HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-09-08-minutes-wsac-cares-act-funding2020-09-08 MINUTES 1
COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON WEBEX SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY 1:00 P.M. SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Board members present: Chairman, Brett Wachsmith; Vice-Chairman
Laura Osiadacz & Commissioner Cory Wright.
Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Judy Pless, Budget &
Finance Manager; Dan Carlson, CDS Director; Patti Johnson, Solid
Waste Director/Interim Maintenance Director/Project Manager; Amy
Cziske, Treasurer; Jim Goeben, IT Director; Steve Panattoni,
Jail Superintendent; Mike Flory, Building Official, and 1 member
of the public. SPECIAL MEETING FEMA & CARES ACT FUNDING COMMISSIONERS
At 1:00 p.m. Chairman Wachsmith opened a Special Meeting to
discuss COVID-19 FEMA and CARES Act funding.
Judy Pless, Budget & Finance Manager explained how she has been
working with the Department of Military in trying to determine
FEMA reimbursement funding and what expenses could be reimbursed
through them versus CARES Act funding. She said as of August 25,
2020, there had been $2,500,850.00 awarded to Kittitas County in
CARES Act funding. She reviewed the current requests for
expenditures and the Board indicated they would be in favor of
the requests, with the exception of the jail, until there’s been
clarification obtained on what could be reimbursed by FEMA
versus CARES Act funding.
Several departments reviewed their requests for funding relating
to COVID-19. The following department’s need to come back and
present their information to the Board at a later date: Coroner,
Event Center, CDS (for their additional request of a
plotter/scanner) and Public Works.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:35 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Brett Wachsmith, Chairman