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Commissioner Emily Klaus asks to move Olympia Municipal Court staffing item from consent to department agenda

5601344 · August 19, 2025
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Commissioner Emily Klaus requested that item 5 on the consent agenda, concerning 17 full-time employees for the Olympia Municipal Court transition, be moved to department items so staff can explain the proposal.

Commissioner Emily Klaus asked at the Thurston County agenda-setting work session that item 5 on the afternoon consent agenda, which concerns 17 full-time employees related to the Olympia Municipal Court transition, be moved to the department items portion of the 2 p.m. meeting so staff can explain the proposal.

The clerk said the change can be made for the 2 p.m. meeting and that an updated agenda with the proposed revision would be distributed before the afternoon session. Klaus said she did not have specific questions yet but wanted staff present to explain what the staffing change would mean. County staff said they would work with District Court and try to have Ramsey available; two county officials, Maria and another staff member, said they would also be available to speak to the item.

The request prompted no formal vote during the work session; the clerk indicated the agenda revision would be shown on the afternoon materials.