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Cowlitz County BOCC approves $150,000 contract to support Emergency Support Shelter operations
Summary
The Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners approved an annual contract of up to $150,000 with Emergency Support Shelter—$100,000 for shelter operations and up to $50,000 to match private donations—after Health and Human Services presented usage figures showing the shelter served about 150 people last year, over half children.
Cowlitz County commissioners voted to approve an annual contract of up to $150,000 with Emergency Support Shelter to fund shelter operations and a private-donation match component. Gina James of Health and Human Services described the agreement during the Board of County Commissioners' meeting and said the shelter served about 150 individuals last year, with more than half of them children.
Under the contract, $100,000 is earmarked for day-to-day shelter operations and up to $50,000 is designated to match private donations that the shelter secures. James said the matching component was instituted about three years ago to encourage ongoing partnerships with private donors.
The board placed the agreement on the consent calendar for formal approval. A motion to approve was made and the board members present voiced "Aye," approving the contract to become part of the county record. No amendments to the funding levels were proposed during the meeting.
County officials noted the contract will remain subject to standard monitoring and reporting procedures governed by the county’s health and human services processes; specific reporting timelines and performance metrics were not specified during the meeting.
The approval follows the county’s ongoing effort to coordinate services for people fleeing domestic violence and other emergent housing needs. Officials said Emergency Support Shelter provides services for families and children and partners with local social-service networks, but the meeting record did not include detailed performance benchmarks or conditional milestones for continued funding.
The board’s action was procedural and carried without recorded dissent. The contract will be added to the county’s agreements file and administered through the Health and Human Services department.
