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COMMISSIONERS’ MINUTES <br />KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br />ARMORY – MEETING ROOM A <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />HR STUDY SESSION <br /> <br />TUESDAY 10:00 AM 2/26/2019 <br /> <br />Board members present: Cory Wright, Brett Wachsmith, Laura Osiadacz <br />Others: Mike Stafford, Lisa Young, Jeanne Killgore <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />The meeting was called to order at 10:00 AM. <br />JCA TRANSITION PLAN – DISCUSSION/DECISION <br />Juvenile Court Administrator Stafford presented the Board with a succession plan for his position due to <br />his upcoming retirement. He explained that Judge Sparks will appoint Juvenile Probation Counselor <br />Mankus to the position of Juvenile Court Administrator effective 4/1/2019. Director Young pointed out <br />that the new Juvenile Court Administrator will start at the bottom of the wage scale, as will the Juvenile <br />Probation Counselor who is hired to replace her. Administrator Stafford will continue to work through <br />4/30/2019 in order to train the new Juvenile Court Administrator. The overall staffing change will result <br />in cost savings for the department. The Board approved the transition plan. <br />WAGE SURVEY 2019 – DISCUSSION/DECISION <br />HR Director Young updated the Board on feedback she received after sending out initial information <br />regarding the 2019 wage survey to the Department Heads and Elected Officials. She received a request <br />from an Elected Official to increase the number of Department Heads and Elected Officials on the wage <br />survey committee from one of each to two of each. The Commissioners expressed concern about <br />having too many chiefs in the room, and agreed that one Elected Official and one Department Head is all <br />that is necessary on the committee. Director Young also reported on feedback which stated population <br />based comparisons are not as relevant as cost of living. She suggested that the Board could look at <br />possible alternative methods for selecting comparable agencies instead of similar population. Director <br />Young will run more data on alternate methods and bring her findings back to the Board for review. <br />HR PROJECT UPDATES <br />Director Young provided a brief summary on the status of the HR Services survey that was sent to <br />Department Heads and Elected Officials. She also expressed her interest in providing an abbreviated <br />version of the survey to all County staff. Director Young advised that HR has been busy with <br />department-specific assistance related to recruitment, leaves, and other personnel matters. <br />