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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-________
A Resolution Authorizing A CHANGE IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE HOMELESSNESS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE.
WHEREAS, the Homelessness and Affordable Housing Committee (HAHC) was combined from its component entities in 2008 by Resolution 2008-174; and
WHEREAS, the composition of the HAHC was set at eight members at that time; and
WHEREAS, the membership of the HAHC was composed as follows: one member from the County, one from the City of Ellensburg, one homeless or formerly homeless person, and five at-large
members; and
WHEREAS, at a regular meeting of the HAHC on January 31, 2020 there was discussion of the composition of the HAHC; and
WHEREAS, the discussion resulted in the conclusion that an additional stakeholder representative from the Upper County should be on the HAHC due at least in part to an apparent increase
in the homeless population in that part of the County; and
WHEREAS, the members of the HAHC present at the meeting voted to change one position to be a representative nominated by the City of Cle Elum; and
WHEREAS, this change requires the approval of the Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners of Kittitas County, Washington authorizes and directs that the composition of the HAHC is modified from
that currently existing as follows: One member shall be from Kittitas County, a member of or nominated by the Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners; one member shall be from
the City of Ellensburg, a member of or nominated by the Ellensburg City Council; one member from the City of Cle Elum, a member of or nominated by the Cle Elum City Council; one homeless
person or formerly homeless person, and five at-large members.
FURTHER, at any time at which there is a vacancy on the HAHC, the Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners shall advertise for applicants to fill the vacancy and shall thereafter
timely make appointments consistent with the above described composition of the HAHC. PROVIDED, however, that no person may serve on the HAHC who is associated with any organization
directly served or that is a recipient of funds allocated by the HAHC.
FURTHER, the primary function of the HAHC is to update and provide recommendations for the Kittitas Plan to Reduce Homelessness as appropriate, and to not less than annually make recommendations
to the Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners for expenditure of the funds lawfully available for purposes consistent with the direction of the legislature of the State of Washington
in the establishment of such funding streams and which addresses homelessness and affordable housing needs of Kittitas County.
ADOPTED this day of 2020.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Chairman
Vice-Chairman
Commissioner
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Douglas R. Mitchell, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
☐ Clerk of the Board- Julie Kjorsvik
☐ Deputy Clerk of the Board- Mandy Buchholz
RESOLUTION