HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024/07/08 - Briefing BOARD OF MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS'BRIEFING MINUTES
Mason County Commission Chambers,411 North 5th Street,Shelton,WA
Week of July 8,2024
Monday,July 8,2024
9:15 A.M. State Auditor's Office Entrance—Tammy Lane
Commissioners Neatherlin,Shutty,and Trask were in attendance via Zoom.
• Tammy,Audit Lead,and Miranda Shales,Audit Supervisor,provided an overview and
PowerPoint presentation regarding the upcoming State Auditor's audit.
9:30 A.M. Community Action Council of Lewis,Mason&Thurston—Justin DeFour
Commissioners Neatherlin,Shutty,and Trask were in attendance via Zoom.
• Justin,Chief Executive Officer,introduced himself and shared his plans for Community
Action Council(CAC). Cmmr.Trask voiced concerns about the current mission statement
and bylaws of CAC.
9:45 A.M. Sheriff's Office—Chief Hanson
Commissioners Neatherlin,Shutty,and Trask were in attendance via Zoom.
• Chief Hansen provided an overview of the new inmate phone system and grievance tracker.
10:00 A.M. Community Development—Kell Rowen
Commissioners Neatherlin,Shutty,and Trask were in attendance via Zoom.
• Todd Cunningham requested to set a Public Hearing for Tuesday,August 13,2024 at 9:15
a.m.to consider the proposal to amend the Mason County Building Permit Fee schedule,
which has not been restructured since 2018. Fees are mandated and adopted by the State.
Cmmr.Trask requested information on fees from Greys Harbor. Approved to move forward.
• Kell gave a quarterly update on SmartGov permitting software,appointment system(for
permit submittals),average permit turn-around times,and the scanning project.
• Kell stated that a Code Enforcement position will be posted this week.
10:15 A.M. Public Health—Dave Windom
Commissioners Neatherlin,Shutty,and Trask were in attendance via Zoom.
• Dave discussed the Reentry Demonstration Initiative(Reentry Initiative),which is a new
Apple Health(Medicaid)initiative under the Medicaid Transformation Project(MTP),that
provides essential,pre-release services for individuals leaving incarceration. Approved to
move forward.
• Dave shared that Mason County has the opportunity to apply to participate in the Kroger
Opioid Settlement. Approved to move forward.
• Dave shared the list of opioid remediation uses. Mark added that the City of Shelton
combined its funding with the County.
• Dave requested to purchase a mobile outreach unit for the estimated cost of up to$300,000.
Approved to move forward.
• Melissa Casey shared the amendment to the Consolidated Homeless Grant(CHG)and
subcontracts with$484,480 awarded to Crossroads Housing,$7,131 awarded to Quixote
Communities and$458,035 awarded to Shelton Family Center to allocate additional funds to
maintain current levels of homeless subsidies and services. Approved to move forward.
• Dave shared that he will be on vacation the week of July 15 and Melissa has signature
authority during that time.
• Dave explained that work on the new public health building is moving forward,and they will
be able to occupy the building soon. They are currently researching electronic health record
programs,and when decided this will be taken to the IT Steering Committee for approval.
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10:30 A.M. Public Works—Loretta Swanson
Utilities&Waste Management
Commissioners Neatherlin,Shutty,and Trask were in attendance via Zoom.
• Loretta discussed an additional Road Improvement District RID)on E Rasor Road and
Alderwood Road. Mike Collins will have additional information for the Commissioners by
the end of this week.
• Mike provided an update on road patching throughout the County.
• Loretta recently met with partners regarding the Skokomish Restoration Project. Mason
Conservation District has a grant to complete this work. She has drafted a letter for the
Commissioners to review and she will provide that after this meeting.
• Loretta provided a status report for the Commerce grant with the City of Bremerton to
evaluate the possibility of expanding the Belfair Water Reclamation Facility and for
Bremerton to connect. Another meeting is scheduled for Wednesday to discuss the scope of
work.
10:45 A.M. Support Services—Mark Neary
Commissioners Neatherlin,Shutty,and Trask were in attendance via Zoom.
• John Taylor shared the Reallocated Emergency Management Performance Grant(EMPG)
contract E25-042 for the performance period of January 1,2024 through September 30,2024,
increasing the 2024 budget revenue for Emergency Management for the grant amount of
$51,120,which has been reallocated to fund to the CERT program and fund equipment to
support the MCSO Mobile Incident Command Post communications project. Approved to
move forward.
• Cmmr.Trask provided a letter from Sierra Pacific Industries recommending Cmmr.Shutty
serve on the PacMtn Workforce Development Council Board. Approved to move forward.
• Cmmr. Shutty and Cmmr.Neatherlin shared that they may attend the Mason County Fire
Commission meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Cami Olson,
Clerk of the Board
BOARD OF MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Randy Neathe n, Kevin Shutty, Sharon Trask,
Chair Vice-Chair d_ Commission
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