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03/09/2026 MINUTES 1 <br />COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON COMMISSIONERS AUDITORIUM SPECIAL MEETING <br /> MONDAY 10:00 AM MARCH 9, 2026 <br />Board members present: Chairman, Cory Wright; Vice Chairman, Brett <br />Wachsmith; Commissioner, Laura Osiadacz. <br /> <br />Others: Jodi Larsen, Office Administrator; Zack Dehaven, Budget & <br />Finance Director; Doug Fessler, IT Director; Zane Kinney, Assistant <br />IT Director; Angela Bugni, Paralegal Prosecuting Attorney’s Office; <br />Patti Stacey, Facilities Director; Sarah Keith, Superior Court <br />Administrator; Jeanne Kilgore, Human Resources Director; Erin Moore, <br />Deputy Public Health Director; Chelsey Loeffers, Public Health <br />Director; Lisa Murray, Finance Officer; Cody Cupp, Assistant <br />Maintenance Director; Reid Burbank, Finance Manager Public Works; <br />Grant Shimada, Administrative Assistant. <br /> CITIZEN COMMENTS: NONE SPECIAL MEETING JOINT BOCC & CENTRAL SERVICES COMMITTEE UPDATE <br />At 10:00 A.M. Chairman Wright opened a Special Meeting with the <br />Central Services Committee (CSC). <br /> <br />Zack Dehaven, Budget and Finance Director, gave a summary of the <br />Committee. The CSC acts as an advisory body to the Board and <br />Management Team to provide updates, analysis, and recommendations on <br />projects and issues that impact departments. It was agreed that <br />there will be 2 joint meetings per year to update the Board and <br />ensure work being accomplished aligns with their priorities and is <br />relevant to the CSC. <br /> <br />Doug Fessler, IT Director, presented CSC’s Project Management <br />framework consisting of 5 simple steps: Kickoff, Scope, Assign <br />Project Management, Cadence, and Rescope. It is being kept <br />intentionally minimal so that it is easy to adopt and difficult to <br />object to. <br /> <br />Zack Dehaven, Budget and Finance Director, on behalf of the CSC <br />requested approval and a budget amendment to conduct a focused, <br />countywide assessment of external communications. The Board approved <br />a partnership with Kittitas County Public Health’s subject matter <br />expert and authorized a proposed amendment of $12,000 to better <br />define organizational needs and clarify future direction. <br /> <br />Zane Kinney Assistant IT Director, requested Board approval on a new <br />form of newsletter. The intention is to consolidate all business