HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report(1)KITTITAS COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
AGENDA DATE: March 1, 2016
ACTION REQUESTED: Approve Claim of Jennifer & Michael Backstrom.
BACKGROUND: The claimants, Jennifer & Michael Backstrom, claim their mailbox
was damaged by a Kittitas County snowplow driven by a Public
Works employee. Total amount claimed: $21.59. Kittitas County
Claim # 201601250079.
INTERACTION: Claimants submitted a receipt from ACE Hardware indicating the
purchase of a new mailbox for a total of $21.59.
Public Works confirmed county snowplow operations occurred at the
day and place of the incident described in the claim. Public Works
also confirmed the damages claimed are consistent with damages
caused by snowplow operations. For these reasons, Public Works
recommends approval of this claim.
The Prosecutor’s Office and WCRP also recommend approval of this
claim. However, the Prosecutor’s Office notes the claim is not
notarized.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve Kittitas County Claim # 201601250079 in the amount of
$21.59, payable upon receipt of an executed release of all claims and
receipt of a properly notarized claim.
HANDLING: Original – Clerk of the Board
Copy – Auditor
Copy – Prosecutor
ATTACHMENTS: Claim of Jennifer & Michael Backstrom (DOB Redacted)
Public Works’ Response to Claim
LEAD STAFF: Christopher Horner, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Mark Cook, Public Works Director