December 1, 2025 (Part 1) - Thurston County Budget Public Hearing

Thurston County Board of County Commissioners · December 2, 2025

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Presentation

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Chair Ty Menzer opened the hybrid public hearing at 10:05 a.m., identified commissioners present (Vice Chair Wayne Fournier, Commissioners Kerley Mejia, Emily Klaus; Commissioner Rachel Grant participating virtually) and said the session will take public comment on the 2026–27 biennial budget's law and justice section (clerk, courts, prosecutor, sheriff, corrections, public defense, pretrial).

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Public hearing on Thurston County's 2026–27 biennial law and justice budget where judges, the clerk, the prosecutor's office and the sheriff warned that proposed cuts would reduce services and could prompt lawsuits; public commentators urged maintaining programs such as DUI/drug courts.

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