Tuesday Public Meeting - 10.20.2026

Cowlitz County Commissioners’ public meeting on October 20, 2026 included a procurement notice for a request for proposals for groundwater and surface-water monitoring at county-owned municipal solid waste facilities, due November 18, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. The consent agenda, approved by motion, included a memorandum of understanding with Local 1262 and Local 1262-Health regarding voluntary furloughs for the remainder of 2026 and 2027, as well as letters to Advance Excavating Specialist, Calex, Clean Sweep, Jankey Trucking, and Jammies Environmental LLC related to the emergency leachate-line repair under Resolution 26-012. No contract award or bid selection was announced.

The commissioners approved the closeout of the 2025–2026 Community Development Block Grant and submission of the 2026–2027 application for $68,000 in federal public-services funding, which supports programs including Meals on Wheels; the resulting contract will return to the board for signature. They also approved a revised county cash-handling policy, rescinding Resolution 18-051 and updating procedures for rounding, counterfeit currency, reconciliations, and reporting. A work session provided informational updates on homelessness-prevention services; no related spending action was taken.