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Benton County commission confirms appointments, budgets several grants; animal‑shelter SOP defeated
Summary
On Nov. 17 the Benton County Commission approved multiple appointments and budget adjustments — including appointment of Daniel King as county attorney and budgeting of school and airport grants — and rejected a proposed animal‑shelter SOP 15–0.
The Benton County Commission on Nov. 17 confirmed several mayoral appointments, approved multiple budget and grant appropriations, and rejected an updated Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and fee schedule for the Benton County Animal Shelter.
Appointments and confirmations included: Daniel King confirmed as Benton County Attorney (Resolution 20251117‑01; roll call 15 Aye, 0 No, 3 Absent); Brian Hicks formally appointed Benton County Road Superintendent after state certification (Resolution 20251117‑02; roll call 14 Aye, 0 No, 1 Abstain — Holland — 3 Absent); Colleen Tighe appointed to the Animal Shelter Board to fill an unexpired term (Resolution 20251117‑03; vote 15–0 with 3 absent); and Timmy Pate reappointed to the Benton County Airport Board for four years (Resolution 20251117‑04; vote 15–0 with 3 absent).
Budget and grant actions approved during the meeting included budgeting $12,450 received from the City of Camden for the Benton County Library (Resolution 20251117‑05); allocating $25,000 from a Project RAISE grant to school budget lines (Resolution 20251117‑06); moving $3,985 within the Highway Department budget to cover a worker's‑compensation shortfall (Resolution 20251117‑07); budgeting $5,350.44 from insurance reimbursements to vehicle maintenance (Resolution 20251117‑09); budgeting $300 from miscellaneous refunds to towing services (Resolution 20251117‑10); approving airport grounds equipment grant funds of $24,893.79 to maintenance equipment (Resolution 20251117‑13); and approving a $1,250 appropriation for a Bizhub 301 copier/printer/scanner lease for the Clerk & Master’s Office (Resolution 20251117‑14).
On law‑enforcement grants, the commission recorded motions and an amendment around TLETA (training) funds and ultimately approved a reimbursable training equipment grant appropriation of $15,000 (Resolution 20251117‑18) after suspending the rules to bring the item to the floor; the suspension passed 14–1 and the appropriation passed on roll call 15–0 with 3 absent.
The commission rejected a proposed Animal Shelter Standard Operating Procedures and fee schedule (Resolution 20251117‑12). The recorded vote was 0 Aye, 15 No, 3 Absent; the minutes show the proposal was fully defeated on the floor.
Several listed agenda items were pulled from the floor and not considered, including a $12,000 appropriation for a one‑year Placer AI subscription for the Benton County Chamber of Commerce and a resolution establishing formal citizen‑participation guidelines for public comment.
The meeting adjourned after final motions and the county clerk certified the minutes as a true record.
Outcome: multiple routine appointments and budget appropriations approved; Animal Shelter SOP (20251117‑12) failed; some items were pulled and not voted on.
