HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-02-08-minutes-bocc-office-admin-meeting2/08/2021 MINUTES 1
COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
WEBEX
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY 9:00 A.M. FEBRUARY 8, 2021
Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith; Vice-Chairman Laura
Osiadacz & Commissioner Cory Wright.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Administrative Supervisor; Julie Kjorsvik,
Clerk of the Board; Stephanie Hartung, Deputy Prosecutor and one
member of the public.
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 February 5, 2021.
APPOINTMENT TV IMPROVEMENT DIST. COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Osiadacz moved to reappoint Gerald Brong to the
Kittitas County TV Improvement District, for a three-year term
effective immediately and ending on 12/31/2023. Commissioner Wright
seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
DISCUSSION DEPARTMENT HEAD MEETINGS COMMISSIONERS
Mandy Buchholz, Administrative Supervisor questioned if the Board
wanted to resume the Department Head meetings. She stated that there
have been a lot of positives that have come out of not having them
through the pandemic, such as Department’s are making better use of
their Study Session time; it gives the Board another time slot in
their schedule to have a Special Meeting; and it allows the Board
the time they need to have discussions and get updates from one
2/08/2021 MINUTES 2
another. she stated that they have always accommodated last
minute/time Sensitive issues that come up, however another option
would be to consider decreasing them and to have two or three
instead of 5 ten minute slots. She stated that the Board would need
to direct Staff to set a Public Hearing if they wanted to change it
as those meetings are in the Kittitas County Code. Commissioner
Osiadacz stated that the ten minutes is rarely enough time to
conduct much business and they typically ran over, so she would not
have any issues considering alternate options or doing away with
them. Chairman Wachsmith and Commissioner Wright stated that they
would be in favor of continuing with them to be on hold for the time
being until the Pandemic is over and will further consider options
then.
FOLLOW UP GROUP REGISTRATION - NACO COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Osiadacz stated that she reached out at the direction
of the Board to see if any other Elected’s were interested in
participating in the NACO Annual Conference this year since it will
be held virtually. She only heard from the County Clerk and
indicated that Ms. Barschaw was not interested, but would like any
pertinent information shared with her. The Board directed Staff to
sign up for the Group A package for 5 members to attend.
RATIFY LETTER OF SUPPORT – HB1355 COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Osiadacz moved to ratify Board signature on a letter of
support to Chairman Chapman and Ranking Member Chandler Re: HB 1355.
Commissioner Wright seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
DISCUSSION ZOOM MEETINGS FOR COMMITTEES COMMISSIONERS
The Board along with Deputy Prosecutor Hartung and BoCC Staff
discussed concerns brought forward with County Boards, Committee’s
and Commissions using Zoom for virtual meetings. The Board
determined they would like the Chair to send out a letter on behalf
of the Board to the County Clerk offering to have BoCC Staff host
the meetings via WebEx until they can meet in person and asking that
they retain the clerking role.
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.
2/08/2021 MINUTES 3
DISCUSSION FACEBOOK WEEKLY POSTS COMMISSIONERS
The Board determined for the week of February 8, 2021 they would
post on their Facebook about the vaccine clinic’s taking place in
Upper and Lower County; a thank you to all the volunteers for the
time at the Clinic’s and a share the Press Release’s for the New
Courthouse & Bowling Alley Proposal Review Committees.
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 9:45 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith announced the Board would recess
into Executive Session for 15 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 10:00 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. No
action taken.
Meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD II KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Brett Wachsmith, Chairman