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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
WEBEX/CONF. ROOM
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY 9:00 A.M. DECEMBER 6, 2021
Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith; Vice-Chairman Laura
Osiadacz and Commissioner Cory Wright.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Administrative Supervisor; Julie Kjorsvik,
Clerk of the Board; Carly Brettmann, Communications Director;
Kristine Foreman, HR Director and two 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 December 3, 2021.
DISCUSSION WELLNESS FUND COMMISSIONERS
There was discussion to have a hot cocoa bar for County Employees
with a raffle of some Chamber Bucks gift cards. The Board indicated
that they would like to take turns assisting HR in passing out the
hot cocoa. Director Foreman stated she would work with Staff to get
it going.
UPDATE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR COMMISSIONERS
Carly Brettmann, Communications Director provided updates and
received recommendations from the Board on what they felt was a
priority focus for her. The Board discussed Facebook posts for the
week they wanted to be published.
UPDATE BOCC/ DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS COMMISSIONERS
12/06/2021 MINUTES 2
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.
OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL UPDATES
There were general updates on meetings & conversations that the
Board participated in, individually over the past week.
Mandy Buchholz, Administrative Supervisor updated the Board on an
email received from the publisher of the Northern County Tribune
(County’s Official Newspaper) stating that they did not publish the
second notice of the County’s Mental Health Tax Public Hearing. She
stated that she put in a SR with the Prosecutor first thing this
morning to get legal advice and opinion. She stated she would keep
them updated throughout the day.
Ms. Buchholz also updated the Board that the new carpet was going to
be installed next week and that if they were comfortable with it
Staff would work on messaging and move everything for the week to
remote so they were all out of the way. The Board supported going
virtual for the week.
Ms. Buchholz asked the Board if they would be able to have someone
in addition to Chairman Wachsmith attend Monday December 27, 2021,
for the BoCC Admin Meeting at 9:00 a.m. Commissioner Wright stated
he would attend with Commissioner Wachsmith since the office is
closed that week. He asked that Commissioner Osiadacz be available
for any last-minute urgent meeting requests. She stated that she
would be for any emergencies.
Meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Brett Wachsmith, Chairman