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Commissioners approve action agenda including warrants, temporary prosecutor FTE and appointments
Summary
The Mason County Board approved the action agenda by voice vote; items included warrants and electronic remittances totaling several hundred thousand dollars, a temporary FTE senior deputy prosecutor for four months, water‑leak credits, grant awards including $19,508 HSGP, Wake Board Advisory Committee appointments, and a letter of support for a FEMA BRIC subapplication.
The Mason County Board of Commissioners approved its action agenda on July 21 by voice vote. The chair read items 8.1 through 8.10, which the board approved after a motion and second; the chair recorded the motion as carried with two affirmative 'aye' responses and no recorded opposition.
Key approved items included:
- Warrants and remittances: electronic remittance warrants #8122255 through #8122434 totaling $733,414.27; direct‑deposit warrants #127521 through #127927 totaling $985,494.67; salary clearing warrants #7009805 through #7009844 totaling $1,293,775.81; and a treasury electronic remittance of $323,393.28.
- Personnel: approval of a temporary full‑time equivalent senior deputy prosecutor position for four months to support succession planning and appellate workload (item 8.2). County representatives noted the need for experienced coverage ahead of senior deputy Tim Higgs’s retirement later in the year.
- Finance/customer relief: authorization for Public Works to issue a water‑leak credit for customer account #303089 in the amount of $4,512 plus applicable late fees, contingent on verification of repairs.
- Ordinance/resolution administrative items: approval to rescind Resolution No. 2026‑029, which had canceled a public hearing scheduled for Aug. 12 regarding road vacation #427.
- Grants and submittals: approval for Washington State University Extension to submit a proposal to the Olympic Peninsula Resource Advisory Committee and approval of FY25 Homeland Security Grant Program contract E26‑342 awarding $19,508 to Mason County for the performance period 09/01/2025–09/01/2027.
- Appointments and letters: appointments to the Wake Board Advisory Committee (Spencer Pruitt, James East, Art Whitson, Dave Meinert, Janet Harmon and Mike Jones) and approval of a letter of support for Island Enterprise Incorporated’s FEMA BRIC subapplication.
- Risk and indemnification: authorization under Mason County Ordinance 0‑6‑18 to assign defense and indemnification coverage for listed county officers and employees named as defendants in cause number 26‑2‑00484‑23 (Bailey v. State of Washington et al.).
The board did not debate most items individually; the action agenda was approved as a package. Several appointments and grant authorizations were noted with staff or commissioner comments, and commissioners thanked volunteers who stepped forward for advisory roles. Any item requiring further action, such as the temporary FTE hiring or grant implementation, will proceed through county staff and follow-up processes.
