Whitman County Commissioners: the Veterans Relief Record, January to September 2026

Whitman County’s Board of County Commissioners approved veteran relief claims on its consent agendas ($500 on January 5, January 20 and March 2, $1,000 on May 18, 2026), kept the 2026 Veterans Relief budget at $210,500 in its first budget amendment, and held workshops on the Veterans Relief levy (April to July 2026) and the Treasurer’s veteran relief funds (September 8, 2026). No benefit was narrowed or repealed.

Also called: Board of County Commissioners, minutes, consent agenda, Veteran Claims, Veterans Relief, levy, Budget Amendment No. 1, $210,500, workshop, Pullman, Colfax, Palouse, Rosalia, Tekoa, Oakesdale, St. John, Colton, Uniontown, Albion, Garfield, Endicott, LaCrosse, Farmington, Lamont, Malden.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Whitman County, WACounty

The record, in the Board of County Commissioners' minutes of January 5 through September 8, 2026: - January 5, January 20 and March 2, 2026: the bi-weekly consent agendas carry "Veteran Claims $500.00" (January 5) and "Veterans Claim -$500.00". - April 20, 2026: the workshop list includes "Upcoming Levies-Veterans & DD". - May 4, 2026: "An online submittal was received ... extending his appreciation for excellent service provided by Veterans Service Officer". - May 18, 2026: the consent agenda carries "Veteran Claim - $1,000.00"; the workshop list includes "DD & Veteran Services Levies"; and the Board approved 2026 Budget Amendment No. 1, whose table shows "Veterans Relief 210,500" adopted and unchanged. - July 6, 2026: the workshop list includes "Veterans Relief & Dev. Svc. Levies". - September 8, 2026: a workshop with the service officer discussed the "Treasurer's Office Budget Veteran Relief Funds", with no action taken. The levies and the relief fund rest on RCW 73.08 (the Washington entries). The October to December 2025 minutes were not read. No veteran benefit was narrowed or repealed in what was read.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Whitman County Commissioners: the Veterans Relief Record, January to September 2026
Gate	Rule
No eligibility - a board record	The record documents the county’s veterans relief administration; it grants no individual entitlement.

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Last updated 2026-11-07.

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