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<br />2024-11-18 MINUTES 1 <br /> <br />KITTITAS COUNTY <br />BUDGET MEETING MINUTES <br />BOCC AUDITORIUM ROOM, 205 WEST 5TH ROOM 215 - ELLENSBURG <br />SPECIAL MEETING <br /> <br />Monday 11:00AM November 18, 2024 <br /> <br />Board members present: Brett Wachsmith, Cory Wright, Laura Osiadacz <br /> <br />Staff: Brian Carlson, Budget and Finance Director, Bryan Elliott, Auditor, Zack DeHaven, <br />Andrew Yoder, Sue Patterson, Jeanne Kilgore, Amy Cziske, Treasurer, Nancy Shaff, Barb <br />Demory, Maria Gomez Rios, Mike Hougardy, Assessor, Josh Fredrickson, Reid Burbank, Kady <br />Porterfield, Kylee Wuesthoff, Lisa Murray, Katrina Mankus, Elishia Harvill, Greg Zempel, <br />Prosecuting Attorney. <br />Members of Public: Pat Kelleher <br />1. Call to order: 11:00am <br /> <br />2. Citizen Comments (1 min. time limit): Pat Kelleher <br />Pat Kelleher (Citizen) requested $100 K of Reet 2 funding for Capital improvements the Yakima <br />River access, noting that there is also potential to work with Bureau of Land Management. Mr. <br />Kelleher noted that this request would be a one-time expense and not continuing support. <br /> <br />3. 2025 Budget Updates-Summaries- Unfinished business <br />Mr. Carlson updated the Board on the current state of General Fund 2025 budget. Following the <br />presentation Commissioner Wright expressed that he would like to see the Sheriff’s office <br />reduce their expenses by $377 K noting the cuts made by the other general fund departments to <br />their 2025 budget. This was instructed to be finalized prior to adoption of the 2025 budget on <br />Dec 3, 2025. <br />The Board unanimously supported this direction <br /> <br />Josh Fredrickson (Public Works) stated that the Levy Lid Lift was unsuccessful. Mr. Fredrickson <br />proceeded to outline the ramifications of the reduction in funding. The ER&R fund will likely see <br />a reduction in expense budget of $2 MM. Public Works will freeze a current vacancy in effort to <br />further reduce expenses. Overall, there will be a reduction in services provided including <br />maintenance and construction of county roadways. Another cost saving measure being <br />considered is a change in location for the lower county maintenance shop, and moving the <br />potential building site to county owned land to forego a land purchase. <br />