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12/04/2023 MINUTES 1 <br />COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES <br />KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br />AUDITORIUM <br />SPECIAL MEETING <br /> <br />MONDAY 10:00 A.M. DECEMBER 4, 2023 <br /> <br />Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright; Vice-Chairman Brett <br />Wachsmith; and Commissioner Laura Osiadacz. <br /> <br />Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Mandy Buchholz, Office <br />Administrator; Karen Bowen, Clerk; Patti Stacey, Facilities & Waste <br />Operations Director; Amy Cziske, Treasurer; Lisa Murray, <br />Administrative Supervisor; Sue Patterson, Accounting Assistant II; <br />Zack DeHaven, Accountant II; Kady Porterfield, Event Center <br />Director; Bryan Elliott, Auditor; Eileen Murphy, Public Defense <br />Director; and 2 members of the public. <br /> <br />PUBLIC HEARING 2024 BUDGET AUDITOR <br /> <br />At 2:00 p.m. CHAIRMAN WRIGHT opened a Public Hearing to consider <br />adopting the 2024 County Budget. <br /> <br />BRIAN CARLSON, BUDGET & FINANCE DIRECTOR, reviewed a power-point <br />presentation on the proposed 2024 Budget. He went over the <br />appropriations by fund in the amount of $134 MM including General <br />Fund, Road Fund, Flood Control Zone, Public Facilities, ER&R, Solid <br />Waste, and Other. The actual General Fund if adopted would be in <br />deficit by $6.75 MM. He went over the next steps including to amend <br />the 2023 Budget, set Levies, complete a Budget in Brief <br />presentation, continue development of dashboards, revisit five <br />“stand-alone” topics (ongoing), final 2023 budget/actual figures <br />(February 2024), continued revision to 2024 budget (quarterly, <br />ongoing), and to refine resource-based budgeting method (Jan-June <br />2024). <br /> <br />THERE BEING NO ONE REQUESTING TO TESTIFY, THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE <br />HEARING WAS CLOSED. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION 2023-201 2024 BUDGET AUDITOR <br /> <br />VICE-CHAIRMAN WACHSMITH moved to approve Resolution No. 2023-201, <br />Adopting the Budget for Kittitas County for the Fiscal Year Ending <br />December 31, 2024, in the total amount of $134,038,721. COMMISSIONER <br />OSIADACZ seconded. Motion carried 3-0. <br /> <br />The meeting was concluded at 10:27 a.m. <br /> <br /> <br />