HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-05-13-minutes-hr-study-sessionCOMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY 10:00 AM MAY 13, 2014
Board members present: Gary Berndt, Obie O’Brien
Others: Lisa Young, Kirk Holmes, Jan Ollivier, Roy Chance
REGULAR MEETING COMMISSIONERS
1) Call to Order – 10:03 AM
2) Staffing Discussion
*Public Works
Transportation Manager Ollivier said she was working on a job
description for Seasonal Engineer & Planning Tech. After
discussion it was decided the position should be temporary,
lasting three or four months at a rate of $12/hour. The
Board approved.
Construction Manager Chance requested the ability to hire a
Seasonal Engineer Tech at $14/hour. The Board approved.
Director Holmes reported that the 2015 budget would include a
CADD/Engineer Tech II position that could be funded by
federal/state money for road safety work. He also let the
Board know that he would be working on a compensation
analysis which could result in requests for adjustments and
possible retro pay. In closing he stated that the LEAN
process is scheduled for fall.
3) HR Projects – Director Young will bring the leave report to
the next meeting. She gave a status update on the comp study
and PDP.
4) KVEC Updates – Director Young discussed how things were going
at the Event Center. She said IT and phone work would be
happening next week and she was discussing the location of
the herbicide tank with Patti. She also plans to contact Kay
in the Auditor’s office to surplus vehicles that are not
being used.
5) Executive Session – Personnel Matters
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
COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM
REGULAR MEETING
be taken in a meeting open to the public
The Board entered Executive Session at 11:14 AM to discuss
the performance of a public employee. Anticipated length: 30
minutes; anticipated action: none. At 11:44 AM the Board
extended the Executive Session for an additional ten minutes.
At 11:54 AM the Board extended the Executive Session for an
additional three minutes. At 11:57 AM the Board exited
Executive Session with no action taken.
6) Other Business – HR Director Young asked for Board approval
for the Pink E-Racers to have a pizza lunch for employees in
the Auditorium. The Board approved. She updated them on the
wellness grant and let them know she would cancel her 5/27
meeting and schedule a special session for 5/28.
7) Adjourn: 12:05 PM
KITTITAS COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Lisa Young Paul Jewell, Chairman