Thurston County approves precinct boundary ordinance, several procurement and interlocal actions; school resource officer contract cleared

The Thurston County Board of County Commissioners approved multiple ordinances, procurement actions and intergovernmental agreements during its April 15 regular meeting, including an ordinance to update precinct boundaries and commissioner-district legal descriptions, a sole-source radio purchase for the sheriff’s office, a construction-contract increase for Marvin Road, and a renewed school resource officer (SRO) contract with North Thurston School District.

The board adopted an ordinance updating 16 precinct legal descriptions, adding eight precincts, repealing one precinct, and adjusting boundary lines to comply with state rules that limit precinct sizes and to reflect recent City of Lacey annexations. Auditor staff explained the changes affect approximately 5,235 registered voters and raise the county precinct count to 294; changes include dividing precincts that were nearing the 1,500-voter limit and renaming some precincts after annexation. The board voted to adopt the ordinance and also adopted amendments updating commissioner district legal descriptions for districts 2, 4 and 5. (No individual roll-call tallies were read aloud in the meeting transcript for these motions; the board recorded the motions as carried.)

Procurements, contract approvals and budget adjustments

- The board approved membership in NPPGov, a national cooperative procurement organization, allowing the county to use publicly solicited…