, and the Orchard Software Corporation silver support plan for the health department (listed as sole source). Several consent-easement items were also reviewed: a $6,077 fiscal note for a District 3 bridge replacement easement, a $2,760 fiscal note for shoulder work on North Ridge Road, and a temporary construction easement for a Hawk Signal project by the Spirit campus.

Brandon and Rusty noted an EMS budget-transfer item intended to shore up contractual commodity shortages. Joan and Tim referenced an amendment to a PATH grant award as part of consent/new business. Staff confirmed items P (FastPass policy) and Q (personnel policies or related) will be pulled from the consent agenda for later discussion.

Why it matters: the WSU Tech discussion ties to county workforce and mill-levy spending priorities, EMS budget transfers affect emergency services operating capacity, and the bid and contract items move toward procurement or sole-source approvals. None of these items had a recorded vote in the transcript excerpt.

The agenda-review concluded with staff noting a short executive session would follow during the formal meeting, and no additional questions were raised at the preview session.