2020-06-09-minutes-hr-study-session

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COMMISSIONERS’ MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON BOCC AUDITORIUM REGULAR MEETING HR STUDY SESSION trains, mentors, directs, and supports staff in all divisions of the Sheriff’s Office on a daily basis, in addition to her broad and advanced scope of other administrative duties. He further explained that while she does not conduct performance evaluations for staff, she is asked to provide review, input, and feedback to supervisors in order to help them complete their staff evaluations. Director Young cautioned that anytime an exception is made for one employee, more requests may come in from other departments. She also noted that following the guidelines of the wage survey the employee would maintain their current placement on the wage scale, placing her near the top. She suggested an alternative of midpoint, which Sheriff Myers stated he was comfortable with. Commissioner Osiadacz asked if the Sheriff’s Office is able accommodate the wage increase along with the potential of reduced revenue in the future due to COVID-19. Sheriff Myers responded that this reclassification would not have a negative impact on the Sheriff’s Office budget. Director Young asked Deputy Prosecutor Horner if an earlier effective date might be an option since the reclassification has been in the works for a while. Deputy Prosecutor Horner recommended the Board’s approval date as the best effective date. The Board approved the reclassification of the Sheriff’s Office Administrator to Chief Administrator with an increase to midpoint of the new scale effective 6/9/2020. DISCUSSION/DECISION – KITTITAS COUNTY COVID-19 POLICY & OPERATIONS PLAN Director Young requested feedback from the Board on the COVID-19 policy and operations plan that she drafted and emailed to them for review. Commissioner Wachsmith commented that he had no recommended changes. Commissioner Wright stated that he had some issues with the policy, including verbiage on pages five and six of the plan. He questioned if the policy could more closely reflect L&I and state guidelines. He also noted that some of the policy language appeared outdated due to ever- changing state orders and regulations. Commissioner Osiadacz commented that she is uncomfortable having guidelines that appear stricter than the state’s guidelines. Director Young will work on a redraft of the policy to present at Friday’s COVID meeting. OTHER BUSINESS None.