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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON COMMISSIONERS AUDITORIUM REGULAR MEETING MONDAY 9:00 A.M. APRIL 20, 2020
Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith; and via phone:
Vice-Chairman Laura Osiadacz & Commissioner Cory Wright.
Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; via Phone: Taylor
Crouch, Deputy Clerk of the Board I; Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of
the Board II; Patti Johnson, Solid Waste Director/Interim
Maintenance Director/Project Manager; Jerry Pettit, Auditor; Lisa
Young, Human Resources Director; and Greg Zempel (Prosecutor) at
9:25 a.m.
REGULAR MEETING OFFICE STAFF MEETING COMMISSIONERS
At 9:00 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith opened the Office Administration
meeting.
CALENDAR WEEK AT A GLANCE COMMISSIONERS
The Board of County Commissioners reviewed their weekly calendar.
PAF/VOUCHERS REVIEW OF PAF’S & VOUCHERS COMMISSIONERS
The Board of County Commissioners approved the County Vouchers and
PAF’s.
CORRESPONDENCE LOG REVIEW OF CORRESPONDENCE LOG COMMISSIONERS
There was no Correspondence Log to review for the week ending April
17, 2020.
RELOCATION ELECTION ROOM COMMISSIONERS
Jerry Pettit, Auditor reviewed a proposal to move the Election Room
downstairs into the Courthouse basement where the employee break
room is currently housed. It would only be open during elections
times, and otherwise the public would not be allowed downstairs as
it’s currently restricted. He said he has talked to the Clerk,
Assessor, Treasurer, IT and Judy Pless, Budget & Finance Manager and
they were all in favor of it. Lisa Young, Human Resources Director
said if the employee breakroom was unavailable they would need to
work with the Union. There is space available at the Morris-
Sorenson Building basement for storage. Mr. Pettit said he could
potentially have funding available from the CARES ACT to pay for the
project, but they are currently checking on it to ensure those funds
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would be available for that purpose. The funding is separate from
the CARES ACT that the County may receive, as it’s to be used
directly for elections. There was discussion on the current
elections room could be made into an employee breakroom. Chairman
Wachsmith reminded everyone that in conjunction with Developmental
Disabilities, they have gone out for an RFQ for a coffee stand and
asked for people to think about where that could be located as well.
Commissioner Wright moved to approve a solicitation of bids for the
relocation of an election room, located downstairs of the
Courthouse, and to relocate the employee breakroom to where the
current election room is. Vice-Chairman Osiadacz seconded. Motion
carried 3-0.
RESOLUTION PRE-EXISTING HOME SALES AGREEMENTS COMMMISSIONERS
Chairman Wachsmith reviewed a proposed Resolution which had been
approved by Neil Caulkins, Deputy Prosecutor as well as Dr. Mark
Larson, Public Health Official, relating to Allowing Pre-Existing
Home Sales Agreements to Proceed During the Stay Home Stay Healthy
Proclamation. Commissioner Wright said there was a proposed
Proclamation on the Commissioners Agenda for consideration on April
21st and he would like to have a discussion about the two proposals
with Dr. Larson and get his opinion from a Public Health standpoint.
Chairman Wachsmith felt there was a lot of misunderstandings in the
public on who has the authority to do things and it would be a good
idea to hear directly from Dr. Larson.
Commissioner Wright moved to place the proposed Resolution under
Board Discussion & Decision on the April 21, 2020 Commissioner
Agenda. Vice-Chairman Osiadacz seconded.
Commissioner Wright moved to amend the motion to place the proposed
Resolution under Administrative Matters on the April 21, 2020
Commissioner Agenda. Vice-Chairman Osiadacz seconded. Motion
carried 3-0.
Original motion approved, as amended 3-0.
DISCUSSION MEETINGS COMMISSIONERS
Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board II, reviewed the ways the
Board of Commissioners and public can attend the Public Hearing on
April 21, 2020 as well as the Special Meeting relating to Mental
Health on April 28, 2020. UPDATES COVID-19 COMMISSIONERS
There were brief updates provided by the Board of County
Commissioners relating to COVID-19.
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DISCUSSION FACEBOOK WEEKLY POSTS COMMISSIONERS
The Board determined for the week of April 20, 2020 that they would
share on their Facebook page, whatever (if any) action the Board
takes on either the proposed Proclamation or Resolution on the April
21, 2020 Agenda; information on how to access the Board’s meetings
as clarified by Deputy Prosecutor Stephanie Hartung; as well as
anything needed relating to COVID-19.
OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL UPDATES
Each Commissioner may use this time to brief the Board on varying
topics and discussions they independently had throughout the
previous week.
Meeting adjourned at 10:05 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Brett Wachsmith, Chairman