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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
CONF. ROOM
SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY 1:00 P.M. JULY 11, 2023
Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright; Vice-Chairman Brett
Wachsmith; Commissioner, Laura Osiadacz.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Office Administrator; Ann and Jeff
Leichleiter.
SPECIAL MEETING BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB COMMISSIONERS
At 1:00 p.m. Chairman Wright opened a Special Meeting to discuss
possible options for a Boys and Girls Club in Kittitas County.
Ann Leichleiter introduced herself and shared her background in
education for the past 30+ years and provided a handout. She
explained that there is crucial need for the Boy’s and Girls Club
throughout the County. She has been facilitating one out in Kittitas
over the summer. She stated as an educator she see’s so much need
for these types of the programs and her goal is to raise $300,000
and start it in Kittitas and then continue to open them in other
areas of the County. She stated questioned if there was any grant
funding that the Board was aware of. She also shared that she is
working on a fund raiser and noted that for these clubs you must be
sponsored by another Boys in Girls Club. Commissioner Osiadacz
questioned what an average yearly operation for a club was and Mrs.
Leichleiter stated it was approximately $500,000. They teach
programs like STEM and Robotics she stated they have 46 kids in her
summer program and full day offers lunch but after school program
offers a snack.
The Board discussed using $100,000 of Admissions Tax on going
towards the project until they are fully operational. Chairman
Wright stated he will get contact information over to the Budget and
Finance Director Carlson. The Board thanked Ann for her work on
this, and stated they would be happy to do PSA or Press Release in
conjunction with the B&G Club announcing their support for the
proposed project.
Meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Mandy Buchholz Cory Wright, Chairman