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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting December 07, 2010
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens in attendance
at the meeting and reflect their personal
opinions: The economy is not going to recover;
Retail sales in Jefferson County have been
down two consecutive quarters and the last
quarter was down 10% which may eat up the
sales tax anticipated by the County from the
passage of Proposition No.1; there won't be
grants in the future and the revenue base in the
County needs to grow; the County needs to be
looking at what can be done to improve the
economy and a suggestion was made that the
County appoint a "business" committee to get
ideas on how to generate more jobs; there are
a lot of people in the County that are hurting
financially; the diversion of Road Funds to help
the General Fund isn't a good idea; the County
Clerk is converting records to digital format
which is a good idea; the gaps in railings on the
Chetzemoka ferry meet the International
Building Code; and no "Out of State Travel"
form was filed by the Chairman of the Board for
his trip to Washington DC.
CONSENT AGENDA: All of the items were
approved as submitted:
RESOLUTION: Application by Washington
State Parks and Recreation Commission for a
Nonexclusive Franchise to Construct, Maintain,
and Operate a Sanitary Sewer Force Main
Together with other Appurtenances Under,
Upon, Along and Across County Road Right-of
Way within Unincorporated Jefferson County
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING:
Extend Collective Bargaining Agreement to
December 31, 2011; Jefferson County
Administrator; UFCW 21
10 AGREEMENTS: 1) Jeffcom 911 Radio
System Improvements; Buchanan General
Contracting Company; 2) Jury Management
Software; Jury System Incorporated; 3)
Conversion of Microfilm to Digital Images; BMI
Imaging Solutions; 4) Transportation Forecast
Model and Analysis; Transpo Group, Inc.; 5)
Courthouse Roof Stabilization Project;
Washington State Department of Archaeology
and Historic Preservation; 6) Develop and
Update Farm Conservation Plans to Improve
and Protect Water Quality; Clallam
Conservation District; 7) Hood Canal
Watershed Clean Water Project; Washington
State Department of Ecology; 8) Coordinated
Prevention Grant - Enforcement of Solid
Waste Management Regulations; Washington
State Department of Ecology; 9) Professional
Services Related to Oral Health; Cynthia
Newman; and 10) Sale & Use of the Fire Hall
Communication Tower; City of Port Townsend
Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers
/Warrants Dated November 17, 2010 Totaling
$8,566.22 and Dated November 22, 2010
Totaling $1,134,893.12 and Dated November
24, 2010 Totaling $2,961.00
Payment of Jefferson County Payroll
Warrants Dated November 19, 2010 Totaling
$91,609.32 and A/P Warrants Done by Payroll
Dated November 19, 2010 Totaling
$16,728.64
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION:
Commission Austin reported on a meeting of
the Higher Education Committee and noted
that the County did a good job of clearing the
roads during the recent snow storms. He
added that without 2 ferries on the Port
Townsend run there is a loss of carrying
capacity.
Commissioner Johnson reported on the
meeting he attended with Representatives
Tharinger, and Van de Wege to discuss many
County issues. He spent Thursday evening at
the Homeless Shelter which was a rewarding
experience.
Chairman Sullivan pointed out that all of the
Board members will be at a special Transit
meeting tomorrow and discussed other
changes in his meeting schedule due to the
holidays.
HEARING on 2011 Jefferson County
Budget: The Board listened to public
comment on the proposed 2011 budget and
will consider adopting at one of their next 2
meetings. The Board did approve a resolution
to adopt the diversion of the Road Levy to
Traffic Law Enforcement for the 2011 General
Fund Budget and another resolution to adopt
the Road Levy Shift to the General Fund.
Cancellation of Commissioners Meeting:
The Board cancelled their regular meeting on
December 27, 2010.