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Kittitas County, Washington
Commissioners' Auditorium
Regular Meeting
THURSDAY 1:00 PM MAY 28TH, 2026
Board Members Present:
Pam Tuggle-Miles,Jodi Larsen, Cay Crowley, Doug Fessler, Mike Karraker, Brett Wachsmith (Chair)
Excused: Chris West, Dr. Mark Larson
Others: Emma Madland (Clerk), Kasey Knutson, Robin Read, Lily Frey
1. Meeting called to order at 1:03 PM
2. Citizen Comments: N/A
3. Approval of Minutes:
MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES FROM APRIL 30TH 2O26:Jodi Larsen moved to approve the
April, 2026, minutes. Pam Tuggle-Miles second. All in favor. Motion carried.
4. Strategic Planning
Robin Read went over a comparison of programs to highlight the areas of crossover and
differences in currently funded programs.This provided insight into potential gaps and areas in
which the board may want to focus.
Robin went on to review the Vision, Mission, and Value statements that were chosen in the
anonymous survey. She gave the opportunity to discuss these statements and fine-tune them.
This also led into the discussion of a potential board name change to better reflect the goals of
the board in a shorter title.
The board formed a subcommittee to refine their mission statement further,
5. RFP Next Steps—Finalizing Questions
Emma Madland shared information about the questions that were submitted for the RFP
applicants. She gave a brief presentation and opened up discussion to ensure the board was all
on the same page.
6. Other Business: NA
7. Meeting concluded at 2:20 PM
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KITTITAS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH KITTITAS COUNTY,WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT CLERK
Emma Madland gre W smith, Chairman
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