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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONER’S CONFERENCE ROOM
SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY 11:00 A.M. JANUARY 29, 2019
Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright; Vice-Chairman Brett
Wachsmith & Commissioner Laura Osiadacz.
Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board and Lisa Young, Human
Resource Director/Interim Event Center Director.
DISCUSSION WAGE SURVEY HUMAN RESOURCE
At 11:00 a.m. Chairman Wright opened a Special Meeting to discuss the
County Employee Wage Survey.
Lisa Young, Human Resource Director provided the Board with different
options on ways to conduct an employee wage survey. There was discussion
on either contracting with an outside agency or having Department
Heads/Elected Officials obtain the information and provide it to the
Human Resources Department for verification and submitting the data into
their formula. Ms. Young said the Human Resource Department would be
willing to obtain the information for Departments if they would like
their assistance. She noted if the County was to go outside and contract
with an agency they would need to through the Request for Proposals
process. The information they used on the previous wage scale survey was
based on job titles not necessarily job descriptions.
Commissioner Wachsmith felt it would be beneficial to create a committee
to review the information and make a recommendation to the Board. It
would be similar to the committee that was created to review employee
benefits and have a representative on it from each Union as well.
Commissioner Osiadacz said it was her goal to have the information
obtained as soon as possible. Chairman Wright felt the funds that would
be used to pay a consultant would be better put to use towards salaries.
He said he would be in favor of allowing Departments to obtain their own
information.
The Board agreed to allow Department Heads & Elected Officials to obtain
the information on their own, noting they do have the option of getting
assistance from the Human Resource Department; direct all Department
Heads/Elected Officials to provide the information to the Human Resource
Department; and to use the following comps/data: Chelan County, Grant
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County, Walla Walla County, Mason County, the City of Ellensburg, and
Kittitas Valley Hospital. They indicated they would set the middle point
of the wage scale.
The committee would consist of a representative from each bargaining
unit, an Elected Official, Department Head and non-union employee. Ms.
Young offered to solicit interest from people who would be willing to
serve on the committee. The Board determined a timeline and said they’d
like to get the information before them in 3 months but at the latest
before the budget retreat. Ms. Young said she would provide regular
updates to the Board as they go through the process.
BUDGET AMENDMENT WAGE ADJUSTMENT HUMAN RESOURCE
Ms. Young provided a list of employees with 20+ years of and those who
were identified at below midpoint on their wage scale. She requested the
Boards support and said she had spoken with Judy Pless, Budget & Finance
Manager and she was able to provide the funding sources that would be
able to support the increases. The Board agreed to the increases and Ms.
Young indicated she would prepare the PAF’s for next week with the
budget amendments.
AGREEMENT LOCAL 792 ROAD UNION HUMAN RESOURCE
Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve an Agreement between Kittitas
County and Council 2, Washington State Council of County and City
Employees Representing Local 792, American Federation of State, County &
Municipal Employees AFL-CIO, beginning January 1, 2019 through December
31, 2021. Commissioner Osiadacz seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:50 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Cory Wright, Chairman