HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026/03/17 - RegularBoard of Mason County Commissioners
Draft Meeting Agenda
Commission Chambers
411 N 5th St, Shelton, WA 98584
March 17, 2026
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
4.2 Spring Vegetation Management News Release
4.3 Solid Waste Free Dump Vouchers News Release
4.4 Timberland Regional Library 2025 Annual Report by Brian Mittge
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 – March 2 and 9, 2026, Briefing Minutes and March 3, 2026, Regular 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 # 8112815-8113091 $ 759,159.08
Direct Deposit Fund Warrant # 124254-124662 $ 975,845.28
Salary Clearing Fund Warrant # 7009531-7009570 $1,289,283.87
Treasurer Electronic Remittance $ 462,655.49
8.2 Approval to purchase the Time & Attendance Module from Tyler Technologies out of the Information
Technology Fund, and approval of a budget amendment for the purchase.
8.3 Approval to execute the “Notification of Final Cost” of County Road Construction projects completed in 2025
performed by county forces.
8.4 Approval of the Interlocal Agreement between Thurston-Mason Behavioral Health Administrative Service
Organization (TMBH-ASO) and Mason County to allow TMBH-ASO to fund judicial services provided by
Mason County for individuals detained due to behavioral health disorders at $817 per case not to exceed
$175,000 for a period of January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026.
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8.5 Approval of the Resolution amending Resolution 2025-003 Changing the Compensation Benchmark for the
Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Salary.
8.6 Approval of the purchase of the upgraded body worn cameras through Brite up to the estimated cost of
$74,442.43 and approval of the potential one-for one match for the Small Rural Tribal (SRT) Body Worn
Camera Program grant in the amount of $13,198.72.
8.7 Approval of the following 2026 Mason County Heritage Grants: Harstine Island Community Club in the
amount of $4,000.00; Mason Forest Festival in the amount of $4,000.00; Mason County Historical Society in
the amount of $3,675.38; McReavy House Museum of Hood Canal in the amount of $288.31; Skokomish
Grange No. 379 in the amount of $288.31; and South Sound Fruit Society in the amount of $3,748.00.
8.8 Approval for the Chair to electronically sign the Annual Certification for Calendar Year 2025; Certification of
Expenditures for Traffic Law Enforcement – 2025; and Certification for Expenditures for Fish Passage Barrier
Removal – 2025 through the CRAB’s reporting system (CARS).
8.9 Approval of the Private Line Occupancy Permit granting permission for the proposed septic transport line to
cross under North Shore Road for address 8101 NE North Shore Road, parcel 22217-50-00020 to parcel
22217-24-00080.
8.10 Approval to appoint Terri Prather to the Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) for a three-year term
expiring March 17, 2029, to represent District 2/Citizen.
8.11 Approval of Amendment no. 3 in the amount of $102,500 to contract #K2620 with the Washington State
Conservation Commission for the Voluntary Stewardship Program (VSP), and approval of the interlocal
agreement Amendment no. 7 to contract #19-053 with Mason Conservation District as the lead entity on the
contract.
8.12 Approval of appointing Layre Parkins to the Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging (LMTAAA)
advisory board for a two-year term expiring March 17, 2028.
8.13 Approval to appoint Wes Martin, Judy Scott, and Pamela Schlauderaff to the Mason Transit Authority (MTA)
Board for four-year terms expiring December 31, 2030.
8.14 Approval of Amendment no. 1 to the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) contract with the Economic
Development Council (EDC) of Mason County for the purpose of reopening the original contract for the
Regional Economic Competitiveness Study Project and extending the agreement term through April 30, 2026;
reallocation of $17,483.79 in remaining ARPA funds to the Governmental Operations and salaries and benefits
for law and justice project; and a budget amendment to Superior Court in the amount of $14,551 for the
purpose of expending the remaining Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATCF) funds on eligible
court remodel costs.
8.15 Approval of the revised precinct boundaries and new precincts.
8.16 Approval of the Treatment Sales Tax (TST) contracts with Northwest Resources II Social Opportunity Services
(SOS) for $201,380; Olympic Health & Recovery Services (OHRS) Jail Peer medications for opioid use
disorder (MOUD/Re-entry) for $50,971; and OHRS Co-Responder Program for $207,243.
8.17 Approval of the Teamsters Union Local No. 252 and Mason County General Services Collective Bargaining
Agreement (CBA) for January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028.
8.18 Approval of the Resolution stating compliance with the Supreme Court ruling on standards for Indigent
Defense caseloads.
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 minutes per person.
10.1 Public Hearing to consider rezoning two parcels, parcel no. 32007-11-90110 and 32007-11-90112, totaling
2.63 acres, from Commercial Industrial (CI) to Neighborhood Residential (NR) in the Shelton Urban Growth
Area (UGA). Staff: Kell Rowen
10.2 Public Hearing to consider adopting the 5-Year Local Homeless Housing Plan (2025-2030). Staff: Melissa
Casey
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10.3 Public Hearing to consider renaming the Purdy Creek Bridge to the Senator Tim Sheldon Bridge. Staff: Travis
Adams
11. Board’s Calendar and Reports
12. Adjournment