HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-04-25-minutes-hr-study-sessionCOMMISSIONERS’ MINUTES
HR STUDY SESSION
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY 10:00 AM 4/25/2023
Board Members Present: Cory Wright, Brett Wachsmith, Laura Osiadacz
Others Present: Greg Zempel, Dan Carlson, Darren Higashiyama, Christopher Horner, Jeanne Killgore
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 AM.
CITIZEN COMMENTS (ONE MIN. TIME LIMIT)
None.
REQUEST TO APPROVE MOU BETWEEN KITTITAS COUNTY AND TEAMSTERS 760 (CORRECTIONS NON-
UNIFORMED) TO RECOGNIZE AND CLASSIFY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
HR Director Killgore presented a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to the Board to recognize the new
position of Emergency Management Specialist within Teamsters 760 (Corrections Non-Uniformed). She noted
that this position was approved in the Sheriff’s 2023 budget. Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve an
MOU between Kittitas County and Teamsters 760 to recognize and classify the Emergency Management
Specialist position. Commissioner Osiadacz seconded the motion. Motion was approved; 3:0.
EXECUTIVE SESSION – 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.
The Board entered executive session at 10:03 AM to discuss the performance of a public employee for an
anticipated length of 15 minutes. Anticipated action; direction to staff. The Board exited executive session at
10:18 AM. Direction to staff; offer six months of severance pay and benefits.
At 10:21 AM the Board entered executive session to discuss the performance of another public employee for
an anticipated length of five minutes. Anticipated action; none. At 10:26 AM the Board extended executive
session for an additional six minutes. The Board exited executive session at 10:32 AM with no action taken.
OTHER BUSINESS
Commissioner Osiadacz commented that the Board will be discussing the County’s noise ordinance at the
next Sheriff’s Study Session.
COMMISSIONERS’ MINUTES
HR STUDY SESSION
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM
REGULAR MEETING
CONCLUDED
The meeting was concluded at 10:37 AM.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Jeanne Killgore, HR Director Cory Wright, Chair