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2024-01-23 REQUEST TO APPROVE RESOLUTION IN THE MATTER OF ESTABLISHING PERSONNEL POLICY 7.1 (PAID TIME OFF) Director Killgore presented the Board with a draft policy to establish paid time off (PTO) for non-union employees effective 3/01/2024. She explained that PTO would replace vacation and sick leave for non-union staff, and the policy mirrors much of what is already in place for several of the County’s union groups. Director Killgore added that the move to PTO was proposed after several discussions between the Board, the Exempt Advocacy Committee, and Management Team, and is aimed at enhancing leave benefits for staff. Commissioner Wright moved to approve Resolution 2024-017 to establish Personnel Policy 7.1 (Paid Time Off). Commissioner Wachsmith seconded the motion. Motion was approved; 2:0. REQUEST TO APPROVE RESOLUTION IN THE MATTER OF REVISING THE TERMS OF THE CITIZENS’ ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SALARIES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS OF KITTITAS COUNTY Director Killgore presented the Board with proposed revisions to the membership requirements of the Citizen’s Advisory Committee on Salaries for Elected Officials. Commissioner Wright moved to approve Resolution 2024- 015 to update the membership requirements of the Citizens’ Advisory Committee on Salaries for Elected Officials, and appoint the current applicants to the committee. Commissioner Wachsmith seconded the motion. Motion was passed; 2:0. CLOSED SESSION – RCW 42.30.140(4)(B) The OPMA does not apply to that portion of a meeting during which the governing body is planning or adopting the strategy or position to be taken by the governing body during the course of any collective bargaining negotiations, or grievance or mediation proceedings, or reviewing the proposals made in the negotiations or proceedings while in progress. The Board entered closed session to discuss collective bargaining. The Board exited closed session with direction to staff to meet with the union. OTHER BUSINESS Executive Session – RCW 42.30.110 (G) To evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment or to review the performance of a public employee. However, subject to RCW 42.30.140(4), discussion by a governing body of salaries, wages, and other conditions of employment to be generally applied within the agency shall occur in a meeting ope n to the public, and when a governing body elects to take final action, hiring, setting the salary of an individual employee or class of employees, or discharging or disciplining an employee, that action shall be taken in a meeting open to the public. The Board entered executive session at 10:16 AM to discuss the qualifications of an applicant for public employment for an anticipated length of six minutes. Anticipated action; none. The Board exited executive session at 10:22 AM with no action taken. CONCLUDED The meeting was concluded at 10:22 AM. KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON Jeanne Killgore, HR Director Brett Wachsmith, Chair