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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON COMMISSIONERS AUDITORIUM REGULAR MEETING MONDAY 9:00 A.M. APRIL 13, 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; Judy Pless, Budget & Finance Manager; and Jim Goeben,
IT Director.
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
10, 2020.
UPDATE SERMO DIGITAL COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Wright recused himself from the discussion and left the
phone call until after the item had been completed.
Jim Goeben, IT Director requested direction from the Board on
updating the KittitasEmergency.org website, as well as future work
performed by Sermo Digital. He indicated that two members of his
Staff have experience with Word Press which the website is currently
under, but expressed concerns of the security of it, but indicated
they’d be willing to take it on inhouse at this time.
The Board explained to Mr. Goeben how the EOC needs to first look at
any content prior to it being updated onto the website. Mr. Goeben
was asked to contact Sermo Digital to advise them that IT would be
taking over the website as soon as possible.
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At 9:14 a.m. Commissioner Wright joined the meeting after the
discussion of Sermo Digital was complete.
CONTRACT AMENDMENT – CDBG PUBLIC SERVICES GRANT AUDITOR
Chairman Wachsmith moved to approve and authorize the Chairman’s
signature on Amendment Number A to Contract Number 19-62210-008,
between Kittitas County and the Washington State Department of
Commerce, Local Government Division, Community Development Block
Grant Program, Public Services Grant, in the additional amount of
$100,280.00 for a new Contract total of $183,847.00, for work to
include urgent, CDBG eligible COVIT-19 response service activities,
and to extend the Contract date from June 30, 2020 to February 28,
2021. Commissioner Osiadacz seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
AGREEMENT HOPESOURCE – CDBG PUBLIC SERVICES GRANT AUDITOR
Chairman Wachsmith moved to approve Amendment No. 1 to the
Subrecipient Agreement between Kittitas County and HopeSource, for
an additional $176,847.00, to include urgent, CDBG eligible COVID-19
response service activities, extending the date from June 30, 2020
to February 28, 2021. Commissioner Osiadacz seconded. Motion carried
3-0.
UPDATES COVID-19 COMMISSIONERS
There were brief updates provided by the Board of County
Commissioners relating to COVID-19.
DISCUSSION FACEBOOK WEEKLY POSTS COMMISSIONERS
The Board determined for the week of April 13, 2020 that they would
share on their Facebook page a possible Proclamation that maybe
considered later on in the week, as well as a couple of letters to
the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Fish and
Wildlife regarding public access, 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. The Board agreed to put any airport related issues
onto the Public Works Study Session Agendas, if necessary.
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Meeting adjourned at 9:24 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Brett Wachsmith, Chairman