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PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following is a summary of
comments made by citizens in attendance at the meeting and
reflect their personal opinions:
• A citizen mentioned there is a group forming to meet the
current needs of the Mountain View Commons building and
urged Commissioners for further cooperation;
• 9 citizens expressed concern over possible program cuts and
closing of the Port Townsend Recreation Center. Of those
citizens, most mentioned they would like to do what they
can to help. Benefits of keeping programs running were
noted. Citizens urged the Commissioners to have more
information available on how they can help;
• A citizen stated: 1) Last weekend in Quilcene a meeting was
held to brainstorm future plans for Worthington Park; 2)
Santa is coming to Quilcene the day after Thanksgiving and
3) a craft fair is coming soon;
• A citizen stated: 1) Everyone needs to remember that
President Kennedy was assassinated. He mentioned 5
democratic public figures that were assassinated around the
same time and explained why the U.S. was moving towards
fascism; 2) There is a desperate need for industrial zoned
property in Jefferson County;
• A citizen noted that you can only raise taxes to a certain
point. Regarding the Port Townsend Recreation Center, he
believes raising fees to make programs self-funding is a
solution; and
• A citizen stated: 1) Regarding the Port Townsend Recreation
Center, Jefferson County is not the only agency facing cuts,
it’s happening to the State and the Nation as well; and 2)
Jefferson County Democrats will be interviewing candidates
for the office of Assessor on November 19, 2013 at 6:30 p.m.
at the Port Townsend Recreation Center.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board unanimously approved the items
on the consent agenda as presented:
HEARING NOTICE re: 2014 Budget; Hearing Scheduled for
December 2, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers
14 AGREEMENTS: 1) Subcontractor to update www.jcchoice.org
website; Reynolds Training and Consulting; 2) On-Line Food
Workers Training, Testing and Card Issuance; Tacoma-Pierce
County Health Department; 3) Amendment No. 11 re:
Consolidated Programs containing both State & Federal Funds;
Washington State Department of Health (DOH); 4) Internet
Vehicle/Vessel Information Processing System (IVIPS); Washington
State Department of Licensing (DOL); 5) Coordinated Prevention
Grant No. G1400361; Washington State Department of Ecology
(DOE); 6) Amendment No. 1 re: Medicaid Administrative Claiming
No. 1163-35242; Un-suspending Contract, fee for service - no
max; Washington State Health Care Authority; 7) Amendment No.
6 re: Language change; Washington State Department of Social
and Health Services (DSHS), Division of Behavioral and Recovery
for Substance Abuse Prevention; 8) Developmental Disabilities
Video Interviews; Wall Fly Films; 9) Continued lease for the Mail
Postage Machine located in the Courthouse; Pitney Bowes;
10) Snow and Ice Removal on Clearwater Road, County Road
No. 107508, M.P. 0.00 to M.P. 4.13; Washington State
Department of Transportation (DOT); 11) Wetland Biologist
Services; Olympic Wetland Resources Inc. ; 12) Supplemental No.
1 re: Queets Bridge Painting, County Project No. CR1881, County
Road No. 107518, M.P. 0.60 to M.P. 0.76, BHOS-16WA (001);
Exeltech Consulting, Inc.; 13) 2014 Public Defense Funding;
Washington State Office of Public Defense; and
14) AGREEMENT and SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT re: Collective
Bargaining Agreement and Trust Participation for the Jefferson
County Central Services Staff; Teamsters Local #589 and
Washington Teamsters Welfare Trust
Advisory Board Reappointment re: Jefferson County Civil Service
Commission (CSC); Six (6) Year Term Expiring November 1, 2019;
Robert Gebo
Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/Warrants Dated
November 13, 2013 Totaling $637,771.31
Payment of Jefferson County Payroll Warrants Dated November
6, 2013 Totaling $122,287.69
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners
provided updates on the following items:
All 3 Commissioners
- Will be attending the Washington Association of Counties
(WSAC) Conference this week.
Chairman Austin
- Will be attending a Board of Health meeting this week.
Commissioner Sullivan
- Will be attending a Community Impact meeting this week.
Commissioner Johnson
- Will be attending a NW Straits Conference this week.
HEARING re: Setting the 2014 Ad Valorem Tax Levies for
Jefferson County Levy in 2013 and Collection in 2014: After the
hearing, the Board unanimously approved RESOLUTION
NO. 54-13 Increasing the Jefferson County General Fund Levy
for 2014 Taxes. RESOLUTION NO. 55-13 Increasing the Jefferson
County Road Levy for 2014 Taxes, RESOLUTION NO. 56-13
Diversion of Road Levy for Traffic Law Enforcement for the 2014
General Fund Budget, RESOLUTION NO. 57-13 Increasing the
Jefferson County Conservation Futures Tax Levy for 2014 Taxes
and a LETTER TO ASSESSOR re: 2014 Real and Personal Property
Levy Amount.
Board’s Official Business
Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting November 19, 2013