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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON COMMISSIONERS AUDITORIUM SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY 3:00 P.M. DECEMBER 3, 2019
Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright; Vice-Chairman Brett
Wachsmith; and Commissioner Laura Osiadacz.
Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Judy Pless, Budget &
Finance Manager; Todd Davis, Noxious Weed Coordinator; Lisa Young,
Human Resource Director; Heather Seibert, Finance Officer; Amy
Cziski, Treasurer; Pat Gigstead, Chief Probation Officer; Neil
Caulkins, Deputy Prosecutor; and Sharrie McPherson, Fiscal Tech.
PUBLIC HEARING 2020 BUDGET COMMISSIONERS
At 3:00 p.m. CHAIRMAN WRIGHT opened a Public Hearing continued from
December 2, 2019 to consider adoption of the 2020 budget.
MARK COOK, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/INTERIM ENGINEER provided an
overview of their proposed 2020 budget which included the following
funds: Airport, Road, Flood, Public Facilities, Parks, and ER&R.
TODD DAVIS, NOXIOUS WEED COORDINATOR provided an overview of their
proposed 2020 budget.
PAT GIGSTEAD, CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER provided an overview of their
proposed 2020 budget.
The Board noted they were in favor of a half time position in CDS to
assist with Code Enforcement and the proposed increase to overtime
in the budget for the Auditor’s office.
THERE WAS NO ONE REQUESTING TO TESTIFY AND THE RECORD WAS KEPT OPEN TO PUBLIC TESTIMONY. COMMISSIONER WACHSMITH moved to continue the Public Hearing to
Friday December 6, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. in the Commissioners
Auditorium, noting the record was open. COMMISSIONER OSIADACZ
seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
OTHER BUSINESS: EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMISSIONERS
At 3:42 p.m. CHAIRMAN WRIGHT announced the Board would recess into
an Executive Session with Lisa Young, Human Resource Director and
Neil Caulkins, Deputy Prosecutor for 5 minutes to evaluate the
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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 anticipated.
At 3:47 p.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. No
action was taken.
At 3:47 p.m. CHAIRMAN WRIGHT announced the Board would recess back
into Executive Session with Lisa Young, Human Resource Director and
Neil Caulkins, Deputy Prosecutor 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 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 anticipated.
At 3:52 p.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. No
action was taken.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:52 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Cory Wright, Chairman