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2018-11-28 MINUTES 1 <br />COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON COMMISSIONER’S CONFERENCE ROOM SPECIAL MEETING WEDNESDAY 9:00 A.M. NOVEMBER 28, 2018 <br />Board members present: Chairman Laura Osiadacz; Vice-Chairman Obie <br />O’Brien and Commissioner Cory Wright. <br /> <br />Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Clay Myers, <br />Undersheriff; Mark Cook, Public Works Director/Interim Engineer; <br />Heather Seibert, Chief Financial Officer; Gene Dana, Sheriff; Dan <br />Carlson, CDS Director; Tristen Lamb, Environmental Health <br />Supervisor/Interim Public Health Administrator; Elishia Harvill, <br />Office Administrator; Sarah Keith, Superior Court Administrator; <br />Barb Demory, Lower District Court Administrator; Patti Johnson, <br />Solid Waste Director/Project Manager; Sue Higginbotham, <br />Administrative Assistant III; Kari Elkins, JCA Assistant; Michael <br />Stafford, Juvenile Court Administrator; Val Barschaw, Clerk; Jeanne <br />Kilgore, Human Resource Representative; Lisa Young, Human Resource <br />Director/Interim Event Center Director; Todd Davis, Noxious Weed <br />Program Coordinator; Tip Hudson, Extension Agent; Jerry Pettit, <br />Auditor; Mike Hougardy, Assessor; Judy Pless, Budget & Finance <br />Manager; Pat Gigstead, Chief Probation Officer; Brett Wachsmith, <br />Treasurer; Jim Hurson, Lower District Court Judge; Jim Goeben, IT <br />Director; and Greg Zempel, Prosecutor. <br /> SPECIAL MEETING 2019 BUDGET UPDATE COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />At 9:00 a.m. Chairman Osiadacz opened a Special Meeting to review <br />the 2019 preliminary budgets. <br /> <br />Various Departments provided additional reductions and revenues in <br />their preliminary budgets to help assist in obtaining a balanced <br />budget. Judy Pless, Budget & Finance Managers announced the County <br />is still out of budget by approximately 1.5 million dollars. The <br />Board reviewed each budget and determined where additional cuts <br />would be made. <br /> <br />The Board recessed for a 15 minute break at 10:15 a.m. The Board <br />reconvened at 10:30 a.m. to continue reviewing preliminary budgets <br />and a reduction in expenditures. It was noted the Public Hearing to <br />adopt the budget is scheduled for December 3, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in <br />the Commissioners Auditorium. <br /> VOUCHERS <br />The Board approved vouchers submitted by the Auditors office. <br />