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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON WEBEX SPECIAL MEETING
FRIDAY 3:00 P.M. JANUARY 8, 2021
Board members present via Webex: Chairman Brett Wachsmith; Vice-
Chairman Laura Osiadacz and Commissioner Cory Wright.
Others via Webex: Taylor Crouch, Deputy Clerk of the Board I, Clay
Myers, Sheriff; Greg Zempel, Prosecutor; Stephanie Hartung, DPA III;
and Neil Calkins, Chief Civil Deputy. SPECIAL MEETING EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMISSIONERS
At 3:00 pm Chairman Wachsmith announced that the Board would be
changing course of what was initially published for today’s Special
Meeting and announced the Board would instead recess into Executive
Session for 30 minutes to discuss with legal counsel representing
the agency matters relating to agency enforcement actions, or to
discuss with legal counsel representing the agency litigation or
potential litigation to which the agency, the governing body, or a
member acting in an official capacity is, or is likely to become, a
party, when public knowledge regarding the discussion is likely to
result in an adverse legal or financial consequence to the agency.
No action anticipated.
At 3:30 p.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. There
was no action taken.
At 3:30 p.m. Chairman Wachsmith announced the Board would recess
back into Executive Session for 10 minutes to discuss with legal
counsel representing the agency matters relating to agency
enforcement actions, or to discuss with legal counsel representing
the agency litigation or potential litigation to which the agency,
the governing body, or a member acting in an official capacity is,
or is likely to become, a party, when public knowledge regarding the
discussion is likely to result in an adverse legal or financial
consequence to the agency. No action anticipated.
At 3:40 p.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. There
was no action taken. Clay Myers, Greg Zempel, Stephanie Hartung, and
Neil Caulkins left the meeting.
At 3:40 p.m. Chairman Wachsmith announced the Board would recess
into an Executive Session for 5 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,
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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 3:45 p.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. There
was no action taken.
At 3:45 p.m. Chairman Wachsmith announced the Board would recess
back into an Executive Session for 5 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. No action was anticipated
At 3:50 p.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. There
was no action taken.
Meeting adjourned 3:50 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD I KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Taylor Crouch Brett Wachsmith, Chairman