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2026-01-15 MINUTES 1 <br /> <br />KITTITAS COUNTY <br />2026 FINANCE STUDY SESSION MINUTES <br />BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM, 205 WEST 5TH ROOM 108 - ELLENSBURG <br /> <br />THURSDAY 1:30PM JANUARY 15, 2026 <br /> <br />Board members present: Commissioner Laura Osiadacz & Commissioner Cory Wright <br /> Commissioner Brett Wachsmith (excused) <br /> <br />Staff Present: Zack DeHaven, Bryan Elliott, Josh Frederickson, Reid Burbank, Chad <br />Bala, Darren Higashiyama, Patti Stacey, Amy Cziske, Lisa Murray, Dora <br />Van Epps <br /> <br /> <br />1. Call to Order: 1:30pm <br /> <br />2. Citizen Comments – None <br />Commissioner Brett Wachsmith joined the meeting remotely and advised he would not be <br />able to attend the meeting. Commissioners Osiadacz and Wright advised there would be a <br />quorum with two Commissioners and Commissioner Wachsmith logged out of the meeting. <br />Commissioner Wright advised he would need to leave the meeting before 3pm. Item 8 <br />(Other Business), Item 4 (Reet II) Item 6 (Abatement), and Item 3 ( Funding for <br />Emergency Situations) were discussed. <br /> <br />8. Other Business – No Action to be taken <br />Patti Stacey passed out a change order form she received today for the Rodeo Arena project. She <br />advised she received COP# 12-15 today. She is meeting with the contractor tomorrow, January <br />16th. Commissioners Wright and Osiadacz asked Patti to review which items are necessary to the <br />project as is versus items that can be addressed at a later date. <br /> <br />Zack DeHaven advised the fire system at the Fairgrounds failed. There is $20,000 set aside in the <br />Event Center budget for potential fixes. The project is estimated at $40,000. Zack advised it needs <br />to be fixed sooner than later, and he can do a Q1 budget amendment for the remainder needed for <br />the project. Commissioners Osiadacz and Wright advised to proceed with the repairs and budget <br />amendment. <br /> <br /> <br />