Skagit County commissioners on Oct. 13 moved and seconded a series of consent items and related motions, approving the bulk of the consent agenda and scheduling a public hearing on an optional 0.1% sales-tax under House Bill 2015.

The board voted to approve consent agenda items 1–14 and 16–22, including vouchers and warrants, by saying “aye”; the motion carried 3–0. The consent items discussed briefly on the record included an updated ambulance fee schedule, contracts for EMS continuing education, an interlocal agreement with Eastern Washington University for Skagit Trends data, a personal-services agreement with Tenfold, and an increase to a Cycle Media technology contract by approximately $21,000 for additional street-level data collection.

Commissioners scheduled a public hearing to consider using the sales-tax option authorized by House Bill 2015 (state bill number referenced as House Bill 2015) for criminal-justice purposes. The hearing was set for Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 3:30 p.m., at which public comment and statutory constraints will be considered.

A funding agreement with Island Roots Housing, previously listed as consent agenda item 15 and moved to miscellaneous, was approved as miscellaneous agenda item 1. The agreement provides Home Investment Partnership Program funds to Island Roots Housing to develop and operate 14 units of affordable rental housing in Langley, Island County; compensation “shall not exceed $1,286,561.75.” That agreement carried on a 2–0 vote with one commissioner recused from the vote.

Other items noted on the record:
- EMS continuing-education agreement with Accian Continuing Education LLC to provide online continuing-education resources for county EMS personnel.
- Interlocal agreement with Eastern Washington University for Skagit Trends data, used by public-health and planning partners.
- Personal-services agreement with Tenfold to assist with aligning public-health funding streams with county population-health priorities.
- Resolution to update the county ambulance fee schedule following a public hearing.

The board moved and seconded the funding-agreement approval for Island Roots Housing; commissioners signified approval by saying “aye.” The clerk recorded the vote on that item as 2 in favor, 0 against, with 1 recusal.

All approvals on Oct. 13 were procedural or contract/administrative in nature; no ordinance adoptions or regulatory changes were taken at the meeting.