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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
KVEC ARMORY
SPECIAL MEETING
THURSDAY 8:30 A.M. JUNE 29, 2023
Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith, Vice-Chairman Laura
Osiadacz, and Commissioner Cory Wright.
Others in attendance: Mandy Buchholz, Office Administrator-BoCC;
Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Doug Fessler, IT Director; Brian
Carlson, Budget & Finance Manager; Jeanne Killgore, HR Director;
Jacob Schroder, Admin Supervisor PAO; Elishia Harvill, Chief
Administrator; Mike Hougardy, Assessor; Christy Garcia, Chief
Administrator; Kylee Wuesthoff, Finance Officer; Codi Fortier, Admin
Assistant-Airport; Kari Elkins, Office Administrator – Juvenile
Probation; Katrina Mankus, Juvenile Court Administrator; Sarah
Keith, Superior Court Administrator; Diana MacKenzie, Upper Dist.
Court Administrator; Karen Bowen, Clerk; Lisa Lawrence, Assistant
Director SW; Reid Burbank, Finance Manager-DPW; Sharrie McPherson,
Fiscal Analyst; Clay Myers, Sheriff; Mark Cook, Public Works/CDS
Director; Chelsey Loeffers, Public Health Administrator; Katie
Odiaga, Fiscal Analyst; Kady Porterfield, KVEC Director; Cori
McKean, Chief Deputy Coroner; Nick Henderson, Coroner; Steve
Panattoni, Jail Superintendent; Bryan Elliott, Auditor; Dora Van
Epps, Accountant II; Zack DeHaven, Accountant II; Cody Cupp,
Maintenance Project Manager; Patti Stacey, Solid Waste
Director/Project Manager/Interim Maintenance Director; Tip Hudson,
WSU Extension; Sue Higginbotham, Chief Administrator – Auditor; Todd
Davis, Noxious Weed Director; Tasha Potter, Chief Administrator –
Public Defense; Barb Demory, Lower District Court Administrator;
Zane Kinney, Assistant Director – IT; Chelsey Pedersen, Application
Developer; Lindsey Buntin, Senior Misdemeanant Probation Officer.
SPECIAL MEETING BUDGET RETREAT COMMISSIONERS
At 8:30 a.m. Chairman Wright opened a Special Meeting for the
County’s Annual Budget Retreat and thanked everyone for attending
this year.
Brian Carlson, Budget & Finance Director reviewed the Retreat
Agenda, Budgeting Formalities, Technical Information; Budget/Finance
Director Goals and Methods; and Survey Results. There was open
discussion with the BoCC Management Team regarding Observations &
Anecdotes; Analysis on Summary Figures, Division of Resources:
Elected Officials and BoCC, History, Trends, what is driving it, and
forecasts; Macro-Level Anaysis and Hidden Costs.
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LUNCH BREAK – 12:04 pm – 12:45 pm
Budget & Finance Director Carlson resumed budget talks with the
Management Team regarding Management Observations & Anecdotes.
Open Discussion regarding analysis of summary figures, division of
resources: Elected Officials, history, trends, drivers, forecasts,
macro-level analysis, hidden costs. BoCC Priorities: economic
development, construction, broadband, levy lifts and other ballot
measures, county roads, Kittcom, Cle Elum School Dist., Upper County
Public Facilities Dist., sustainability (County Org), Strategic
Planning, Financial Planning, Asset Mgmt, Succession Planning,
Talent Acquisition and Development Retention; Management Team
Priorities being an Employer of Choice and IT related initiatives.
Director Carlson reviewed Personnel Priorities; salary study and
internal market rate analysis; 2024 COLA: Exempt and Non-Exempt
applicability; Benefits, Health Insurance, Self-Insurance Plan.
Wrapping up the day was a roundtable discussion on Roads and
Infrastructure, deferred maintenance, and Law Enforcement.
The Board and Brian thanked everyone for attending.
The meeting was concluded at 2:00 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Cory Wright, Chairman