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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY 9:00 A.M. MARCH 08, 2021
Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith; Commissioner Cory
Wright and Vice-Chairman Laura Osiadacz.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Administrative Supervisor; Julie Kjorsvik,
Clerk of the Board; Taylor Crouch, Administrative Assistant and Jim
Goeben, IT Director.
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 March 5, 2021.
APPOINTMENT NEW COURTHOUSE COMMITTEE COMMISSIONERS
The Board determined that they would wait until Dist. #3 had
applications before they proceeded with appointing applicants.
EXECUTIVE SESSION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
At 9:05 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith announced the Board would recess
into Executive Session for 15 minutes, with Jim Goeben, IT Director
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
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discharging or disciplining an employee, that action shall be taken
in a meeting open to the public. No action was anticipated.
At 9:20 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. No
action taken.
At 9:20 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith announced the Board would recess
back into Executive Session for 10 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 9:30 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. No
action taken.
DISCUSSION INFRASTRUCTURE REQUEST COMMISSIONERS
The Board discussed area’s in the County to submit to Senator Patty
Murray for possible infrastructure funding requests, such as the
Airport, Courthouse, Transfer Station, and possibly Public Works.
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 March 8, 2021 they would post
the DRAFT Parks, Recreation, Open Space Plan they have been working
on with Public Works as well as an update on the Airport
Department’s move out to the Airport.
OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL UPDATES
There were general updates on meetings & conversations that the
Board participated in, individually over the past week.
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Commissioner Wright nominated Commissioner Osiadacz to be the Lead
with The Ferguson Group. He stated that he felt it would be more
beneficial to have one point of contact that would be sharing
updates.
Meeting adjourned at 10:08 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Brett Wachsmith, Chairman