Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the County Finance And Operations topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Mason County commissioners approve action agenda including $2.37 million in warrants and contracts for defense attorneys
Summary
The commission approved the action agenda on April 29, which included warrants totaling $2,369,796.61, authorization to purchase redaction software, road and planning items, a public hearing for a property sale, and authority to negotiate contracts for criminal defense attorneys up to $175 per hour.
The Mason County Board of Commissioners on April 29 approved the action agenda after a motion and second; the approved items included warrants and remittances, software purchases, several road and planning items, a public hearing for a property sale and temporary authority to negotiate contracts for criminal defense attorneys.
The warrants and remittances read into the record included warrants number 8112031 through 8112289 for $2,369,796.61; direct deposit fund warrants 115645 through 116054 for $965,763.08; and salary clearing fund warrants 7008844 through 7008870 for $661,924.60.
The action agenda also included authorization for the sheriff’s office to purchase redaction software (an annual subscription of $15,000), approval of County Road Improvement Project CRP 2065 (Upper Elwha/Elfendal Pass Road resurfacing from milepost 1.85 to 4.85 and related safety work), and approval of resolutions to continue the Mason County comprehensive plan periodic update using the Office of Financial Management medium growth forecast and projected housing unit growth as shown in the meeting exhibit.
Two right‑of‑way vacates (road vacation numbers 421 and 423) were listed on the action agenda with recommendation acceptance from the hearing examiner, and the commission set a public hearing for May 13, 2025, at 9:15 a.m. to consider sale of real property at 5 Public Works Drive, Shelton (parcel number as read in the meeting) with a proposed sale price of $450,000 to David C. Bailey and/or assigns.
The agenda included authority for the county administrator to negotiate hourly contracts for criminal defense attorneys up to $175 per hour; commissioners clarified that the intended contract period was through August (the record was corrected during discussion). County Administrator Mark Neri later told the commission that the authority to negotiate had helped attract additional contract attorneys and "secured some more attorney time" to cover preliminary hearings and other calendar needs.
Other items read into the agenda included a planned Matlock Brady Road closure for culvert replacement from May 12 through May 20, 2025, and several administrative and planning items. Commissioners voted by voice; the chair called for "aye" and the motion passed.
The meeting record shows the action agenda was approved as a bundle; individual items listed in the agenda were not taken as separate roll‑call votes during this portion of the meeting.
