EYE ON CLALLAM: COVID-19 services funding before county

Peninsula Daily News

Clallam County commissioners will consider agreements with Olympic Peninsula Community Clinic and Peninsula Behavioral Health for COVID-19 services funding at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

The virtual meeting can be viewed at www.clallam.net/features/meetings.html.

To participate by phone, call 408-419-1715 and use meeting ID 875 561 784. To participate via video conference, visit www.bluejeans.com and join with the same meeting ID. Public comment and questions can be directed to 360-417-2256 or agores@co.clallam.wa.us.

Other agenda items for the Tuesday meeting include Charter Review Commission recognition, an agreement with the Federal Highway Administration for the Spruce Railroad Trail and an agreement with Correctional Healthcare Companies to provide nursing staff at the county jail.

Commissioners will hold their weekly work session at 9 a.m. Monday.

Discussion items include a contract with Salish Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization for substance use disorder outpatient services and a resolution closing funds no longer in use.

Port of Port Angeles

Port of Port Angeles commissioners will consider extending the lease for the shelter for displaced people from the end of the year to May 31 when they meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

To join the meeting, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88940069409. To listen only call 253-215-8782. The webinar ID is 889 4006 9406. Written comment can be submitted by 8 a.m. Tuesday to braedib@ portofpa.com or call 360-461-9515.

Commissioners also will consider a Washington Small Business Development Center Lease, Port Angeles Yacht Club boat storage expansion and a Global Diving & Salvage invoice.

It also will consider a Western Port Angeles Harbor Site work order and hear an update on COVID-19.

Peninsula College

Peninsula College board of trustees will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday.

The meeting can be viewed at www.zoom.us meeting ID 819 5365 5421 password: YXVGVmFKcCtYTGtrWW90bHZycjVEdz09.

Public questions and comments may be submitted to kgriffith@pencol.edu until 5 p.m. Monday.

An agenda was not available as of Thursday. It is expected to be posted at http://pencol.edu/aboutpc/board/agendas 24 hours before the meeting.

Conservation District

The Clallam Conservation District Board will hold a Zoom meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday.

Visit the district website, www.clallamcd.org, on the day of the meeting to gain access to meeting documents and a link or phone number to call in.

Sequim schools

The Sequim School Board will conduct a special meeting to appoint levy measure pro-con applicants at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.

To join the meeting on Microsoft Teams, go to the website at sequimschools.

The board also will discuss the next 20 policies scheduled for the 2020-2021 policy audit and review.

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