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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONERS CONFERENCE ROOM
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY 9:00 A.M. OCTOBER 30, 2017
Board members present: Chairman Paul Jewell; Vice-Chairman Laura
Osiadacz; and Commissioner Obie O’Brien.
Others: Julie Kjorsvik; Clerk of the Board; Judy Pless, Budget &
Finance Manager; Mark Cook, Public Works Director; Patti Johnson,
Solid Waste/Maintenance Director/Project Manager; and Tim Egan,
Assistant Maintenance Director.
REGULAR MEETING OFFICE STAFF MEETING COMMISSIONERS
At 9:00 a.m. Chairman Jewell opened the Office Administration
meeting.
CALENDAR WEEK AT A GLANCE COMMISSIONERS
The Board of County Commissioners reviewed their weekly calendar.
PAF/VOUCHERS REVIEW OF PAF’S & VOUCHERS COMMISSIONERS
The Board of County Commissioners approved and signed County
Employee Personnel Action forms and vouchers.
CORRESPONDENCE LOG REVIEW OF CORRESPONDENCE LOG COMMISSIONERS
The Board of County Commissioners reviewed the weekly Correspondence
Log, a listing of all incoming mail and correspondence for the week
ending October 27, 2017.
DISCUSSION FACEBOOK WEEKLY POSTS COMMISSIONERS
The Board agreed to post the Environmental Health Supervisor vacancy
onto the Commissioners Facebook page.
UPDATE BOCC/ DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS COMMISSIONERS
Each Commissioner was assigned three different Department Heads to
meet with on a weekly basis. This was determined at a Special
Meeting with the Board of County Commissioners held on June 18,
2009. Each Commissioner reviewed discussions held with their
respective departments and exchanged details of those meetings. On
January 3, 2011 the Board determined it would be beneficial to
alternate Commissioners that will oversee the different Department
Head’s on an annual basis. They determined at the end of 2013 they
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would review the various committees they participate in and provide
beneficial updates to the Board as needed during this time as well.
LETTER TREVOR HUTTON COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner O’Brien moved to ratify the Chairman’s signature on a
letter to Trevor Hutton, Department of Ecology, Water Resources
Central Regional Manager, to Amend the Application for Groundwater
G4-35799(A). Commissioner Osiadacz seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
SIGNATURE PAGE TREAT APPLICATION COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner O’Brien moved to ratify the Chairman’s signature on a
Signature Page to the Department of Ecology, for the Treat Water
Right. Commissioner Osiadacz seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
APPOINTMENT EFSEC COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner O’Brien said he had reached out to Ian Elliot to see if
he would be interested in serving on the Washington State Energy
Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC), for the Tuusso Energy, LLC
applications to construct and operate a solar project (Columbia
Solar) at different locations in Kittitas County, but had not heard
back from him yet. The deadline for appointment is November 19th and
the Board directed Staff to place the item on the next Office
Administration meeting for consideration.
BUDGET AMENDMENT SNOW BLADE MAINTENANCE
Commissioner O’Brien moved to approve a Budget Amendment in the
amount of $8,000.00 from Fund #001 250854802 Jail Improvements to
Fund #001 250056411 Vehicle Equipment, for a new Snow Plow Blade for
a Maintenance vehicle. Commissioner Osiadacz seconded. Motion
carried 3-0.
OTHER BUSINESS
Chairman Jewell reviewed two letters to Tim Murphy, Board President
of Mountain River Trails Camping Association and Katherine P. Frank,
Office of the Provost/Vice President for Academic and Student Life
at Central Washington University. Staff was directed to place the
letters onto the next Office Administration meeting for
ratification.
Meeting adjourned at 9:50 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Paul Jewell, Chairman