The Gilliam County Court met Sept. 17 in Arlington and approved a package of routine and substantive items, including the consent agenda, a new advisory committee on wolf depredation and several grant- and contract-related extensions and agreements.

The court approved its consent agenda of items 4.1–4.9, covering routine administrative matters such as the budget officer appointment, the 2026 budget calendar, designation of depositories and paper of record, a Department of Forestry IGA amendment, a courthouse monitoring agreement with IBS, a non-emergent medical transport agreement, board and committee appointments, a library grant submittal form and a recurring Mill Site Program capital service agreement. The motion to approve the consent agenda was moved and seconded and carried by voice vote.

On new business the court adopted resolution R‑2025‑17 to create a Wolf Depredation Advisory Committee. The court then appointed two livestock representatives (Jason Campbell and Joseph Campbell) and two conservation representatives (Connie Anderson and Sue Greer) to initial terms ending Dec. 31, 2029; the resolution and appointments were approved by voice votes.

The court approved two fiscal‑year‑2023 capital investment grant extensions: one for the South Gilliam County Cemetery District (extended to Dec. 31, 2026) and one for the Port of Arlington/Centricor (extended to Dec. 31, 2026) to accommodate environmental‑remediation timelines. Staff noted no funds have been drawn on the Port/Centricor award and said a contract amendment may be needed to reflect current ownership of the property.

The court approved a right‑of‑way application from Oregon Telephone Corporation for installation of telephone cable lines after staff confirmed road master and planning director signoff and requested clarification that work remain inside the right-of-way.

The court also approved host fee and road maintenance agreements with Waste Management and related contractors. Members discussed pricing changes (a roughly 33% increase relative to a 2016 agreement), protections for small citizens’ dumping, and road‑maintenance commitments. A 10‑year Waste Management host‑fee and road‑maintenance agreement was approved, with similar ten‑year approvals for Chemical Waste Management and Penn Waste (the latter includes a 5% tipping fee increase).

Procedural votes were taken by voice; the meeting record indicates affirmative voice tallies on the recorded motions.