HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025/11/25 - RegularBoard of Mason County Commissioners
Draft Meeting Agenda
Commission Chambers
411 N 5th St, Shelton, WA 98584
November 25, 2025
9:00 a.m.
Commission meetings are live streamed at http://www.masonwebtv.com/
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 comment and testimony. Public comment and testimony can be provided in-person, via e-mail at
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. Correspondence and Organizational Business
4.1 Correspondence
4.2 Annual Mason County Heritage Grant Cycle News Release
4.3 Mason County Parks and Trails Advisory Board Openings News Release
4.4 Mason County Solid Waste offering Free Christmas Tree Recycling
4.5 Mason County Public Works early closure of the Eells Hill Transfer and Belfair Drop Box on Thursday,
December 18th,
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 – October 27, November 3, November 10 and November 17, 2025 Briefing minutes, the
October 28, 2025 Regular minutes and the November 4, 2025 Special 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 & Treasurer Electronic Remittances
Claims Clearing Fund Warrant # 8116610-8117274 $ 3,016,735.43
Direct Deposit Fund Warrant # 120995-121400 $ 941,799.07
Salary Clearing Fund Warrant # 7009264-7009301 $ 1,222,042.67
Treasurer Electronic Remittance $ 1,592,448.09
8.2 Approval for Mason County Utilities & Waste to issue a water leak credit for customer #306019 in the amount
of $1,600 plus applicable late fees, based on verification that the leaks have been repaired.
8.3 Approval of the Resolution amending Res. 2023-056 changing the name of the Pacific-Salish Economic
Development District (EDD) to the Evergreen Coast Regional Partnership EDD to better reflect the region.
8.4 Approval of a Resolution accepting the donation of a motor vehicle from Bruce Titus Automotive Group and
Authorizing its transfer into County Service.
8.5 Approval for the Chair to sign the sub-recipient amendment with Community Action Council of Lewis,
Mason, and Thurston Counties to extend the Public Services Washington State Community Development
Block Grant contract #25-64210-010 for a period of one year beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2025
in the amount $105,000.
8.6 Approval to amend Resolution 2024-057 to increase Mason County Parks Field Use Rages by 2.8% beginning
January 1, 2026.
8.7 Approval to re-appoint Caleb Cowles for a new three-year term on the Mason County Historic Preservation
Commission beginning December 2025 and ending November 2028.
8.8 Approval of the Indigent Defense Grant Award for Public Defense Improvement Funds in the amount of
$123,492.61.
8.9 Approval to set a Public Hearing for Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 9:15 a.m. to take public comment on the
draft Mason County Local Homeless Housing Plan.
8.10 Approval of the Memorandum of Understanding with City of Bremerton for sanitary sewer service.
8.11 Approval of the Criminal Justice Treatment Account (CJTA) Plan and sign the 2025-2027 CJTA Contract
8.12 Approval of the Resolution Establishing the Framework for Utilization of Opioid Settlement Funds in Mason
County.
8.13 Approval of quote given by Bradley Air Company for replacement of the Jail kitchen walk-in cooler and
Juvenile Detention’s heating system.
8.14 Approval to set a Public Hearing for Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 9:15 a.m. to take public comment on the
draft Mason County Comp Plan updates.
8.15 Approval to advertise for the currently vacant position of Chief Public Defender.
8.16 Approval of the Resolution Adjusting Defense Attorney Contract Rate for Indigent Defense
8.17 Approval of the Resolution deleting Fund 114, Victim Witness Activity, and establish Department No. 181,
Victim Witness Activity, within the general fund for the 2026 budget
8.18 Request to set a public hearing for December 16, 2025, at 9:15 a.m. to consider and approve supplemental
budget requests and budget transfers to the 2025 budget.
8.19 Approval of Adopt-A-Road application submitted by the Hood Canal Lions Club for the section of McReady
Rd MP 1-6.
8.20 Approval of Adopt-A-Road application submitted by Clifford Denson for the section of E Agate Rd from State
Route 3 to Crestview Drive.
8.21 Approval of the resolution setting a hearing date with the Hearings Examiner for Wednesday January 14,
2026, at 1:00pm via zoom to consider public comment on Road Vacation No. 426.
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 establishing a 25-mph speed limit on Yates Road and Ellis Road. Staff: Mike
Collins
10.2 Public Hearing to take public comment on the certification to the County Assessor the amount of taxes for
county purposes and the amount of taxes levied for each taxing district for 2026. Staff: Jennifer Beierle
10.3 Public Hearing take public comment on the proposed roll of rates and charges of Lake Management District
No. 1 (LMD) for Island Lake. Staff: Travis Adams
11. Board’s Calendar and Reports
12. Adjournment