EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Clallam commissioners to discuss animal advisory committee

Meetings across Clallam County.

Jefferson County commissioners will not meet this week, while Clallam County will discuss animal advisory and various expenses.

Clallam County Commissioners

The three Clallam County commissioners will consider a resolution to re-establish the Animal Issues Advisory Committee and rename it the Animal Solutions Advisory Committee during their weekly work session Monday and their weekly business meeting Tuesday.

The commissioners’ work session, at 9 a.m. Monday, will preview items set for action at their formal meeting, which starts at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

The commissioners will move to executive session at 11:30 a.m. Monday to discuss litigation or potential litigation as authorized by RCW 42.30.110.

The hybrid meetings are in the county commissioners meeting room in the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.

The meetings can be viewed online at https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/669/Live-Archived-Meetings-Online.

To participate via Zoom video, visit https://zoom.us/j/875561784.

To listen only, call 253-2125-8782 then enter meeting ID 875 561 7844 and passcode 12345.

Agenda items include:

• A public hearing regarding debatable budget emergencies as well as resolutions adopting various budget reductions, revisions and supplemental appropriations.

• A discussion of next steps in regard to hearing examiner services.

• Agreements with the state Health Care Authority for up to $4,250,000 to establish Medicaid accounting and billing systems for the county jail and the juvenile detention facility.

• An agreement with the state Administrative Office of the Courts for reimbursement of expenses incurred by the county related to re-sentencing or vacating sentences invalidated by the Blake decision.

• An agreement with the County Road Administration Board for an additional $961,540 for improvements to Edgewood Drive.

• An agreement with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to sublease half of the Sheriff’s Office’s leased hangar in Sequim.

• A discussion regarding proposed amendments to the county’s opportunity fund program.

• A discussion with David Heberlin, Olympic Theatre Arts; Kvle LeMaire and Karen Hanan, ArtsWA; and Manny Cawalin, Inspire Washington regarding what a cultural access program might look like in Clallam County.

The meeting agendas are posted at https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter.

Public comment may be sent to agores@co.clallam.wa.us.

Other Clallam County meetings:

Meeting agendas are posted at https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter.

• The Housing Solutions Committee will meet at 9 a.m. Friday.

The hybrid meeting is in room 160 in the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.

To join the meeting online, visit https://zoom.us/j/7312497453.

To listen only, call 253-215-8782 then enter meeting ID 731 249 7453 and passcode 08816.

Jefferson County commission

The Jefferson Board of County Commissioners does not meet on the fifth Monday of the month.

Other Jefferson County meetings:

• The Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will meet at 3 p.m. Thursday.

The hybrid meeting is in the conference room at Jefferson County Public Works, 623 Sheridan St. Port Townsend.

To join the online meeting, visit https://us06web.zoom.us/j/95469982700.

To listen only, call 253-215-8782 then enter meeting ID 954 6998 2700 and passcode 364977.

• The Healthier Together Task Force will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday.

To join the online meeting, visit https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87338025833.

To listen only, call 253-215-8782, then enter meeting ID 873 3802 5833.

Jefferson County Public Utility District

Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners will hear a presentation regarding long range planning, budget, staffing levels and finance workshop during a special meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday.

The hybrid meeting is in the PUD offices at 310 Four Corners Road, Port Townsend.

To join the meeting online, visit www.zoom.us/my/jeffcopud or call 833-548-0282, meeting ID 4359992575#.

The agenda is posted at https://jeffpud.communitybydiligent.com/Portal/.

Peninsula College

Peninsula College board of trustees will consider an amendment of Policy 501 “Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment during a special meeting at 22:30 p.m. Monday.

The board will meet virtually at https://pencol-edu.zoom.us/j/84018838477?pwd=9e0pqSbLa0hyk259TnXkuw7AlOkun4.1&from=addon.

To listen only, call 253-215-8782, then enter meeting ID 840 1883 8477 and passcode 192466.

The full agenda is posted at www.pencol.edu/aboutpc/board/agendas.

Quillayute Valley schools

The Quillayute Valley School board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday.

The hybrid meeting is in the library at Forks High School, 261 S. Spartan Ave., Forks.

The meeting will stream at https://youtube.com/live/NnfSaW9SAzo?feature=share.

The agenda is posted at https://www.qvschools.org/o/qvsd/page/board-meetingsagendas.

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