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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
WEBEX
SPECIAL MEETING
MONDAY 9:00 A.M. SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith; Vice-Chairman Laura
Osiadacz; Cory Wright, Commissioner. (via WebEx)
Others Via WebEx: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Mandy
Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board II; Taylor Crouch, Deputy Clerk
of the Board I; Amy McGuffin, Chamber CEO; Judy Pless, Budget &
Finance Manager.
REGULAR MEETING OFFICE STAFF MEETING COMMISSIONERS
At 9:00 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith opened the Office Administration
meeting.
CALENDAR WEEK AT A GLANCE COMMISSIONERS
The Board of County Commissioners reviewed their weekly calendars.
PAF/VOUCHERS REVIEW OF PAF’S & VOUCHERS COMMISSIONERS
The Board of County Commissioners approved the County Vouchers and
PAF’s.
CORRESPONDENCE LOG REVIEW OF CORRESPONDENCE LOG COMMISSIONERS
The Correspondence Log for the week ending September 18, 2020 was
presented.
REQUEST COUNTY NOISE ORDINANCE COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Osiadacz moved to approve a request for a waiver to
the County Noise Ordinance from Brad Bird, to hold a private party
at his residence on October 3, 2020 until 1:00 a.m. October 4, 2020
at 2602 E. Cohoe Road, Ellensburg, WA 98926, subject to Mr. Bird
submitting a listing of addresses that are within 1,000 feet of his
residence, notifying them of the party by no later than September
30, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Commissioner Wright seconded. Motion carried
3-0.
REQUEST CARES FUNDS FOR PPE COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Osiadacz moved to approve the purchase of PPE for small
businesses using the remaining CARES Grant funds allocated to the
Chamber of Commerce for small business assistance. Commissioner
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Wright seconded. Judy Pless, Budget & Finance Manager stated that
they have it worked out to have all the purchases through Jerrol’s
to keep funds local. Motion carried 3-0.
DISCUSSION FACEBOOK WEEKLY POSTS COMMISSIONERS
The Board determined for the week of September 21, 2020 that they
would continue to share on their Facebook page any Press Releases
from Public Health relating to COVID-19; as well as a Press Release
from the USDA to provide additional direct assistant to Farmers and
Ranchers impacted by COVID-19; Information about Barn Week beginning
9/21 – 9/24 sponsored by the Washington Trust and Historic
preservation, and invite residents to share pictures and
Commissioner Wright stated he would like to put something together
regarding the Salmon spawning up at Salmon La Sac and the
educational piece for citizens of Kittitas County to highlight the
work that the YBIP has done.
OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL UPDATES-
The Board of County Commissioners shared updates regarding meetings
they have individually attended over the past week.
Commissioner Wright and Chairman Wachsmith both had been in contact
with the schools and were hopeful additional information would be
coming forward in the near future that kids would be returning to
their schools soon, noting it would look different, but having it
in-person would be great for all.
Meeting adjourned at 9:25 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Brett Wachsmith, Chairman