Laserfiche WebLink
11/12/2021 MINUTES 1 <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON COMMISSIONERS AUDITORIUM/WEBEX SPECIAL MEETING <br /> FRIDAY 9:00 A.M. NOVEMBER 12, 2021 <br />Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith, Vice-Chairman Laura <br />Osiadacz, and Commissioner Cory Wright. <br /> <br />Others in attendance & via Webex: Taylor Crouch, Administrative <br />Assistant; Jim Goeben, IT Director; Judy Pless, Budget & Finance <br />Manager; Kristine Foreman, HR Director; Pat Gigstead, Chief <br />Probation Officer; Greg Zempel, Prosecutor; Elishia Harvill, Chief <br />Administrator; Mike Hougardy, Assessor; Ken Grannan, Airport <br />Director; Todd Davis, Noxious Weed Director; Jessica Miller, <br />Administrative Assistant; Kari Elkins, Office Administrator; Katrina <br />Mankus, Juvenile Court Administrator; Sarah Keith, Superior Court <br />Administrator; Diana MacKenzie, Upper Court Administrator;; Sue <br />Higginbotham, Office Administrator; Patti Stacey, Solid Waste <br />Director/Interim Maintenance Director/Project Manager; Chris <br />Whitsett, Inspector; Sharrie McPherson, Fiscal Analyst; Clay Myers, <br />Sheriff; Mark Cook, Public Works Director; Katie Odiaga, Fiscal <br />Analyst; Carly Brettmann, Communications Director; Cori McKean, <br />Office Administrator; Steve Panattoni, Jail Superintendent; Tip <br />Hudson, Extension Agent; Jerry Pettit, Auditor; Dan Carlson, CDS <br />Director; Val Barschaw, Clerk; Judge Paul Sanders; Jesse Cox, <br />Environmental Health Supervisor; Lisa Murray, Administrative <br />Supervisor; Marc Eylar, Assistant Coordinator; Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk <br />of the Board, and 1 member of the public. SPECIAL MEETING BUDGET REVIEW COMMISSIONERS <br />At 9:00 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith opened a Special Meeting for the <br />2022 Budget Review. <br /> <br />Judy Pless, Budget and Finance Manager reviewed the preliminary <br />budget results for 2022. Currently the budget is 3 million dollars <br />out of balance. <br /> <br />Mike Hougardy, Assessor explained the increases the County will see <br />from property assessments. He also stated that he was withdrawing <br />the request for new laptops in his office. <br /> <br />The Board had some discussion on areas that would be cut, but asked <br />that each department look at their proposed budgets and make cuts on <br />their own. <br />