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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
BOCC CONF. ROOM
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY 9:00 A.M. SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Board members present: Chairman Laura Osiadacz (arrived at 9:23
a.m.); Vice-Chairman Cory Wright; Commissioner Brett Wachsmith.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Office Administrator; Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk
of the Board; Emily Smith, Administrative Assistant; Chris Horner,
Deputy Prosecutor III; Chris Whitsett, Inspector.
REGULAR MEETING OFFICE STAFF MEETING COMMISSIONERS
At 9:00 a.m. Vice-Chairman Wright 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 September 23, 2022.
REQUEST COUNTY NOISE ORDINANCE COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve a request for a waiver to
the County Noise Ordinance from WSDOT, for contractors to do work on
select bridge locations along Interstate 90-West Side Canal Bridge
(Mile Post 105.55) and Wilson Creek Bridge (Mile Post 109.13) from
7/15/2023 – 9/30/2023. Vice-Chairman Wright seconded. Motion carried
2-0.
REQUEST COUNTY NOISE ORDINANCE COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve a request for a waiver to
the County Noise Ordinance from Brad Bird, to hold a private party
at his residence on October 1, 2022 until midnight October 2, 2022
at 2602 E. Cohoe Road, Ellensburg, WA 98926, subject to Mr. Bird
submitting a listing of addresses that are within 3/10 of a mile of
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his residence, notifying them of the party by no later than
September 30, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. Vice-Chairman Wright seconded.
Motion carried 2-0.
ACKNOWLEDGE CITY REPRESENTATION/CO. BOARDS COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve Board signature on a letter
to the City of Ellensburg acknowledging the following Councilmembers
on the following County Boards, Committees and Commissions: Law &
Justice Council, Councilmember Adam Winn; Developmental Disabilities
Advisory Committee, Councilmember Sarah Beauchamp; Kittitas County
COG, Councilmember Rich Elliott and Nancy Goodloe as presented.
Vice-Chairman Wright seconded. The Board selected Commissioner Cory
Wright to be a non-voting member on the Committee. Motion carried 2-
0.
DISCUSSION FACEBOOK WEEKLY POSTS COMMISSIONERS
The Board determined that for the week of September 26, 2022, they
would share the Press Release for the County recruitment on the
newly reformed Veterans Advisory Committee and also the 1/10 of 1%
Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Advisory Committee.
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.
OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL UPDATES
There were general updates on meetings & conversations that the
Board participated in, individually over the past week.
EXECUTIVE
At 9:42 a.m. Vice-Chairman Wright announced the Board would recess
into an Executive Session for 5 minutes 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
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discharging or disciplining an employee, that action shall be taken
in a meeting open to the public. No action anticipated.
At 9:47 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session.
RESOLUTION 2022-188 KCC 2.73 PROSECUTOR
Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve Resolution No. 2022-188, A
Resolution Approving Kittitas County Code Chapter 2.73 Requests for
Legal Defense in US Dist. Court Case #1:22-cv-03118, as presented.
Vice Chairman Wright seconded. Motion carried 2-0.
Meeting concluded at 9:46 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Laura Osiadacz, Chairman