HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution Forming County Executive Management Advisory CommitteeBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF'WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION
2022-l+b
RESOLUTION FORMING COUNTY EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
WHEREAS: Kittitas County government, in its current form, is operationally managed on day-to-day
matters at the executive level by a three-person county commission; and
WHEREAS: This executive management system is prescribed as the minimum standard by Article 11,
Section 5 ofthe Constitution of the State of Washington; and
WHEREAS: Of the 32 non-charter counties in Washington, over half have moved from the minimum
standard county commission operational management model to delegated executive
organizational management in various forms with the intent of gaining efficiency and
building a more streamlined government; and
WHEREAS: Kittitas County experienced a 17 .2o/o increase from 2010's census population of 40,910 to
2020's census population of 47 ,935; and
WHEREAS: Maintaining the current rate of growth will have this county approaching a population of
60,000 people by 2030; and
WHEREAS: Kittitas County has and will continue to experience urbanization pressures and the associated
challenges which accompany this population growth; and
WHEREAS: The Board of County Commissioners, notwithstanding independent committee meetings,
had over 350 collective meetings as a Board in202l alone; and
WHEREAS: This Board believes that innovative policy development and a broader focus on strategic
planning for present and future growth requirements is necessary for the continued success
of Kittitas County; and
WHEREAS: This Board believes in the need for advocacy and representation by County Commissioners
on behalf of Kittitas County to external organizations and within those forums constituting
non-county entities and persons having interests that affect this county; and
WHEREAS: This Board believes that it is in the best interest of county government and those citizens
who elect its leaders for those same leaders to devote the majority of their time to this same
policy development, strategic planning, and advocacy on behalf of the county; and
WHEREAS: This Board believes it is necessary for internal analysis of the count5r's executive
management structure to ensure county government is operating at its optimum capacity.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that a County Executive Management Advisory Committee is
hereby formed for the purpose of making a recommendation to the Board of County
Commissioners as to the form, function, and future organizational structure of Kittitas
County govemment.
Membership shall consist of representatives from the following stakeholder groups
r One Kittitas County Commissioner
o Two Kittitas County Elected Officials
o Two Kittitas County Department Heads
o Kittitas County Budget and Finance Manager
o One citizen participant appointed from each county commissioner district (three
total) and one at-large citizen participant
Their term of appointment shall be for one year. In the event of a vacancy during the process, the Board
shall advertise for appointment to the vacancy and make such replacement appointment.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall submit a recommendation to the Board on its
findings within one year of this resolution date.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall be chaired by a member of the Board to preside
as a non-voting member. The meetings will be conducted according to Robert's Rules of Order. Committee
members not employed by Kittitas County shall not be considered employees of the count5r, receive any
compensation or benefits, nor be issued county email accounts. All correspondence and documents created
by the committee shall be subject to the Public Records Act.
Dated this L'zrn day of 2022
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WASHINGTON
Wright, Vice-Chairman
ABSENT
Brett Wachsmith, Commrssioner
D
Julie Clerk of the Board