HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-11-23-minutes-2017-preliminary-budget-discussionsCOMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONERS' AUDITORIUM
SPECIAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY 9:00 AM NOVEMBER 23, 2016
Board members present: Obie O’Brien, Chairman; Paul Jewell,
Vice-Chairman; Laura Osiadacz, Commissioner
Others: Todd Davis, Noxious Weed Program Coordinator; Mickey
Webb, Event Center Director, Fair Board Directors; Heather
Harrell, CL Clarke, Jesse Blackwood, Patti Johnson, Solid
Waste/Maintenance Director and Judy Pless, Budget & Finance
Manager
SPECIAL MEETING COMMISSIONERS
Noxious Weed
Todd Davis presented the 2017 preliminary departmental budget.
Includes wage increase, total budget increased $38,000 using
$20,000 fund balance.
Event Center
Mickey Webb presented the 2017 preliminary departmental budget.
Review mobile home review/expenses, ALC new division. Review of
code division for self-promoted programs, mobile home park
consultants. Board stated get roof repair now for buckaroo
chutes. Frontier village – reserve fund balance – budget
expenditures/revenues must match. Fees increased for 2017,
budget needs to reflect fees. Mickey reviewed Monster Truck
event breakout. The way sponsorships are done changed this
year. 2017 is the last year for carnival contract. Discussion
regarding new rodeo contract. Review NOVAtime setup for January
1, 2017. Discussion regarding by-laws for fair board, and POP
tickets. Solid waste could purchase recycle picnic tables with
DOE grant. Additional Fair Board requests: 30 $16,000
livestock pens, $16,000 bleachers.
Facilities Maintenance
Patti Johnson presented the 2017 preliminary departmental
budget. Maintenance would like to hire a person to train with
Terry Powers. Patti will look into the Amerisco – refund on
power. REET funds to fund one project. Salaries were put in
Admin for budget purposes. Merit services want to rent another
room at Morris Sorenson building. Work on Sorenson building
should be funded from reserve funds. Pull carpet and paint out
of reserve fund. $25,000 for heating out of reserve for permit
center. When Sorenson roof repairs are done (not in 2017) funds
to come out of reserves.
Solid Waste
Patti Johnson presented the 2017 preliminary departmental
budget. The following items were reviewed: Continuing with
feasibility study, selling sock machine (not selling), tipping
fee in 2017 may be adjusted according to CPI.
Meeting adjourned at 12:00pm
KITTITAS COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Judy Pless, Budget & Finance
Manager
Obie O’Brien, Chairman