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2022-10-19 MINUTES 1 <br />COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES <br />KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br />CONFERENCE ROOM <br />SPECIAL MEETING <br /> <br />WEDNESDAY 9:00 A.M. OCTOBER 19, 2022 <br /> <br />Board members present: Chairman Laura Osiadacz and Commissioner <br />Brett Wachsmith. Excused: Vice-Chairman Cory Wright. <br /> <br />Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Chelsey Loeffers, <br />Public Health Director; Mike Hougardy, Assessor; Katrina Mankus, <br />Juvenile Court Administrator; Amy Cziske, Treasurer; Mark Cook, <br />Public Works Director; Brian Carlson, Budget & Finance Director; <br />Phil Backlund, Consultant; and 1 member of the public. <br /> <br />SPECIAL MEETING MANAGEMENT TEAM COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />At 9:00 a.m. Chairman Osiadacz opened a Special Meeting to meet with <br />the Management Team’s Executive Committee. <br /> <br />CERTIFICATION DIGITAL ASSURANCE CERTIFICATION AUDITOR <br /> <br />Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve and authorize the Chairman <br />to sign a Pricing Agreement with Digital Assurance Certification, <br />LLC, Disclosure-Dissemination Agent Services. Chairman Osiadacz <br />seconded. Motion carried 2-0. <br /> <br />Amy Cziske, Treasurer, said the Management Team had a half-day <br />retreat on Friday October 7th which was a follow up to the one-day <br />retreat back in July. She said the Management Team completed their <br />Strategic Plan and tried to tie it to the Commissioners plan. Their <br />overall focus was on employees and trying to unify everyone. <br />Chairman Osiadacz felt there wasn’t very much included in their plan <br />that refers to serving the public. Mike Hougardy, Assessor, <br />explained that if they could work towards increasing efficiency and <br />employee betterment, it would most certainly increase public <br />service. Mark Cook, Public Works Director, explained how everyone <br />seemed to be in favor of getting all permitting departments under <br />one roof and how it would be an overall benefit the public. <br /> <br />Ms. Cziske said one of their 90-day goals were to have a work from <br />home standards policy in place. The Management Team would like to <br />know what the Commissioner’s vision was for employees across the <br />board. Chairman Osiadacz said the Board recognized the need for <br />flexibility with remote abilities, wherever possible. Mark said <br />everyone should evaluate their positions and define what positions <br />were essential to those who interface with the public. Commissioner <br />Wachsmith felt the County was losing employees to other places that <br />offer a work from home option, and by offering it, it could be a <br />perk for recruitment and retention. They agreed to have Jeanne