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01/25/23 MINUTES 1 <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES <br />KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br />CONFERENCE ROOM <br />SPECIAL MEETING <br /> <br />TEUSDAY 9:00 A.M. JANUARY 25, 2023 <br /> <br />Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright, Vice-Chairman Brett <br />Wachsmith & Commissioner Laura Osiadacz (arrived at 9:10 A.M.). <br /> <br />Others: Emily Smith, Administrative Assistant; Amy McGuffin, <br />Kittitas Chamber of Commerce CEO; Margret Reich CenterFuse Executive <br />Director; and 1 member of the public. <br /> <br />SPECIAL MEETING CHAMBER AND CENTERFUSE COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />At 9:01 a.m. Chairman Wright opened a Special Meeting to meet with <br />the Chamber of Commerce and CenterFuse to discuss their scope of <br />services provided through Conference of Governments contract. <br /> <br />Amy McGuffin, Chamber CEO spoke to the current scope of work the <br />Chamber is performing as the County’s ADO. Currently the Chamber has <br />outreach and economic staff. The additional funds requested this <br />year would go towards funding an additional 3-4 staff positions. Ms. <br />McGuffin went over the Chamber’s strengths and skills. <br /> <br />Margret Reich, Executive Director of CenterFuse, spoke to how <br />CenterFuse is structured, how it started, and their expansion goals. <br />CenterFuse is a business development organization that is mostly <br />grant funded. She spoke to the skills and strengths of CenterFuse. <br /> <br />Ms. McGuffin and Ms. Reich both spoke to the collaboration that the <br />two organizations have been able to achieve this year. <br /> <br />The Board thanked Ms. McGuffin and Ms. Reich for attending. <br /> <br />Meeting concluded at 10:00 a.m. <br /> <br />KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />ADMINISTRSTIVE ASSISTANT KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br /> <br /> <br />Emily Smith Cory Wright, Chairman