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COMMISSIONERS’ MINUTES <br />HR STUDY SESSION <br />KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br />BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM <br />REGULAR MEETING <br /> <br />TUESDAY 10:00 AM 10/28/2022 <br /> <br />Board members present: Laura Osiadacz, Cory Wright, Brett Wachsmith <br />Others: Greg Zempel, Patti Stacey, Mark Cook, Elishia Harvill, Christopher Horner, Jeanne Killgore <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />The meeting was called to order at 10:00 AM. <br />PUBLIC COMMENT (ONE MINUTE) <br />None. <br />DISCUSSION/DECISION – REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL MECHANIC POSITION <br />HR Director Killgore presented a request from Public Works to fill their Shop Foreman vacancy with an <br />additional Mechanic. Public Works Director Cook added that an additional Mechanic was already <br />requested in the 2023 budget, but the absence of a Shop Foreman presents an opportunity to begin <br />recruiting for that position immediately. Director Cook added that an additional Mechanic is part of a <br />long-term goal of moving toward full fleet maintenance services for Kittitas County. The Board approved <br />the request to hire an additional Mechanic position rather than fill the Shop Foreman position. <br />DISCUSSION/DECISION – REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL OFFICE WORKER POSITION <br />Director Killgore summarized that the Prosecutor’s Office is requesting to hire an additional Office Worker <br />position to help offset the additional work created by a long term vacancy in one of the Deputy <br />Prosecutor positions. Prosecutor Zempel commented that crime in Kittitas County continues to rise while <br />the Prosecutor’s Office remains understaffed. An additional Office Worker position would be the <br />cheapest way to gain some support in the office. The Board approved the request to hire an additional <br />Office Worker. Commissioner Wright requested that Prosecutor Zempel provide him with a staffing <br />report by 10/28/2022 to support the need for additional staffing in the Prosecutor’s Office. <br />DISCUSSION/DECISION – REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR LIMITED PART-TIME SCALE HOUSE <br />ATTENDANT I POSITION PRIOR TO 2023 <br />Solid Waste Director Stacey requested approval to hire a limited part-time Scale House Attendant I prior <br />to 2023. She explained that she received funding for this position in her 2023 budget, but she has some <br />savings to hire the position now. Director Killgore commented that prior to hire, an MOU will need to be <br />approved by the union to classify the new position. The Board expressed approval of hiring a limited part-