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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONER’S CONFERENCE ROOM/WEBEX
SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY 11:00 A.M. SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith; Vice-Chairman Laura
Osiadacz and Commissioner Cory Wright.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Administrative Supervisor; Stephanie
Hartung, Deputy Prosecutor; Lisa Young, HR Director; Kady
Porterfield, Event Center Director; Carly Brettmann, Communications
Director and two members of the public.
SPECIAL MEETING EVENT CENTER UPDATE COMMISSIONERS
At 11:00 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith opened a Special Meeting to receive
an update from Kady Porterfield, Event Center Director regarding
sponsorship opportunities at the Event Center.
Ms. Porterfield updated the Board on her conversation with the
Ellensburg Rodeo Board. She shared the timeline presented as well as
the clause in the Contract that is causing issues to move forward.
Commissioner Wright requested to enter into Executive Session
regarding potential litigation.
EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMISSIONERS
At 11:14 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith announced the Board would recess
into Executive Session for ten minutes with the Board, Ms.
Porterfield and Ms. Hartung 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. No action anticipated.
At 11:24 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. The
Board directed Commissioner Wright to set a meeting with the
Ellensburg Rodeo Board, Deputy Prosecutor Hartung and Director
Porterfield.
*Participant change out.
At 11:25 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith announced the Board would recess
back into Executive Session for five minutes with the Board,
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Director Porterfield, Director Young and Deputy Prosecutor Hartung
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 11:30 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. No
action was taken.
At 11:30 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith announced the Board would recess
back into Executive Session for five minutes with the Board,
Director Porterfield, Director Young and Deputy Prosecutor Hartung
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 11:35 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. The
Board directed Staff to set a Special Meeting to hold an Executive
Session to terminate an employee.
Meeting adjourned at 11:36 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Brett Wachsmith, Chairman