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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONERS CONFERENCE ROOM
SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY 1:30 P.M. JULY 2, 2019
Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright; Vice-Chairman Brett
Wachsmith and Commissioner Laura Osiadacz.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board II; Jesse Cox, EH
Supervisor; Zac Bales, EH Specialist I; Lucy Garcia, EH Specialist I
and 4 members of the public.
SPECIAL MEETING ONSITE SEPTIC RULE LANGUAGE COMMISSIONERS
At 1:30 p.m. Chairman Wright opened a Special Meeting with County
Staff to discuss recommended language for onsite septic rule that
the Board was briefed on during their June 20th Board of Health
Meeting.
Jesse Cox, EH Supervisor gave a summary on what the State Board of
Health is proposing as revisions to Chapter 246-272A WAC, On-Site
Sewage Systems, with priority issues such as local management plans,
property transfer sale inspections etc. He gave examples of the
local impacts if this goes into effect. He stated he made some calls
for additional information and the new rule language expands the
existing requirements to all remaining Counties within the State
without means of funding outside of local sources. He stated that
the rule revision language is still open for comment until October
of 2019 at which time the language could be revised based on public
comment prior to adoption. He reviewed the most impactful changes to
the County from the proposed changes to WAC 246-272A-0015 Local
Management Plans as well as Changes to WAC 246-272A-0260 Owner
Responsibilities and expected impacts with proposed language. He
stated that KCPHD recommendation is that since the proposed rule
language imposes significant financial commitment from local health
jurisdictions, it would be reasonable to ask for State funding for
implementation or to change the proposed language. He stated that
Eastern Washington is not geologically or demographically the same
as Puget Sound and the task requirements should acknowledge that. He
stated that there is one area on the coast being impacted and that
shouldn’t impact everyone on the eastside of the mountain, in his
opinion.
The Board asked questions and expressed their opposition to the
proposal.
Commissioner Osiadacz stated that she felt other if not most
Counties will be feeling the same way and that maybe they can engage
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WSAC to handle this on behalf of the Counties they represent. She
stated that since the Board has to get to another meeting perhaps to
continue discussions for another time since the Board and members of
the community are opposed to the proposed language.
Chairman Wright indicated he would like to get on record as opposed
and was supportive as was Commissioner Wachsmith on obtaining
assistance from WSAC.
The meeting was adjourned 1:50 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Cory Wright, Chairman