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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
BOCC CONF. ROOM
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY 11:00 A.M. NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Board members present: Chairman Laura Osiadacz; Vice-Chairman Cory
Wright; Commissioner Brett Wachsmith.
Others: Doug Fessler, IT Director; Zane Kinney, Application
Development Manager; Chelsey Pedersen, Application Developer; Chris
Horner, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney.
REGULAR MEETING IT STUDY SESSION COMMISSIONERS
At 11:00 a.m. Chairman Osiadacz opened the Information Technology
Study Session.
CITIZEN COMMENTS
There were no citizen comments.
UPDATE IT STAFFING PLAN IT
Director Fessler updated the Board regarding the staffing situation
in the IT Department. IT is currently staffed at 66% with many
critical positions unfilled. In the near future, Mr. Fessler will be
looking to create positions for junior systems and network roles, an
operations manager, and an administrative assistant. Zane Kinney’s
job description and/or title will be modified to formally recognize
him as the IT Assistant Director. Multiple options are being
considered for addressing the vacant GIS Coordinator position
including recruiting candidates in the GIS field, contracting with
an outside consulting service, and/or developing existing staff’s
skills to the level required of the position.
Commissioner Wright asked if the IT Department would be able to
utilize outside consulting services to assist with other key
functions until the department is fully staffed. Mr. Fessler
responded that some tasks require an advanced understanding of the
Kittitas IT environment but that there may be consultation hours
that can be purchased from a few of the vendors with which the
department already contracts. Mr. Kinney also commented that IT is
currently employing a project specialist for certain system
administration duties.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION IT
At 11:22 a.m. Chairman Osiadacz announced the Board would recess
into Executive Session for ten minutes pursuant to 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. No action anticipated.
At 11:34 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. No
action was taken.
At 11:34 a.m. Chairman Osiadacz announced the Board would recess
back into Executive Session for ten minutes pursuant to 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. No action anticipated.
At 11:45 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. The
Board directed Staff to provide a prioritized list of all active
security and departmental projects. Chairman Osiadacz will then
advise county departments that projects relating to cyber security
will take priority.
OTHER BUSINESS BUDGET FOLLOW-UP IT
In a previous meeting regarding IT’s preliminary budget, the Board
asked about a decrease in software costs from the 2022 budget to the
proposed 2023 budget. Mrs. Pedersen informed the Board that after
researching the issue, there were two main contributing factors.
Certain one-time software expenses that occurred in 2022 would not
be applicable in 2023 and a few software contracts had been
cancelled for 2023.
MEETING CONCLUSION COMMISSIONERS
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At 11:47 a.m. Chairman Osiadacz concluded the Information Technology
Study Session.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Doug Fessler, IT Director Laura Osiadacz, Chair