HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-02-27-minutes-it-study-sessionKittitas County Commissioners
IT Study Session - Regular Meeting
Monday, February 27, 2023 - 11:00 AM
BOCC Conference Room
205 West 5th Room 108 – Ellensburg
Commissioners present: Cory Wright, Laura Osiadacz, Brett Wachsmith
Others present: Doug Fessler, Zane Kinney, Stephanie Hartung
Meeting Called to Order
Citizen Comment (1 min. time limit)
None present.
Request change to IT Policy regarding: 5.4.4 Physical access; 5.4.4.1 IT office area
A change was requested to allow the ability for broader access for maintenance staff to function
in the IT office area outside normal business hours while still meeting CJIS security
requirements.
Motion to accept by Commissioner Wachsmith, seconded by Commissioner Osiadacz, all
approved.
General updates
Doug Fessler and Zane Kinney presented updates on the following items:
▪ Progress on critical security projects is proceeding. The most critical is
functioning and is considered 95% complete. Other projects are proceeding well
and are on track to meet stated completion dates.
▪ Grant funding offered by the Washington Secretary of State, was secured. It will
in part be used to enhance both the IT physical office as well as the County’s IT
cybersecurity posture.
▪ IT has filled the two vacant Support Technician positions. Brendan Killeen and
Cody Boothe began employment on February 21st.
▪ For many years the IT department has needlessly held all-staff meetings twice
weekly. IT will be reducing this to twice a month.
▪ A quote from the City of Ellensburg for routing fiber optic cable to the new
Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has been received. IT is exploring other options.
Executive Session
RCW 42.30.110
(1) Nothing contained in this chapter may be construed to prevent a governing body from
holding an executive session during a regular or special meeting:
(a)(i) To consider matters affecting national security,
(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;
Entered 11:23 am for 10 minutes
Extended 11:33 am for 10 minutes
Ended 11:43 am
Other Business
Commissioner Wright voiced concern over the ability of third-party media consultants to gain
access and proper permissions to assist in managing County social media sites. Zane Kinney
assured him that this should not be an issue.
Concluded
Meeting concluded at 11:50 am
Kittitas County Commissioners
Kittitas County, Washington
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Zane Kinney Cory Wright, Chairman