HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-07-30-minutes-staffing-changes-and-requests2020-07-30 MINUTES 1
COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
WEBEX MEETING
SPECIAL MEETING
THURSDAY 9:00 A.M JULY 30, 2020
Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith; Vice-Chairman Laura
Osiadacz and Commissioner Cory Wright (all via Webex).
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board II; Julie
Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Taylor Crouch, Deputy Clerk of the
Board I; Lisa Young, HR Director; Jim Goeben, IT Director; Benjamin
West, Airport Director (all via Webex).
SPECIAL MEETING AIRPORT/IT STAFFING REQUESTS COMMISSIONERS
At 9:00 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith opened a Special Meeting to consider
staffing requests from Airport Director West and IT Director Goeben.
Benjamin West, Airport Director and Lisa Young, HR Director
reviewed documents previously submitted to the Board that entailed a
Job Description for the Airport Coordinator, Job Title with pay
scale spreadsheets for comp’s and budget figures including salaries
and benefits. Mr. West explained that he needs help as the
maintenance is more than he can manage alone. He stated that he has
Committee Meetings, maintenance, day to day office duties such as
vouchers, filing, phones and the fact that he has to be available
24/7 makes it hard for him to do it all.
The Board was in agreement that Mr. West needed a support position
and noted that since it was budgeted for they were comfortable with
approving option one, as presented.
SPECIAL MEETING EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMISSIONERS
At 9:12 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith announced the Board would recess
into an Executive Session for 15 minutes to evaluate the
qualifications of an applicant for public employment or to review
the performance of a public employee. However, subject to RCW
42.30.140 (4), discussion by a governing body of salaries, wages,
and other conditions of employment to be generally applied within
the agency shall occur in a meeting open to the public, and when a
governing body elects to take final action hiring, setting the
salary of an individual employee or class of employees, or
discharging or disciplining an employee, that action shall be taken
in a meeting open to the public. Action was anticipated.
At 9:27 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. No
action was taken.
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At 9:27 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith announced the Board would recess
back into Executive Session for 10 minutes to evaluate the
qualifications of an applicant for public employment or to review
the performance of a public employee. However, subject to RCW
42.30.140(4), discussion by a governing body of salaries, wages, and
other conditions of employment to be generally applied within the
agency shall occur in a meeting open to the public, and when a
governing body elects to take final action hiring, setting the
salary of an individual employee or class of employees, or
discharging or disciplining an employee, that action shall be taken
in a meeting open to the public. Action anticipated.
At 9:37 p.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session.
Chairman Wachsmith moved to approve a wage adjustment as requested
by Jim Goeben, IT Director noting that his Service Desk Specialist
Mr. Hobbs would be receiving a special wage adjustment as requested.
Commissioner Osiadacz seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
Chairman Wachsmith stated that he would like to see Ms. Young work
on the BoCC Admin., roles to more accurately reflect the jobs they
do and the expectations the Board has of them. He stated he would
like to see new Job Descriptions and pay scales since the
Commissioner’s Office is frequently left out of the conversation for
increases and the Board hears from everyone else and doesn’t make a
point to manage their Staff and the changes that happen in the
office. Commissioner Osiadacz and Commissioner Wright agreed.
Chairman Wachsmith gave Ms. Young a deadline of September.
Meeting adjourned at 9:47 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Brett Wachsmith, Chairman