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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
CONFERENCE ROOM
SPECIAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY 9:00 A.M. APRIL 26, 2023
Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright, Vice Chairman Brett
Wachsmith, and Commissioner Laura Osiadacz.
Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Amy Cziske, Treasurer;
Ben Kokjer, Chief Deputy; Katrina Mankus, Juvenile Court
Administrator; Jeanne Killgore, Human Resource Director; Chelsey
Loeffers, Public Health Director; and Mike Hougardy, Assessor.
SPECIAL MEETING MT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COMMISSIONERS
At 9:00 a.m. Chairman Wright opened a Special Meeting to meet with
members of the Management Team Executive Committee.
Amy Cziske, Treasurer, explained how the Management Team would like
to have a seat at the table when it comes to Collective Bargaining.
The Board said they are always welcome to take part in the
discussions and that Jeanne would reach out to all of them to obtain
additional information. The Sheriff’s Office and Public Works
Department will be asked if they could provide information at the
June Management Team meeting on their roles and experiences with
negotiations.
Amy said the exempt employee’s advocacy group has been meeting and
discussing their priorities, which includes longevity pay. After
discussion the Board said they were not interested in longevity pay
for exempt employees, but would rather look at different performance
based examples including merit, and other ways of incentivizing good
work. The group has also been looking into PTO, which Jeanne said
she could discuss in an upcoming Study Session. Chairman Wright said
he would like to have the exempt employee group provide a written
proposal of all their requests together. Commissioner Wachsmith said
he would like written reports on each item so the Board is better
prepared for their meeting with the Executive Committee, as it will
be easier to follow what is being asked of them.
Jeanne said there is a draft policy regarding timekeeping for exempt
employees which has been reviewed by the Prosecutors Office as well
as the policy committee. The next step is to have the policy
reviewed by the Management Team for their feedback. She said it’s
written in a way to allow for flexibility, but also public
accountability.
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Amy reviewed the Management Team’s top priorities including making
the county a competitive and desirable place to work, IT staffing
levels and focusing on security; and a long-term holistic view of
growth, impacts and work force trends.
RESOLUTION 2023-074 PROPERTY TAX OVER AND UNDER PAYMENTS TREASURER
Vice-Chairman Wachsmith moved to approve Resolution No. 2023-074,
Updating the Policies and Procedures for Property Tax Overpayments
and Underpayments. Commissioner Osiadacz seconded. Motion carried 3-
0.
Meeting concluded at 9:50 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Cory Wright, Chairman