HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-11-08-minutes-2017-preliminary-budget-discussionCOMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONERS' AUDITORIUM
SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY 8:00 AM NOVEMBER 8, 2016
Board members present: Obie O’Brien, Chairman; Paul Jewell,
Vice-Chairman; Laura Osiadacz, Commissioner
Others: Upper District Court Judge Darrell Ellis; Diana
MacKenzie, Upper District Court Administrator; Sarah Keith,
Superior Court Administrator; Superior Court Judge Scott Sparks;
Val Barshaw, Clerk, Christine Luvera, Lower District Court
Administrator; Lower District Court Judge Jim Hurson
SPECIAL MEETING COMMISSIONERS
Superior Court Judge
Judge Scott Sparks and Sarah Keith presented their 2017
preliminary departmental budget. The following budget items
were highlighted: requesting chairs, salaries, two PCs in 2017,
Ethernet cables funded in 2016, Laserfiche licenses $1,000.00,
Lower District Court
Judge Jim Hurson and Christine Luvera presented their 2017
preliminary departmental budget. Jury costs were discussed. A
new collection company, Dynamic Credit Company, has been in use
since April 2016.
Upper District Court
Judge Darrell Ellis and Diana MacKenzie presented their 2017
preliminary departmental budget. The following budget items
were highlighted: Replace scanners, the projector was funded
with a Law and Justice grant, chairs. Upper District courts
started with Alliance collection in 2015 and may look at Dynamic
Credit Company.
Clerk
Val Barshaw presented the Clerk’s 2017 preliminary departmental
budget. The following items were reviewed: fees (including
ncourt, online, telephone, visa/debit); trial run for skip
tracing, collection and restitution, dues and subscriptions,
Microfilming at $10,000.00 (motus charge of 2 cents per image).
Aleady moved 60 boxes out of storage – funded from Auditor O&M.
Also reviewed was an additional Laserfiche license for the Kiosk
(clerk had additional applications licenses available), stand up
furniture, the overtime amount for the Admin Assistant (moved to
non-union from exempt) and Odyssey costs (2017 reimbursement
won’t be received until 2018 (flat $10,000). Val Barshaw also
advised that AOC is unable to give hard costs of the upgrade for
Odyssey. Effective January 1, 2017, the Clerk will be charging
$15.00 for faulty document fee, charging fee, or rejected
document.
Adjourned 9:51am
KITTITAS COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Judy Pless, Budget & Finance
Manager
Obie O’Brien, Chairman