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<br />03/03/2021 MINUTES 1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES <br />KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br />WEBEX <br />SPECIAL MEETING <br /> <br />WEDNESDAY 10:00 A.M. MARCH 3, 2021 <br /> <br />Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith; Vice-Chairman Laura <br />Osiadacz & Commissioner Cory Wright. <br /> <br />Others: Mandy Buchholz, Administrative Supervisor; Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk <br />of the Board; Lisa Young, Human Resource Director; Judy Pless, Budget & <br />Finance Manager; Amy Cziske, Treasurer; Lisa Murray, Administrative <br />Assistant; Mark Cook, Public Works Director; Jerry Pettit, Auditor; Cori <br />McKean, Office Administrator; Elishia Harvill, Chief Administrator; <br />Chris Whitsett, Inspector; Patti Johnson, Solid Waste Director/Interim <br />Maint. Director/Project Manager; Ken Grannan, Airport Director; Liz <br />Remeto, Finance Manager; Neil Caulkins, Chief Civil Deputy; Karey <br />Connor, Fiscal Tech III; Pat Gigstead, Chief Probation Officer; Greg <br />Zempel, Prosecutor; and Ann Strand, Program Manager; Shelby Hageman, <br />Audit Lead. <br /> <br />SPECIAL MEETING STATE AUDITOR’S ACCOUNTABILITY AUDIT COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />At 10:00 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith opened a Special Meeting to consider <br />the State Auditor’s Office Accountability Audit Exit Conference. <br /> <br />Shelby Hageman, Audit Lead, reviewed the Accountability Audit Report for <br />Kittitas County for the period January 1, 2019 through December 31, <br />2019. She also provided information on the costs and future rates for <br />next year. <br /> <br />Ann Strand, Audit Manager said this was a good clean audit and that <br />their opinion issued on the County’s compliance with requirements <br />applicable to its major program and that the audit conducted in <br />accordance with Government Audit Standards and the Uniform Guidance. She <br />stated that they had no reported significant deficiencies in internal <br />controls and they identified no deficiencies that they consider to be <br />material weaknesses and they noted no instances of noncompliance that <br />are required to be reported. <br /> <br />Chairman Wachsmith questioned the cost of the upcoming years audit, and <br />asked for better understanding as to why, the cost is again over <br />$90,000.00. <br />