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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting February 15, 2011
A moment of silence was observed for 2
employees who passed away last week: Art
Bliss, Public Works and Jodi Cossell,
Assessor’s Office.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens in
attendance at the meeting and reflect their
personal opinions:
•Jodi Cossell was generational to the
community and a request was made that a
counselor be appointed to provide some
assistance for employees, especially in the
Assessor's Office. The emotional and
economic impact to the family will be
tremendous. What about life insurance for
employees? A suggestion was made the
flag be lowered to half staff sometime this
week.
•With regard to the complaint against Philip
Morley about Proposition No.1, when he
made a presentation to the Grange about
it he gave factual and unbiased
information. The actual inflation rate is 7-
10% not the 1-2% the government reports
and a quarter of the high paying jobs in the
County are government jobs. Two more
stores went out of business along Water
Street and within 5 years we will be
paying $8/gallon for gas.
CONSENT AGENDA: All of the items were
approved as submitted:
HEARING NOTICE: Amending the 2011 -
2016 Six Year Transportation Improvement
Program; Hearing Scheduled for February 28,
2011 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners
Chambers
5 AGREEMENTS: 1) 2011 Lodging Tax
Advisory Committee (LTAC) Grant Funding;
Forks Chamber of Commerce; 2) Develop
and/or Update Farm Conservation Plans;
Jefferson County Conservation District; 3)
Near Shore Restoration Design, Permitting
and Related Services for Maynard Beach,
Discovery Bay and Eastern Jefferson County;
North Olympic Salmon Coalition; 4)
Development Review Services; City of
Poulsbo; and 5) Peninsula Regional Support
Network; Kitsap County; Clallam County;
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
UTILITY EASEMENT: Construction and
Maintenance of the Dosewallips State Park
Sewer Facility; Jefferson County Public
Works; Washington State Parks and
Recreation Commission
Payment of Jefferson County Payroll
Warrants Dated February 4, 2011 Totaling
$797,577.11 and A/P Warrants Done by
Payroll Dated February 7, 2011 Totaling
$631,871.52
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION:
The Commissioners each provided updates
on the following items:
Commissioner Johnson reported that he
testified at the State Legislature Ways and
Means Committee hearing on the Gravel
Extraction Tax bill in Olympia last week; the
State has determined that 50% of the sand
and gravel extraction tax would go to
transportation fund and the other 50% would
go to the General Fund.
Commissioner Austin noted that he was in
Olympia last Friday and met with several
representatives about public health and
mental health legislation; the bill that would
have negatively impacted our local substance
abuse treatment center has been changed to
only apply to larger counties.
Commissioner Sullivan reported that there
are several bills that will impact funding for
mental health services and he was in
Olympia discussing that with our legislators.
There are many changes happening at the
State and Federal levels which will impact
local programs and services. He will be
attending a “Community Conversation” in
Quilcene this weekend.
Philip Morley noted that tomorrow at 11 a.m.
there will be a special meeting of the Board
of Commissioners to consider authorization
of a $2.1 million bond issue to be used for
the Port Hadlock sewer and a JeffCom tower
installation.
Proposals for Public Defense Services:
The Board approved the review committee’s
recommendation and directed that the
County Administrator negotiate a contract
with Jefferson Associated Council for these
services.