HomeMy WebLinkAboutKCC2.55 BOCC Staff ReportKITTITAS COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
AGENDA DATE: December 19, 2017
ACTION REQUESTED: Set a public hearing for January 2, 2018 to consider
approval of amendments to Kittitas County Code 2.55
(Public Records Disclosure) to clarify certain provisions
and to reflect amendments to State law in the past
legislative session.
BACKGROUND: The Kittitas County Records Management Committee
(RMC), with the assistance of the Kittitas County
Prosecutor’s Office (PAO), has invested a large amount of
time at the request of the Board of County Commissioners
in an effort to train all County employees on the general
nature and obligations of Records Management and the
Public Records Act, RCW 42.56 (PRA), with the goal of
reducing the risk of error and related liability. In the course
of developing the training, several inter-related aspects of
compliance with the PRA were studied. During that period,
the State Legislature made substantial amendments to the
PRA that had potential impacts on the County’s practices
and required amendment to the County Code in order to be
compliant.
INTERACTION: The RMC utilized sub-committees to achieve the
development of sound practices and associated training. In
the course of doing so, the need to amend Chapter 2.55 of
the County Code became evident, and the proposed
amendments were prepared by the undersigned and
reviewed by multiple members of the RMC prior to the
RMC recommending adoption.
RECOMMENDATION: Review the proposed amendments and adopt them as
written.
ATTACHMENT: Ordinance Amending Chapter 2.55 of the Kittitas County
Code, and information copies showing the before/after
using “markup” in Word.
LEAD STAFF: Douglas Mitchell, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney