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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
WEBEX MEETING
SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY 3:30 P.M AUGUST 4, 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; Dan Carlson, CDS Director; Mark Cook, Public Works
Director/Interim County Engineer; Arden Thomas, WRP Manager (all via
Webex).
SPECIAL MEETING LETTER OF SUPPORT - FORTERRA COMMISSIONERS
At 3:30 p.m. Chairman Wachsmith opened a Special Meeting to follow
up with County Staff regarding a Letter of Support for the Proposed
Upper Naneum Creek Farm Conservation Easement. He reviewed the areas
needing clarity from the conversation on the Board’s Office Admin.
Meeting on 8/3/20.
The Board received feedback from Arden Thomas, WRP Manager; Mark
Cook, Public Works Director/Interim County Engineer and Dan Carlson,
CDS Director.
Commissioner Osiadacz stated that she would support the letter if
changes were made and it was clear what the County’s position is
with the project, however the letter as it is now she would not be
supporting. The Board directed Ms. Thomas to revise the letter and
bring it back before the Board for consideration with the input she
provided the Board.
DISCUSSION BAMBRICK PARCEL ACQUISITION COMMISSIONERS
Director Carlson stated that he hadn’t found any information based
off the limited statement that the Board received from the TNC
regarding the Bambrick Parcel Acquisition & Request for a Waiver of
Retroactivity Confirmation stating that the County has no objection
to the acquisition. Chairman Wachsmith stated that he would do a
Service Request to the Prosecutor’s Office.
SPECIAL MEETING EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMISSIONERS
At 3:50 p.m. Chairman Wachsmith announced the Board would recess
into an Executive Session with only the BoCC for 10 minutes to
evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment or
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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. No action was anticipated.
At 4:00 p.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. No
action was taken.
Meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Brett Wachsmith, Chairman