Franklin County public meetings in 2025
12 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Civil Service Commission
The Franklin County Civil Service Commission will meet to discuss Sheriff's Department staffing and certify an eligibility list. The body will also review promotional exam status and general rules and regulations.
- Certification of Master (PST) Eligibility List
- Sheriff's Department Staffing Update
- Promotional Exam Status
- General Rules and Regulations Update
- CBA Related Issues
Planning Commission
The regular Planning Commission meeting scheduled for December 2, 2025 was cancelled because there were no agenda items. No decisions or discussions will take place at this meeting. The next regular meeting is set for January 6, 2026.
Planning Commission
The Franklin County Planning Commission will review three applications. Item 1 is a Special Use Permit for the River Ranch Golf Course, including an 18‑hole course, clubhouse, restaurant, cottages, and a realignment of Levey Road. Item 2 is a Special Use Permit for a WDFW hatchery to replace vinyl raceways with concrete and add three new raceways. Item 3 is a zone change request to rezone a 35.40‑acre parcel from AP‑20 to I‑2 under the Rural Industrial Overlay.
- Special Use Permit – River Ranch Golf Course: 18‑hole course, clubhouse, restaurant, 15 cottages, parking, and Levey Road realignment.
- Special Use Permit – WDFW Hatchery: replace 14 vinyl‑lined raceways with 12 concrete‑lined raceways and add three new 20' × 120' raceways, plus pipelines and grading.
- Zone Change – Rottinghaus parcel: rezone 35.40 acres from AP‑20 to I‑2 (Rural Industrial Overlay).
Civil Service Commission
The Franklin County Civil Service Commission will consider approval of the October 14, 2025 meeting minutes. The commissioners will receive a staffing update from the Sheriff's Department. Additional agenda items include certification of the eligibility list, scheduling a promotional written exam, and updates to general rules, regulations, and collective bargaining issues.
- Review and approve October 14, 2025 Civil Service Commission regular meeting minutes
- Sheriff’s Department staffing update
- Certification of eligibility list
- Promotional written exam schedule
- General rules and regulations update (CBA related issues)
Law Enforcement Officer & Firefighter (LEOFF I) Disability Board
The Franklin County LEOFF I Disability Board will consider approval of the July 17, 2025 meeting minutes. It will review expenses that were submitted after the required 90‑day deadline. The board will also examine the third‑quarter 2025 reimbursement requests and the overall budget. The next meeting date will be set for January 15, 2026.
- Approval of the July 17, 2025 meeting minutes
- Review of expenses submitted past the 90‑day requirement
- Review and approval of 2025 Quarter 3 reimbursements
- Review of the 2025 budget
- Setting next meeting date for January 15, 2026
The Disability Board approved the July 17, 2025 meeting minutes. It also approved a reimbursement request for expenses submitted past the 90‑day requirement and the Quarter 3 reimbursements for July‑September 2025. The board set the next regular meeting for January 15, 2026 at 2:30 pm. All motions carried unanimously.
- Approved July 17, 2025 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Approved reimbursement request for expenses submitted past 90‑day requirement (unanimous)
- Approved 2025 Quarter 3 reimbursements (unanimous)
- Set next regular meeting for January 15, 2026 at 2:30 pm (unanimous)
Law Enforcement Officer & Firefighter (LEOFF I) Disability Board
The scheduled October 16, 2025 meeting of the Law Enforcement Officer & Firefighter Disability Board was postponed. No agenda items were listed. The meeting was to be held in the Commissioner’s Meeting Room at 2:30 pm. No decisions or discussions took place at this time.
Civil Service Commission
The commission will review and approve the September 9, 2025 meeting minutes. It will receive a staffing update from the Sheriff’s Department and consider the Certification of Eligibility List. The commission will discuss how the collective bargaining agreement affects Rule XV of the General Rules and Regulations and schedule a promotional exam. A Vice Chair consideration will also be addressed.
- Approve September 9, 2025 Civil Service Commission meeting minutes
- Sheriff’s Department staffing update
- Review Certification of Eligibility List
- Discuss CBA impact on Rule XV of General Rules and Regulations
- Schedule promotional exam
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission will hold public hearings on two Port of Pasco applications. Item #1 proposes rezoning an 18.3‑acre portion of a parcel from Agricultural Production (AP‑20) to General Industrial (I‑2). Item #2 proposes subdividing a 161‑acre parcel into eight industrial lots with access from Railroad Avenue, pending approval of the rezoning. The commission will hear staff reports, public comments, and then make recommendations to elected officials.
- ZC 2025-01: Rezoning 18.3 acres of Port of Pasco parcel from AP‑20 to I‑2
- SUB 2025-01: Subdivision of 161‑acre Port of Pasco parcel into 8 industrial lots, access via Railroad Avenue, contingent on rezoning approval
- Public comment accepted by 12:00 PM on meeting day via email, mail, or during the meeting
- Staff reports will be presented for each agenda item
- Commission will issue recommendations to elected officials (not final decisions)
Civil Service Commission
The Civil Service Commission will meet to discuss staffing updates for the Sheriff's Department and certify an eligibility list. The body will also consider a Vice Chair and schedule a workshop to review rules and regulations.
- Sheriff’s Department Staffing Update
- Certification of Eligibility List
- Scheduling of Rules and Regulations Review workshop
- Vice Chair consideration
- Promotional Testing Status
Law Enforcement Officer & Firefighter (LEOFF I) Disability Board
The board unanimously approved the May 22, 2025 meeting minutes. It also unanimously approved the 2025 Quarter 2 reimbursements for retirees and vendors. The next regular meeting was scheduled for October 16, 2025 at 2:30 pm. No new business, executive session, or public comments were presented, and the meeting adjourned at 2:32 pm.
- Approved May 22, 2025 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Approved 2025 Quarter 2 reimbursements (unanimous)
- Set next regular meeting for Oct 16, 2025 at 2:30 pm
- No new business
- No executive session needed
- No public comments
- Adjourned meeting at 2:32 pm
Law Enforcement Officer & Firefighter (LEOFF I) Disability Board
The board unanimously approved the January 16, 2025 meeting minutes. It also unanimously approved the 2025 Quarter 1 reimbursements after review. The next regular meeting was scheduled for July 17, 2025 at 2:30 pm. No new business or executive session was needed.
- Approved January 16, 2025 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Approved 2025 Quarter 1 reimbursements (unanimous)
- Set next regular meeting for July 17, 2025 at 2:30 pm
Planning Commission
The commission approved its agenda and the minutes from the December 3, 2024 meeting. It then voted to forward a positive recommendation to the Franklin County Board of Commissioners to approve the Underwood Planned Unit Development, attaching four findings of fact and ten conditions. The motion passed unanimously among the five commissioners present.
- Approved April 8, 2025 agenda (unanimous)
- Approved minutes of Dec 3, 2024 meeting (unanimous)
- Forwarded positive recommendation to Board of County Commissioners to approve Underwood PUD with conditions (5-0)