HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes-2020-033 HAHCBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESoLUflON NO. 2o2o- 0 33
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 2008-114; 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 Cities of Cle Elum, South Cle Elum, or
Roslyn; and
WHEREAS, this change requires the approval of the Kittitas County Board of County
Commissioners;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE lT 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, City of
South Cle Elum, or the City of Roslyn a member of or nominated by the Cle Elum City
Council, South Cle Elum City Council, or Roslyn 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
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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 laMully 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 Wd o^,or l,{htth 0t)2020
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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OPPOSED
Commissioner
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Douglas R. Mitchell, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
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lerk of the Board- Julie Kjorsvik
f Deputy Clerk of the Board- Mandy Buchholz
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