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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY 9:00 A.M. APRIL 12, 2021
Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith; Commissioner Cory
Wright and Vice-Chairman Laura Osiadacz.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Administrative Supervisor; Taylor Crouch,
Administrative Assistant; Judy Pless, Budget and Finance Manager and
two members of the public.
SPECIAL MEETING OFFICE STAFF MEETING COMMISSIONERS
At 9:00 a.m. Chairman Osiadacz 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 April 9, 2021.
TOWNHALL COMMUNITY FORUM COMMISSIONERS
Vice-Chairman Osiadacz asked to pick up a conversation from a while
ago that Commissioner Wright had proposed. She stated she would like
to get moving and give direction on whether the Board would
facilitate one or two townhall meetings one in Upper County and one
in Lower County and noted that Paul Jewell would moderate them. The
Board agreed to host two in May during the evening hours and asked
that Vice Chairman Osiadacz work with Staff to set it up.
REQUEST ADO-DESIGNATION-CHAMBER COMMISSIONERS
Vice-Chairman Osiadacz moved to approve & authorize the Chair’s
signature on an Associate Development Organization
Certification/Designation Form for the 2020-2023 biennium, noting it
is due back to the Department of Commerce by April 15, 2021.
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Commissioner Wright expressed concerns and asked the Board to
consider allowing for 3 more days to review options. Vice-Chairman
Osiadacz encouraged Commissioner Wright to work on options over the
next two years, and stated now was not the time to make a knee jerk
reaction. Chairman Wachsmith seconded. Motion carried 2-1
(Commissioner Wright opposed).
DISCUSSION PHIL BACKLUND BOCC RETREAT COMMISSIONERS
The Board discussed options to consider for planning a
retreat/meeting for the Board to develop their goals etc. They heard
from Phil Backlund and the ideas he had to facilitate. The Board
agreed to see if the Prosecutor’s Office could draft an Agreement
for the Board to consider and that Commissioner Wright would work
with Staff to develop a DRAFT Agenda for the Board to consider.
LETTER FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Osiadacz moved to approve and authorize Board signature
on a letter to Congresswoman Kim Schrier regarding the Approval of
the Board’s Federal Appropriation Requests. Commissioner Wright
seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMISSIONERS
At 9:55 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith announced the Board would recess
into 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 anticipated.
At 10:00 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. No
action taken.
At 10:00 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith announced the Board would recess
back into 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
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discharging or disciplining an employee, that action shall be taken
in a meeting open to the public. No action anticipated.
At 10:05 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. No
action taken.
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 April 12, 2021 they would post
on their Facebook page a correction to the Upper County Traffic
Committee survey monkey on the phone number listed; Commissioner
Wachsmith will be doing two Press Releases that Commissioner
Osiadacz will post on Facebook relating to the New Courthouse
Committee and the Bowling Alley Committee and a post recruiting for
the YBFWRB for a Citizen Committee Member(s).
OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL UPDATES
There were general updates on meetings & conversations that the
Board participated in, individually over the past week.
Meeting adjourned at 10:06 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Brett Wachsmith, Chairman