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05/06/2020 MINUTES 1 <br />COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON COMMISSIONERS AUDITORIUM SPECIAL MEETING WEDNESDAY 10:00 A.M. MAY 6, 2020 <br /> <br />Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith, Vice-Chairman Laura <br />Osiadacz (via WebEx and phone) and Commissioner Cory Wright (via <br />WebEx). <br /> <br />Others: Taylor Crouch, Deputy Clerk of the Board I; Julie Kjorsvik, <br />Clerk of the Board (via phone); Barb Demory, District Judicial <br />Administrator (via phone); Diana MacKenzie, District Judicial <br />Administrator (via phone); Sarah Keith, Superior Court Administrator <br />(via phone); Jim Goeben, IT Director (via phone); Doug Fessler, <br />Network Administrator (via phone); Neil Caulkins, Chief Civil Deputy <br />(via WebEx); Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board (via WebEx); <br />and Patti Johnson, Solid Waste Director/Interim Maintenance <br />Director/Project Manager (via WebEx). <br /> SPECIAL MEETING PLANNING UPDATE/COVID-19 COMMISSIONERS <br />At 10:00 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith opened a Special Meeting for the <br />Board to provide planning updates relating to COVID-19. <br /> DISCUSS/CONSIDER WEBEX PURCHASE IT <br /> <br />Jim Geoben, IT Director updated the Board on different options that <br />WebEx can incorporate to fit the needs of the BOCC. There was <br />discussion on how to handle public aspects of BOCC meetings, <br />specifically, public comments and public hearings. At 10:05 a.m. the <br />recording system of AV Capture All shut down, recording of this <br />meeting resumed at 10:12 a.m. via WebEx. Barb Demory, District <br />Judicial Administrator, Diana MacKenzie, District Judicial <br />Administrator, and Sarah Keith, Superior Court Administrator stated <br />their support for WebEx in the Court systems. <br /> <br />Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve the purchase of WebEx and to <br />allow the IT Director to sign Contract documents with a spending <br />authority of up to $20,000.00. Commissioner Wright seconded. Motion <br />Carried 3-0. <br /> SPECIAL MEETING EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />At 10:35 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith announced the Board would recess <br />into Executive Session for 5 minutes with Neil Caulkins, Chief Civil <br />Deputy (via WebEx), Patti Johnson, Solid Waste Director/Interim <br />Maintenance Director/Project Manager (via WebEx) and Mandy Buchholz, <br />Deputy Clerk of the Board II (via WebEx) to consider the selection