Washington County Commissioners met Thursday and authorized several contract items for the upcoming year. Budget was not discussed during the meeting but Finance Director Josh Hatfield states that preliminary work with departments is being done. He expects the preliminary budget to be posted for review the week before Thanksgiving. Commissioner Chairwoman Diana Irey-Vaughn also spoke after the meeting about how the county is dealing with surplus property. The county has entered into an agreement with Bill Anderson Auctioneers to help them sell surplus furniture, fixtures and vehicles. Irey-Vaughn states that the county is very happy with results from these auctions that have been bringing in more money from sales than previous methods of disposing of surplus items.