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2017-03-07 MINUTES 1  <br />  <br />COMMISSIONERS’ MINUTES <br />KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br />COMMISSIONERS CONFERENCE ROOM <br />ELLENSBURG, WASHINGTON <br /> <br />MONDAY 3:30 P.M. MARCH 7, 2017 <br /> <br />Board members present: Chairman Paul Jewell and Vice-Chairman <br />Laura Osiadacz; Commissioner Obie O’Brien. <br />Others: Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board II; Lisa <br />Young, HR Director. <br />SPECIAL MEETING FIRE MARSHAL STRUCTURE FOLLOW UP BOCC <br />At 3:30 p.m. Chairman Jewell opened a Special Meeting to follow <br />up on the discussions during Special Meetings held Friday March <br />3, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. <br /> <br />Commissioner Osiadacz indicated that she was in favor of keeping <br />the Fire Marshal position in-house and under CDS. She stated <br />reasons she was in support of this option over the option of the <br />Fire Marshal going to Kittitas Valley Fire & Rescue (KVFR). She <br />said she felt the process can be streamlined and more efficient <br />then turning additional work load over to KVFR. She felt this <br />would give the citizens of Kittitas County the best product. She <br />also indicated that the cost for KVFR to take over the work was <br />a concern as well as losing any control over the County’s needs. <br /> <br />Commissioner O’Brien expressed concerns that KVFR won’t be able <br />to provide the level of service that the County expects. He also <br />expressed some concern for a lack of effort from KVFR. He stated <br />that he is supportive of combining CDS/FM. He stated that he <br />feels the support will be there for Mr. Hink (Interim Fire <br />Marshal) and it’s an advantage to the County’s citizens and he <br />stated that he is aware that the City & KVFR sends a lot of work <br />to the State Patrol and that delays turnaround time. <br /> <br />Chairman Jewell stated that he was in favor of keeping the Fire <br />Marshal in-house for now. He stated that later on it may be <br />beneficial to merge with KVFR but due to some of the discussions <br />that took place on Friday he felt that waiting was the best <br />option for the County’s citizens. He stated that KVFR has a good <br />model and he would like to keep up on changes and other mergers <br />that may take place but for now it’s not the right direction for <br />the County.