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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONER’S CONFERENCE ROOM
SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY 9:00 A.M. APRIL 18, 2017
Board members present: Chairman Paul Jewell; Vice-Chairman Laura
Osiadacz and Commissioner Obie O’Brien.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board II; Nick
Henderson, Coroner; Lisa Young, HR Director.
SPECIAL MEETING DEPUTY CORONER PAF’S CORONER
At 9:06 a.m. Chairman Jewell opened a Special Meeting to discuss
Personnel Action Forms (PAFs) for Deputy Coroner’s.
Nick Henderson, Coroner explained that he has Deputy’s getting
subpoenaed to Court that they need to figure out how to pay them for
their time. He stated that they receive a stipend for call outs with
a flat rate of $250.00. He stated that he needs to figure out a way
to pay the Deputy Coroners for training that they attend as well.
After discussing options with Judy Pless, Budget & Finance Manager
it seemed to be less of a cost for the County if those instances
were paid by the hour vs. a flat fee, and the proposed amount for
these situations is $11.00 an hour.
Commissioner Osiadacz stated that Judy Pless, Budget & Finance
Director had stopped by and talked to her about the financial
breakdown and how hourly pay for this situation would be the best
and most cost effective for the County.
Chairman Jewell questioned when Mr. Henderson intends to consider
moving towards a part-time Deputy Coroner. Mr. Henderson explained
that it’s in the works for his 2018 budget. Chairman Jewell
expressed frustrations towards the request coming to the Board with
no funding source provided.
Lisa Young, HR Director discussed the complications that come from
one of the Deputy Coroners that also holds a full-time job in the
County Prosecutor’s office and the significant work it creates for
the Auditor’s Office. The Board directed Ms. Young to work with Judy
Pless, Budget and Finance Director to further discuss funding within
Mr. Henderson’s budget as well as other concerns she has about one
of the Deputy Coroners.
Mr. Henderson was directed to meet with Ms. Pless regarding funding
possibilities.
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Chairman Jewell stated that he would sign 4 of the 5 PAF’s. He
stated that he wasn’t in favor of doing business like this with no
financial information provided and stressed to Mr. Henderson that it
wasn’t to become a habit in future meetings with the Board.
FORMS PAF’S - SEELYE/WINN/GRAHAM/SWARTZ CORONER
Commissioner Osiadacz moved to authorize Board signature on PAF’s
for Bob Seelye, Laura Winn, Ron Graham & Tony Swartz, On-Call Deputy
Coroners. Commissioner O’Brien seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
Meeting adjourned at 9:26 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Paul Jewell, Chairman