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Votes at a glance: Council approves accessibility tools, technical assistance amendment and multiple board appointments
Summary
At its Feb. 10 administrative session the Snohomish County Council approved a CivicPlus amendment adding accessibility tools and an AI chatbot ($11,237.19 first-year cost), ratified a KDK LLC amendment adding $151,000 (to $200,000 total) and confirmed six appointments and reappointments, all by unanimous votes.
The Snohomish County Council approved a slate of administrative motions on Feb. 10, 2026 that included website accessibility tools, a technical assistance contract amendment, and multiple appointments to boards and commissions.
Council staff (Cynthia Foley) described motion 26-0-52 to amend the CivicPlus master services agreement to add AudioEye (a screen-reader/text-to-speech service) and a CivicPlus chatbot/AI tool to assist customers; the first-year cost was cited as $11,237.19. A council member moved and seconded the motion and the council approved it unanimously, 4-0.
In motion 26-0-57, staff said amendment #1 to an agreement with KDK LLC provides capital project technical assistance for the Newstart Motel, increases the agreement by $151,000 (bringing the total to $200,000), extends the contract period by one year and removes ARPA funding; the council ratified that amendment 4-0.
Council also confirmed a series of appointments and reappointments (motions 26-0-63, 26-0-64, 26-0-65 as amended, 26-0-66, 26-0-62 and 26-0-71). The council approved reappointments to the Snohomish County Airport Commission (Eric Epstein, Valerie Hirschman, Matthew Lovrenk — with corrected term dates to account for prior service — and Jason Ralm), appointed Mike Sinisi to the performance audit committee and confirmed Corinne Lund to the developmental disability citizen advisory board. Votes on those items were recorded as unanimous, 4-0.
Staff noted that one reappointment (Matthew Lovrenk) required a verbal amendment to correct his prior term dates to include two years of service since 2024; the floor amendment adjusted the recited years and the amended motion passed.
These administrative approvals were taken without extended debate; the council spent more time discussing a separate personnel matter — motion 26-0-85 concerning a recommended coordinator for the Charter Review Commission — which the body chose to continue to next week after public comment raised conflict-of-interest concerns.
The council recessed following the administrative session and scheduled items to return at the next committee meeting as noted in the agenda.
