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City staff outline public records, HR, finance and IT activity during Jan. 27 study session
Summary
City staff delivered monthly department reports on Dec. 2025 activity: the clerk reported 11 public-records requests received and closed, HR described risk-pool claims and a finalized labor contract, finance reported processing roughly $1.6 million in invoices, and IT flagged phishing activity and ongoing tickets.
Mary, the city clerk, opened the staff reports at the Jan. 27 study session, saying the clerk’s office received 11 public records requests and closed 11 in December 2025 and that larger, complex requests can linger for months. "We are the custodians for public records for the city," Mary said, noting the police department and court handle their own records separately.
The clerk’s office also processed 367 pages for council packets in December, handled six public notices, and managed special-event permits. Mary pointed to two new permit applications: the Shelton Downtown Car Show (scheduled for July) and the Mason County…
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