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COMMISSIONERS’ MINUTES <br />KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br />WEBEX <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />HR STUDY SESSION <br /> <br />TUESDAY 10:00 AM 9/22/2020 <br /> <br />Board members present: Brett Wachsmith, Cory Wright <br />Others: Tristen Lamb, Chelsey Loeffers, Christopher Horner, Taylor Crouch, Lisa Young, Jeanne Killgore <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />The meeting was called to order at 10:00 AM. <br />PUBLIC HEALTH STAFFING REQUESTS – 1. PROJECT SPECIALIST/HEALTH PROMOTION & 2. PROJECT <br />SPECIALIST TO REGULAR CLASSIFICATION/DISEASE INVESTIGATOR <br />Health Promotion Supervisor Loeffers requested approval to hire a one-year temporary Project <br />Specialist to work primarily on air quality and to assist other grant-funded programs in the Public Health <br />Department. Supervisor Loeffers explained that the position will be grant funded. Commissioners <br />Wachsmith and Wright had no questions and approved the hire. <br />Public Health Director Lamb presented a request to reclassify the COVID-19 Project Specialist to a <br />permanent Disease Investigator position within the Public Health Department. She explained that the <br />Public Health Department must respond to many communicable diseases and must continue to respond <br />to COVID-19 for years to come. Director Lamb summarized that funding for the position has been <br />coming from CARES, and there will continue to be some guaranteed funding through spring of 2022. <br />She also explained that upon the retirement of the department’s full-time Public Health Nurse, they will <br />be filling the vacancy with a part-time FTE. The Health Officer will also be reducing his FTE, creating <br />further department savings. Commissioners Wachsmith and Wright expressed their approval of the <br />reclassification. <br />BOCC STAFFING – PUBLIC RELATIONS ADMINISTRATOR <br />Human Resource Director Young provided a brief summary of the status of the Public Relations <br />Administrator job posting. She explained that the Board is able to review applications at this time. <br />Commissioner Wright requested that the position remain open until at least the end of the month. <br />Commissioner Wachsmith agreed and will review applicants as time allows. <br />OPEN ENROLLMENT – REQUEST TO APPROVE 2021 RATES <br />Director Young requested Board approval of the 2021 benefit rates. She explained that the United <br />Healthcare medical plan rates have increased 9.5%, but dental, vision, basic life and basic long term <br />disability rates will remain the same in 2021. Regarding the medical rate increases, Director Young