2024-07-22 County Manager UpdateCounty Manager Update
July 22, 2024
9:31 a.m.
Present: Commissioner Pollock, Commissioner Swope, County Manager Ryan Barrett, Becky Butler, Meja
Handlen, Mindy Brooks, Matt Jaeger, Doug Carey, David Bailey, Hal Blanton, Brian Mittge, Graham
Gowing
Guest(s):
Recorder: Rieva Lester
Public comment: None.
Executive session: At 9:32 a.m., Commissioner Pollock announced that the Board would be going into
executive session under RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) until 9:42 a.m. to discuss two topics: opioid litigation and
Timberland Regional Library.
• At 9:42 a.m., Commissioner Pollock extended executive session until 9:52 a.m.
• At 9:52 a.m., Commissioner Pollock extended executive session until 9:57 a.m.
• At 9:57 a.m., Commissioner Pollock extended executive session until 10:07 a.m.
• At 10:07 a.m., Commissioner Pollock extended executive session until 10:10 a.m.
Executive session ended at 10:10 a.m. Commissioner Pollock noted that no decisions had been made.
Commissioner Swope made a motion to direct Becky Butler to sign the Kroger opioid settlement
agreement. Commissioner Pollock seconded. Motion passed 2-0.
Port of Chehalis .09 / Distressed Counties: Commissioner Swope made a motion to extend to Dec. 31,
2027, the timeline for the Port of Chehalis’s .09 / Distressed Counties grant, which was approved via
Resolution 22-228. Commissioner Pollock seconded. Motion passed 2-0.
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA): Becky suggested the commissioners consider the following regarding
ARPA funds:
• Transfer the balance of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to the General Fund to
cover public safety salaries and benefits as allowed under Expenditure Category 6.1 Revenue
Replacement: Provision of Government Services (the lost revenue category).
Becky noted that the county can use up to the standard allowance of $10 million within Expenditure
Category 6.1 Revenue Replacement.
2024 budget: Becky provided an overview regarding the upcoming budget amendment hearing.
2025 budget: Becky outlined an updated methodology for internal service rates. She asked the
commissioners to consider setting the 2025 budget limitation for General Fund offices and departments
based on a 0% increase over 2024 salaries, benefits and operations. She said she will still add the actual
preliminary 2025 rates. Becky said review the true-up with Matrix Consulting caused fluctuations that
made it inequitable to base the limitation on 2024 rates.
Meeting adjourned at 10:24 a.m.