HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-08-24-minutes-county-management-team2022-08-24 MINUTES 1
COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
AUDITORIUM
SPECIAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY 1:00 P.M. AUGUST 24, 2022
Board members present: Chairman Laura Osiadacz; Vice-Chairman Cory
Wright and Commissioner Brett Wachsmith.
Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Codi Fortier,
Administrative Assistant; Jim Goeben, IT Director; Amy Cziske,
Treasurer; Ben Kokjer, Chief Deputy; Jeanne Killgore, Human Resource
Director; Pat Gigstead, Chief Probation Officer; Todd Davis, Noxious
Weed Director; Chris Whitsett, Inspector; Mike Hougardy, Assessor;
Patti Stacey, Solid Waste Director/Interim Maintenance
Director/Project Manager; Mark Cook, Public Works Director; Chelsey
Loeffers, Public Health Director; Greg Zempel, Prosecutor; Karen
Bowen, Clerk; Dan Carlson, CDS Director; Sarah Keith, Superior Court
Administrator; Brian Carlson, Budget & Finance Director; and Phil
Backlund, Consultant.
SPECIAL MEETING STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMISSIONERS
At 1:04 p.m. Chairman Osiadacz opened a Special Meeting to discuss
the Board of County Commissioners Strategic Plan & Goals with the
County Management Team.
Phil Backlund, Consultant, provided a history on the work that’s
been done by the Board of Commissioners on their Strategic Plan and
Goals. He said it included a shared vision and plans as well as a
shared set of core values and functions. The goals included ten,
three, and one-year intervals, along with short-term (90) day goals
and action plans. Chairman Osiadacz noted it was the Board of County
Commissioners Strategic Plan and not necessarily the County’s.
Vice-Chairman Wright reviewed the plan and said the County needed to
try and work on different ways to streamline more for efficient
government. Chairman Osiadacz said they wanted to present the
document to the Management Team in order to keep communication open
and people informed. She noted it was a working document and as
priorities change, they will keep everyone apprised of them. Mr.
Backlund said the Management Team will be working on their goals and
then ultimately both groups will come together to possibly create an
overall County-wide plan. There is another Management Team retreat
scheduled for October 7th and they will be working on their own
Strategic Plan. Mike Hougardy, Assessor, explained how part of what
came out of the retreat was to work together with the Board of
County Commissioners, and by knowing they want to do the same, it
will keep the enthusiasm going with everyone.
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Amy Cziske, Treasurer, asked to remove the request from the County
Management Team and Executive Committee with regard to dissolving
the monthly Chair/Department Head meeting and setting up a monthly
study session with the Board and the Executive Committee meeting.
She indicated the Executive Committee needed to meet to discuss more
information prior to presenting it to the Board.
The meeting was concluded at 1:28 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Laura Osiadacz, Chairman