HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-09-13-minutes-exempt-&-non-bargained-employee-advocacy-committee2023-09-13 MINUTES 1
COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
AUDITORIUM
SPECIAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY 11:00 A.M SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright, Vice-Chairman Brett
Wachsmith & Commissioner Laura Osiadacz.
Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Sarah Keith,
Superior Court Administrator; Diana MacKenzie, Upper District
Court Administrator; Lisa Murray, Elisha Harvill, Chief
Administrator; Patti Stacey, Facilities & Waste Operations
Director; Jeanne Killgore, Human Resources Director; Todd Davis,
Noxious Weed Board Director; Mark Cook, Public Works/Community
Development Services Director; Barb Demory, Lower District Court
Administrator; and Greg Zempel, Prosecutor.
SPECIAL MEETING EXEMPT & NON-BARGAINED EMPLOYEES COMMISSIONERS
At 11:04 a.m. Chairman Wright opened a Special Meeting to
receive an update from the Exempt & Non-Bargained Employee
Advocacy Committee.
The committee’s proposal included Proposal #1 COLA, Proposal #2
Step Increases, Improved Performance Evaluation Form, Proposal
#3 PTO, and the overall 2024 budget impact.
Jeanne Killgore, Human Resources Director, reviewed the draft
Performance Evaluation form and explained how the proposed step
increases would work with it. The Board agreed to the proposed
Performance Evaluation form. She reviewed some of the proposed
step scales provided by Cabot Dow.
Bryan Elliott, Auditor, reviewed a proposal for COLA based on a
3-year rolling average of the Western State CPI. Chairman Wright
said he could not commit to providing a COLA every year. There
was discussion about tying it to revenue projections.
There was discussion on changing leave benefits to PTO. Mr.
Elliott said by increasing the benefits, it would not be that
big of an expense, but it would be a liability on what’s carried
on the books. Ms. Killgore said she drafted a policy which
mirrored the Union Contracts, but they were in a different
format. The Board agreed to go towards PTO.
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The Auditor’s office offered to conduct an analysis if COLA had
been provided over the past 10 years, and if the County could
have met the funding. In addition, if the budget had not been
able to sustain the COLA increase, how much money would have
been needed in a reserve fund to meet those proposed increases.
Alternatively, if there were budget excesses during the time
frame, how would that have increased the reserve fund.
The topic of incentive pay would be discussed at the next
meeting.
The meeting was concluded at 12:10 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Cory Wright, Chairman