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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />COUNTY OF KITTITAS <br />STATE OF WASHINGTON <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2023 - _____ <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 2.81.060 OF THE KITTITAS COUNTY <br />CODE <br /> <br />WHEREAS, RCW 36.34.005 authorizes a county to establish procedures for the management of <br />county property, and once established those procedures will supersede those contained in Chapter <br />36.34 RCW; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the county adopted, via ordinance 2009-04, property management procedures <br />codified in Kittitas County Code Chapter 2.81; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners desire to update the County Code by including an <br />option for the Board of County Commissioners to delegate lease approval authority to a designee, <br />via resolution; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the provisions of this Ordinance shall be liberally construed for the <br />accomplishment of its purpose; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, nothing contained in this Ordinance is intended to be nor shall be construed to create <br />or form the basis for any liability on the part of the Board of Commissioners, Kittitas County, or <br />any of its officers, employees, or agents, for any injury or damage resulting from the failure of any <br />person subject to Chapter 2.81.060 of the Kittitas County Code to comply with this Ordinance, or <br />by reason or in consequence of any act or omission in connection with the implementation or <br />enforcement of the above referenced Chapters on the part of the Board of Commissioners, Kittitas <br />County, or any of its officers, employees, or agents; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on [Insert Public Hearing Date], and the public was <br />provided due notice and opportunity to provide testimony on the proposed ordinance; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners believes that adopting this ordinance <br />would be in the best interest of Kittitas County; <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of Kittitas County <br />that Chapter 2.81.060 of the Kittitas County Code is hereby amended by adding the following <br />underlined language to Chapter 2.81.060(4): <br /> <br />Chapter 2.81.060 <br />General Disposition of Property by Sale or Lease. <br />1. Unless otherwise exempt as provided in this chapter, property that has been declared <br />surplus to the county's needs shall be sold at auction or by sealed bid in accord with <br />notice and process as provided in Chapter 36.34 RCW.