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Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners <br />Finance Study Session (Monthly) <br />Tuesday, May 19, 2022 <br />MINUTES <br /> <br />Commissioners Present: Laura Osiadacz, Brett Wachsmith, Cory Wright <br />Management/Staff Present: Jerry Pettit (Auditor), Amy Cziske (Treasurer), Clay Myers (Sheriff) <br /> Brian Carlson (Budget/Finance Director) <br /> <br />1. Call to Order: <br />Commissioner Osiadacz called the meeting to order at 130pm <br /> <br />2. ARPA Revenue Replacement <br />Mr. Carlson discussed the revised Federal Treasury Department rules pertaining to previously <br />awarded ARPA funds, whereby recipients may designate up to $10MM as “lost revenue”, which <br />is not subject to previously-issued spending restrictions. He also apprised the Board of the <br />appropriation and expenditure deadlines of 2024 and 2026, respectively. <br />Mr. Carlson asked for direction from the Board regarding solicitation of programming/spending <br />proposals for the remaining $7MM ARPA award from County departments and outside <br />stakeholders. <br />The Board directed staff to limit solicitations to County departments, and to present preliminary <br />requests during the June Finance Study Session, and at the Budget Retreat. <br /> <br />3. Admissions Tax <br />Mr. Carlson introduced a possible oversight in administration of the Admissions Tax revenue, <br />specifically that County Code specifies that a portion of the revenues are to be “dedicated for <br />use” by the Health Department, but that this allocation has not been budgeted nor transferred. <br />The Board asked numerous clarifying questions about history, allocations to programs other <br />than Public Health, ramifications of potential code violation, and corrective measures. Mr. <br />Carlson suggested revisiting the topic during a future study session, following additional <br />research into these questions. <br /> <br />4. Finance Software <br />Mr. Carlson provided an overview of the two primary platforms used by Finance Department <br />(Cayenta and OpenGov), and their use in the budgeting and financial reporting functions. He <br />discussed proposed upgrades to the Cayenta program, and some of the shortcomings as it is <br />currently used. He also discussed the OpenGov program, its utility and shortcomings as an