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2022-08-22 Minutes 1 Information Technology
Commissioners’ Minutes
Kittitas County, Washington
Commissioners’ Conference Room
Regular Meeting
Monday 11:00 AM August 22, 2022
Board members present: Chair Laura Osiadacz, Vice-Chair Cory Wright, Commissioner Brett Wachsmith
Others present: IT Director Jim Goeben
Regular Meeting Information Technology
Meeting called to order at 11:00 AM.
Citizen Comments
There were no citizen comments.
Request to Approve Operations Manager Position and Revised IT Organization Chart
The board was not inclined to make organizational changes at this time.
Executive Session – Evaluate Applicant or Review Performance
RCW 42.30.110 (g) 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.
No action was taken.
Discussion and Direction on Information Collected in the IT Service Request System
There was a review and discussion of the staff report provided by Director Goeben.
The board approved changes to the IT Work Rules to remove time tracking from the service request
system, to use the system only for staff requests and not IT general duties and administrative work, and
to update request as work is performed.
Discussion and Direction on Technology Policy Changes and Elevated Privileges for Non-IT Staff
There was a review and discussion of the staff report provided by Director Goeben.
The board adopted the changes to the technology policies and the Elevated Privilege Account
Agreement form as presented.
2022-08-22 Minutes 2 Information Technology
Discussion and Direction on Providing Technology Support to the City of Kittitas
There was discussion of City of Kittitas Chief of Police Aaron Nelson’s request for Kittitas County IT to bid
for IT to take over the city’s IT support. The board directed Mr. Goeben to ask Chief Nelson to request
the City Administrator and the Mayor contact the board to discuss the city’s needs.
Other Business
There was no other business.
Meeting concluded at 11:40 AM.
Kittitas County Commissioners
Information Technology Director Kittitas County, Washington
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Doug Fessler, IT Director on behalf of Laura Osiadacz, Chair
Jim Goeben, former IT Director*
*Meeting minutes from the IT Study Session that took place on August 22nd, 2022 are being submitted
for the 12-6-2022 Agenda Session. The document was prepared by former I.T. Director Jim Goeben but
was not submitted for the Board to consider. No other IT staff were present during the meeting, so the
contents of these minutes cannot be verified at this time.