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Thurston County commissioners approve preliminary 2024–25 budget amendment package; 3‑2 vote excludes some off‑cycle requests
Summary
Thurston County commissioners voted May 28 to advance a preliminary 2024–25 budget amendment package that moves capital and maintenance requests forward and advances selected policy requests; the board approved the package 3‑2 after a failed amendment to add one auditor position for TC Connect support.
Thurston County commissioners voted May 28 to advance a 2024–25 budget amendment package that includes capital requests, maintenance needs and selected policy requests flagged by staff as backed by revenue or previously authorized. Commissioners approved the package in a 3‑2 vote after a brief, sometimes heated exchange about staffing and the county’s TC Connect implementation.
Summer Miller, the county’s budget and finance manager, presented the amendment as a “preliminary to final decision” review and said staff would publish the package for the public notice period before bringing a resolution to adopt the amendment on June 17. Miller said the amendment contains items staff labeled with color codes: yellow highlights indicate items backed by…
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