HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRESENTATION CRAB Good Practice JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Mark McCauley, County Administrator
DATE: May 12,2025
SUBJECT: County Road Administration Board (CRAB): Certificate of Good Practice
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
Annually, each county engineer and either the chair of the board of county commissioners or the
county executive must certify that the county has operated in compliance with the Standards of
Good Practice. Based upon this certification, CRAB issues Certificates of Good Practice to the
State Treasurer, which allows disbursement of gas tax revenues to the individual counties in the
following year(WAC 136-04-050).
ANALYSIS:
Per RCW 36.78.020 "Standards of good practice" shall mean general and uniform practices
formulated and adopted by the board relating to the administration of county roads and the safe
and efficient movement of people and goods over county roads, which shall apply to engineering,
design procedures, maintenance, traffic control, safety,planning, programming, road classification,
road inventories, budgeting and accounting procedures, management practices, equipment policies,
personnel policies, and effective use of transportation-related information technology.
CRAB Standards:
Maintenance Management
Vacancy in the Position of County Engineer
Priority Programming Procedures
Six-Year Programs
Annual Road Program, Construction Report, and County Forces Construction
Inspection of Bridges on County Roads
Pavement Management System
Relationship between County Engineer and County Legislative Authority
County Forces Construction
Traffic Law Enforcement Expenditures
Accommodation of Utilities on County Roads
Maintenance of County Road Log
County Accident Reports
Jefferson County has again met all the standard required for the issuance by CRAB of a Certificate
of Good Practice for 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board present the Certificate of Good Practice to Monte Reinders, Director, Public
Works.
REVIE D BY:
Mark McCaul , County Administrator Date
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CEIRTIFICATE
OF GOOD PRACTICE o
HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED TO THE STATE TREASURER ON BEHALF OF
FOR THE YEAR 2024
Pursuant to the authority contained in RCW 36.78.090 and in recognition of the fact that this county has submitted
to the Department of Transportation or to this Board all reports required by law or regulation of the Board,-
and has reasonably complied with provisions of law relating to county road administration and with the �O
Standards of Good Practice as formulated and adopted by the Board. �p
COU,NTY`ROAD «b
MAY 1, 2025 ROB COFF R OF THE BOARD
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RESOLUTION 2025-002 0I
WHEREAS RCW 36.78.090 provides that the County Road Administration Board each
year shall transmit to the State Treasurer Certificates of Good Practice on behalf of the counties
which during the preceding calendar year have submitted to the State Department of
Transportation or to the CRABoard all reports required by law or regulation of the CRABoard
and have reasonably complied with provisions of law relating to county road administration and
with Standards of Good Practice as formulated and adopted by the Board; and
WHEREAS the County Road Administration Board met on May 1-2, 2025 in Olympia,
Washington to make such a determination pursuant to an analysis of annual certification
questionnaires in accordance with WAC 136-04 by the counties; and
WHEREAS the County Road Administration Board determined that all 39 counties were
in compliance with the provisions of RCW 36.78.090 as they relate to the issuance of
Certificates of Good Practice;
WHEREAS the Director of Highways and Local Programs has certified to CRAB that all
39 counties are currently in compliance with National Bridge Inspection Standards(NBIS).
WHEREAS 38 of the 39 counties' required submittals were submitted to CRAB by the
April I`deadline. The county missing the deadline had a reasonable explanation, complied soon
after the deadline and, is considered to be in reasonable compliance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that a Certificate of Good Practice be
transmitted to the State Treasurer on behalf of the following counties:
ASOTIN GRAYS HARBOR PIERCE
ADAMS ISLAND SAN JUAN
BENTON JEFFERSON SKAGIT
CHELAN KING SKAMANIA
CLALLAM KITSAP SNOHOMISH
CLARK KITTITAS SPOKANE
COLUMBIA KLICKITAT STEVENS
COWLITZ LEWIS THURSTON
DOUGLAS LINCOLN WAHKIAKUM
FERRY MASON WALLA WALLA
FRANKLIN OKANOGAN WHATCOM
GARFIELD PACIFIC WHITMAN
GRANT PEND OREILLE YAKIMA
Adopted by the CRABoard on May 1, 2025.
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RECEIVED
WASHINGTON STATE �e
MAY 07 2025 'A COUNTY ROAD
JEFFERSON COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BOARD
CONM SIONERS
TO: County Executives and Chairs of Boards of County Commissioners
FROM: Jane Wall, Executive Director
DATE: May 2, 2025
RE: Certificate of Good Practice
It is my pleasure to send you a copy of the enclosed Certificate of Good Practice that was
approved by resolution of the County Road Administration Board at its meeting on May 1, 2025.
We have mailed the original certificate to your County Engineer as they are required to post it in a
publicly accessible location in the Public Works office. We encourage you to acknowledge this
great achievement at an appropriate time for recognition should you wish.
A Certificate of Good Practice has been transmitted to the State Treasurer on behalf of your
county pursuant to the authority contained in RCW 36.78.090 as shown on the certificate
enclosed. This action by the CRABoard will assure the continued distribution of your monthly
state gas tax allotment from the Office of the State Treasurer.
On behalf of the members and staff of the CRABoard, I would like to express my appreciation for
the cooperation we have received from and through your county engineer's office during the past
year.
Enclosure
Cc: County Engineer
JANE WALL
Executive Director
2404 CHANDLER CT SW SUITE 240 OLYMPIA, WA 98502 1 360.350.6077 1 CRAB.WA.GOV