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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023/12/04 - Special PacketBoard of Mason County Commissioners Special Meeting Agenda Commission Chambers 411 N 5th St, Shelton, WA 98584 December 4, 2023 9:00 a.m. Our Commission meetings are live streamed at http://www.masonwebtv.com/ Effective May 10, 2022, regular Commission business meetings will be held in -person and via Zoom. Please click the Zoom meeting link posted on the Mason County homepage and use the “raise hand” feature to be recognized by the Chair to provide your comments and testimony. Public comment and testimony can be provided in-person, and you can also e-mail msmith@masoncountywa.gov; mail in to the Commissioners’ Office at 411 N 5th St, Shelton, WA 98584; or call (360) 427-9670 ext. 419. If you need to listen to the Commission meeting via telephone, please provide your telephone number to the Commissioners’ Office no later than 4:00 p.m. the Friday before the meeting. 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call 4. Public Comment 5. Public Hearing to consider adopting the 2024 Budget for Mason County. Staff: Jennifer Beierle 6. Adjournment Mason County Agenda Request Form To: Board of Mason County Commissioners From: Jennifer Beierle Ext. 532 Department: Support Services Briefing: ☐ Action Agenda: ☐ Public Hearing: ☒ Special Meeting: ☐ Briefing Date(s): 10/23/2023 Agenda Date: 12/4/23 Internal Review: ☐ Finance ☐ Human Resources ☐ Legal ☐ Information Technology ☒ Other- Assessor (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: Public hearing to consider adoption of the 2024 budget for Mason County. Background/Executive Summary: RCW 36.40.060 requires the Board of County Commissioners to hold a public hearing on the 2024 Preliminary Budget to allow taxpayers to “appear and be heard for or against any part of the budget.” The Public Hearing also allows county departments to publicly testify if they so desire. Pursuant to RCW 36.40.071 and Resolution No. 111-85, this hearing is to be held on the first Monday in December. Copies of the 2024 Preliminary Budget were made available to the public on November 20, 2023. Budget Impact (amount, funding source, budget amendment): See Attached Public Outreach (news release, community meeting, etc.): The public hearing notice was advertised in the Shelton-Mason County Journal for two weeks prior to the public hearing. Requested Actions: Option 1: Move to adopt the 2024 budget in the total amount of $183,209,502. The General Fund is $72,294,546 and the total other funds are $110,914,956. Option 2: Close public comment and continue the hearing to December 19, 2023 at 9:15 a.m. to consider adoption of the 2024 budget. Attachments: 2024 Adopted Budget Summary (DRAFT) 2024 Adopted Budget Detailed Revenues by Account (DRAFT) 2024 Adopted Budget Detailed Expenditures by Account (DRAFT) RESOLUTION NO._________ ADOPTION OF 2024 BUDGET WHEREAS, the Board of Mason County Commissioners did meet in special session in the Commission Chambers on the first Monday in December 2023 at the hour of 9:00 AM, pursuant to public notice and as required by law for the purpose of adopting the budget for the year 2024; and WHEREAS, said budget was compiled on 2023 property valuation as assessed by the Mason County Assessor; and WHEREAS; the Road Fund Budget was prepared as required by RCW 36.82.160 and the County Road Administration Board; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT 2024 budgetary salary and benefit expenditure line items shall not be utilized to meet obligations authorized by other portions of the budget; and salary and benefit expenditure line items shall not be increased by other portions of the budget; and no additions of staff (either part or full time) or changes in salary and/or classification are permitted without approval of the Board of Commissioners. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT that the Mason County Budget for 2024 is hereby adopted according to RCW 36.40.080 at the department level with two separate totals for salary/benefits expenditures and operating expenditures in the Current Expense Fund and at the fund level for all other funds (Attachment A which is hereby incorporated as part of this resolution). Copies of the 2024 Budget will be available by January 31, 2024. Adopted this ___________ day of December 2023. ATTEST: ________________________________ McKenzie Smith, Clerk of the Board APPROVED AS TO FORM: ________________________________ Tim Whitehead, Chief DPA BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON ____________________________________ Sharon Trask, Chair ____________________________________ Randy Neatherlin, Commissioner ____________________________________ Kevin Shutty, Commissioner