County Administrator Advisory Committee Resolution 2022-09-06

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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF KITTITAS STATE OF WASHINGTON RESOLUTION 2022- RESOLUTION FORMING COUNTY EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHEREAS: Kittitas County government, in its current form, is operationally managed on day-to-day matters at the executive level by a three-person county commission; and WHEREAS: This executive management system is prescribed as the minimum standard by Article 11, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Washington; and WHEREAS: Of the 32 non-charter counties in Washington, over half have moved from the minimum standard county commission operational management model to delegated executive organizational management in various forms with the intent of gaining efficiency and building a more streamlined government; and WHEREAS: Kittitas County experienced a 17.2% increase from 2010’s census population of 40,910 to 2020’s census population of 47,935; and WHEREAS: Maintaining the current rate of growth will have this county approaching a population of 60,000 people by 2030; and WHEREAS: Kittitas County has and will continue to experience urbanization pressures and the associated challenges which accompany this population growth; and WHEREAS: The Board of County Commissioners, notwithstanding independent committee meetings, had over 350 collective meetings as a Board in 2021 alone; and WHEREAS: This Board believes that innovative policy development and a broader focus on strategic planning for present and future growth requirements is necessary for the continued success of Kittitas County; and WHEREAS: This Board believes in the need for advocacy and representation by County Commissioners on behalf of Kittitas County to external organizations and within those forums constituting non-county entities and persons having interests that affect this county; and WHEREAS: This Board believes that it is in the best interest of county government and those citizens who elect its leaders for those same leaders to devote the majority of their time to this same policy development, strategic planning, and advocacy on behalf of the county; and WHEREAS: This Board believes it is necessary for internal analysis of the county’s executive management structure to ensure county government is operating at its optimum capacity. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that a County Executive Management Advisory Committee is hereby formed for the purpose of making a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners as to the form, function, and future organizational structure of Kittitas County government.