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Summer Miller, budget and finance manager in the commissioners’ office, said the amendment process is statutorily authorized and typically covers technical corrections, emergency supplemental appropriations and new awards from outside sources. Miller and senior budget analysts Tiff West, Jennifer Smith and Dolly Alfonseca walked the board through packet materials showing maintenance and policy requests across funds, the projected general fund outlook and next steps in the amendment schedule.

Staff displayed a high‑level projection showing an aggregate net reduction to the general fund of roughly $2,100,000 if all submitted maintenance and policy requests were approved. Miller told commissioners the projection assumes current revenue estimates (property tax, sales tax and other revenues) and incorporates the amendment requests as submitted; she said the county would begin to show a declining general fund balance in 2026 (staff cited about $1.8 million in the projection for that year).

Miller outlined an accelerated approval schedule: a second review and “final preliminary decisions” on May 27, posting the notice of intent to amend the county budget in the weeks of June 5 and June 12, and bringing a resolution for formal adoption on June 17. She said the June 17 adoption item will not include new hearing opportunities unless a capital improvement appropriation triggers a public hearing.

Commissioners and staff discussed specific program and fund issues. Public Works’ ongoing use of a road‑levy shift (staff said a $4.7 million shift is included in revenue estimates) was flagged as having significant operational impacts; staff labeled the item with a “yellow flashing alert” and said more detail would be provided. Staff also discussed a set of requests for district court and superior court positions, human resources impacts related to corrections bargaining, and sheriff’s office internet service restoration.

A separate and notable item concerned the county’s 2016 detention sales tax bond. Miller and analysts said the detention sales tax fund has underperformed revenue expectations for several years and can no longer sustain the full annual debt service as previously anticipated. Staff reported the remaining principal on the 2016 bond is just under $22,000,000, with annual payments roughly $3.5 million. Miller said bond counsel and advisors have advised the county that the bond resolution permits payments from either detention sales tax or the general fund; staff proposed shifting the bond obligation to the general fund and structuring a repayment arrangement under which detention sales tax would repay the general fund over time (Miller described a 10‑year repayment structure that would imply roughly $1.7 million per year returned to the general fund under a market‑rate schedule).

Commissioners pressed staff on how discretionary policy requests would be handled. County management recommended approving maintenance requests that are backed by revenue or reflect prior board decisions, and declining new policy requests that lack funding. Several commissioners requested clearer breakout reporting showing which requests are one‑time and which are ongoing, and asked staff to identify alternative fund sources where feasible to reduce general fund pressure.

Miller and county management committed to producing additional analyses ahead of the May 27 meeting, including (a) a clearer net impact table that shows the revenue offsets and the net general fund effect, (b) fund‑level health snapshots for other funds and (c) an errata sheet listing last‑minute adjustments to be presented with the packet. No formal board action occurred at the work session; the presentation served as the board’s first review and direction‑setting for staff ahead of the next review and adoption schedule.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","May 21, 2025 Thurston County Board of County Commissioners","oneSentenceSummary","Summer Miller, Thurston County budget and finance manager, presented the first review of the 2024–25 Budget Amendment 2 to the Thurston County Board of County Commissioners, warning the full package of requests would reduce the general fund by roughly $2.1 million if approved.","taxTitle","Thurston County, Washington","taxId",4614,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6531899,"Timberland Regional Library reports rising digital use, opens new Mountain View branch",1597,99000,1696000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3426129-6ff1b1de4d6e70823f53697e30c7d142&start=99&end=1696","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3426129-6ff1b1de4d6e70823f53697e30c7d142/thumbnail_99000.jpg","/articles/6531899/Thurston-County/Washington/Timberland-Regional-Library-reports-rising-digital-use-opens-new-Mountain-View-branch","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6531899-03cbdfe4a1799b9e273476a06c197517/orig.mp4?Expires=1770450871&Signature=lkQpISf-jGZzoxaQztbguZ9LabtAM8PhzAoIZnE-v708Jx2p9GL4qgDtyZNTckX0zfVASN40-ol7Jzx9EKx-OqFVvJypRg3bttd0SAUyw4VMX3xJ2nQf7hksUkL3oAEpL4IcgsE1K0PFBgeRo87xHbLrQ6gcRJaDlrnjFyC7xOno3uxsM7jyxdrIYLJt4Y~bRMhKcf-x1LnNAru8J50QxUMEcpJG4zMBte-jjbPegQ-C2-N6UhsxCqls4tJlCGwzyN4jcMQ5R~jJOZV3l0Bdz-we8uLSrxQrLaWJGPpydITXkLezkbNTOLkMheUED2jjhSM84Kili824Ldy53ZesvA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Marybeth Harrington, a trustee of the Timberland Regional Library board who represents Thurston County, briefed the Thurston County Board of County Commissioners on the library district’s 2024 annual report and several initiatives for 2025.

Harrington said the Timberland system, which serves residents of Thurston, Grays Harbor, Pacific, Lewis and Mason counties, reported 1,631,075 physical checkouts in 2024 (about a 1% increase from 2023) and 1,343,962 OverDrive/digital checkouts (a 15.5% year-over-year increase). The system recorded about 143,739 active patrons; Harrington said that figure represents patrons who have used a card, not merely hold an unused card. She said patrons borrowed more than 2,000,000 digital titles systemwide in 2024.

The report highlighted service expansions including 12 “expanded access” self-entry libraries in the district, new “Anywhere” mobile library services that visited schools, Head Start sites and senior living centers, and a full-service self-serve branch at the NASAL location. Harrington noted the new Mountain View Timberland Library opened Jan. 11 and described other facility refreshes or upcoming closures for upgrades, including the Olympia location’s two-week closure this spring for I.T. and facility work and a scheduled reopening of the Tumwater site on June 28.

Harrington told commissioners the district received a clean financial and accountability audit from the Washington State Auditor’s Office for the fifth year running. She also summarized the library’s recently completed strategic planning process for 2025–2029, which she said focuses on digital access, “sharing our story” so residents better understand available services, and support for school-age youth.

Commissioners asked for clarification about interlibrary partnerships and whether a historic arrangement that allowed in-person registration to connect to larger catalogs was still in effect; Harrington described interlibrary loan and partnerships with other systems and said she would follow up with a written update. Commissioners also asked whether the board’s internal working relationships were functioning; Harrington said the board is “incredibly passionate,” noted two trustee vacancies (a Thurston County and a Mason County representative) and said the board is using additional retreats to work through differing expectations.

Harrington closed by reading a passage she attributed to writer Caitlin Moran about the civic role of libraries. No formal county action was taken on the report.

Looking ahead, Harrington encouraged residents to consult TRL.org for program schedules and said the library has launched a podcast and an online merchandise store. She also said the district will provide more details on branch refresh timelines and new online library card registration.","Timberland Regional Library trustees told the Thurston County Board of County Commissioners that physical checkouts rose slightly in 2024 while digital checkouts climbed sharply; the system opened a new Mountain View branch, expanded self-serve and extended-access sites, and completed a strategic plan for 2025–2029.","actionData","errors"]

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Thurston County budget amendment 2: Board reviews requests, staff flags $2.1M net hit and detention‑tax bond shift

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