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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES <br />KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br />BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />HR STUDY SESSION <br /> <br />TUESDAY 10:00 AM JANUARY 12, 2016 <br />Board members present: Obie O’Brien, Gary Berndt, Paul Jewell <br />Others: Lisa Young, Mark Cook <br />1) Call to Order – 10:10 AM <br /> <br />2) Staffing Discussion <br /> Public Works – PW Director Cook was present to request <br />permission to post the following positions: <br />1) County Surveyor – Approved to post <br />2) Water Resource Manager – Approved to post <br />3) Transportation Manager – Approved to post upon <br />completion of job description <br />4) County Engineer – Approved to post upon completion of <br />job description <br />5) Receptionist – Approved to post upon completion of job <br />description <br />Director Cook will work on a revised financial worksheet to <br />bring back to the Board. He reported that Engineer Tech IV <br />and III are pending approval by the Union. <br /> <br />3) Executive Session – Union Negotiations <br />RCW 42.30.140 (4)(b) that portion of a meeting during which the governing <br />body is planning or adopting the strategy or position to be taken by the <br />governing body during the course of any collective bargaining, <br />professional negotiations, or grievance or mediation proceedings, or <br />reviewing the proposals made in the negotiations or proceedings while in <br />progress. <br /> <br />The Board entered Executive Session at 11:08 AM to discuss <br />strategies for collective bargaining. Anticipated length: 30 <br />minutes; anticipated action: Direction to staff. The Board <br />exited Executive Session at 11:38 AM with direction to proceed <br />with negotiations. <br /> <br />4) HR Updates – Director Young discussed some of the current <br />projects she is working on such as the EEO-4 report and the <br />wage survey. <br /> <br />5) Review/Approve PAF’s (as needed) – No PAF’s presented. <br />