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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON COMMISSIONERS AUDITORIUM SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY 2:00 P.M. JULY 21, 2020
Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith. Via Webex: Vice-
Chairman Laura Osiadacz & Commissioner Cory Wright.
Via Webex: Taylor Crouch, Deputy Clerk of the Board I; Mandy
Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board II; Judy Pless, Budget & Finance
Officer; and Neil Caulkins, Deputy Prosecutor.
In person attendance was prohibited per the Washington Governor’s
Proclamation No. 20-28 until August 1st, 2020 but was accessible at
https://kittitascounty.webex.com/kittitascounty/onstage/g.php?MTID=e
a536346eea529ef75b051be15bf5d483 A phone number and access code was
also advertised on the Agenda and published onto the Commissioners
website as well.
PUBLIC HEARING HOUSE BILL 1406 COMMISSIONERS
At 2:00 p.m. CHAIRMAN WACHSMITH opened a Public Hearing to consider
an Ordinance Adopting Legislation to Authorize a Sales and Use Tax
For Affordable and Supportive Housing in Accordance with Substitute
House Bill 1406 (Chapter 338, Laws of 2019)(“SHB 1406”), and Other
Matters Related Thereto.
TAYLOR CROUCH, DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD I reviewed a proposed
Ordinance which would allow the County to impose a local state-
shared sales and use the tax to fund affordable or supportive
housing. The consumer does not pay this tax, the effective sales tax
rate would remain the same and instead this tax would be credited
against the 6.5% state sales tax. The County declared the intent to
pass this sales and use tax on November 5th, 2019 with Resolution No.
2019-164.
THERE BEING NO ONE REQUESTING TO TESTIFY, THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE HEARING WAS CLOSED. ORDINANCE 2020-004 HOUSE BILL 1406 COMMISSIONERS CHAIRMAN WACHSMITH moved to approve Ordinance No. 2020-004, an
Ordinance Adopting Legislation to Authorize a Sales and Use Tax for
Affordable and Supportive Housing in Accordance with Substitute
House Bill 1406 (Chapter 338, Laws of 2019)(“SHB 1406”), and Other
Matters Related Thereto. COMMISSIONER OSIADACZ seconded. During
discussion COMMISSIONER WRIGHT stated this was not a new tax for the
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County, but rather it gives the County the opportunity to control
funds already spent. Motion carried 3-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:03 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD I KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Taylor Crouch Brett Wachsmith, Chairman