HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-07-02-minutes-commissioner-dist.#1-appointment07/02/2018 MINUTES 1
COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON COMMISSIONERS AUDITORIUM SPECIAL MEETING
MONDAY 7:00 P.M. JULY 2, 2018
Board members present: Chairman Laura Osiadacz and Vice-Chairman
O’Brien. Commissioner District #1 – Vacant.
Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Mark Cook, Public Works
Director/Interim Engineer; Brett Wachsmith, Treasurer; Judy Pless,
Budget & Finance Manager; Lisa Young, Human Resource Director; Jim
Goeben, IT Director; Robin Read, Public Health Administrator; Jerry
Pettit, Auditor; Dr. Mark Larson, Public Health Officer; and
approximately 20 members of the public. Republican Party candidates:
Mike Lowe, Cory Wright, and Ann Anderson.
SPECIAL MEETING COMMISSIONER APPOINTMENT/DISTRICT #1 COMMISSIONERS
At 7:00 p.m. Chairman Osiadacz opened a Special Meeting to consider
the Republican Party’s recommendations for appointment to the
Kittitas County Board of Commissioners District #1 position. She
reviewed the meeting procedures and explained how the interview
panel (Chairman Osiadacz, Vice-Chairman O’Brien, Mark Cook, Public
Works Director/Interim Engineer; Clay Myers, Undersheriff; Brett
Wachsmith, Treasurer; and Judy Pless, Budget & Finance Manager)
would be asking questions of each candidate and then followed by an
Executive Session. The three candidates in order of preference by
the Republican Party were: (1) Mike Lowe, (2) Cory Wright and (3)
Ann Anderson.
At 8:51 p.m. Chairman Osiadacz announced the Board would recess into
an Executive Session for 30 minutes with Brett Wachsmith, Treasurer;
Mark Cook, Public Works Director/Interim Engineer; Judy Pless,
Budget & Finance Manager; and Clay Myers, Undersheriff 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. Action was anticipated.
At 9:21 p.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. No
action was taken.
07/02/2018 MINUTES 2
At 9:22 p.m. Chairman Osiadacz announced that she and Vice-Chairman
O’Brien would recess back into Executive Session for 5 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. Action was anticipated.
At 9:27 p.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. No
action was taken.
At 9:28 p.m. Chairman Osiadacz announced that she and Vice-Chairman
O’Brien would recess back into Executive Session for 5 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. Action was anticipated.
At 9:33 p.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session.
APPOINTMENT CORY WRIGHT – COMMISSIONER DISTRICT #1 COMMISSIONERS
Vice-Chairman O’Brien moved to appoint Cory Wright to the Kittitas
County Commissioner, District #1 vacancy. Chairman Osiadacz
seconded.
The Board provided reasons for their support of Mr. Wright. They
were very impressed with all of the candidates and thanked them for
stepping forward to consider the appointment.
Motion carried 2-0.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:44 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Laura Osiadacz, Chairman