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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON WEBEX SPECIAL MEETING TUESDAY 3:00 P.M. SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith; Vice-Chairman Laura
Osiadacz and Commissioner Cory Wright.
Others: Taylor Crouch, Administrative Assistant; Clay Meyers,
Sheriff; Dan Carlson, CDS Director; Doug Mitchell, Deputy
Prosecutor; and Lisa Young, HR Director.
SPECIAL MEETING EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMISSIONERS
At 3:05 p.m. Chairman Wachsmith opened a Special Meeting and
announced the Board would recess into Executive Session for fifteen
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. Action anticipated.
At 3:20 p.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. No
action was taken.
At 3:20 p.m. Chairman Wachsmith announced the Board would recess
back into Executive Session for ten 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. Action was anticipated.
At 3:30 p.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. No
action was taken.
At 3:30 p.m. Chairman Wachsmith announced the Board would recess
back into Executive Session for five minutes to evaluate the
qualifications of an applicant for public employment or to review
the performance of a public employee. However, subject to RCW
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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. Action was anticipated.
At 3:35 p.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session and gave
direction to Staff to allow for the Sheriff’s Office IT Staff to
work with HR, IT, and CDS to review the files, to keep the Staff on
paid administrative leave until the investigation is complete, and
to have HR review the investigation report.
Meeting adjourned at 3:36 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Taylor Crouch Brett Wachsmith, Chairman