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Votes at a glance: Columbia County commissioners' actions and motions
Summary
At the meeting the board approved meeting minutes and warrants, adopted resolutions establishing a petty cash fund and amending the STIP, authorized an engineer to vet asphalt bids, and approved signature authorization and job-description edits; several items will require follow-up.
The Columbia County Board of Commissioners took a number of formal actions during the meeting. Key outcomes:
- Approved meeting minutes for April 2026 (motion carried).
- Approved March warrants (numbers 52330 to 52751) totaling $4,600,600.47 and $24.23 in direct deposits as presented (motion carried).
- Adopted Resolution 2026-08 establishing a petty cash change fund for the Columbia County Sheriff's Office (motion carried unanimously).
- Authorized the county engineer to review, vet and award hot-mix asphalt bids received at the bid opening for hot-mix asphalt supply (motion carried).
- Adopted Resolution 2026-09 amending the county's six-year Transportation Improvement Program (2026—6 through 2031) after a public hearing (motion carried).
- Authorized signature-authorization forms and amended a contract with the consultant for the comprehensive plan (deliverables moved earlier in schedule) with no overall budget change; the chair was authorized to sign the signature-authorization form.
- Approved job-description edits for the facilities manager and maintenance supervisor with a requested amendment to the facilities manager description and scheduled an executive session under RCW 42.31 for personnel matters.
The board recorded these votes and instructed staff to follow up with contract awards, design work, and public notices as required.
