2023-05-22-minutes-ec-study-session

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7. Kittitas County Fair Updates: Porterfield made a lodging tax request with the Rodeo and Chamber to partner on sponsoring a bus for fair. The logos are done for the 100 year celebration, poster is in progress. There was discussion of doing a ribboon cutting for Bloom (possibly during fair). Bob Eddings was able to find a 4-H group to do staple removal and painting of fence in the dog arena and Frontier Village. Posse barns will be used this year for Sheep/Goat preshow. 8. Special Project Updates: Alder Street paving will begin today. Big new logs and black gates are now replaced and up at the west end of the rodeo arena. Welding and powdercoating to be done to connect gates and current fence. Cow pens are to be installed this week. Water lines are also being run to the pens at the same time by the KVEC maintenance crew. Vice -Chairman Wachsmith would like to set a meeting with Porterfield, City, Rodeo Board, and Treasurer Cziske to discuss project funding for rodeo arena. 9. Director Spending Authorization Limit Discussion: The spendig authorization limit has not been changed since 1997 ($10,000). Other departments have a limit of $50,000. Vice - Chairman Wachsmith and Commissioner Osiadacz are supportive in moving the limit to $50,000, to match other county departments. Porterfield will submit this in the form of a resolution for approval at an upcoming BOCC meeting. 10. Other Business: Vice -Chairman Wachsmith inquired about how the fencing is progressing as far as fencing off the entire grounds for security purposes. Porterfield has it on the WSDA Health and Safety grant list, but we will see how the priorities change, if there is a greater need for that grant money in this next biennium. Meeting concluded at 10:48am Kady Port rfield 2023-05-22 MINUTES 2 KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON Cory Wright, Chairman