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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
BOCC CONF. ROOM
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY 9:00 A.M. JUNE 6, 2022
Board members present: Chairman Laura Osiadacz; Vice-Chairman Cory
Wright. Absent - Commissioner Brett Wachsmith.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Administrative Supervisor; Julie Kjorsvik,
Clerk of the Board; Emily Smith, Administrative Assistant; Patti
Stacey, Solid Waste Director/Project Manager/Interim Maintenance
Director; Mark Cook, Public Works Director.
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 June 3, 2022.
APPOINTMENT DARWIN TRIGGS COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Wright moved to appoint Darwin Triggs, to the Kittitas
County Airport Advisory Committee, for a 3-year term effective
immediately and to expire on 12/31/2023, noting that he is
completing a former members term. Chairman Osiadacz seconded. Motion
carried 2-0.
DISCUSSION WATER LINE JAIL COMMISSIONERS
Patti Stacey, Solid Waste Director/Project Manager/Interim
Maintenance Director provided a status update to the Board on the
Declaration of Emergency at the jail that was done. She reviewed a
bid from McKinstry to fix the water line at the jail and explained
that they won’t be able to do this project until September but gave
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a bid for overtime work Friday, Saturday, Sunday they could do it
right away. The Board authorized Ms. Stacey to work with the Jail
and McKinstry to do the project over the weekend.
EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMISSIONERS
At 9:07 a.m. Chairman Osiadacz announced the Board would recess into
Executive Session with Director Stacey and Director Cook for ten
minutes to consider the minimum price at which real estate will be
offered for sale or lease when public knowledge regarding such
consideration would cause a likelihood of decreased price. However,
final action selling or leasing public property shall be taken in a
meeting open to the public. Possible action anticipated.
At 9:17 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session.
Direction given to allow Public Works to not move forward with the
purchase of property in Ellensburg and work with legal to see if
they can proceed with a private sale.
DISCUSSION FACEBOOK WEEKLY POSTS COMMISSIONERS
The Board determined that for the week of June 6, 2022 the Board
would post on their Facebook page about there being BOE Appeal Forms
for pick up at Upper Dist. Court and a congratulations to all the
Graduates for 2022.
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 9:47 a.m. Chairman Osiadacz announced the Board would recess into
Executive Session for five minutes with just the Board, 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.
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At 9:52 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.
Director Cook requested permission to bring forward a PAF for a
promotion of one of his Equipment Operator’s being moved into an
Engineer Tech noting that with a promotion it’s a 5% increase per
policy. The Board indicated they had no issues.
Meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Laura Osiadacz, Chairman