COMMISSIONERS’ PROCEEDINGS
Week of July 3, 2006

The Grant County Commissioners’ session was called to order at 9:00 a.m. with Commissioners Stevens and Moore in attendance with the Clerk of the Board.  Commissioner Allison was excused.

The Commissioners approved the request of the Emergency Management Director for a budget transfer within Fund #144, Department #102 in the amount of $3,600.00, due to unforeseen expenditures.

The Commissioners approved the request of the Public Defender Supervisor for $1,400.00 to cover the cost of providing a Continuing Legal Education seminar for the counties contracted public defenders.  The funds will be issued from the Public Defense Budget.

The Commissioners received and approved for distribution a request to initiate the Sick Leave Donation Policy for an employee of District Court.

The Commissioners approved the recommendation of the Human Resources Director for the starting wage for Teresa de Jesus Obregon, Grant Mental Healthcare, and approved the hire date of July 17, 2006

As of this date, the Board, by a majority vote, does approve for payment those vouchers certified by the auditing officer as required by RCW 42.24.080, and those expense reimbursement claims certified by the auditing officer as required by RCW 42.24.090, in the amounts of $61,089.53 and $1,165,602.50, as recorded on a listing and made available to the Board.

The Commissioners signed the Public Works Claims Fund Voucher Approval No. 06-1 through No. 06-109 in the total amount of $683,203.91, as recorded on a listing and made available to the Board.

As there was no further business to come before the Board the session was continued until July 5, 2006.

July 5, 2006

The session was continued at 9:00 a.m. with Commissioners Stevens and Moore in attendance with the Clerk of the Board.  Commissioner Allison was excused.

The Chair of the Board was authorized to sign a Notice of Liquor License Application Assumption from Trinidad Trading Post, 9967 Road W-8 NW, Quincy, WA  98848; applicant is Skillman Enterprises, Inc., Troy Skillman and Loire Skillman.

The Commissioners approved the May 1, May 8, and May 15, 2006 Commissioners Proceedings.

The Chair of the Board was authorized to sign approval of the Special Occasion License Applications of the Columbia Basin Rodeo Association, 3953 Airway Dr. NE, Moses Lake, WA  98837, and the Columbia Basin Elks, 814 N. Stratford Rd., Moses Lake, WA  98837, from the Washington State Liquor Control Board.

The Chair of the Board was authorized to sign a Letter of Understanding between Grant County and Dingus, Zarecor & Associates PLLC, to assist with the preparation of the data for the implementation of Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 34 – Basic Financial Statements.

As there was no further business to come before the Board the session was continued until July 10, 2006.

Signed this _________ day of __________, 2006.