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06/29/2023 MINUTES 1 <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES <br />KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br />KVEC ARMORY <br />SPECIAL MEETING <br /> <br />THURSDAY 8:30 A.M. JUNE 29, 2023 <br /> <br />Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith, Vice-Chairman Laura <br />Osiadacz, and Commissioner Cory Wright. <br /> <br />Others in attendance: Mandy Buchholz, Office Administrator-BoCC; <br />Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Doug Fessler, IT Director; Brian <br />Carlson, Budget & Finance Manager; Jeanne Killgore, HR Director; <br />Jacob Schroder, Admin Supervisor PAO; Elishia Harvill, Chief <br />Administrator; Mike Hougardy, Assessor; Christy Garcia, Chief <br />Administrator; Kylee Wuesthoff, Finance Officer; Codi Fortier, Admin <br />Assistant-Airport; Kari Elkins, Office Administrator – Juvenile <br />Probation; Katrina Mankus, Juvenile Court Administrator; Sarah <br />Keith, Superior Court Administrator; Diana MacKenzie, Upper Dist. <br />Court Administrator; Karen Bowen, Clerk; Lisa Lawrence, Assistant <br />Director SW; Reid Burbank, Finance Manager-DPW; Sharrie McPherson, <br />Fiscal Analyst; Clay Myers, Sheriff; Mark Cook, Public Works/CDS <br />Director; Chelsey Loeffers, Public Health Administrator; Katie <br />Odiaga, Fiscal Analyst; Kady Porterfield, KVEC Director; Cori <br />McKean, Chief Deputy Coroner; Nick Henderson, Coroner; Steve <br />Panattoni, Jail Superintendent; Bryan Elliott, Auditor; Dora Van <br />Epps, Accountant II; Zack DeHaven, Accountant II; Cody Cupp, <br />Maintenance Project Manager; Patti Stacey, Solid Waste <br />Director/Project Manager/Interim Maintenance Director; Tip Hudson, <br />WSU Extension; Sue Higginbotham, Chief Administrator – Auditor; Todd <br />Davis, Noxious Weed Director; Tasha Potter, Chief Administrator – <br />Public Defense; Barb Demory, Lower District Court Administrator; <br />Zane Kinney, Assistant Director – IT; Chelsey Pedersen, Application <br />Developer; Lindsey Buntin, Senior Misdemeanant Probation Officer. <br /> <br />SPECIAL MEETING BUDGET RETREAT COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />At 8:30 a.m. Chairman Wright opened a Special Meeting for the <br />County’s Annual Budget Retreat and thanked everyone for attending <br />this year. <br /> <br />Brian Carlson, Budget & Finance Director reviewed the Retreat <br />Agenda, Budgeting Formalities, Technical Information; Budget/Finance <br />Director Goals and Methods; and Survey Results. There was open <br />discussion with the BoCC Management Team regarding Observations & <br />Anecdotes; Analysis on Summary Figures, Division of Resources: <br />Elected Officials and BoCC, History, Trends, what is driving it, and <br />forecasts; Macro-Level Anaysis and Hidden Costs. <br />