HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025/07/14 - Special PacketBoard of Mason County Commissioners
Special Meeting Agenda
Commission Chambers
411 N 5th St, Shelton, WA 98584
July 14, 2025
1:00 p.m.
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Shelton, WA 98584; or call (360) 427-9670 ext. 419. If you need to listen to the Commission meeting via
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before the meeting.
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call
4. Open Forum for Citizen Input
Please see above options to provide public comment; 3 minutes per person, 15 -minute time limit.
5. Approval of Action Agenda
5.1 Approval of the Resolution declaring Mason County a disaster area and requesting the
Honorable Governor of the State of Washington to issue a similar declaration and render all
required and available assistance vital to the security, well-being, and health of the citizens
of the State of Washington.
5.2 Approval of the Resolution declaring Mason County in a state of emergency due to the
Bear Gulch and Toonerville wildfires.
6. Adjournment
BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
LOCAL DECLARATION OF MASON COUNTY AS A DISASTER AREA
RESOLUTION# ------
WHEREAS, for the last eight days there has been a severe fire danger culminating on July 6, 2025, has caused disaster by creating and or threatening extensive damages including loss of life in parts of Mason County specifically Bear Gulch and Toonerville; and,
WHEREAS, this large wildfire has caused local resources to be exhausted or about to be
exhausted, said resources are still depleted; and,
WHEREAS, there is a present emergency which necessitates activation of the Mason
County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) and utilization of emergency
powers granted pursuant to RCW 36.40.180 and RCW 38.52.070(2); and
WHEREAS, extensive damage has and still is occurring to Mason County resulting in
assistance to families, evacuation and numerous emergency operations throughout the county;
and,
WHEREAS, this disaster has caused and will cause an undetermined amount of damage in
Mason County, and,
WHEREAS, severity and magnitude of this disaster is beyond the capability of local resources;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
SECTION 1. It is hereby declared by the Board of Mason County Commissioners that, in
accordance with the terms and conditions of RCW 36.40.180, there is an emergency due to the
above stated conditions in Mason County; therefore, designated departments are authorized to
enter into contracts and incur obligations necessary to combat such disaster, protecting the health
and safety of persons and property, and providing emergency assistance to the victims of such
disaster; and,
SECTION 2. Each designated department is authorized, in accordance with the terms and
conditions ofRCW 38.52.070(2), to exercise the powers vested under Section 1 of this resolution
in the light of the exigencies of an extreme emergency situation without regard to time
consuming procedures and formalities prescribed by law, (excepting mandatory constitutional
requirements), including but not limited to: