Agenda for Meeting on 2026-01-21

Zoom guidelines
Introductions
Public comment on any final-action items listed on this agenda

ESC
VPN changes
- Nate Kunishige
IT equipment costs
- Nate Kunishige
Electeds' roundtable

PRESENTATION(S)

There are no Presentations scheduled.

NOTICE ITEM(S)

BOCC Notice of hearing regarding Ordinance 1372, which would repeal Ordinance 1354 and remove from Lewis County Code Chapter 8.80, which regulated sterile needle and syringe exchanges operating in Lewis County and made violations of the chapter a civil infraction or a misdemeanor

CONSENT ITEM(S)

AUD Approval of warrants / payroll
BOCC Approval of minutes from the Jan. 20, 2026, BOCC Business Meeting.

DELIBERATION ITEM(S)

BOCC Appoint Joe Mano to the Civil Service Commission
IT Declaration of surplus personal property
HR Amend the 2026-2027 collective bargaining agreement between Lewis County and AFSCME Council 2, Local 1341, effective January 1, 2026
FCLT Declaration of surplus personal property, vehicles and equipment
PW Approve a Maintenance Agreement with Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) regarding work by WSDOT crews
CF Accept grant funds from the Department of Agriculture for Friendlyville improvements at the SWW Fairgrounds

HEARING(S)

There are no Hearings scheduled.

Announcements / new business
Wednesday Workshop
Approval of minute folders for the weeks of Dec. 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2025
Road vacation workshop - Wes Anderson
Flood recovery / Conex boxes and RVs in the Cowlitz and Tilton rivers - Erika Katt
Potential resolution for amended levy information

Calendars
Employee recognition (milestones and spotlights) will take place Jan. 27

Correspondence
Adjournment

The public is invited to attend any Lewis County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting in person. Select meetings -- including the Wrap-Up, Directors’ Update, Business Meeting and Mayors’ Meetings -- also are available via Zoom. Following are the Zoom codes for this meeting:

ONLINE: Go to https://zoom.us/j/92770578873. The passcode is 085336.
BY PHONE: 
Call 888-475-4499. The meeting ID is 927 7057 8873, and the passcode is 085336.