HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023/11/28 - Special PacketBoard of Mason County Commissioners
Special Meeting Agenda
Commission Chambers
411 N 5th St, Shelton, WA 98584
November 28, 2023
1:00 p.m.
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1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call
4. Public Comment
5. Approval of Action Agenda:
5.1 Approval of the January 2022 – December 2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for
Mason County Sheriff’s Office Employees Guild Deputy Sheriffs.
5.2 Approval of the following Mason County Officers, Employees, and Volunteer(s) request for
Defense and Indemnification coverage assigned by the County as named defendants in the case
of Austin Jansen v. Mason County, et al., Case No. 3:23-cv-05840-TMC United States District
Court Case served upon them on November 1, 2023: Judge Monty Cobb.
5.3 Approval of the Resolution placing a proposition on the February 13, 2024 Special Election
ballot authorizing a Sales & Use tax rate of 2/10 of 1% Sales & Use Tax for 911 Emergency
Communication Operations.
6. Adjournment
Mason County
Agenda Request Form
To: Board of Mason County Commissioners
From: Mary Ransier
Ext. 422
Department: Human Resources
Briefing: ☒
Action Agenda: ☒
Public Hearing: ☐
Special Meeting: ☐
Briefing Date(s): November 20, 2023
Agenda Date: November 28, 2023
Internal Review: ☐ Finance ☒ Human Resources ☒ Legal ☐ Information Technology ☒ Risk
(This is the responsibility of the requesting Department)
Below for Clerk of the Board’s Use Only:
Item Number: __________
Approved: ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Tabled ☐ No Action Taken
Ordinance/Resolution No. __________ Contract No. __________ County Code: __________
Item:
January 2022 – December 2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement for Mason County Sheriff’s Office
Employees Guild Deputy Sheriffs
Background/Executive Summary:
The exclusive representatives of the Deputies Guild have reached a tentative agreement with Mason County
for the 2022-2025 term. It is noted and commended to the Commissioners that the parties reached this
Agreement through a very collaborative negotiations process.
Budget Impact (amount, funding source, budget amendment):
Supplemental – Funded by Ending Fund Balance
Public Outreach (news release, community meeting, etc.):
N/A
Requested Action:
Approval of the January 2022 – December 2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for Mason County
Sheriff’s Office Employees Guild Deputy Sheriffs.
Attachments:
CBA
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Mason County
Agenda Request Form
To: Board of Mason County Commissioners
From: Nichole Wilston Ext.643
Department: Risk Management Briefing: ☒
Action Agenda: ☒
Public Hearing: ☐
Special Meeting: ☐
Briefing Date(s): 11/27/2023
Agenda Date: 12/5/2023
Internal Review: ☐ Finance ☐ Human Resources ☒ Legal ☒ Risk ☐ Information
Technology ☐ Other
(This is the responsibility of the requesting Department)
Below for Clerk of the Board’s Use Only:
Item Number:
Approved: ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Tabled ☐ No Action Taken
Ordinance/Resolution No. __________ Contract No. __________ County Code:
__________
Item: The following Mason County Officers, Employee’s and Volunteer(s) request for
Defense & Indemnification coverage assigned by the County as named defendants in the
case of Austin Jansen v. Mason County, et al., Case No. 3:23-cv-05840-TMC United
States District Court Case served upon them on November 1, 2023: Judge Monty Cobb.
Background/Executive Summary: Per Ordinance No. 06-18, Mason County Policy and
Procedure for Defense and Indemnity of Employees any officer, employee or volunteer
who is subject to a claim for damages may request that Mason County authorize and
provide the defense of the claim. The Board of County Commissioners shall authorize the
payment for the defense and any nonpunitive monetary judgment awarded in the case as
outlined in the Ordinance arising from acts or omissions while performing or in good faith
purporting to perform his or her official duties. Per Ordinance No. 06-18 Mason County
reserves the right to pay punitive monetary judgments entered against any of the named
defendant’s, until, and if, a judgment is awarded.
Requested Action: Approval of the following Mason County Officers, Employee’s and
Volunteer(s) request for Defense & Indemnification coverage assigned by the County as
named defendants in the case of Austin Jansen v. Mason County, et al., Case No. 3:23-
cv-05840-TMC United States District Court Case served upon them on November 1,
2023: Judge Monty Cobb.
Attachments: Austin Jansen v. Mason County, et al., Case No. 3:23-cv-05840-TMC
United States District Court Case on file with Clerk of the Board
Mason County
Agenda Request Form
To: Board of Mason County Commissioners
From: Mark Neary
Ext. 530
Department: Choose an item.
Briefing: ☒
Action Agenda: ☒
Public Hearing: ☐
Special Meeting: ☐
Briefing Date(s): November 6, 2023
Agenda Date: November 21, 2023
Internal Review: ☐ Finance ☐ Human Resources ☒ Legal ☐ Information Technology ☐ Risk
(This is the responsibility of the requesting Department)
Below for Clerk of the Board’s Use Only:
Item Number: __________
Approved: ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Tabled ☐ No Action Taken
Ordinance/Resolution No. __________ Contract No. __________ County Code: __________
Item:
Rate of 2/10 of 1% Sales & Use Tax for 911 Emergency Communication Operations Ballot Proposition
Background/Executive Summary:
In 2007, Mason County placed a proposition on the ballot authorizing a 1/10 of 1% Sales & Use Tax for E911
(Resolution no. 92-07) as authorized by RCW 82.14.420.
