HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-09-21-minutes-collective-bargaining--closed-session2022-09-21 MINUTES 1
COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
CONFERENCE ROOM
SPECIAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY 11:30 A.M. SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Board members present: Chairman Laura Osiadacz; Vice-Chairman Cory
Wright and Commissioner Brett Wachsmith.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Office Administrator; Patti Stacey, Solid
Waste/ Interim Maintenance Director/Project Manager; Chris Horner,
Deputy Prosecutor.
SPECIAL MEETING CLOSED BARGAINING COMMISSIONERS
At 11:32 a.m. Chairman Osiadacz opened a Special Meeting and
announced the Board would recess into a Collective Bargaining -
Closed Session- Pursuant to RCW 42.30.140(4)(b), the OPMA does
not apply to that portion of a meeting during which the governing
body is planning or adopting the strategy or position to be taken by
the governing body during the course of any collective bargaining,
professional negotiations, or grievance or mediation proceedings, or
reviewing the proposals made in the negotiations or proceedings
while in progress.
At 11:58 a.m. the Board reconvened out of a Closed Bargaining
Session. Direction given to Sstaff to continue negotiations.
EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMISSIONERS
At 11:59 a.m. Chairman Osiadacz announced the Board would recess
into an Executive Session for 5 minutes with Chris Horner, Deputy
Prosecutor, 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. Action anticipated.
At 12:04 p.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. The
Board announced they would accept the IT Directors Resignation and
the Chairman would send a letter to notify him. They also appointed
Doug Fessler, Network Administrator as the Interim IT Director.
EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMISSIONERS
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At 12:06 p.m. Chairman Osiadacz announced the Board would recess
back into an Executive Session for 5 minutes with Chris Horner,
Deputy Prosecutor, under RCW 42.30.110 (a)(ii) To consider, if in
compliance with any required data security breach disclosure under
RCW 19.255.010 and 42.56.590, and with legal counsel available,
information regarding the infrastructure and security of computer
and telecommunications networks, security and service recovery
plans, security risk assessments and security test results to the
extent that they identify specific system vulnerabilities, and other
information that if made public may increase the risk to the
confidentiality, integrity, or availability of agency security or to
information technology infrastructure or assets. Action
anticipated.
At 12:11 p.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. The
Board directed Deputy Horner to establish a contract agreement for
an analysis of a laptop.
Meeting concluded at 12:14 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Laura Osiadacz, Chairman