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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019/04/22 - Briefing BOARD OF MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS'BRIEFING MINUTES Mason County Commission Chambers,411 North 5th Street,Shelton,WA Week of April 22,2019 Monday,April 22,2019 9:00 A.M. Support Services—Frank Pinter Commissioners Neatherlin,Trask and Shutty were in attendance. • Review of Budget Advisory Committee's Recommendations&Reserve Policy continued from April 15 briefing—Frank said that a public hearing would be necessary and suggested holding it May 7`'in order to make the May 106'cutoff in order to make it on to the August ballot.The Board held a brief discussion and agreed to move forward. • Review of Elected Officials salary continued from April 15 briefing—Frank noted three options:in 2020 move the elected salary to that of the Commission and then link from that point forward to grow with the Commission.Option two is maintain a separation and link the Sheriffs salary to 5% above the salary of the Undersheriff.Option 3 would be to invoke a Citizen Salary Commission to recommend the BOCC salary levels for Commissioners and elected officials. o Cmmr.Neatherlin asked the Chair to consider a Salary Commission to give the people the chance to have a say in the process. He noted we have worked hard with our unions to have parity and to give elected officials a larger raise than what is in the CBA would be a slap in the face;to give an extreme raise to one elected official would be harder to accept. o Cmmr.Trask voiced concern with the difficulty attracting qualified people in the future. She is most concerned with the Sheriff position. She has talked to other counties and believes that other counties will also be increasing elected official salaries. She then said she would like to see option one and two implemented. o Cmmr. Shutty said that based upon the data from comparable counties,options one and two are not out of line. This issue has been unaddressed for a couple of years. He appreciates the attempt to connect this to a union issue,which includes dozens of employees,and this is not done to disrespect those employees. o Cmmr.Neatherlin stated if option 2 is implemented,that makes Mason County's Sheriff the 2nd highest paid in the comparable counties. The Sheriff salary would be closest to Skagit County's Sheriff salary and that county is twice our population and budget;Island County is 15%bigger in budget and population. He doesn't see any justification for this Sheriff salary increase. o There was a discussion among the Board members on the options. o Frank confirmed he was given the green light for options one and two and said he would move forward. • Review of budget process(biennial budget)continued from April 15 briefing—Jennifer Beierle spoke about the required policies and procedures that need to be in place,along with the challenge Munis is presenting with holding a second year budget. • Jennifer reviewed the March 2019 Financial Reports. • The Commissioners approved moving forward the Certification of Sponsor Match form with the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office(RCO)for the replacement and upgrading of the irrigation system at Mason County Recreational Area(MCRA). • Property offers for surplus property—481 E Panorama Drive,80 E Ashwood Lane and 441 E Panorama Drive were accepted to move forward for the current offers. • Public Safety Training contracts were approved to place on agenda for approval. • News Release for Civil Service vacancy is on the April 23 agenda. • Selection of County's Associate Development Organization(ADO)approved to place on the April 23 agenda. • Request from Veterans Advisory Board to enter into a lease with North Mason Resources to provide office space for a Veteran Service Officer in the north end of the county. Lease amount is $350 per month effective May 2019 and will be placed on the April 23 agenda. 10:00 A.M. Community Services—Dave Windom Commissioners Neatherlin,Trask and Shutty were in attendance. • Dave reported the South Sound Business magazine is doing a feature piece on Mason County. Dave is meeting with Thurston County Public Health regarding their contract. • A draft of the Online Privacy Policy has been sent to Information Technology and Public Works for review. Support Services recommends this be reviewed by the Audit Committee and apply it to the website for county wide coverage. In the mean time,the Commissioners are good with Community Services placing on their website page as an interim policy. Board of Mason County Commissioners' Briefing Meeting Minutes April 22,2019 • Review of the building permit report. • Cascade Pacific Action Alliance for Medicaid transformation projects contract amendment will be placed on the April 23 agenda. • All permits for water adequacy will be processed by upstairs staff to simplify the process. • All staff training day is this Friday and Community Services will be closed to the public. 10:30 A.M. BREAK 10:35 A.M. Public Works—Jerry Hauth Utilities&Waste Management Commissioners Neatherlin,Trask and Shutty were in attendance. • Staff presented the 2019 Annual Bridge Report which will be submitted to CRAB. • Interlocal agreement with Skokomish Indian Tribe for ER&R services for their 10 vehicles.Cyndi said that without the Shop Assistant position filled,it will be difficult to take on additional workload. She has requested to fill her Shop Assistant position but it has been on hold. Loretta noted that the Shop Assistant position is a small part of the ER&R rate and would like to'get it filled. There will be a briefing on the status of ER&R in the next couple of weeks. The Commissioners are good with the ILA,but would like to table for a week to have a better understanding of the status of the ER&R and Shop Assistant. • Loretta reported they have had a lot of community outreach regarding Romance Hill—Belfair Freight Corridor Connector project and approval of the CRP is on the April 23 agenda. Information will be provided on the project at tomorrow's meeting. Included in the agenda item is a Request for Qualifications for a consultant in order to obtain the railroad permit from the Department of Navy. 11:00 A.M. Juvenile Services-Jim Madsen Commissioners Neatherlin,Trask and Shutty were in attendance. • Request to apply for a Victim's of Crime Act(VOCA)Grant that requires a 20%match which can be covered by the CASA grant. If they obtain the grant,it will support the hiring one full time Volunteer Coordinator. Jim can sign the grant application and the Board approved moving it forward. If awarded,there will be a grant agreement for Board approval. 11:15 A.M. Interview for Board of Equalization Commissioners Neatherlin,Trask and Shutty interviewed Carl Soper for the alternate position on the Board of Equalization. Commissioner Discussion • The Board agreed to appoint Carl Soper as alternate to BOE. • There was a brief discussion of ER&R.There will be a briefing on May 6. The meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Diane Zoren,Administrative Services Manager BOARD OF MASON C TY COMMISSIONERS —Knn Shu dy NeatherlinSharon Trask Chair ommissioner Commissioner