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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONER’S AUDITORIUM
SPECIAL MEETING
THURSDAY 8:30 A.M. NOVEMBER 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; Dan Carlson, CDS Director; Diana MacKenzie, Upper
District Court Administrator; Jill Scheffer, Event Center Director;
Clay Myers, Undersheriff; Gene Dana, Sheriff; Heather Seibert, Chief
Financial Manager; Jerry Pettit, Auditor; Mike Hougardy, Assessor;
Greg Zempel, Prosecutor; Michael Stafford, Juvenile Court
Administrator; Kari Elkins, JCA Assistant; Elishia Harvill, Office
Administrator; Patti Johnson, Solid Waste/Maintenance
Director/Project Manager; Barb Demory, Lower District Court
Administrator; Mark Cook, Public Works Director; Sue Higginbotham,
Administrative Assistant; Tip Hudson, Extension Agent; Robin Read,
Public Health Administrator; Jim Goeben, IT Director and 1 member of
the public.
SPECIAL MEETING 2018 BUDGET COMMISSIONERS
At 8:30 a.m. Chairman Jewell opened a Special Meeting to review the
2018 preliminary budget.
Judy Pless, Budget & Finance Manager, provided the latest budget
information with proposed cuts from various departments. Departments
provided further budget reductions and additional revenue.
The Board agreed to forgo a contribution to the Rainy Day Fund in
2018; approve a 2% increase for non-union employee salaries
effective January 1, 2018; and to increase Elected Officials
salaries by 3% because they weren’t included in the recent salary
survey and adjustments. They discussed the County’s contribution to
employee health care benefits and asked for data from the Auditors
and Human Resources office to be presented to them at the next
budget Special Meeting on Friday December 1, 2017 at 1:00 p.m.
Meeting adjourned at 10:07 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Paul Jewell, Chairman