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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 9/12/2023 <br /> <br />Board Members Present: Cory Wright, Brett Wachsmith, Laura Osiadacz <br />Others Present: Greg Zempel, Eileen Murphy, Jamey Ayling, Jodi Hammond, Elishia Harvill, Christopher <br />Horner, Jeanne Killgore <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />The meeting was called to order at 10:00 AM. <br />CITIZEN COMMENTS (ONE MIN. TIME LIMIT) <br />None. <br />DISCUSSION/DECISION – PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE POSITION REQUEST <br />Prosecutor Zempel summarized that the Board approved a temporary Office Worker position in October of <br />2022. The projects that the temporary Office Worker was tasked with are wrapping up and the position is no <br />longer needed. Prosecutor Zempel requested Board approval to reclassify the temporary Office Worker <br />position into a permanent Legal Assistant I position. The Legal Assistant I would support the criminal division <br />of the Prosecutor’s Office as this division has seen an increase in cases and workload. The Board asked how <br />the position would be funded. Prosecutor Zempel answered that the position would be funded by the 3/10th <br />fund. The Board approved the request to eliminate the temporary Office Worker position and create a Legal <br />Assistant I position. <br />DISCUSSION/DECISION – ATTORNEY II WAGES <br />Prosecutor Zempel let the Board know that the Prosecutor’s Office has hired a Deputy Prosecutor II and they <br />are now ready to request approval of an update wage range for the Deputy Prosecutor II and Defense <br />Attorney II positions. The Board approved increasing the Deputy Prosecutor II/Defense Attorney II wage <br />range by 12% and placing current staff on the new range. <br />DISCUSSION/DECISION – CDS PLANNER WAGE ADJUSTMENT <br />Planning Manager Ayling requested a special wage adjustment for his current Planner I based on <br />performance and to maintain internal equity with new planner staff. He summarized that Planner Pedersen is <br />the most tenured Planner at the County and has taken on additional responsibilities in support of the <br />planning division of CDS. He will also be training new planner staff that have recently been hired. The new <br />Planner I has been hired at a higher rate of pay than Planner Pedersen due to the market and needing to use <br />wage incentives to attract qualified personnel for the position. Planning Manager Ayling added that the <br />special wage increase would be funded by wage savings from staff vacancies throughout the year. The Board <br />approved an 11.5% wage increase for Planner Pedersen in recognition of high performance and to maintain <br />internal equity with new planning staff.