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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
WEBEX/CONF. ROOM
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY 9:00 A.M. MAY 16, 2022
Board members present: Chairman Laura Osiadacz; Vice-Chairman Cory
Wright and Commissioner Brett Wachsmith.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Administrative Supervisor; Julie Kjorsvik,
Clerk of the Board; Emily Smith, Administrative Assistant; Stephanie
Hartung, Deputy Prosecutor III.
REGULAR MEETING OFFICE STAFF MEETING COMMISSIONERS
At 9:00 a.m. Chairman Osiadacz 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 May 13, 2022.
DISCUSSION OPMA UPDATE/CHANGES COMMISSIONERS
Mandy Buchholz and Stephanie Hartung updated the Board on the
changes coming in June to the OPMA and asked for direction from them
on how to proceed.
The Board directed Staff to work with IT and Ms. Hartung on
messaging to notify folks that effective 6/1/2022 they will return
to pre-pandemic only live streaming and/or recording meetings.
The Board directed Staff to work with IT and Ms. Hartung on updating
agenda templates to comply with the new OPMA rules requiring a spot
for public comment on all Agenda’s subject to the OPMA, effective
6/9/2022, as well as change the language from “adjourn to conclude”.
DISCUSSION PETRICHOR FEASIBILITY STUDY COMMISSIONERS
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Commissioner Wright presented the Board with a feasibility study
from Peterichor and asked the Board to take some time to review it
and he will bring it forward on a future meeting for action.
DISCUSSION FACEBOOK WEEKLY POSTS COMMISSIONERS
The Board determined that for the week of May 16, 2022 the Board
would post on their Facebook page the two Planning Commission
vacancies as well as now the Transfer Station is accepting credit
cards.
UPDATE BOCC/ DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS COMMISSIONERS
Each Commissioner was assigned three different Department Heads to
meet with on a weekly basis for the year. The assignments for 2022
were determined at the Board of County Commissioners Office Admin
meeting earlier on and they will continue to provide updates at
future meetings.
Each Commissioner reviewed discussions held with their respective
departments and exchanged details of those meetings.
EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMISSIONERS
At 9:53 a.m. Chairman Osiadacz announced the Board would recess 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 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 anticipated.
At 9:58 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. No
action was taken.
OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL UPDATES
There were general updates on meetings & conversations that the
Board participated in, individually over the past week.
Meeting adjourned at 9:58 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Laura Osiadacz, Chairman