

AMENDED 08/03/26 AGENDA – BOARD OF STEVENS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (BOCC)
August 3, 2026
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Staff Reports
AMENDED AGENDA – BOARD OF STEVENS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (BOCC)
AMENDED TENTATIVE AGENDA – BOARD OF STEVENS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
(BOCC)
MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2026
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Scheduled Open Public Meetings
8:30 a.m. Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance
8:35 a.m. Review of BOCC Agenda & Various Proposed Documents
8:45 a.m. Public Comment Period
9:00 a.m. Board Business – Executive Session re: RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) @ BOE Conf. Rm
10:00 a.m. Human Resources (HR) Business: New Hires/ Memos/ Job Descriptions/ Postings/ Staffing, etc.
10:30 a.m. Commissioners’ Clerks/ Board Business
• Commissioner’s Meeting Minutes for July 13 and July 20, 2026
• Updated Emergency Declaration re: Wildfires
• Review of Wildfire Homelessness Relief/ Prevention Funding Applications
• Discussion re: Deer Lake LMD Ballot Results/ Ordinance
• Resolution re: Private Road Names #4 (previously approved)
• Civil Service Board Citizen Participation Interest letter
• Discussion re: Selkirk-Cabinet Yaak Area- Grizzly Bear Conservation Strategy Comments
• Land Services Contract Amendment re: Climate Resiliency Grant
• Amended 2nd Quarter Economic Development Transfer to WSU Extension (tabled)
• Resolution re: Sheriff’s Office Team Rescue Proposal
• Journal Vouchers re: IS Billings
• NACo 2026 Government Survey
• Sheriff’s Office Transfer of Surplus Radios
• NEW Health Letter of Support Request
• Superior Court Clerk’s Office Online Payment Vendor
• Review of Meeting Engagement/ Agenda Topic Request Forms
• Individual Boards/ Committee Debrief, Commissioner Updates, Staff Updates, etc.
• Previously Tabled & New Items
• Hunters Water District (HWD) System Receivership Business: Treatment & Monitoring Expense
11:30 a.m. LUNCH
12:00 p.m. Washington State Association of Counties (WSAC) Virtual Assembly Meeting via Zoom – Mark
1:00 p.m. Information Services (I.S.) Director Trevor Sellars re: Updates/ Discussions, etc. To Be Rescheduled
1:30 p.m. Director of Risk Management/ Facilities Jeff Evans re: Updates/ Discussions, etc. To Be Rescheduled
2:00 p.m. Extreme Weather Center re: Funding Reconciliation & Contracts, Updates To Be Rescheduled
2:30 p.m. Board Workshop re: BOCC Preliminary 2027 Budgets To Be Rescheduled
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2026
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Scheduled Open Public Meetings
8:30 a.m. Board Workshop re: BOCC Preliminary 2027 Budgets - Cancelled
8:30 a.m. Sheriff Brad Manke & Public Works (PW) Management Team re: Road Closure Discussion
10:00 a.m. Canvassing Board – Greg
11:30 a.m. LUNCH
1:00 p.m. Auditor Lori Larsen & Facilities Department re: Elections Counter Buildout Discussion
1:30 p.m. Public Hearing re: Stevens County Justice Center (SCJC) Siting (6th Continuation)
2:00 p.m. Continued Board Business/ Commissioners’ Clerks: Previously Tabled & New Items
2:00 p.m. NEWABH Director Martha Fairley re: Contract Updates/ Discussion Cancelled
2:30 p.m. Board Workshop re: BOCC Preliminary 2027 Budgets
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2026
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Scheduled Open Public Workshops/ Sessions
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2026
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Scheduled Open Public Workshops/ Sessions
2:00 p.m. Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Monthly Meeting @ EM Conference Room
7:00 p.m. Stevens County Cattlemen’s Association (SCCA) Meeting @ BOCC
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2026
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Scheduled Open Public Workshops/ Sessions
10:00 a.m. Canvassing Board - Greg
1:30 p.m. Aging & Long-Term Care of Eastern Washington (ALTCEW) Governing Board via Zoom – Monty
ACRONYMS: A list can be located on the County website under Commissioner’s Documents.
REGULAR MEETINGS: The regular meetings of the Board of County Commissioners of Stevens County,
Washington are held between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, in-person at 230 E. Birch Avenue,
Colville, Washington. Wednesday – Friday will be reserved for hosting work sessions or workshops where action
is not anticipated to be taken, or for attending externally hosted meetings. Hearings will be accessible in person
and virtually. Requests for virtual access to regular meetings are to be sent at least thirty (30) minutes prior to that
meeting; the times listed are approximate.
REQUESTS: Weekly agendas are prepared for the previous week with known and anticipated Board business
listed. All people desiring to introduce an item for Board discussion are requested to submit the issue to the Clerk
of the Board, along with a completed Meeting Engagement/ Agenda Request Form, no later than 12:00 p.m. on
the Wednesday preceding the meeting, unless otherwise noted. Please see BOCC Policy 2025-01 for general
meeting and engagement guidelines. The Board may add and/or delete or act on any item not included on the
agenda subject to the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA). Any subject placed on the agenda may be acted upon
by the Board. Agendas are posted on the County website and are available via E-notifications.
ACCOMMODATIONS: The Commissioners’ Office is ADA accessible and located at 230 E. Birch Avenue in
Colville; the mailing address is 215 S. Oak, Colville, WA 99114. For special services, please call (509) 684-3751
on the Thursday preceding the meeting. Any individual who would have difficulty attending a meeting by reason
of disability, limited mobility, or for any other reason that makes physical attendance at a meeting difficult, may
request to observe or provide oral comment remotely; written comments provided via mail or e-mail are welcome.
Public Access Information via Teams:
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Meeting Link:
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UPCOMING HEARINGS/ BID OPENINGS
*Hearings are at BOCC unless otherwise indicated*
Dept: Date & Time: Description/ Comment:
Public Works (PW) 08/10/2026 @ 1:00 p.m. 1st Continued NFC Northwest Franchise Application
Public Works (PW) 08/10/2026 @ 1:15 p.m. 1st Continued Ziply Pacific Fiber Franchise Application
Conservation District (SCCD) 08/17/2026 @ 1:30 p.m. Fish Hatchery Pond Maintenance & Restoration Project

