Cowlitz County Commissioners 's livestream

The Cowlitz County Board of County Commissioners’ meeting on October 28, 2026, approved the consent agenda, which included county road and bridge project items: a revised $110,000 cost for the East Canyon View Drive slide-area project, an additional $25,000 for inspection costs on the Allander Road bridge replacement, and a change order with North Cascade Excavating for the Dyke Road reconstruction (the amount is garbled in the transcript). The commissioners also approved three IT requests: a $1,411,441 capital expenditure from reserves, $56,000 for Cisco Duo multifactor authentication, and a three-year Varonis renewal totaling $366,325, paid annually at $122,125. Commissioners discussed high IT costs and efforts to find lower-cost vendors; the motion approving the three IT items passed.

Health and Human Services presented reimbursement-based coordinated-entry contracts with Family Health Center, Emergency Support Shelter, and Community House on Broadway, funded by the Consolidated Homeless Grant, and a new contract with Family Promise of Cowlitz County for $200,000 through June 30, 2027, to expand homelessness-prevention assistance for families; motions to approve these contracts were made. At the subsequent Board of Health meeting, members approved fee-schedule changes and voted to return to quarterly meetings beginning in January. The health officer also provided informational updates on measles and avian influenza, and members discussed proposed school cellphone restrictions without taking action on them.