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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY 9:00 A.M. FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith; Vice-Chairman Laura
Osiadacz & Commissioner Cory Wright.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board II; Julie
Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board and Judy Pless, Budget & Finance
Manager; Taylor Crouch, Deputy Clerk of the Board I; Lisa Young, HR
Director; Jeanne Killgore, HR Representative.
SPECIAL 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 calendar.
PAF/VOUCHERS REVIEW OF PAF’S & VOUCHERS COMMISSIONERS
The Board of County Commissioners approved and signed County
Employee Personnel Action forms and vouchers.
CORRESPONDENCE LOG REVIEW OF CORRESPONDENCE LOG COMMISSIONERS
The Board of County Commissioners reviewed the weekly Correspondence
Log, a listing of all incoming mail and correspondence for the week
ending January 29, 2021.
APPOINTMENT NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL BOARD COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Wright moved to reappoint Holly Pinkart (Weed Section
2) and Galen Rogers (Weed Section 3) to the Kittitas County Noxious
Weed Control Board, for a four-year term effective 2/19/2021 and
ending on 2/18/2025. Chairman Wachsmith seconded. Motion carried 3-
0.
APPOINTMENT BOARD OF EQULIZATION COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Wright moved to appoint Denise Clark to the Kittitas
County Board of Equalization, for a three-year term effective April
1, 2021 and ending on 12/31/2023. Commissioner Osiadacz seconded.
Motion carried 3-0.
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LETTER FERC No. P-2114-PRIEST RAPIDS COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Osiadacz moved to approve Board signature on a letter
to Kimberly D. Bose Secretary Federal Energy Regulator Commission
Re: FERC No. P-2114-Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project as
presented. Chairman Wachsmith seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
DISCUSSION NACO – CONFERENCE COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Osiadacz asked the Board if they had any interest in
attending the NACO Conference. She stated that since its virtual
this year the time commitment in travel as well as expense would be
much less, and she thought it would be a good opportunity to see if
it’s something the County would like to continue with in the future.
The Board agreed that since there are package options (based on
attendance) they should see if other Elected Officials would like to
get in on the deal. They agreed it would be a good time for them to
get a feel for what’s offered at NACO. Staff was directed to put a
follow up conversation on the next Monday for further direction.
DISCUSSION PUBLIC RELATIONS ADMIN POSITION COMMISSIONERS
The Board discussed what direction they want to go with their Public
Relations Administrator (PRA), with Lisa Young, HR Director and
Jeanne Killgore, HR Rep. They determined that they would like to
move the job description to something along the lines of a Director
of Communications, noting it would be a new department. Judy Pless
said it was set up already to be a stand-alone Department. There was
some discussion on modifications to the job description and Ms.
Young indicated that she would bring it back on her Study Session
next Tuesday for further discussion and options for the Board to
consider.
UPDATE BOCC/ DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS COMMISSIONERS
Each Commissioner was assigned three different Department Heads to
meet with on a weekly basis. The assignments for 2021 were
determined at the Board of County Commissioners Office Admin meeting
on 1-11-2021.
Each Commissioner reviewed discussions held with their respective
departments and exchanged details of those meetings.
DISCUSSION FACEBOOK WEEKLY POSTS COMMISSIONERS
The Board determined for the week of February 1, 2021 they would
post on their Facebook about the vaccine clinic’s taking place in
Upper and Lower County; the new Drop Box by the Courthouse steps for
citizen’s to drop off documents for County Departments and Offices,
and share the letter the Board is sending to FERC.
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OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL UPDATES
There were general updates on meetings & conversations that the
Board participated in, individually over the past week.
EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMISSIONERS
At 9:44 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith announced the Board would recess
into Executive Session for 7 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 9:51 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. No
action taken.
Meeting adjourned at 9:53 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Brett Wachsmith, Chairman