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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONER’S CONFERENCE ROOM
SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY 9:00 A.M. AUGUST 21, 2018
Board members present: Chairman, Laura Osiadacz; Vice-Chairman Obie
O’Brien and Commissioner Cory Wright.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board II; Lisa Young,
HR Director/Interim Event Center Director; Dan Carlson, CDS
Director; Clay Myers, Undersheriff; Neil Caulkins, Deputy
Prosecutor; Doug Mitchell, Deputy Prosecutor and two members of the
public.
SPECIAL MEETING INTERIM FIRE MARSHAL COMMISSIONERS
At 9:00 a.m. Chairman Osiadacz opened a Special Meeting to discuss
and receive an update from County Staff regarding the Interim Fire
Marshal options that had been briefly reviewed during a 7/23/18
Department Head Meeting with the Board.
Clay Myers, Undersheriff gave an update on the information he had
obtained from Legal regarding the potential of separating the Fire
Investigation/Enforcement from Fire Inspection. He stated that the
advice from legal would be that the if the County went that route it
would need to be a civilian position out of the Emergency Management
Division of the KCSO to handle all things investigation/enforcement.
He stated that the wage work hasn’t been done yet and that pending
the Board’s direction they can bring forward numbers in the Budget
for 2019. He stated that in the interim there will be minimal impact
to the Sheriff’s Office and they have other resources they can call
in for assistance if things don’t work out with KVFR and the
Contract that is pending.
Dan Carlson, CDS Director reviewed statutorily what services have to
be covered in the interim.
Chairman Osiadacz stated that she has a meeting later in the week
with KVFR and should know more after that as far as the status of
the Interlocal Agreement with the County.
Clay Myers, Undersheriff stated that they are happy to cover the
statutory requirements in the interim.
Chairman Osiadacz stated that it’s appealing to have the Sheriff’s
Office take over the investigative/enforcement side since they are
able to provide the necessary coverage for the statutory
requirements at any time. She indicated that she feels very strongly
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that the County needs to be a leader in this area and for too long
we have not been.
Commissioner Wright indicated that he could understand where
Chairman Osiadacz is coming from, however for him KVFR has taxing
districts that aide in them being better equipped to respond. He
stated that he is interested in a Contract to allow us to work with
them as needed.
Commissioner O’Brien reviewed the history since former Fire Marshal
Brenda Larsen left. He stated that he liked the options being
discussed and would like to make an Interim appointment sooner
rather than later.
Staff was directed to set a Special Meeting for Wednesday August 22,
2018 at 1:30 p.m. to consider the appointment of an Interim Fire
Marshal.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:48 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Laura Osiadacz, Chairman