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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONER’S CONFERENCE ROOM
SPECIAL MEETING
THURSDAY 11:00 A.M. APRIL 14, 2016
Board members present: Chairman Obie O’Brien and Vice-Chairman Paul
Jewell. Commissioner District #2 – Vacant.
Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Mark Cook, Public Works
Director/Interim County Engineer; and Lisa Young, Human Resource
Director.
SPECIAL MEETING PROJECT UPDATES PUBLIC WORKS
At 11:00 a.m. Chairman O’Brien opened a Special Meeting to receive
updates from Mark Cook, Public Works Director/Interim County
Engineer.
Mr. Cook reviewed positions as referenced in his notes which were
provided to the Board of County Commissioners. The Board gave
direction to Mr. Cook to bring back job descriptions with a new wage
scale on the April 26, 2016 Study Session for their review.
Mr. Cook reviewed various road projects their department has been
working on. He also reviewed some significant flooding which has
occurred at the airport. A few other projects he updated the Board
on were discussions with Ellensburg Parks & Recreation to extend the
John Wayne Trail; No. 6 Road project; Stampede Pass overcrossing
repair project; Via Kachess Lodge Creek Culvert replacement; SERF
Board Yakima River Corridor Plan project closeout; and the Manastash
Bridge project.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:50 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Obie O’Brien, Chairman