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AGENDA
Jefferson County Board of Commissioners
Regular Meeting – Monday, October 27, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.
This is a Hybrid meeting: Virtual and In-Person Attendance at
Jefferson County Courthouse – Commissioners’ Chambers
1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA
Heather Dudley-Nollette, District 1 | Heidi Eisenhour, District 2 – Chair | Greg Brotherton, District 3
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Public Comment Periods – these comment periods are for listening to comments specific to that Agenda item. The
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9:00 a.m. CALL TO ORDER
9:01 a.m. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD – ALL TOPICS
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Agenda: October 27, 2025
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No set time APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA:
(Items listed below have been distributed to the Commissioners in advance for study and will be enacted by one motion. If
separate discussion is desired on an item, that item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the Regular
Agenda, at the request of any of the Commissioners).
1. AGREEMENT re: Memorial Field Renovation; In the amount not to exceed $60,332.90;
Jefferson County Public Works; Willamette Cultural Associates LTD
2. AGREEMENT, Supplement No. 1 re: Olympic Discovery Trail Construction Funding -
Olympic Discovery Trail – Anderson Lake Connection Project; In the amount of $1,519,332;
Jefferson County Public Works; Washington State Department of Transportation
3. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 1 re: HCA Professional Services Contract Amendment for
MOUD/MAUD in Jails; Motion to delegate signing authority; Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
4. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 1 re: Public Infrastructure Fund (PIF) – Jefferson County
International Airport Eco-Industrial Park (JCIA #1); Time extension; County Administrator;
Port of Port Townsend
5. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 1 re: Public Infrastructure Fund (PIF) – Jefferson County
International Airport Eco-Industrial Park (JCIA #2) Time extension; County Administrator;
Port of Port Townsend
6. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 3 re: Public Infrastructure Project Funding; Sims Way
and Boatyard Expansion; Time extension; County Administrator; Port of Port Townsend;
Jefferson County Public Utility District No. 1; and the City of Port Townsend
7. APPROVAL OF PAYROLL WARRANTS: Dated October 3, 2025 totaling $185,977.20 and
Dated October 20, 2025 totaling $96,899.00
REGULAR AGENDA:
10:15 a.m. WORKSHOP re: Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group’s Planning and
Design Project to Restore the Little Quilcene River Estuary
Michael Dawson, Water Quality Manager
Tami Pokorny, Natural Resources Program Coordinator
10:45 a.m. WORKSHOP and POTENTIAL ACTION re: Updating the County’s
Unauthorized Encampment Removal Policy
Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Ariel Speser
No set time COMMISSIONERS’ BRIEFING SESSION
No set time RECESS
1:30 p.m. AFTERNOON SESSION
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1:40 to 1:45 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION with the County Administrator, Chief Civil Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney (DPA), Civil DPA, re: Actual Litigation; Exemption as
Outlined in the Open Public Meetings Act, RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)
DISCUSSION, POTENTIAL ACTION with PUBLIC COMMENT re:
TOPIC OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
1:45 to 2:00 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION with the County Administrator, Chief Civil Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney (DPA), Civil DPA, re: Potential Litigation; Exemption as
Outlined in the Open Public Meetings Act, RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)
DISCUSSION, POTENTIAL ACTION with PUBLIC COMMENT re:
TOPIC OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
2:00 p.m. SPECIAL SERIES – Cultural Heritage Resources re: Newspaper collections
Ellie DiPietro, JCHS Director of Collections & Research
No set time ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ITEMS
No set time RECESS (Recess by 2:55 p.m.) for the Joint Special Meeting with Finance
Committee
No set time RECONVENE
DISCUSSION and POTENTION ACTION re: RESOLUTION No. ____ ; In
the Matter of a Temporary Hiring Freeze on New Employment Positions and
Vacant Employment Position Hiring Review
AJOURMENT
COMMISSIONERS MEETING SCHEDULE
Agenda: October 27, 2025
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The Week of October 27, 2025
A snapshot of the meetings the Commissioners will be attending this week are notated below. If you
would like to get more information on these meetings, please contact the Commissioners’ Office at
360-385-9100 or send us an email at: jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us
Monday, October 27, 2025
9:00 a.m. BOCC Meeting – Board
3:00 p.m. Special Joint BOCC Meeting with the Finance Committee – Board
5:00 p.m. Solid Waste Advisory Committee 3rd Annual AIRE Reveal – Heidi, Heather
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
9:00 a.m. Septic Capacity Issue Meeting – Heidi
9:00 a.m. Port Townsend High School Campus Tour - Heather
10:30 a.m. Shelter Operations Meeting – Greg
11:00 a.m. Special Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Meeting - Heather
11:15 a.m. New Shelter Coalition Meeting – Greg
12:00 p.m. Jefferson County Forestry Meeting – Heidi
3:00 p.m. Climate Action Committee Meeting - Heather
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
10:00 a.m. Interviews for District 1 Planning Commission Seat - Heather
2:30 p.m. Special Housing Fund Board Meeting – Greg, Heather
Thursday, October 30, 2025
6:00 p.m. Jefferson County Fair Association Board Strategic Planning Session - Heather
Friday, October 31, 2025
All-Day Halloween at the Courthouse – Greg, Heather
12:30 p.m. KPTZ – Greg
3:00 p.m. Federal Issues Committee - Heidi
The County has various Boards and Committees that are subject to the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA).
Agendas for those meetings will be posted to the Jefferson County website calendar 24 hours prior to the start of
the meeting. Agendas will contain information on how to provide public comment, meeting access, and meeting
materials (if available).
For more information, go to: www.co.jefferson.wa.us and click on the Calendar tab.
COMMISSIONERS MAY ADD AND TAKE ACTION ON OTHER ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA.
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