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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
KVEC ARMORY
SPECIAL MEETING
THURSDAY 8:30 A.M. JUNE 30, 2022
Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith, Vice-Chairman Laura
Osiadacz, and Commissioner Cory Wright.
Others in attendance: Jim Goeben, IT Director; Brian Carlson, Budget
& Finance Manager; Kristine Foreman, HR Director; Pat Gigstead,
Chief Probation Officer; Greg Zempel, Prosecutor; Miranda Paul,
Admin Supervisor PAO; Elishia Harvill, Chief Administrator; Mike
Hougardy, Assessor; Christy Garcia, Chief Administrator; Kylee
Wuesthoff, Finance Officer; Codi Fortier, Admin Assistant; Jessica
Miller, Administrative Assistant; Candie Leader, Administrative
Supervisor; Kari Elkins, Office Administrator; Katrina Mankus,
Juvenile Court Administrator; Sarah Keith, Superior Court
Administrator; Diana MacKenzie, Upper Court Administrator; Karen
Bowen, Clerk; Lisa Lawrence, Assistant Director; Liz Remeto, Finance
Manager; Joshua Fredrickson, Engineer; Chris Whitsett, Inspector;
Sharrie McPherson, Fiscal Analyst; Clay Myers, Sheriff; Mark Cook,
Public Works Director; Chelsey Loeffers, Public Health
Administrator; Katie Odiaga, Fiscal Analyst; Kady Porterfield, KVEC
Director; Cori McKean, Office Administrator; Nick Henderson,
Coroner; Steve Panattoni, Jail Superintendent; Jerry Pettit,
Auditor; Andrea Morse, Office Assistant; Dan Carlson, CDS Director;
Ben Kokjer, Chief Deputy; Amy Cziske, Treasurer; Dora Van Epps,
Fiscal Analyst; Zack Dehaven, Fiscal Analyst; Don Pendersen,
Maintenance Specialist.
SPECIAL MEETING BUDGET RETREAT COMMISSIONERS
At 8:30 a.m. Chairman Osiadacz opened a Special Meeting for the
annual budget retreat and thanked everyone for attending this year.
Brian Carlson, Budget & Finance Director reviewed the Retreat
Agenda, Statues, Code & Formalities for County Budgeting; Roles and
Expectations for the Board, Other Elected Officials and Department
Heads appointed by the Board. He reviewed the 2023 Process and
Schedule as well as the number of meetings and duration of them for
this Fall with Management Team/Families. He discussed mid-year
budget revisions, process and purpose is. Director Carlson reviewed
his goals for the County and his methods and then opened the floor
to BoCC/Management Team feedback.
LUNCH BREAK – 11:30 am – 12:15 pm
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Director Carlson resumed budget talks with the Management Team
regarding Analysis, Summary, History, Trends, Forecasts, Inflation,
and discussion around Management Requests and Board Direction.
Discussion regarding explicit initiative for Management Requests,
and Board direction on Personnel, Union Contract Renewals, 2023 COLA
Exempt and Non-Exempt applicability, as well as updates and
discussion on Benefits and Health Insurance.
Wrapping up the day with roundtable discussion on Capital
Improvements, Maintenance Priorities and ARPA.
The Board and Brian thanked everyone for attending.
The meeting was concluded at 2:00 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Laura Osiadacz, Chairman