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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
CONFERENCE ROOM
SPECIAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY 11:00 A.M. JUNE 1, 2022
Board members present: Chairman Laura Osiadacz, Vice-Chairman Cory
Wright, and Commissioner Brett Wachsmith.
Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Amy Cziske, Treasurer;
Jerry Pettit, Auditor; and Brian Carlson, Budget & Finance Director.
SPECIAL MEETING TREASURER OFFICE HOURS TREASURER
At 11:00 a.m. Chairman Osiadacz opened a Special Meeting to meet
with the Treasurer and Budget & Finance Director.
Amy Cziske, Treasurer, reviewed a proposed Resolution authorizing
changes to their office hours. The office hours open to the public
would be Monday through Friday from the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m., with the exception of the months of April and October. The
hours would be extended in April and October from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. for the purpose of collecting taxes and being more available to
the public.
RESOLUTION 2022-118 TREASURER OFFICE HOURS TREASURER
Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve Resolution No. 2022-188,
Authorizing the Change of Office Hours for the Kittitas County
Treasurer’s Office. Vice-Chairman Wright seconded. Motion carried 3-
0.
UPDATE PSA – ACCOUNTING SERVICES AUDITOR
Brian Carlson, Budget & Finance Director, provided a draft
Professional Services Agreement to prepare the 2021 Financial
Statements to ensure timely drafting and submission of 2021
financial statements, and for additional phased scopes of work. He
said the budget impact is estimated at being $60,000.00 in 2022, and
$15,000.00 to $40,000.00 in 2023-2024. The proposed funding source
is to be the unallocated ARPA Funds. He said there are many more
political subdivisions, each with its own complex accounting and
reporting obligations, than there are technicians trained to meet
those obligations. Kittitas County is drawing from the same limited
talent-pool as every other political subdivision. He reviewed the
draft phases and said if the Board agreed to moving forward, he
would have the Prosecutor’s office review the draft agreement and
place it onto the Commissioners June 7, 2022, Agenda for
consideration.
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The Board of County Commissioners extended their appreciation to Mr.
Carlson for bringing forward the proposal and asked him to place it
onto their next Agenda for formal action.
Meeting adjourned at 11:18 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Laura Osiadacz, Chairman