HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024/02/27 - RegularBoard of Mason County Commissioners
Draft Meeting Agenda
Commission Chambers
411 N 5th St, Shelton, WA 98584
February 27, 2024
9:00 a.m.
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1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call
4. Correspondence and Organizational Business
4.1 Correspondence
5. Open Forum for Citizen Input
Please see above options to provide public comment; 3 minutes per person, 15-minute time limit.
6. Adoption of Agenda
Items appearing on the agenda after “Item 10. Public Hearings” may be acted upon before 9:15 a.m.
7. Approval of Minutes – February 5, 2024 Briefing Minutes
8. Approval of Action Agenda
Items listed under “Action Agenda” may be enacted by one motion unless a Commissioner or citizen requests an item be
removed from the Action Agenda and considered a separate item.
8.1 Approval of Warrants and Treasurer Electronic Remittances
Claims Clearing Fund Warrant # 8102789-8103112 $2,687,499.80
8.2 Approval to appoint Jens-Dieter Stahmer and Karen Rice to the Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) for
three-year terms expiring February 27, 2027.
8.3 Approval to add budget amendments for Treatment Sales Tax (TST) transfers from 2023 into the 2024 budget:
$20,104 from Mental Health fund no. 164 to the Clerk’s Office and $157,259 from Mental Health fund no. 164
to the Office of Public Defense (OPD).
8.4 Approval for the Chair to sign the amendment to the Blake Reimbursement Agreement with the Washington
State Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) for a maximum amount of $591,739.
8.5 Approval for the County Administrator to sign the service contract with Mendoza’s Texas Style Food for
concessions at the Mason County Recreational Area (MCRA) park for an additional three years to expire at the
end of the 2026 season.
8.6 Approval to appoint Heather Kennedy to the Mason County Housing and Behavioral Health Advisory Board
for a four-year term expiring February 27, 2028.
8.7 Approval of the Resolution amending the Mason County Personnel Policy removing Section 5.13 Career
Incentive Policy.
8.8 Approval to post and advertise the Public Works Wastewater Manager position and approval of the Resolution
instituting a $5,000 recruitment bonus to be distributed as $2,500 upon hire and $2,500 upon successful
completion of the first year of employment.
8.9 Approval of the Resolution imposing the 2/10 of 1% Sales and Use Tax for 911 Emergency Communications
Systems and Facilities.
9. Other Business (Department Heads and Elected Officials)
10. 9:15 a.m. Public Hearings and Items Set for a Certain Time
Please see above options to provide public testimony.
10.1 Public Hearing to consider updating Mason County Code Chapter 3.17 for gambling tax and to consider
lowering the gambling tax rate from 5% to 3%. Staff: Lisa Frazier
11. Board’s Calendar and Reports
12. Adjournment