The Okanogan County Board of Commissioners approved a series of fiscal actions and policy documents on Nov. 5, 2025, including a $54,000 budget supplemental appropriation to bring opioid‑abatement revenue into current expense for the sheriff's office.
Commissioner moved the measure described in the meeting as "Resolution 142‑2025, authorizing budget supplemental appropriation, current expense, sheriff fund in the amount of $54,000." After a second, the board approved the resolution by voice vote. Staff said the funds will cover training, operating supplies, small tools and minor equipment and that the appropriation is being brought into the current fiscal year.
In a related item, the board approved a supplemental within the LATCF fund to cover sheriff special projects (referred to in the meeting as Resolution 143‑2025). Staff clarified the apparently misstated amounts during discussion; the resolution was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
The board also authorized acceptance of a $250,000 Department of Commerce Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for microenterprise services (Resolution 144‑2025). Staff explained the county will retain $5,000 for administration and pass roughly $245,000 to the Economic Alliance to administer microenterprise grants to local businesses. Commissioners approved the resolution by voice vote.
During the meeting commissioners adopted the county's five‑year homeless housing plan (transcript reference: "resolution 1 46 28 25"). Staff said the plan documents point‑in‑time counts, current and proposed activities, and is a requirement for many state grant programs; the board approved the resolution and staff will submit the plan to the Department of Commerce.
Other formal approvals recorded in the meeting included:
- Resolution 147‑2025: adoption of an updated building‑department fee schedule (vote recorded by voice).
- Amendment No. 2 for Search and Rescue Title 3 funding: approved to permit purchase of a side‑by‑side vehicle (UTV).
- Resolution 148‑2025: reclassification and job description adoption for an office administrator in the prosecutor's office.
All votes recorded in the public transcript were taken by voice with the board announcing "all in favor" and "aye." The meeting record does not show individual roll‑call tallies.