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AGENDA
Jefferson County Board of Commissioners
Regular Meeting – Monday, July 6, 2026 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 | Greg Brotherton, District 3 – Chair
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LINK to materials: BOCC 7/6/26 Meeting materials
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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: July 6, 2026
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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. AWARD OF CONTRACT re: Phase 4 – Northwest School of Wooden Boats (NWSWB) and
Star Marine On-site Grinder Pump Installation for Port Hadlock UGA; Public Works; Russ
Construction, LLC
2. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT re: Issuance of Food Worker Cards for Jefferson County;
$6.50 revenue per card issued; Public Health; Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
3. AGREEMENT re: Ballot drop box in Port Ludlow; No cost; Auditor’s Office; Port Ludlow
Associates, LLC
4. AGREEMENT re: Data sharing – child deaths; No fiscal impact; Public Health; Washington
State Department of Health
5. AGREEMENT re: Economic Development services through APEX Accelerator Program;
$10,000; County Administrator; EDC Team Jefferson
6. AGREEMENT re: Public Infrastructure Fund (PIF) – Jefferson Timber Cooperative Project;
$285,000; County Administrator; Port of Port Townsend
7. AGREEMENT re: Office construction for District Court Victim Coordinator Office;
$15,863.39; Central Services; Loves Construction
8. AGREEMENT re: Port Townsend Community Center walk-in refrigerator repair; $15,500;
Central Services; Jack Frost Company
9. AGREEMENT re: Port Townsend Community Center gymnasium stair replacement; $8,236.22;
Central Services; CKS Builders
10. AGREEMENT re: Clearwater Sheriff’s Office HVAC replacement; $8,521.29; Central
Services; Jack Frost Co.
11. AGREEMENT re: Chetzemoka Park ADA playground equipment; $4,749.49; Public Health;
City of Port Townsend
12. AGREEMENT re: Developmental Disabilities Community Services (DDCS); $974,829; Public
Health; Washington State Development of Social and Health Services
13. AGREEMENT re: School-to-Work program; $9,430.40 per student; Public Health; Cascade
Community Connections
14. AGREEMENT re: E911 County Basic Service Operations; $399,421.85; JeffCom; Washington
State Military Department
15. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 1 re: Mental health prevention program; Additional $11,563,
for a total of $34,689.39; Public Health; The Benji Project
16. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 1 re: Chimacum School District mental health services;
Additional amount of $18,032, for a total of $54,096.55; Public Health; Jumping Mouse
Children’s Center
17. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 1 re: Brinnon School District mental health services;
Additional amount of $17,511, for a total of $52,533.79; Public Health; Jumping Mouse
Children’s Center
18. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 1 re: School-to-Work direct service; Change to Exhibit C;
Public Health; Washington State Department of Social and Health Services – Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation
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19. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 1 re: School-based mental health counseling; Additional
amount of $77,150, for a total of $231,540.41; Public Health; Olympic Educational Service
District #114
20. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 1 re: Social support services for staff working with the
Alternative Enforcement Program; Extension to June 30, 2027 and additional $4,400; Public
Health; MCS Counseling
21. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 2 re: Case management for clients in the Alternative
Enforcement Program; Extension to June 30, 2027 and additional $4,000; Public Health;
Discovery Behavioral Healthcare
22. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 2 re: School to work start-up; Additional amount of
$1,775.63, for a total of $44,775.63; Public Health; Washington Department of Social & Health
Services
23. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 2 re: Community inclusion services; Additional amount of
$15,859, for a total of $470,322.70; Public Health; Cascade Community Connections
24. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 3 re: Residential substance abuse treatment in prisons and
jails; $392,803.87; Public Health; Believe in Recovery, LLC
25. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 15 re: Consolidated contracts; Additional amount of
$1,916,986, for a total of $8,209,503; Public Health; State of Washington Department of Health
26. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 1 re: Between Jefferson County, Shold
Excavating, Inc., and Suzanne Martin, an independent septic designer; Future sharing of
additional costs
27. MOTION TO DELEGATE SIGNING AUTHORITY to the Grants Administrator re:
AGREEMENT re: Public Defense Improvement Funds; $63,854.27; Auditor’s Office; Office of
Public Defense
28. CONSERVATION FUTURES FUND CITIZEN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (CFFCOC)
APPOINTMENT: Open interest – Anadromous Fish; Michael Donald
29. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Meeting Minutes of May 4, 2026, June 8, and 15, 2026
and Special Meeting Minutes of June 9, 2026 (Joint Port)
30. APPROVAL OF PAYROLL WARRANTS: Dated July 2, 2026 totaling $2,516,876.39
31. APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE WARRANTS: Dated June 22, 2026 and totaling
$841,516.95
REGULAR AGENDA:
No set time COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION
9:45 a.m. MONTHLY PUBLIC HEALTH AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
UPDATE
Dr. Allison Berry, Public Health Officer
Willie Bence, Emergency Management Director
10:30 a.m. HEARING re: Proposed 2nd Quarter Budget Appropriations/Extensions; Various
County Departments
Judy Shepherd, Finance Director
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11:00 a.m. HEARING re: 2025–2045 Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update and Associated
Unified Development Code (UDC) Amendments
Jeremy Williammee, DCD Director
No set time WORKSHOP and POTENTIAL ACTION re: OMB proposes major overhaul of
Federal Grant rules
Heather Dudley-Nollette, Commissioner Dist. 1
Crystal Ellerbe, Acorn Consulting, Federal Lobbyist
No set time RECESS
1:30 p.m. AFTERNOON SESSION
1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION with the County Administrator, Chief Civil Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney (DPA), Community Development Director, Water Quality
Manager, and Natural Resources Program Coordinator re: Potential/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
No set time WORKSHOP re: Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Annual Report
(2:30 p.m.)
Matt Tyler, Parks & Rec Manager
3:00 p.m. WORKSHOP re: Jefferson Land Trust Jurisdictional Conferral RCO Grant
Application #26-1308 and 26-1311
Sarah Spaeth, JLT Director of Conservation
Marlowe Moser, JLT Conservation Coordinator
No set time WORKSHOP re: U.S. Forest Service – Forest election form
(3:30 p.m.)
Josh Peters, County Administrator
No set time ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ITEMS
No set time ADJOURNMENT (Adjourn by 4:30 p.m.)
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COMMISSIONERS MEETING SCHEDULE
The Week of July 6, 2026
A snapshot of the meetings the Commissioners will be attending this week are notated below, and are
subject to change. 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, July 6, 2026
9:00 a.m. BOCC Meeting – Board
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
10:30 a.m. Shelter Operations Meeting – Greg
10:45 a.m. Port Stormwater System Ribbon Cutting – Heidi, Heather
11:15 a.m. Shelter Coalition Meeting – Greg
2:00 p.m. Tourism Coordinating Council Meeting - Heather
6:30 p.m. League of Women Voters Candidate Forum – Heidi, Heather
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
10:00 a.m. ORCAA Board of Directors Meeting – Greg
10:00 a.m. Ferry Advisory Committee Meeting - Heather
2:00 p.m. Jefferson Transit Authority Finance Committee Meeting – Greg
2:00 p.m. Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Meeting - Heather
7:00 p.m. Grange Meeting - Heidi
Thursday, July 9, 2026
1:30 p.m. Tech Advisory Committee Meeting – Greg
6:00 p.m. Jefferson County Fairgrounds Association Board Meeting - Heather
Friday, July 10, 2026
11:00 a.m. Capital Facilities Planning Committee Meeting - Greg
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.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodations Provided Upon Request