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Commissioners approve resolutions on road closure, contracts, appointments and personnel contributions (3-0 votes)
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Summary
The Lewis County Board of Commissioners approved a batch of resolutions 26-116 through 26-124, including a temporary closure of Foran Road for rail repairs, publishing county force work, an indigent defense contract, museum restoration funding agreement, several appointments, and parity for nonbargaining employee insurance contributions; all motions passed 3-0.
At their April 14 business meeting the Lewis County Board of Commissioners approved a package of notices, consent and deliberation items by unanimous votes (3-0).
Temporary road closure and notice items: The board added and approved Resolution 26-116, which publishes a temporary closure of Foran Road to through traffic from April 13–27 to accommodate Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad work to repair or expand track capacity. West Anderson, County Engineer, told the board: "It'll be closed for 2 weeks for them to do repairs on the rail," and said county publishing is required under state law (RCW) to document the closure.
County forces publication: Resolution 26-117 publishes county force work done in 2025 (including work on Bunker Creek Road); the engineer noted county force hours were below the RCW limit.
Deliberation items approved: The board approved Resolution 26-120 to contract with Sarah McFadden for indigent defense in juvenile conflict cases through Dec. 31, 2026; Resolution 26-121 authorizing the county to sign a Department of Commerce contract to fund roof and masonry work for the historical museum; Resolution 26-122 appointing Dale Lund of Centralia to the Salary Commission after the prior seat-holder moved out of Lewis County; Resolution 26-123 aligning county contributions for nonbargaining employees on Teamsters insurance with Teamsters-represented employees; and Resolution 26-124 appointing James Owen and Theodore Gilbert to the Lewis County Public Development Authority board with staggered term end dates.
Votes and procedure: Most motions were made by a commissioner and seconded; votes were recorded as unanimous (3-0) for the items on the agenda. Commissioners did not raise objections during the motions and thanked staff presenters after several items.
Next steps: Staff will proceed with contract signatures, publishing notices required by RCW, and making the appointments effective as indicated in the resolutions.
