HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-09-24-minutes-hr-study-sessionCOMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY 10:00 AM SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
Board members present: Obie O’Brien, Paul Jewell, Gary Berndt
Others: Lisa Young, Matt Anderson, Todd Davis, Patti Johnson
REGULAR MEETING COMMISSIONERS
1) Call to Order - 10:04 AM
2) Staffing
Fair/Noxious Weed/Extension – Fair Director Anderson and
Noxious Weed Coordinator Davis were present to discuss
staffing needs with regard to office management and
bookkeeping. Commissioner Jewell recommended that the
vacant Bookkeeper position be filled as is, and suggested
that they maintain a departing employee for 8-10 hours per
week through December. Then Director Anderson, Coordinator
Davis, and Extension Agent Hudson need to bring a
recommendation back to the Board for a staffing plan moving
forward, to include financial impact. The Board agreed.
Solid Waste – SW Director Johnson discussed the need for
temporary maintenance help. She would just bill it back to
Solid Waste via coding in NOVAtime.
3) Policy Updates – Tabled for future discussion.
4) Compensation & Benefits - HR Director Young asked if
employees who participate in the onsite biometric clinic
could use paid work time, or if they had to use leave. The
Board stated leave would need to be used. The Board also
expressed interest in updating policy for interim pay.
An Executive Session was added for the performance of a
public employee.
RCW 42.30.110 (g) 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
The Board entered Executive Session at 11:20 AM to discuss
the performance of a public employee. Anticipated length: 10
minutes; anticipated action: Potential decision to adjust
COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM
REGULAR MEETING
wages. At 11:30 AM the Board extended the Executive Session
for another 10 minutes. At 11:40 the Board extended the
Executive Session for an additional 10 minutes. The Board
exited Executive Session at 11:50 AM and made the decision to
adjust wages for the following positions: IT Director, UDC
Administrator, HR Director, and SW Director. BOCC staff will
prepare PAF’s.
5) HR Closure – October 4 – HR Director Young notified the Board
that HR would be closed on October 4 as she is leaving for a
conference and HR Rep Conley will be conducting all day oral
boards for Civil Service.
6) Other business – The Board reminded Director Young that the
Resolution for Elected Official wages needed to include
Commissioner District 3’s position.
7) Adjourn: Noon
KITTITAS COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Lisa Young Obie O'Brien, Chairman