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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />COUNTY OF KITTITAS <br />STATE OF WASHINGTON <br />RESOLUTION <br />NO.2023- / a, <br />RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE KITTITAS VALLEY EVENT CENTER <br />DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE, ENTER INTO, AND APPROVE CONTRACTS WITH A <br />VALUE OF LESS THAN $50,000 <br />WHEREAS, the Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has the authority to <br />make such contracts as may be necessary to their corporate or administrative <br />powers, and to do all necessary acts in relation to the property of the County <br />pursuant to RCW 36.01.010; and <br />WHEREAS, the BOCC can delegate to its agents or officers certain corporate or administrative <br />powers, such as contracting authority pursuant to RCW 36.01.030; and <br />WHEREAS, the BOCC has previously delegated to other County departments and offices the <br />specific authority to negotiate, enter into, and approve contracts for expenditures, <br />purchases, or other contractual obligations for property, goods, or services; and <br />WHEREAS, the Kittitas Valley Event Center Director, in carrying out the duties of the Event <br />Center, is frequently called upon to sign contracts, administrative agreements, or <br />sub-agreements with relatively low risk and dollar value; and <br />WHEREAS, it is an efficient and expensive use of staff time and resources for the BOCC to <br />review and approve all Event Center related contracts regardless of amount; and <br />WHEREAS, the BOCC previously, delegated signatory authority to the Event Center Director, <br />via Resolutions 97 -23 and 97 -43 ; and <br />WHEREAS, the BOCC finds it in in the best interest of the County to increase the contracting <br />authority of the Event Center Director to more accurately align with current <br />market trends and County needs; and; <br />NOW' THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners hereby <br />authorizes the Event Center Director to negotiate for and on behalf of the county and enter <br />contractual obligations for any expenditure purchases, or other contractual obligations for <br />property, goods, or services with a value of less than $50,000. <br />Any contractual obligation for any expenditures, purchases, or other contractual <br />obligations for property, goods, or services with a value of more than $50,000 shall be approved <br />by the Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners; provided, however, that the Kittitas <br />County Board of County Commissioners may on a case-by-case basis delegate such authority back <br />to the Event Center Director. The Board of County Commissioners may limit the scope and