11.19.25 KC L&J Council.Approve Minutes

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c. Upcoming Elections—Cameron Clasen Cameron mentioned elections will be addressed next month and shared he, Rich and I are willing to stay in our respective positions. 5. Standing Committee Reports a. Budget and Grants: Clay reported the BoCC approved the 2026 L&J Grant recommendations 11.19.2025. Next steps will be finalizing agreements and processing grant funds to awardees. b. Mental Health/Chemical Dependency: Pam shared all recommended applications that were approved by BoCC. She further shared that the 1/10th sales tax has a sunset clause for 2027, and they are working with past recipients to present at public meetings about how funds were used and supported the community. Presentations will begin on December 2, 2025, at 2:OOPM. Filling the 2 open board positions is in process. c. Public Relations: No report 6. Agency Updates and Current Issues a. CASA (Sandy Martinez): Preparing for fundraiser on December 5th. The event is sold out. b. Central Washington University— Law and Justice (Cody Stoddard): No report. c. Central Washington University Police Department (Andy Bayne): No report. d. Citizens at Large (Bill DeHaven and Pam Tuggle Myers): No reports. e. City of Ellensburg Attorney(Chris Horner): Shared contract between City and County for prosecution finalized and intent for transfer by January 1, 2026. f. Cie Elum Roslyn Police Department (Rich Albo): No report. g. Department of Corrections (Dulce Thompson): No report. h. Ellensburg City Council (Delano Palmer): No report. i. Ellensburg Police Department (Cameron Clasen): CHASE program underway. Three officers at the academy are set to graduate on December 101h and one opening and in process of filling. j. KITTCOM Director (Rich Elliott): Augmented licensing for Spillman users to access full suite of features and intent to provide training for basis users. Staffing continues to increase. k. Kittitas County Clerk's Office (Dennis Robinson): Full staffed and working on backlog.