HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-03-09-minutes--lobbyist-candidates-follow-up2020-03-09 MINUTES 1
COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONERS CONFERENCE ROOM
SPECIAL MEETING
MONDAY 10:30 A.M. MARCH 9, 2020
Board members present: Commissioner Cory Wright; Commissioner
Brett Wachsmith, Commissioner and Commissioner Paul Jewell.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board II; Mark Cook,
Public Works Director/Interim County Engineer and one member of
the public.
SPECIAL MEETING LOBBYIST FOLLOW UP COMMISSIONERS
At 10:30 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith opened a Special Meeting to
discuss the two lobbyist candidates the Board has interviewed.
There was discussion on the pros and cons of each lobbyist group
Strategies 360 and the Ferguson Group. There was discussion on
Federal vs State and the different funding approaches as well as
what direction would make the County the most successful.
There was discussion of funding the lobbyist and Director Cook
indicated that he would see if they can use the Road Fund to pay
for them. He stated that he didn’t think it was likely but that
possibly a levy shift could be done.
The BoCC determined that the Ferguson Group would be the best
candidate for the County to have the most success moving
forward. Director Cook stated that he would talk to the
Prosecutor and Judy Pless, Budget & Finance Director.
Commissioner Wright stated he would make contact with the
Ferguson Group to discuss price and a Contract, for the Board to
consider.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:44 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Brett Wachsmith, Chairman