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2023-12-26 <br />KITTITAS COUNTY <br />HR STUDY SESSION MINUTES <br />BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM, 205 W 5TH AVE., ROOM 10, ELLENSBURG <br />Regular Meeting <br /> <br />TUESDAY 10:00 AM 12/26/2023 <br /> <br />Board Members Present: Brett Wachsmith, Laura Osiadacz <br />Others Present: Zane Kinney, Christopher Horner, Jeanne Killgore, Trinity Potter <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />The meeting was called to order at 10am. <br />CITIZEN COMMENTS (1 MINUTE TIME LIMIT) <br />None. <br />DISCUSSION/DECISION - CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WAGE RANGE <br />HR Director Killgore summarized a staff report for the Community Development Services Department which <br />explained the unsuccessful recruiting efforts so far for the Code Enforcement Officer position and below market <br />salary. Director Killgore requested a wage range adjustment to bring the position’s salary range to market. The <br />Board directed staff to make the wage adjustment and readvertise the position. <br />DISCUSSION/DECISION – IT STAFFING <br />Assistant IT Director Kinney requested a 5% wage increase for a current Application Developer, effective <br />12/01/2023, to recognize exemplary performance, successful efforts of the employee to reduce County expenses, <br />and continued contributions to the IT Department and the County. The report included the fiscal impacts of the <br />wage increase. The Board expressed support of the special wage adjustment. Assistant Director Kinney will <br />submit a PAF for formal approval. <br />DISCUSSION/DECISION – CDS DIRECTOR/PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR RECRUITMENT <br />Director Killgore presented a report which reviewed salary survey data for both the CDS Director and Public <br />Works Director positions. She recommended a 20% increase to the CDS Director wage range and a 25% increase <br />to the Public Works Director wage range in order to make them comparable to other similar counties. The Board <br />expressed support of the wage range adjustments and director staff to post the positions with the new wage <br />ranges. <br />REQUEST TO APPROVE RESOLUTION IN THE MATTER OF ESTABLISHING LEGAL HOLIDAYS <br />AND UPDATING PERSONNEL POLICY 7.3 (HOLIDAYS) <br />Director Killgore presented a resolution to update the County’s legal holidays, as well as Personnel Policy 7.3: <br />Holidays. Commissioner Wachsmith moved to approve Resolution 2023-233 in the matter of establishing legal <br />holidays for Kittitas County and updating Personnel Policy 7.3. Commissioner Osiadacz seconded the motion. <br />Motion was approved; 2:0.