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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY 9:00 A.M. JUNE 28, 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; Taylor Crouch, Admin. Assistant; Chris Horner,
Deputy Prosecutor; Clay Myers, Sheriff; Judy Pless, Budget & Finance
Manager; Lisa Young, HR Director; Mark Cook, Public Works Director;
Patti Stacey, Solid Waste Director/Interim Maintenance
Director/Project Manager; Neil Caulkins, Chief Deputy Prosecutor;
Kady Porterfield, Event Center Director and 3 members 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 June 25, 2021.
DISCUSSION AMERICAN RESCUE FUNDS COMMISSIONERS
Judy Pless, Budget & Finance Manager questioned what the Board
wanted to do with the Investment Interest for the American Recuse
Funds (ARF) and where they want to place the Investment Interest of
the ARF.
The Board approved the Investment Interest to be in a separate fund,
124 American Recuse Plan and not go into the General Fund.
DISCUSSION BOWLING ALLEY COMMISSIONERS
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The Board discussed the future of the Bowling Alley Committee. They
determined for the time being as they have had some interested
parties they would wait to see if they get any proposals.
CHANGE ORDER COLOCKUM BUIDLING DEMO COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Osiadacz moved to approve Change Order #1 from Mass X
Construction for a new amount of $147,695.41, for the Colockum
Building Demolition Project. Commissioner Wright seconded. Motion
carried 3-0.
EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMISSIONERS
At 9:16 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith announced the Board would recess
into Executive Session for 15 minutes, with Mark Cook and Neil
Caulkins to discuss with legal counsel representing the agency
matters relating to agency enforcement actions, or to discuss with
legal counsel representing the agency litigation or potential
litigation to which the agency, the governing body, or a member
acting in an official capacity is, or is likely to become, a party,
when public knowledge regarding the discussion is likely to result
in an adverse legal or financial consequence to the agency.
At 9:31 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. There
was no action taken.
EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMISSIONERS
At 9:32 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith announced the Board would recess
into Executive Session for 5 minutes, with Lisa Young, Clay Myers,
and Chris Horner under RCW 42.30.140 (4) (b) that portion of a
meeting during which the governing body is planning or adopting the
strategy or position to be taken by the governing body during the
course of any collective bargaining, professional negotiations, or
grievance or mediation proceedings, or reviewing the proposals made
in the negotiations or proceedings while in progress. Possible
action anticipated.
At 9:37 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. There
was no action taken.
At 9:37 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith announced the Board would recess
back into Executive Session for 10 minutes, with Lisa Young, Clay
Myers, and Chris Horner under RCW 42.30.140 (4) (b) that portion of
a meeting during which the governing body is planning or adopting
the strategy or position to be taken by the governing body during
the course of any collective bargaining, professional negotiations,
or grievance or mediation proceedings, or reviewing the proposals
made in the negotiations or proceedings while in progress. Possible
action anticipated.
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At 9:47 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session.
Direction to staff to bargain the impacts to the County Shared Leave
Policy and report back to the Board.
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 June 28th they would post on
their Facebook page: The ticket sales for Patriot Nights Concert on
the 4th of July; the 20th Anniversary Event of the Thirty-Mile Fire;
and a post addressing Firework dangers.
OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL UPDATES
There were general updates on meetings & conversations that the
Board participated in, individually over the past week.
Commissioner Wright questioned where the Communications Director
would be sitting. The Board determined that Chairman Wachsmith would
work with the County Treasurer as her Conference Room is the most
desirable location and it has its own entrance.
Commissioner Wright questioned if the Board was willing to try a
shift in office hours. He stated it would be temporary at first but
if it works well then potentially indefinitely. He stated he talked
to Staff to see if they were interested, and they were so he
proposed Monday – Friday 8-4 from July 2nd thru September 30th, 2021.
With the caveat to re-visit in September to extend. Commissioner
Osiadacz and Chairman Wachsmith were both in support.
Meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Brett Wachsmith, Chairman