RCW 82.14.420
Sales and use tax for emergency communication systems and facilities.
(1) A county legislative authority may submit an authorizing proposition to the county voters, and if the
proposition is approved by a majority of persons voting, fix and impose a sales and use tax in accordance with
the terms of this chapter for the purposes designated in subsection (3) of this section.
(2) The tax authorized in this section is in addition to any other taxes authorized by law and must be collected
from those persons who are taxable by the state under chapters 82.08 and 82.12 RCW upon the occurrence of
any taxable event within the county. The rate of tax may not exceed two-tenths of one percent of the selling
price in the case of sales tax, or value of the article used, in the case of a use tax*.
(3) Moneys received from any tax imposed under this section must be used solely for the purpose of providing
funds for costs associated with financing, design, acquisition, construction, equipping, operating, maintaining,
remodeling, repairing, reequipping, and improvement of emergency communication systems and facilities. …
*RCW was changed in 2019 allowing up to 2/10 of 1% for this tax
The Mason County Emergency Communications (MACECOM) 911 Center is the 24- hour primary public
safety answering point of E911 calls and provides dispatch services to the Mason County Sheriff’s Office,
Shelton Police Department, Skokomish Tribal Police, Squaxin Island Police and the Mason County Fire
Districts. Each of these entities has an appointed representative on the MACECOM Governance Board.
Mason County
Agenda Request Form
The MACECOM Governance Board submitted a resolution recommending the County Commissioners put
forward a proposition to the voters of Mason County authorizing the sales & use tax for E911 be set at two-
tenths of one percent. Additional funding is needed to fund necessary critical infrastructure, increased staffing
and operations of the emergency communications center in order to provide vital public safety services to the
public.
The deadline for the November 7 General Election was August 1 and the next Special Election is February 13,
2024. The resolution deadline to place the proposition on that ballot is December 15, 2023.
Budget Impact (amount, funding source, budget amendment):
The cost of the February Special Election will be shared by the entities submitting ballot propositions. The
1/10 of 1% tax generated $1.2M in 2022 and YTD (Sept 2023), $1.4M has been generated.
Public Outreach (news release, community meeting, etc.):
MACECOM is providing public outreach.
Requested Action:
Approval of the Resolution placing a proposition on the February 13, 2024 Special Election ballot authorizing
a Sales & Use tax rate of 2/10 of 1% Sales & Use Tax for 911 Emergency Communication Operations.
Attachments:
Resolution
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RESOLUTION NO. _______
A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE A SALES AND USE TAX AT THE RATE OF
TWO-TENTHS OF ONE PERCENT FOR 911 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION
SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES BE PLACED ON A BALLOT
WHEREAS, RCW 82.14.420 authorizes the Mason County Board of Commissioners to
submit to the County voters a proposition for the imposition of a sales and use tax not to exceed
two-tenths of one percent for the sole purpose of providing funds for the cost of financing, design,
acquisition, construction, equipping, operatin g, maintaining, remodeling, repairing, reequipping,
and improvement of emergency communication systems and facilities; and
WHEREAS, this Emergency Communications Tax was authorized by the voters of
Mason County in 2007 at the rate of one-tenth of one percent; and
WHEREAS, The MACECOM Governance Board submitted a resolution recommending
the County Commissioners put forward a proposition to the voters of Mason County authorizing
the sales & use tax for E911 be set at two-tenths of one percent. The additional funding is needed
to fund necessary critical infrastructure, increased staffing and operations of the emergency
communications center in order to provide vital public safety services to the public;
WHEREAS, emergency communication systems and facilities (911) are essential to our
communities when dealing with personal and community emergencies and natural disasters; and
WHEREAS, a sales and use tax lessens the burden on property owners in Mason
County and spreads the costs associated with emergency communication systems and facilities
(911) to the user groups as a whole, including government entities and visitors purchasing goods
within Mason County; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Mason County, Washington finds
that imposition of this sales and use tax will serve the public health, safety and welfare of its
citizens and that a measure authorizing the tax at two-tenths of one percent should be placed
before the qualified votes of the County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
Section 1. The voters of Mason County shall decide whether to authorize a sales
and use tax of two-tenths of one percent, in accordance with RCW 82.14.420, for the purpose of
providing ongoing funds for costs associated with financing, design, acquisition, cons truction,
equipping, operating, maintaining, remodeling, repairing, reequipping, and improvement of
emergency communication systems and facilities.
Section 2. The Mason County Auditor is hereby directed to place upon the ballot
for the special election to be held on February 13, 2024, a proposition substantially as follows:
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MASON COUNTY
PROPOSITION NO.________
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (9-1-1) SALES AND USE TAX
The Mason County Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution No________,
concerning a sales and use tax increase pursuant to RCW 84.14.420. If approved, this
proposition would authorize Mason County to impose a sales and use tax of two-tenths of
one percent to provide ongoing funds for financing, design, acquisition, construction,
equipping, operating, maintaining, remodeling, repairing, ree quipping, and improvement
of emergency communication systems and facilities commonly known as the 911 system.
Should this proposition be approved?
Yes ………………………………….
No…..……………………………...
RESOLVED this______day of_________________, 2023.
ATTEST:
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McKenzie Smith, Clerk of the Board
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Tim Whitehead, Chief Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Sharon Trask, Chair
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Randy Neatherlin, Commissioner
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Kevin Shutty, Commissioner