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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONERS CONFERENCE ROOM
SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY 9:00 A.M. DECEMBER 19, 2017
Board members present: Chairman Paul Jewell; Vice-Chairman Laura
Osiadacz. Excused: Commissioner Obie O’Brien.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board; Robin Read,
Public Health Administrator; Chris Horner, Deputy Prosecutor.
SPECIAL MEETING EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMISSIONERS
At 9:03 a.m. Chairman Jewell opened a Special Meeting and announced
that the original Executive Session per RCW 42.30.140 to consider
Collective bargaining sessions with employee organizations,
including contract negotiations, grievance meetings, and discussions
relating to the interpretation or application of a labor agreement;
or (b) that portion of a meeting during which the governing body is
planning or adopting the strategy or position to be taken by the
governing body during the course of any collective bargaining,
professional negotiations, or grievance or mediation proceedings, or
reviewing the proposals made in the negotiations or proceedings
while in progress, was no longer needed. He stated that due to the
8:30 a.m. Executive Session being continued to 9:00 a.m. due to lack
of a quorum they would have that meeting now. He also noted that
Deputy Prosecutor Chris Horner requested to add an Executive Session
to the end of this meeting noting that it would be to discuss with
legal counsel representing the agency matters relating to agency
enforcement actions, or to discuss with legal counsel representing
the agency litigation or potential litigation to which the agency,
the governing body, or a member acting in an official capacity is,
or is likely to become, a party, when public knowledge regarding the
discussion is likely to result in an adverse legal or financial
consequence to the agency.
At 9:03 a.m. Chairman Jewell opened a Special Meeting and announced
the Board would recess into Executive Session for 10 minutes to
evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment or
to review the performance of a public employee. However, subject to
RCW 42.30.140 (4), discussion by a governing body of salaries,
wages, and other conditions of employment to be generally applied
within the agency shall occur in a meeting open to the public, and
when a governing body elects to take final action hiring, setting
the salary of an individual employee or class of employees, or
discharging or disciplining an employee, that action shall be taken
in a meeting open to the public. Potential action was anticipated.
12/19/2017 MINUTES 2
At 9:13 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. Chairman
Jewell stated that there were some edits to make and then he would
get them over to Robin Read, Public Health Administrator for
signature on her annual evaluation and add it to her file.
Robin Read left the meeting. Chris Horner, Deputy Prosecutor joined
the meeting.
At 9:14 a.m. Chairman Jewell announced the Board would recess back
into Executive Session for 5 minutes to discuss with legal counsel
representing the agency matters relating to agency enforcement
actions, or to discuss with legal counsel representing the agency
litigation or potential litigation to which the agency, the
governing body, or a member acting in an official capacity is, or is
likely to become, a party, when public knowledge regarding the
discussion is likely to result in an adverse legal or financial
consequence to the agency. No action anticipated.
At 9:19 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. No
action taken.
At 9:19 a.m. Chairman Jewell announced the Board would recess back
into Executive Session for 5 minutes to discuss with legal counsel
representing the agency matters relating to agency enforcement
actions, or to discuss with legal counsel representing the agency
litigation or potential litigation to which the agency, the
governing body, or a member acting in an official capacity is, or is
likely to become, a party, when public knowledge regarding the
discussion is likely to result in an adverse legal or financial
consequence to the agency. No action anticipated.
At 9:24 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. Staff
was directed to continue negotiations.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:24 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Paul Jewell, Chairman