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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONERS CONFERENCE ROOM
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY 10:00 A.M. MARCH 7, 2016
Board members present: Chairman Obie O’Brien; Vice-Chairman Paul
Jewell & Commissioner Gary Berndt.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board; Brenda Larsen,
Fire Marshal.
REGULAR MEETING DEPARTMENT HEAD FIRE MARSHAL
Brenda Larsen, Fire Marshal reviewed some proposed budget savings
depending on the level of experience the County hires to fill her
position as Fire Marshal. She asked if with the savings could be
offered to her Deputy Fire Marshal. She stressed the importance of
retaining the Deputy Fire Marshal during this transition so that the
institutional knowledge will remain.
She also suggested the Board consider bringing in Jeff Moore
(previous Deputy Fire Marshal) as a mentor for the current Deputy
Fire Marshal in the interim as well as if the current Deputy Fire
Marshal was to apply and be hired as the Fire Marshal. She stated
that she is sending the current Deputy Fire Marshal to training next
week so that he can strengthen his understanding regarding Codes.
Commissioner Jewell stated that most likely the Board will appoint
the Deputy Fire Marshal as the Interim Fire Marshal and encouraged
Ms. Larsen to draft a PAF prior to her leaving. He stated that it
comes with a stipend. However he was not comfortable doing an
increase now as they have explained to the Management Team that they
are working on a process to address the issues of pay throughout the
County. Commissioner Berndt and Chairman O’Brien agreed that the
Interim PAF was okay but would need to wait for an increase until
the County as a whole can be addressed and not just cherry picking
certain departments.
Meeting adjourned at 10:10 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Mandy Buchholz Obie O’Brien, Chairman