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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONERS CONFERENCE ROOM
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY 9:40 A.M. JANUARY 6, 2020
Board members present: Commissioner Cory Wright; Commissioner Brett
Wachsmith & Commissioner Laura Osiadacz.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board II; Mark Cook,
Public Works Director/Interim Engineer; and 1 member of the public.
REGULAR MEETING DEPARTMENT HEAD PUBLIC WORKS
Mark Cook, Public Works Director/Interim Engineer reviewed an
Addendum to a Lease Agreement with CWU. He stated that it allows
them to have an FBO in place until the Board hires the Airport
Manager. Director Cook also presented and reviewed a Resolution for
a speed reduction on Bullfrog Road due to significant pothole hazard
for public travel.
LEASE ADDENDUM – CWU PUBLIC WORKS
Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve an Addendum to a Lease
Agreement between Kittitas County and Central Washington University,
effective January 6, 2020 through March 31, 2020 (approximately 90
days). Commissioner Osiadacz seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
RESOLUTION 2020-001 BULLFROG SPEED REDUCTION PUBLIC WORKS
Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve Resolution No. 2020-001,
Temporarily Reducing the speed along Bullfrog Road from milepost
0.72 to milepost 2.70 from 50 miles per hour to 35 miles per hour.
Commissioner Osiadacz seconded. Commissioner Osiadacz asked that
Public Works Staff do a Press Release notifying residents of the
temporary change. Motion carried 3-0.
EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMISSIONERS
At 10:11 a.m. Commissioner Wright announced the Board would recess
into Executive Session for 5 minutes to evaluate the qualifications
of an applicant for public employment or to review the performance
of a public employee. However, subject to RCW 42.30.140 (4),
discussion by a governing body of salaries, wages, and other
conditions of employment to be generally applied within the agency
shall occur in a meeting open to the public, and when a governing
body elects to take final action hiring, setting the salary of an
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individual employee or class of employees, or discharging or
disciplining an employee, that action shall be taken in a meeting
open to the public. No action was anticipated.
At 10:16 the Board recessed out of Executive Session. No action was
taken.
Staff was directed to ask HR Director Lisa Young to join the
meeting.
At 10:18 a.m. Commissioner Wright announced the Board would recess
back into Executive Session for 5 minutes with Lisa Young, HR
Director to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public
employment or to review the performance of a public employee.
However, subject to RCW 42.30.140 (4), discussion by a governing
body of salaries, wages, and other conditions of employment to be
generally applied within the agency shall occur in a meeting open to
the public, and when a governing body elects to take final action
hiring, setting the salary of an individual employee or class of
employees, or discharging or disciplining an employee, that action
shall be taken in a meeting open to the public. No action was
anticipated.
At 10:23 a.m. the Board recessed out of Executive Session. No action
was taken.
At 10:23 a.m. Commissioner Wright announced the Board would recess
back into Executive Session for 1 minute with Lisa Young, HR
Director to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public
employment or to review the performance of a public employee.
However, subject to RCW 42.30.140 (4), discussion by a governing
body of salaries, wages, and other conditions of employment to be
generally applied within the agency shall occur in a meeting open to
the public, and when a governing body elects to take final action
hiring, setting the salary of an individual employee or class of
employees, or discharging or disciplining an employee, that action
shall be taken in a meeting open to the public. No action was
anticipated.
At 10:24 a.m. the Board recessed out of Executive Session. No action
was taken.
At 10:24 a.m. Commissioner Wright announced the Board would recess
back into Executive Session for 3 minutes with Lisa Young, HR
Director to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public
employment or to review the performance of a public employee.
However, subject to RCW 42.30.140 (4), discussion by a governing
body of salaries, wages, and other conditions of employment to be
generally applied within the agency shall occur in a meeting open to
the public, and when a governing body elects to take final action
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hiring, setting the salary of an individual employee or class of
employees, or discharging or disciplining an employee, that action
shall be taken in a meeting open to the public. No action was
anticipated.
At 10:27 a.m. the Board recessed out of Executive Session.
ACTION PAF – CASE COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve a Personnel Action Form for
Darren Case moving him from Engineer Tech III to Construction
Manager effective 1/2/2020. Commissioner Osiadacz seconded. Motion
carried 3-0.
Meeting adjourned at 10:27 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Cory Wright, Commissioner