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06/02/2025 MINUTES 2 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION 2025-108 ASSESSORS OFFICE HOURS ASSESSOR <br /> <br />Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve Resolution No. 2025-108, a <br />Resolution Authorizing the Change of Office Hours for the Kittitas <br />County Assessor’s Office, as presented. Chairman Osiadacz seconded. <br />Motion carried 2-0. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION TWO PAF’S FOR I.T. STAFF I.T. <br /> <br />Doug Fessler, IT Director, explained that he was following up with <br />the Board from his Study Session last week. He stated that the <br />requests for reclassification are for Bill Davis, Network Systems <br />Administrator III, to IT Infrastructure Manager and Russ Stefanovich <br />from Support Technician to Lead Support Technician. He reminded the <br />Board that the goal was to fill the positions through internal <br />promotion and stated that the vacancies of the old positions will <br />not be backfilled, noting that these are not new FTE’s. Commissioner <br />Wachsmith moved to approve two PAF’s for reclassification as <br />presented for Bill Davis and Russ Stefanovich. Chairman Osiadacz <br />seconded. Motion carried 2-0. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR CSC <br /> <br />Doug Fessler, IT Director & Zack DeHaven, Budget and Finance <br />Director, explained that they were present representing the County’s <br />Central Services Committee (CSC) to determine how the Board would <br />like to move forward with regard to a Communications Director. They <br />explained that they have been given different direction from <br />different Board members, and the CSC is developing their projects <br />for the year and ranking them, and wants to figure out if this is <br />one they should work on. There was discussion on the options the <br />Board has for how to proceed. The Board expressed concerns for the <br />financial component of this position as well as the logistics of <br />where they would be housed. The Board wasn’t in line with going out <br />and hiring one at this time, and there was discussion on contracting <br />services that are available, and the Board discussed concerns with <br />what the product would be from a contractor. The Board also <br />discussed being “fired” from their previous Communications Director <br />and the ability for a PR Firm to also fire them. They discussed <br />interest in seeing how this role would work with the other County <br />employee PIO’s and what that would look like. Direction given to <br />bring back a preliminary analysis. <br /> <br />EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />At 9:20 a.m. Chairman Osiadacz announced the Board would recess into <br />an Executive Session for 5 minutes, with Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of <br />the Board, under RCW 42.30.110 (g) To evaluate the qualifications of <br />an applicant for public employment or to review the performance of a