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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES <br />KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br />BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM <br />SPECIAL MEETING <br />HR STUDY SESSION <br /> <br /> Fire Marshal – Director Young provided a brief review of the status of the Fire Marshal <br />project; Commissioner Osiadacz shared the financial data she collected. This subject <br />will be discussed again at the 2:30 meeting with CDS staff. <br />3) Request to Approve a Resolution Adopting Non-Represented Wage Scales for 2017 <br />– Director Young presented Resolution 2017-038, formally adopting the wage ranges that <br />were created based on the market survey for non-represented staff. Commissioner <br />Osiadacz moved to approve Resolution 2017-038; Commissioner O’Brien seconded. The <br />motion passed 3:0. <br />4) Request to Approve MOU’s (Simple Corrections) <br /> Local 792CH (Courthouse) – Director Young presented an MOU to correct two (2) <br />errors discovered after the 2017-2019 Contract was ratified. Commissioner Osiadacz <br />moved to approve the MOU as presented; Commissioner O’Brien seconded. The <br />motion passed 3:0. <br /> Local 760 (Line) – Director Young presented an MOU to correct one (1) error <br />discovered after the 2017-2021 Contract was ratified. Commissioner Osiadacz moved <br />to approve the MOU as presented; Commissioner O’Brien seconded. The motion <br />passed 3:0. <br />5) Discuss Correspondence from the Freedom Foundation – Director Young stated she <br />was asked to place this on her agenda for Board discussion. DPA Horner was asked for <br />his legal opinion. He stated that the Board could implement open negotiations, but he <br />would prefer to review any case law that may develop over time. The Board decided <br />against taking any action at this time, and may review it in 6-12 months. <br />6) HR Updates – Director Young provided an update on some of her projects, including <br />review of the wage survey data for union groups, the status of the benefits project, and the <br />HIPAA assessment. She explained that she was waiting for February payroll to be <br />completed so the reports she pulled for staff information would include the newly <br />implemented contracts. The Board wanted to know when she would have more <br />information; she will schedule a special session the week of March 13. She provided <br />recommendations to the Board on who should be on the Benefits Committee. The Board <br />agreed with her recommendations. She also made recommendations for initial steps, but