2018-04-16 Business Meeting Minutes .
LEWIS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS(BOCC)
Business Meeting minutes
April 16,2018
Present: Commissioner Fund, Commissioner Jackson, Commissioner Stamper
Recorder: Rachel Hunt
Commissioner Fund called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m., determined a quorum and then
proceeded with the flag salute.
PUBLIC COMMENT
No comments were made.
EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION
The commissioners honored the following Lewis County employees for reaching milestones:
Five(5)years: RJ Wheeler of the Lewis County Sheriffs Office, Randi Hamilton of Superior Court, Paula
Willey of Superior Court and Timothy Fife of Public Works.
10(ten)years:Smokey Padgett of Public Health and Social Services and Brett Graham of Solid Waste.
15 (fifteen)years: Dan LaFrance of Solid Waste.
20(twenty)years: Dusty Breen of the Lewis County Sheriffs Office and Robert Morehouse of Public
Works.
30(thirty)years:Sherri Guenther of the Lewis County Sheriffs Office.
Above and Beyond: Lori Pulver of the Lewis County Sheriff's office, who was nominated by Kayla
Reynolds of the Auditor's office; Bill Garrison and Jeff Sanford of Public Works' Central Shop,who were
nominated by Tim Murphy of Public Works; and Loren Buckman of Public Works,who was nominated by
Jack White of Public Works.
Employee of the Quarter: Loren Buckman of Solid Waste and Smokey Padgett of Public Health & Social
Services, who were nominated by Steve Skinner of Solid Waste for their work on the Reynolds Road
cleanup.
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PRESENTATION
Commissioner Stamper made a motion to approve the proclamation recognizing April 16-22,2018, as
Earth Week. Commissioner Jackson seconded the motion.
Presentation:Proclamation recognizing April 16-22,2018, as Earth Week in Lewis County and results
of kids'poster contest.
Melanie Case,Solid Waste Recycling Program Coordinator,discussed the impact of plastic straw use on
the environment.Additionally, she brought items to show the Commissioners which will be given away
at their Earth Day event. Commissioner Stamper thanked her and Steve Skinner for taking the time to
make a trip to White Pass Elementary to discuss recycling and Earth Day.
Motion passed 3-0.
CONSENT ITEMS
Commissioner Jackson made a motion to approve minutes from the April 2,2018, meeting as well as
Resolution 18-123. Commissioner Stamper seconded.
Approval of minutes:Approval of minutes from the April 9, 2018, Business Meeting.
Resolution 18-129:Approval of warrants/claims against various departments.
Suzette Smith,Chief Accountant in the Auditor's Office, spoke to this item.She outlined the warrants
from the week of April 6-12th, noting a skip in sequence for Special Purpose Districts.
Motion passed 3-0.
DELIBERATION ITEMS
Commissioner Stamper made a motion to approve Resolutions 18-130 through 18-136. Commissioner
Jackson seconded the motion.
Resolution 18-130:Authorize the Director of IT Services to execute a purchase order with Dell Inc., a
Washington state-approved computer equipment vendor.
Resolution 18-131:Authorize the Director of IT Services to execute the renewal of an Enterprise
Agreement with En Pointe,a Washington state-contracted reseller for Microsoft Corporation licenses.
Steve Wohld, Information Technology Services Director, spoke to Resolutions 18-130 and 18-131.
Resolution 18-132:Approve .09 ("Distressed Counties") funding for the Packwood sewer feasibility
study.
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Matt Matayoshi, Executive Director of the Economic Development Council, spoke to Resolution 18-
132. He said this will be the fourth study done in Packwood but that this would focus on businesses not
residential.
Resolution 18-133: Approve .09 ("Distressed Counties")funding for EDC operations and implementation
of strategic initiatives.
Matt Matayoshi gave an overview on what the $160,000 each year for two years would cover and
utilized for.
It was noted a difference of the amount of$5,000 per year listed in the Resolution and what Matt stated
during the meeting. The Resolution listed $160,000 but the agreement submitted was for the amount of
$165,000.
Resolution 18-134:Amend Resolution#17-354 by adopting a Category of Fees.
Lee Napier, Director of Community Development, spoke to this item.The Resolution corrected
scrivener's errors in a previous Resolution.
Resolution 18-135:Authorize the employment of a casual Community Outreach Worker Senior for the
Public Health &Social Services Department above the Extra Help grade.
Danette York, Director of Public Health&Social Services, spoke to this agenda item.This Resolution is
for an employee who will be hired to a specific project on alcohol,tobacco, and marijuana use.
Resolution 18-136: Clarify the filing procedure for indigent candidates for the public office of freeholder.
Eric Eisenberg, Prosecuting Attorney's Office,discussed the filing fee to be unconstitutional without a
write-in portion.The person wanting to file to be a freeholder would have to come into the Auditor's
Office to sign a declaration of indigency under oath and pay what they can. Eric also mentioned
tomorrow is the freeholder informational meeting in Packwood at the Community Center at 6:00 p.m.
Eric advised the BOCC on the fixes for the difference in amount of funds for Resolution 18-133.
Commissioner Jackson made motion to amend the dollar amount in Resolution 18-133 from $160,000 to
$165,000. Commissioner Stamper seconded the motion.
Motion carried 3-0.
Eric Eisenberg outlined a need for change in wording on Resolution 18-136 citing a typo.The amended
version would be to change the wording from constitution to constitutional.
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Commissioner Jackson made a motion to change the word constitution to constitutional. Seconded by
Commissioner Stamper.
Motion passed 3-0 to approve the deliberation items.
GOOD OF THE ORDER
CJ Neer, Destination Packwood Association, gave an update on events in Packwood.
Commissioner Fund discussed attending the Fox Theater meeting.
Bob Guenther discussed how Lewis County is sitting in an opportunity in regards to the environment
and involvement with both Washington universities.
ADJOURNMENT
The BOCC Business Meeting adjourned at 10:50 a.m.,with the next Business Meeting scheduled for
10 a.m. Monday,April 23, 2018, in the Commissioners' Hearing Room (Room 223).
Please note that minutes from the 80CC Business Meeting are not verbatim.A recording of the meeting may be
purchased at the BOCC office,or video footage can be viewed at no charge at LewisCountyWa.gov/bocc-meetings.
Video footage of 80CC meetings also is aired on Comcast Channel3 at 10 a.m.,2 p.m., 6 p.m.,and 10 p.m. daily.
Video footage also can be found on the Lewis County Commissioners'Facebook page.
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