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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONERS CONFERENCE ROOM
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY 9:00 A.M. JULY 15, 2019
Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright; Vice-Chairman Brett
Wachsmith & Commissioner Laura Osiadacz.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board II; Dan Carlson,
CDS Director.
REGULAR MEETING OFFICE STAFF MEETING COMMISSIONERS
At 9:00 a.m. Chairman Wright 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 and signed County
Employee Personnel Action forms and vouchers.
CORRESPONDENCE LOG REVIEW OF CORRESPONDENCE LOG COMMISSIONERS
The Board of County Commissioners reviewed the weekly Correspondence
Log, a listing of all incoming mail and correspondence for the week
ending July 12, 2019.
APPOINTMENT HPDB – DOUGLAS HANNON COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Wachsmith moved to reappoint Douglas Hannon to the
Kittitas County Horticulture Pest & Disease Board, for a two year
term effective immediately and ending 12/31/2021; and to authorize
Chair’s signature on a letter of appointment. Commissioner Osiadacz
seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
LETTER TNC – COMMUNITY FOREST COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Osiadacz presented the Board with a letter to consider
following their Special Meeting on July 8, 2019 with the Nature
Conservancy to discuss the Community Forest.
Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve and authorize Board
signature on a letter of support to the Nature Conservancy regarding
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the Exploration of Community Forest Feasibility in Kittitas County.
Chairman Wright seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
APPOINTMENT BHRAB – RICH ELLIOTT COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Wachsmith moved to appoint Rich Elliott to the Kittitas
County Behavioral Health & Recovery Advisory Board, for a three year
term effective immediately and ending 12/31/2019 (completing a
former members term); and to authorize Chair’s signature on a letter
of appointment. Commissioner Osiadacz seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
UPDATE PROPOSED WUI MAP COMMISSIONERS
Dan Carlson, CDS Director gave the Board a brief update on the
proposed WUI Maps and discussed the conflicts between what’s being
proposed at the State level and how the County enforces and
interrupts code and how it all meshes together. He reviewed the
concerns that have been expressed so far and stated that an Attorney
General’s Opinion (AGO) should be coming shortly and the Fire Chiefs
have seen the proposed map and are not in support of it.
Commissioner Osiadacz stated that she would reach out to Hillary
Franz, Commissioner of Public Lands and talk to her about what’s
being proposed and if there will be a public comment period as well
as an opportunity to weigh in on concerns since the County wasn’t
brought into the discussion leading up to the proposed draft map.
DISCUSSION FACEBOOK WEEKLY POSTS COMMISSIONERS
The Board determined that for the week of July 15, 2019 they would
post on their Facebook the Budget Retreat Agenda for July 24th, 2019;
the Public Health Survey and the upcoming County Fair Discount
Package.
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.
Commissioner Wachsmith gave an update on the Clerk’s Office File
Storage.
Meeting adjourned at 9:40 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Mandy Buchholz Cory Wright, Chairman