At its Aug. 19 meeting, the Mason County Board of Commissioners approved the action agenda after a roll-call motion and second; no items were removed for separate discussion. The board recorded unanimous votes to approve payroll and claims warrants, a department contract amendment and several departmental resolutions.

The warrants approved included: warrants numbered 8,114,332 through 8,114,593 for payments from the clearing fund totaling $292,252.54; direct-deposit warrants 118,527 through 118,948 totaling $999,849.32; and salary clearing warrants 7,009,063 through 7,009,105 totaling $1,270,514.40. The treasurer's electronic remittance totaled $2,533,743.80.

Commissioners approved an amendment to the Department of Corrections prisoner-housing agreement to increase the per-diem rate from $103.31 to $108.48 per incarcerated individual for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, and to $113.90 from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.

Other approved items listed on the action agenda included: approval of an Information Security Fund application through the Office of the Secretary of State; a resolution authorizing purchase of a 2022 mobile clinic minivan for Public Health in an amount not to exceed $209,000; a resolution authorizing County Road projects CRP 2070, 2071, 2072 and 2073 (Little Scoopum Inlet Tributaries fish-passage culvert project) associated with Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) project number 23-1946 and authorizing the county engineer or chair to set bid openings and execute contracts; approval for the county engineer to sign a Shelton Springs Road walkway easement agreement with the Port of Shelton; and approval of an $18,996 amendment to the Washington State Department of Agriculture basic plant pest inventory prevention and control contract.

Commissioners heard no requests to remove items for separate vote and approved the action agenda by voice vote.