HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023/12/04 - Special Board of Mason County Commissioners
Proceedings
Commission Chambers
411 N 5Ih St, Shelton, WA 98584
December 4, 2023
1. Call to Order—The Chairperson called the special meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
2. Cmmr.Neatherlin led the pledge of allegiance.
3. Roll Call—Present: Present: Commissioner District 1 —Randy Neatherlin;Commissioner District 2—
Kevin Shutty; Commissioner District 3 —Sharon Trask.
4. No Public Comment
5. Public Hearing to consider adopting the 2024 Budget for Mason County. Staff:Jennifer Beierle
Jennifer Beierle shared this Public Hearing is to consider adoption of the 2024 Budget for Mason
County. Copies of the 2024 preliminary budget were made available to the public on November
20,2023 on the County website. The Public Hearing notice was advertised in the Shelton-Mason
County Journal two weeks prior to the hearing. Changes since the preliminary budget were
posted on the website include:Non-Departmental under the General Fund$999,100 was added in
revenue and operating expenditures for the Commerce jail expansion study grant; Sheriff's Office
Salaries and Benefits added expenditures for the Sheriff s Guild contract$907,419;and for the
Belfair Sewer Fund 413 principal and interest payments of$30,232 were removed for two
Department of Ecology loans.
The first option is to move to adopt the 2024 Budget in the total amount of$183,209,502. The
General Fund is$72,294,546 and is broken down as:Beginning Fund Balance$28 million;total
Revenue$72,294,546;Salaries and Benefits$34,802,119;Operating$17,161,285;Expenditures
$72,294,546;and Ending Fund Balance$20,331,142. Special and Other Funds is$110,914,956
and is broken down as:Beginning Fund Balance$47,093,993;total Revenue$63,820,963;
Salaries and Benefits$15,382,186;Operating$58,143,489;and Ending Fund Balance
$37,389,281. Total Revenues and Beginning Fund Balance$110,914,956; and total Expenditures
and Ending Fund Balance$110,914,956.
The second option is to close public comment and continue the hearing to December 19,2023 at
9:15 a.m.to consider adoption of the 2024 Budget.
Jennifer also shared her thanks for everyone who worked on the Budget.
Cmmr.Shutty/Neatherlin motioned and seconded 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. Motion carried unanimously. N-aye; S-aye;T-aye.
The Commissioners shared their thanks.
6. Adjournment—The meeting adjourned at 9:09 a.m.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST: MASON COUNTY,WASHINGTON
McKenzie Smlfh,Cldrk of the Board Sharon Trask,Chair
Rand Neathe ' ,Vice-Chair
Kevin Shutty, om issioner
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