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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONER’S CONFERENCE ROOM
SPECIAL MEETING
MONDAY 2:30 P.M. JANUARY 04, 2016
Board members present: Chairman Gary Berndt and Commissioner Paul
Jewell. Absent: Vice-Chairman Obie O’Brien.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board & Doc Hansen,
Planning Official/Interim CDS Director.
SPECIAL MEETING EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMISSIONERS
At 2:32 p.m. Chairman Berndt opened a Special Meeting and announced
the Board would recess into an Executive Session for 15 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 was anticipated.
At 2:47 p.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. No
action taken.
At 2:47 p.m. Chairman Berndt announced the Board would recess into
an Executive Session for 10 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 was anticipated.
At 2:57 p.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. Doc
Hansen and Chairman Berndt signed Mr. Hansen’s Annual Evaluation.
Mr. Hansen was excused and Lisa Young, HR Director was requested to
join the Executive Session. At 3:00 p.m. the Board announced they
would recess for a half hour to allow Ms. Young time to compile the
information requested, noting she would not be in attendance for the
Executive Session when the Board returns from their recess.
2016-01-04 MINUTES 2
At 3:30 p.m. Chairman Berndt announced the Board would recess into
an Executive Session for 15 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 was anticipated.
At 3:45 p.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. No
action taken.
At 3:45 p.m. Chairman Berndt announced the Board would recess into
an Executive Session for 10 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 was anticipated.
At 3:55 p.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. Ms.
Young was asked to join the meeting. Ms. Young was directed to
prepare PAF’s reflecting a 3% increase for Brenda Larsen, Fire
Marshal; Doc Hansen, Planning Official; Lisa Young, Human Resource
Director; Jim Goeben, Information Technology Director; Robin Read,
Public Health Administrator; Mark Cook, Public Works Director. Ms.
Young was directed to prepare a PAF for Patti Johnson, Solid
Waste/Maintenance Director/Project Manager to reflect a new salary
of $8,059.00 and a stipend of $500.00 for Project Management, noting
that this new wage reflects Ms. Johnson’s newly added role of
Maintenance Director. Ms. Young was directed to prepare PAF’s for
Mickey Webb, Event Center Director reflecting an increase of 5.3%
and for Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board moving her to the top of
the adjusted wage scale.
Meeting adjourned at 3:57 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Gary Berndt, Chairman