HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-04-23-minutes-department-head-meeting-update2019-04-23 MINUTES 1
COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON COMMISSIONERS AUDITORIUM SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY 11:00 A.M. APRIL 23, 2019
Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright; Vice-Chairman Brett
Wachsmith and Commissioner Laura Osiadacz.
Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Candie Leader,
Administrative Assistant; Kady Porterfield, Event Center
Director; Patti Johnson, Solid Waste Director/Project Manager;
Jim Goeben, IT Director; Lisa Young, Human Resource Director;
Tip Hudson, WSU Extension Agent; and Tristen Lamb, Public Health
Administrator.
SPECIAL MEETING DEPARTMENT HEAD UPDATE COMMISSIONERS
At 11:00 a.m. Chairman Wright opened a Special Meeting to
provide an update to Department Heads and to consider separating
Solid Waste/Maintenance/Event Center Study Sessions.
Chairman Wright said the Board was trying to change the way they
meet with Department Heads to try and better the process for
everyone involved. The Board members shared how they would like
to get back to meeting with Department Heads as a “Board”
instead of having one-on-one meetings to ensure everyone is on
the same page and hearing the same information. They hoped the
new process would help streamline, save time, and allow for
Department Heads to request action on issues that maybe required
by the Board instead of only hearing information from one
member, and then having to schedule another meeting to get
official action.
Public Works Department: Candie said Director Cook would like
to keep their regularly scheduled meetings with Community
Development Services on the 2nd & 4th Monday each month, and asked
to hold an additional meeting for just their department on the
alternate weeks.
Community Development Services: Dan said he would like to keep
their regularly scheduled meeting with the Public Works
Department on the 2nd and 4th Monday each month and would schedule
Special Meetings, if needed.
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Information Technology: Jim said he would like to keep his
regularly scheduled meeting with the Board on the 4th Monday of
each month.
Human Resource Department: Lisa said she’d like to keep her
regular meetings with the Board on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each
month and would schedule Special Meetings, as needed.
Public Health Department: Tristen said they’d like to keep
their regularly scheduled Board of Health meeting on the 3rd
Thursday of each month, but would like to add an additional
meeting once a month with the Board.
WSU Extension: Tip said he’d like to meet with the Board every
other month.
Solid Waste/Maintenance: Patti said they’d like to keep their
regular meeting with the Maintenance Department and would
schedule other Special Meetings, if needed. The Event Center
will begin meeting on their own with the Board at a different
time.
Event Center: Kady said she’d like to meet once a month with
the Board and would schedule Special Meetings, if needed.
Everyone was reminded that if they are going to require Board
action, the item needs to be on their Agenda otherwise a
decision cannot be made and to plan accordingly. It was noted
that Department Heads can meet with an individual Commissioner
at any time, if needed.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 a.m. KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Cory Wright, Chairman