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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
BOCC CONF. ROOM
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY 9:00 A.M. NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Board members present: Chairman Laura Osiadacz; Vice-Chairman Cory
Wright; Commissioner Brett Wachsmith.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Office Administrator; Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk
of the Board; Emily Smith, Administrative Assistant.
REGULAR MEETING OFFICE STAFF MEETING COMMISSIONERS
At 9:00 a.m. Chairman Osiadacz 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 November 4, 2022.
APPOINTMENT 1/10th of 1% COMMISSIONERS
Vice-Chairman Wright moved to approve the following appointments to
the 1/10th of 1% Mental Health & Chemical Dependency Tax Advisory
Board Per Resolution 2022-185: Susan Grindle, Dist. #1 Rep.; Colleen
Anderson, Dist. #2 Rep.; Doug Fessler, Dist. #3 Rep.; Dr. Mark
Larson, Public Health Rep.; Dr. Cynthia Kay Greer, Member at Large
with Lived Experience; Debbie Bogart, Member with Unique Experience
- Mental Health Disorders; Elizabet Patti, Member with Unique
Experience - Substance Use Disorders, noting that Commissioner
Wachsmith would be the Chair and Non-Voting Member. Commissioner
Wachsmith seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
APPOINTMENT VETERANS DAY COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve the following appointments
to the County Veterans Advisory Board Per Resolution 2022-187: Ruben
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Cardenas, Jeff Leichleiter, Ronald Ness, William DeHaven, Dennis
Cort and Timothy Paxton as an Alternate, noting that we will still
need to recruit one additional Alternate. Commissioner Wachsmith
seconded. The Board indicated that Commissioner Wachsmith would be
the Chair and Non-Voting member on the Board. Motion carried 3-0.
RATIFY QUIT CLAIM DEED SOLID WASTE
Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve and ratify Vice-Chair
signature on a Quit Claim Deed for Parcel 961884 to D&N Development
LLC. Vice-Chairman Wright seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
PROCLAMATION VETERAN’S DAY COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve a Proclamation for Veteran’s
Day. Vice-Chairman Wright seconded. Motion carried 3-0. There will
be a Facebook post regarding this and the closure of the Courthouse
on Veteran’s Day.
AGREEMENT LOWER DIST. COURT I.D. SERVICES COMMISSIONERS
Vice-Chairman Wright moved to approve and authorize Chair signature
on an Agreement for Kittitas County Lower District Court Indigent
Defense Services with Kirkham Law Offices, PLLC. Commissioner
Wachsmith seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
DISCUSSION FACEBOOK WEEKLY POSTS COMMISSIONERS
The Board determined that for the week of November 7, 2022, they
would share the following: Proclamation for Veterans Day; I-90
Stakeholders Meeting and the Back Mitigation Celebration Event that
was held last week.
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.
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Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board asked the Board to support Staff
who are trying to focus the Admin. Meeting’s for the Board and
Staff. She said they have really gotten out of hand for collecting
last minute requests which leaves no time for the Board and Staff to
meet.
The Board stated they would support Staff and work with Dept. Heads
on planning accordingly for their business needs.
Meeting concluded at 9:58 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Laura Osiadacz, Chairman