Kitsap County continues public hearings on 2025 budget amendment, Division Avenue vacation and building‑code changes to May 12

The Kitsap County Board of Commissioners opened public hearings on three items at its April 28 meeting, heard staff presentations and public comment, and continued all three hearings to the board’s May 12 meeting for decision only.

Budget amendment: Christopher Carlson, county budget manager, presented the first‑quarter amendment to the 2025 budget. Carlson said the county uses quarterly amendments to capture one‑time adjustments and carryover spending. The proposed changes would increase general‑fund expenditures by nearly $1.3 million (about $903,000 described as one‑time/community‑development related and roughly $107,000 in items with ongoing impacts), and raise the county’s total appropriated budget across funds by a little over $3 million for the quarter. Carlson listed examples of items covered in the amendment: rollover funding for the comprehensive plan work, vehicle purchases for the medical examiner, firearm replacement and training costs for the sheriff’s office, project funding for website redevelopment, a District Court case‑management upgrade, and human‑resources classification software integration. Carlson told the board he and staff had briefed commissioners in advance and were continuing routine…