Wahkiakum County public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Board of County Commissioners
The Board of County Commissioners adopted a resolution declaring Juneteenth a county holiday and approved a new 2023 wage table and pay realignment for Sheriff's deputies and patrol sergeants. Other actions included approving a $120,000 cybersecurity grant and funding for various reserve funds.
- Adopted Resolution No. 120-23 declaring Juneteenth a county holiday (Unanimous)
- Approved AFSCME MOU for Sheriff's Deputy and Patrol Sergeant pay realignment and 2023 Wage Table (Unanimous)
- Approved $120,000 Grant Agreement #£22-125 with Clark Regional Emergency Services for emergency management and cybersecurity (Unanimous)
- Approved letter supporting Wahkiakum PUD funding for Puget Island water source development (Unanimous)
- Approved $967,833.67 in vouchers and two transfer batches totaling $246,741.00 (Unanimous)
- Authorized reserve fund expenditures: EMS ($7,011.38), County Properties ($3,516.87), Electronic Communications ($116,347.87), and Contingent Liabilities ($164.90 and $7,658.31) (Unanimous)
- Approved use of Small Works Process for ADA door replacement at the Hope Center (Unanimous)
- Approved one-month overlap of Public Health Nurse positions for training (Unanimous)
Board of County Commissioners
The Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved the creation of the Wahkiakum County Information Technology Department. They also authorized multiple fund expenditures, a new staff position for Community Outreach, and contracts for a retaining wall and waste transport.
- Adopted Resolution No. 114-23 creating the Information Technology Department (Unanimous)
- Approved Small Works Contract with Midway Underground for clinic building retaining wall (Unanimous)
- Approved Public Works Agreement with Peninsula Sanitation Services for KM solid waste boxes (Unanimous)
- Approved adding one additional FTE Community Outreach Specialist position (Unanimous)
- Approved grant contract for purchase of two new buses with $40,000 match (Unanimous)
- Approved $1,500 purchase of a copier for the Assessor’s Office (Unanimous)
- Approved one-month employee overlap for training in the Clerk’s Office at max cost of $5,468 (Unanimous)
- Approved consent agenda including $122,586.76 in vouchers and four reserve fund expenditures (Unanimous)
Board of County Commissioners
The Board approved a letter of support for a PUD and Town of Cathlamet grant application to study water system consolidation. The Board also approved several liquor and marijuana license renewals and authorized over $1 million in vouchers.
- Approved $1,026,314.24 in vouchers
- Approved Resolution No. 107-23 for $2,359.93 from County Properties Cumulative Reserve Fund
- Approved Resolution No. 108-23 for $17,724.91 from Electronic Communications Cumulative Reserve Fund
- No objection to liquor license renewal for Dollar General Store #20842 (unanimous)
- No objection to liquor license renewal for Skamokawa Resort (unanimous)
- No objection to cannabis producer license renewal for Royal Highness (2-1)
- No objection to marijuana retailer license renewal for Cathlamet Cannabis Company (2-1)
- Approved letter of support for PUD and Town of Cathlamet water system consolidation study grant (unanimous)