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AGENDA
Jefferson County Board of Commissioners
Regular Meeting – Monday, July 27, 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
To view Agenda items, meeting materials and comments received, click here: www.co.jefferson.wa.us – Services
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– 2026 Weekly Agenda Items – Month of the meeting – Day of the meeting
LINK TO MATERIALS:
https://test.co.jefferson.wa.us/WeblinkExternal/Browse.aspx?startid=10483397&dbid=0&repo=Jefferson
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Individuals may provide Public Comment using the following methods:
• Video: Refer to meeting instructions above
• Audio-only: Refer to meeting instructions above
• Email: You may submit comments/correspondence to us at: jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us up through
11:59 p.m. the day before the meeting.
Public Comment Periods are dedicated to listening to the public. Each person may address the Board one time
during these periods. To ensure equal opportunity for the public to comment, all comments shall be limited to 2 or
3 minutes per person, depending on the volume of public in attendance. Some Agenda items may have additional
Public Comment Periods – these comment periods are for listening to comments specific to that Agenda item. The
Chair may add additional Public Comment Periods throughout the meeting.
9:00 a.m. CALL TO ORDER & BRIEFING re: High Fire Danger
9:01 a.m. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD – ALL TOPICS
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Agenda: July 27, 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. INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT re: BECCA funding for Juvenile and Family Court Services;
$23,078; Juvenile Services; Administrative Offices of the Courts
2. AGREEMENT re: Shorelines FCAAP Competitive Grant - Lower Dosewallips Flood Hazard
Reduction; $250,000; Public Health; Washington State Department of Ecology
3. AGREEMENT re: Ballot Drop Box Installation Project; $22,666.50; Auditor’s Office; Loves
Construction
4. AGREEMENT re: Marine Resources Committee (MRC) Graphic Design Project; $6,500; WSU
Extension; Tonya Cole
5. AGREEMENT re: Noxious weed control – Knotweed; No cost; WSU Extension; Hood Canal
Salmon Enhancement Group
6. AGREEMENT re: Subrecipient – Connecting Housing to Infrastructure Program (CHIP) for
Mason Street Workforce Housing; $999,576.35; Auditor’s Office, Habitat for Humanity of East
Jefferson County
7. AGREEMENT re: Police Services for the Hoh Tribe; $870,833.34 revenue over 38 months;
Sheriff’s Office; Hoh Tribe
8. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 2 re: Little Quilcene River Bridge replacement; Additional
$261,662 for Right-of-Way costs; Public Works; Washington State Department of
Transportation
9. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 3 re: Hoh River Resiliency – Lindner Complex Reach Design
Project; $4,280 additional for a total of $839,713; Public Health; Natural Systems Design
10. APPROVAL OF Olympic Peninsula Gateway Sign Project – Public Art Plan; and Approval of
LTAC Recommendation for $6,500 in funding; and Delegation of Signing Authority for the
Olympic Peninsula Gateway Sign Project to the Public Works Director and the County
Administrator
11. MOTION TO DELEGATE SIGNING AUTHORITY to the County Administrator re:
AGREEMENT re: Office of Public Defense, Simple Possession Advocacy and Representation
Program; $4,500; Auditor’s Office; Office of Public Defense
12. ADVISORY BOARD UPDATE: Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board;
District No. 2 member – Taylor McCormack
13. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Meeting Minutes of June 22, 2026
14. APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE WARRANTS: Dated July 27, 2026 and totaling
$305,560.89
REGULAR AGENDA:
No set time COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION (9:45 a.m.)
• Discussion/Potential Action re: LTAC priorities – Public Comment
11:00 a.m. HEARING re: Applications for Conservation Futures Funding in 2026
Tami Pokorny, Natural Resources Program Coordinator
Michael Dawson, Water Quality Manager
Tressa Linquist, Conservation Futures Program Clerk
Agenda: July 27, 2026
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12:00 p.m. WORKSHOP with Elected Officials and Department Directors
• Roundtable
No set time COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION
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, and Chief Civil Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney (DPA) 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 COMMISSIONERS’ BRIEFING SESSION (2:00 -2:50 p.m.)
• Review of recent meetings, miscellaneous topics, and calendar
coordination – Approx. 15 minutes per Commissioner
No set time ADJOURNMENT (Adjourn by 2:50 p.m.)
COMMISSIONERS MEETING SCHEDULE
The Week of July 27, 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 27, 2026
9:00 a.m. BOCC Meeting – Board
12:00 p.m. Electeds and Directors Coordination Meeting – Board
3:00 p.m. Quarterly Regular Finance Committee Meeting with the BOCC Board - Board
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
11:00 a.m. Finance Committee Meeting - Greg
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
No public meetings
Thursday, July 30, 2026
No public meetings Friday, July 31, 2026
No public meetings
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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