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IT Study Session Minutes
BOCC Conference Room, 205 West 5th Room 108, Ellensburg
Thursday 11:00 AM October 23, 2017
Board members present: Chair Paul Jewell, Vice‐Chair Laura Osiadacz, Commissioner Obie O'Brien
Others: Jim Goeben, IT Director; Zane Kinney, Application Developer; Doug Fessler, Network
Administrator; Doug Mitchell, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney; and one member of the public.
Call to Order: 11:00 AM
Facebook Publisher Accounts
Mr. Goeben forwarded a request from the IT Committee to approve changes to Kittitas County
Technology Policy 14 ‐ Social Media Use which would require county employees who choose to
contribute to official county Facebook pages to use their personal account. There was discussion about
public records implications, employee’s concerns, and terms of service. Zane Kinney provided
information on Facebook’s Instant Articles solution.
Board direction: Create and test a solution using Instant Articles then revisit policy changes.
Fiber Optic Cable Project
Mr. Goeben and Mr. Fessler updated the board on potential solutions for accessing dark fiber provided
through a franchise agreement with Zayo. IT discussions are ongoing and a proposal will be brought back
to the board when formalized. The project as budgeted for 2017 is on hold.
Board direction: Return with a proposal.
Other business
Mr. Goeben updated the board:
DaRT elimination of option to include other departments
Mr. Goeben notified the board of the Record Management Committee’s recommendation to
remove from the DaRT public records request tracking software the feature to include other
departments. Management Team had been notified and offered no objection.
Flooding in IT
Mr. Goeben reported late Saturday and early Sunday morning there was significant flooding in
IT. IT is working with the Maintenance Director on a solution and will report back to the board.
Adjourned: 11:59 AM
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KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Jim Goeben, IT Director Paul Jewell, Chair