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Columbia County Board of Commissioners

When: January 16

10:01 Columbia County Public Works

Authorized New Projects

Engineer Technician 4 Job Opening-proposed the promotion of Seth Walker to Tech 4 job position.-Authorized

Title 6 Non-Discrimination Agreement-Approved

2012 Bridge Report

Adopt Employee Hand- book-updates to Employ- ee handbook Resolution 2013-07-Adopted

Courthouse Motor Pool Ve- hicle- Road Levy Certification for 2013-Authorized to sign for 2013

Executive Session - RCW 42.30.140(4)- 10 min. no actions were taken

Miscellaneous- 1) Commissioner Reeves moved to reappoint Jean Nelson to the ALTC Columbia County Advisory Council, the motion unanimously carried.

11:00 Columbia County Sheriff Walt Hessler

Staffing- Walt Hessler in- formed the Commissioners that he and Carole Sleeman will be retiring from their positions on June 30th, 2013.

11:15 Columbia County Public Health

Public Hearing: Fee schedule changes-moved to pass Resolution #2103-08 regard- ing Public health fee schedule increases. Unanimously car- ried.

11:25 Emergency Services Director Lisa Caldwell

Communications Holiday Policy- Adopted

Authorization to hire Relief Dispatcher/EM/HLS Program Manager-Approved job de- scriptions CCPSC with salary wages as listed.

Authorization to hire on- call dispatchers-Approved

FY12 Homeland Security Contract-Authorized SHSP equipment grant

EM/E911 Update

12:00 Break for Lunch

1:15 Columbia County Planning and Building

Public Hearing: Blue Mountain Station - Site devel- opment Plan-SDP-2013-001- Approved

2:15 Blue Mountain Action Counsel-Community Services Director Kathy Covey (by phone)

Consolidated Homeless Grant-Authorized payment of $10,000 for affordable housing to project Timothy.

2:50 Columbia County Au- ditor Sharon Richter

Personal items

3:00 Fair Board Appoint- ments- Accepted Leann Lit- eral, Kames Quade, and Richard Jones Jr. to the Columbia County Fair Board.

Miscellaneous:

WSAC - general and trans- portation dues:

Annual General dues $2,537.00

Annual Assessment for Timber Coordinator $840.00

Indigent Defense Services Contract

Carole Sleeman discussed her retirement.

Rea Culwell and Julie Karl discussed SEP contract and wage increases.-Accepted