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Dependency Tax Advisory Board Meeting Minutes
Kittitas County, Washington
Commissioners' Auditorium
Regular Meeting
THURSDAY 1:00 PM FEBRUARY 26TH, 2026
Board Members Present:
Catherine Crowley, Michael Karraker, Pamela Tuggle-Miles, Christopher West, Brett Wachsmith (Chair),
Dr. Mark Larson,Jodi Larsen, Doug Fessler
Excused: N/A
Others: Emma Madland (Clerk), Kasey Knutson
1. Meeting called to order at 1:01 PM
2. Citizen Comments: N/A, Board members and guests all introduced themselves.
3. Approval of Minutes:
MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES FROM DECEMBER 2025: Michael Karraker moved to approve
the December 2025 minutes. Pam Tuggle-Miles second. All in favor. Motion carried.
4. Next steps/Post-sunset Update
Kasey Knutson gave the board a short presentation going over the history of the tax,the changes
that are expected now that the sunset clause has been removed, and how we are testing out
some RFP updates this year with a stop-gap funding cycle.This will allow our current contractors
who would be stuck without funding in 2027 to reapply and fill the funding gap before the next
public cycle.
5. RFP Feedback(Facilitated Discussion)
Emma Madland led the group through an analysis of the previous RFP cycles.They discussed
what has gone well and what could be improved as well as brainstorming changes they would
like to see.
6. Other Business:
a. Elect Vice-Chair(2026)
The board nominated Cay Crowley to be the 2026 Vice-Chair.
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MOTION TO ELECT CATHERINE CROWLEY AS VICE-CHAIR FOR 2026: Michael Karraker moved
to elect Cay Crowley. Pam Tuggle-Miles second. All in favor. Motion carried.
b. Holiday Reschedules
The November and December Regular meetings conflict with holidays.The board decided to
tentatively reschedule the November meeting to the week before the holiday and to skip the
December meeting in 2026.
7. Meeting concluded at 2:26 PM
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