HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-027 - Res. Amending Res. 2024-002 Citizen's Commission on Salaries for Elected OfficialsResolution No. '.1D24�D2l'
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF MASON COUNTY
ESTABLISHING THE MASON COUNTY CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON SALARIES
FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS PURSUANT TO RCW 36.17.024
WHEREAS, consistent with the provisions of RCW 36.17.024, the Board of County
Commissioners of Mason County desires to create an independent salary commission to the set the salaries
of the County Commissioners; and,
WHEREAS, consistent with the provisions of RCW 36.17 .20, a county commissioner salary ·
commission conforming with RCW 3 6 .17 .24 is authorized to establish the salaries of elected officials of
the county:; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of County Commissioners of Mason
County as follows:
SECTION 1: ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MASON COUNTY CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON
SALARIES
Consistent with the provisions of RCW 36.17 .024 there is hereby created a Mason County Citizens'
Commission on Salaries (Commission) which shall set the salaries of the County Commissioners and the
Assessor, Auditor, Clerk, Coroner, Treasurer and Sheriff based on their study and analysis of the
relationship of the salaries to the duties / statement of work for each office and fix the salary for each
position. Except as provided in this resolution, the Commission shall be solely responsible for its
organization, and shall enjoy the fullest cooperation of all elected officials, departments, and agencies of
the County. The Commission will consist often (10) members. The composition of the Commission shall
be as follows:
a.Six of the ten members shall be selected by lot by the County Auditor from among those
registered voters eligible to vote at the time persons are selected for appointment to full terms
on the Commission under Section 2 -Terms. The County Auditor shall select two commission
members living in each County Commissioner district. The County Auditor shall establish
policies and procedures for conducting the selection by lot. The policies and procedures shall
include but not be limited to, those for notifying persons selected for and for providing a new
selection from a County Commissioner's district if a person selected from the district declines
appointment to the Commission or, if, following the person's appointment, the persons position
on the Commission becomes vacant before the end of the person's term of appointment.
b.The remaining four of the ten commission members must be residents of Mason County and
shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Board of County Commissioners. The persons
selected under this subsection shall have experience in the field of personnel management or a
related field.
c.Members of the Commission may not include any officer, official, or employee of Mason
County whose salary will be studied in the Commission's responsibilities set forth hereinafter,
nor any "immediate family member: of such officer, official or employee. "Immediate family
member" as used in this subsection means the parents, spouse, siblings, children, or dependent
relatives of the officer, official or employee, whether or not living in the household of the
officer, official, or employee.
SECTION 2: TERMS
Appointments to the Commission shall be for terms of two years with the first term ending December 31,
2026. Thereafter, all members shall serve for two years. No person may be appointed to more than two
such terms.
AMENDS RESOLUTION NO. 2024-002