Board Meeting Minutes 10/12/20151
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
LEWIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
BOARD MEETING MINUTES
October 12, 2015
The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) for Lewis County, Washington, met in
regular session on Monday, October 12, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. Commissioners Edna J.
Fund, Gary Stamper, and P.W. “Bill” Schulte were in attendance. Chair Fund, called
the meeting to order, determined a quorum, and proceeded with the flag salute.
Commissioner Stamper moved to approve the minutes of the 10:00 a.m., Monday,
October 5, 2015 Business Meeting. Commissioner Schulte seconded the motion.
Motion carried 3-0.
Employee
Commissioner Fund stated today is the first weekly United Way campaign donation
employee drawing. The winner today is Rieva Lester.
NOTICE
Commissioner Schulte moved to approve the Notice Agenda item one.
Commissioner Stamper seconded the motion.
1. Notice of Hearing: Regarding the 4th 2015 Budget Amendment. Hearing will be
held on or after 10:00 am on Monday, October, 26, 2015. Resolution No. 15-286
Steve Walton, Budget Administrator, stated notice of the public hearing will be
publiched in the East County Journal on October 14th and 21st. The hearing will be held
on the 26th day of October 2015 on or after 10:00 a.m. to consider an amendment on
departments within the 2015 budget for Current Expense and various funds. This
amendment increases expenditures for all funds in the amount of $3,861,627 with an
offsetting increase in revenue in the amount of $3,861,627 resulting in no use of fund
balance.
Motion carried 3-0.
CONSENT
Commissioner Schulte moved to approve the Consent Agenda items three and four.
Commissioner Stamper seconded the motion.
2. Resolution No. 15-287 Approval of warrants and payroll for payment.
Suzette Smith, Auditors Office, stated this Resolution approves 200 regular warrants
for a total payment against the County in the amount of $927,960.80. This Resolution
also approves 181 payroll warrants and 472 automatic deposits dated October 5, 2015
for a total payment against the County in the amount of $3,297,570.61.
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3. Resolution No. 15-288 Appointment of a member to the Southwest Washington
Fair Commission.
Michael Strozyk, Director of Central Services, stated the Board of County
Commissioners established the formation of the Southwest Washington Fair
Commission under Resolution #08-295 which allows for a commission of seven (7)
citizens to advise in the operations of the Southwest Washington Fair and Fairgrounds.
Currently the Fair Commission has several vacancies on it. After a formal selection and
recruitment process, Tammy Remund was selected for reappointment as a member of
the Southwest Washington Fair Commission for a four (4) year term expiring May, 2019.
Motion carried 3-0.
There being no further business, the BOCC’s business meeting adjourned at 10:09 a.m.
on October 12, 2015. The next public meeting will be held Monday, October 19, 2015.
Please note that minutes from the BOCC’s meetings are not verbatim. A recording of
the meeting may be purchased at the BOCC’s Office.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
LEWIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
ATTEST: Edna J. Fund, Chair
Karri Muir, CMC, Clerk of the Board P.W. Bill Schulte, Vice-Chair
Lewis County Commissioners
Gary Stamper, Commissioner