The Okanogan County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on January 24, 2005, with Chairman Mary Lou Peterson, Commissioner Andrew Lampe, Commissioner Don Hover and Brenda Crowell, Clerk of the Board present.

Discussion – Interagency Solicitation – Oroville
Karl Sloan, Heidi Appel and Greg Wilder discussed the process for piggybacking onto the engineer RFP process and selection by the City of Oroville for the Water/Sewer and Road Project.

Executive Session – Personnel – Human Resources
Commissioner Lampe moved to go into executive session for 10 minutes at 10:50 AM to discuss personnel. Motion was seconded and carried.

Open Session resumed at 11:00 AM

Discussion – Update Programs – Juvenile
Bruce Moran; Adell Hayner, Donna Nicholas and Peggy Sullivan

Adele presented an overview of how the juvenile drug and alcohol program works. Commissioner Lampe asked where the funding comes from when the Juvenile provided more extensive services. Bruce Moran explained that the funding did come from state/federal grants. He also noted that none of the Juvenile programs are funded by Current Expense. Donna Nicholas, Correctional Manager, explained the juvenile facility and programs. Peggy Sullivan, Court Services Manager, also briefed the Board on the programs she manages.

Motion – Replace Jail Lights - Maintenance
Commissioner Lampe moved to replace light fixtures in the jail with tamper resistant fixtures out of the Jail Maintenance Budget in the amount of $2,650.00. Motion was seconded and carried.

Discussion – Boiler Replacement – Facilities
Dan Powers presented a cost estimate to replace the current boiler with an electric start boiler for approximately $584,557.43 which includes design fees and sales tax. This would only replace the boiler and not the piping or registers in the offices.

Discussion – Courthouse Roof and Windows – Facilities
Dan Powers presented a cost estimate to replace the courthouse roof and 11 different types of windows that would be needed.

Discussion – Agriplex – Fair Board
Members of the Fair Board and Carl Christiansen discussed how to fund and manage the Agriplex building. Commissioner Peterson explained that the funding allocated from the Stadium-Tourism Fund was intended only for the Operation and Maintenance of the Agriplex.

Executive Session – Personnel – Human Resources
Commissioner Hover moved to go into executive session for 20 minutes at 4:15 PM to discuss personnel. Motion was seconded and carried.

Open Session resumed at 4:35 PM