HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-10-30-minutes-2014-preliminary-budget-study-sessionCOMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONERS' AUDITORIUM
SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY 2:00 PM OCTOBER 29, 2013
Board members present: Chairman Obie O’Brien and Commissioner
Gary Berndt. Commissioner Paul Jewell was not present as he was
attending other scheduled meetings.
Others: Judy Pless, Budget and Finance Manager; Kittitas County
Sheriff, Gene Dana; Sheriff’s Financial Manager, Dora Van Epps,
Fire Marshal, Brenda Larsen; Undersheriff, Clay Myers,
Prosecutor’s Administrative Assistant Robin Raap, County
Prosecutor, Greg Zempel; Probation Services Director, William
Holmes; and Juvenile Probation Manager, Michael Stafford
SPECIAL MEETING COMMISSIONERS
The family group Public Safety was present to discuss their 2014
Preliminary Budgets.
Prosecutor
Prosecutor Greg Zempel presented his 2014 Preliminary Budget.
Zempel is requested to fill one of the Civil Attorney positions.
He also stated the indigent burial costs are increasing.
Fire Marshal
Fire Marshal Brenda Larsen presented her 2014 Preliminary
Budget. Larsen stated the revenues are down from previous year
as the initiation of the Wildfire revenues did not happen in
2013.
Sheriff
Sheriff Gene Dana presented his 2014 Preliminary Budget for the
Sheriff’s office and Emergency Management. Dana is requesting
to fill a vacate deputy position not a new position and the
medical and food services line item increased. Dana also
stated the projected revenues from cities are down for jail
services.
Probation Services – Juvenile
Probation Director William Holmes presented the 2014 Preliminary
Budget for the Juvenile Department and discussed the revenues
for the department.
Other Departmental Budgets
Due to time constraints the budgets for Post-Employment,
Misdemeanant Probation, Victim Witness and 3/10’s budgets would
be discussed at a later date.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 pm
KITTITAS COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Judy Pless Obie O’Brien, Chairman