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During the meeting, Commissioner Browning highlighted the MOU with Skagit Habitat for Humanity, saying the program helps eligible low-income Skagit County residents with down-payment assistance and that such assistance can be “life changing” for families. Commissioners also noted line items under human resources to pay food vendors and entertainment for the county employee family picnic.

The board read and approved a proclamation recognizing July 4, 2025, as Independence Day in Skagit County. The proclamation text, circulated to the commissioners in advance, praises the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, honors local public-safety personnel and volunteers, and invites the community to participate in local Fourth of July events. The transcript records that Commissioner Wiesen asked that his signature be added to the proclamation despite his absence.

All motions recorded on the consent and miscellaneous items carried by a 2-0 vote. At the start of the meeting commissioners noted 15 items on the consent agenda; the board approved items 1 through 15 “including all items requiring ratification, vouchers and warrants for Monday, 06/30/2025.”

No public testimony or objections were recorded on the consent items in the transcript. The board recessed and scheduled a 2:30 executive session later in the day.

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The actions were taken during the June meeting of the Skagit County Board of Commissioners, where commissioners also said the funds must be deployed quickly. “Community Action will have to get this deployed quickly,” a commissioner said during the discussion.

The board approved a resolution to authorize submittal of the 2024 CDBG closeout and the 2025 CDBG public services application and certifications of compliance. Separately, the board approved an amendment to Personal Services Agreement 20240458 with Community Action of Skagit County to provide short-term rental assistance for households at imminent risk of homelessness. The amendment raises compensation under the agreement from $878,200 to $902,366; the contract’s expiration date remains June 30, 2025.

No additional terms of the original agreement were changed, and commissioners recorded a unanimous vote of 2-0 on the items. One commissioner noted that preventing homelessness is less expensive for the community than rehousing people after they lose housing: “It’s less expensive to us as a society to keep people in their homes than have them lose their homes and try to rehouse them.”

The items were listed by staff as miscellaneous public-health-related agenda items; the transcript notes that Commissioner Wiesen, who serves on the Community Action board, was absent and had asked to have his signature included on a different proclamation earlier in the meeting.

The board did not attach additional conditions to the contract amendment in the recorded discussion. The amendment’s increase of $24,166 and the unchanged June 30, 2025 expiration were explicitly stated on the record.

What happens next: Community Action of Skagit County will receive the increased funds and, per the board’s remarks, is expected to deploy them quickly to provide short-term rental assistance to households at imminent risk of homelessness. The county will also submit the CDBG closeout report and the 2025 public services application as authorized by the resolution.

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Skagit County commissioners approve consent agenda, July 4 proclamation

Skagit County approves $24,166 increase to rental-assistance contract, files CDBG closeout and 2025 application