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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION No. 2023-_____
RESOLUTION AMENDING KITTITAS COUNTY TRAVEL POLICY
WHEREAS, Kittitas County has a Travel Policy which provides the guidelines and expectations to all
county employees when traveling while on official county business; and
WHEREAS, The Kittitas County Travel Policy requires updates to ensure it is in compliance with all
applicable State and Federal Laws in addition to best practices that ensure responsible
and efficient use of taxpayer funds; and
WHEREAS, The Kittitas County Auditor’s Office has completed updates to reflect process
improvements and those changes have been endorsed by the County Policy
Committee, Management Team, and reviewed by the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office;
and
WHEREAS, The updated policy provides language that permanently ties the county mileage
reimbursement rate to the standard Internal Revenue Service mileage reimbursement
guidelines.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners hereby
approves the updated Kittitas County Travel Policy as presented in Exhibit A.
NOW, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: The Kittitas Board of County Commissioners does not require that
future mileage reimbursement rate changes be approved via formal resolution so long as the rates are in
accordance with the standard Internal Revenue Service guidelines.
DATED this 17th day of October, 2023, at Ellensburg, Washington.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Attest: Cory Wright, Chairman
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Clerk of the Board – Julie Kjorsvik Brett Wachsmith, Vice-Chairman
Deputy Clerk of the Board – Mandy Buchholz
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Laura Osiadacz, Commissioner