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2023-10-26 MINUTES 1 <br /> <br />KITTITAS COUNTY <br />2024 BUDGET MEETING MINUTES <br />COMMISSIONERS' AUDITORIUM, 205 WEST 5TH ROOM 109 - ELLENSBURG <br />Special Meeting <br /> <br />THURSDAY 10:00 AM October 26, 2023 <br /> <br />Board members present: Cory Wright, Brett Wachsmith & Laura Osiasacz <br />Others: Brian Carlson, Eileen Young, Amy Cziske, Patti Stacey, Zack Dehaven <br />1. Call to Order <br />2. Citizen Comments (1 min. time limit) - none <br />3. Treasurer's Office - 2024 Personnel Request <br />Ms. Cziske requested that this item be pulled from the agenda. <br />4. Public Defender's Department - 2024 Personnel Request <br />Ms. Murphy discussed her request for an FTE legal assistant. BOCC directed staff to include this in <br />the final 2024 budget. <br />5. 2024 Projects Budget - Preview of October 31 Meeting <br />Staff provided updated figures ahead of the scheduled October 31 meeting. <br />6. 2024 General Fund - Revisions to Draft Budget <br />Mr. Carlson provided an update to the draft 2024 budget, noting a $5.5MM General Fund deficit. <br />7. "Overflow" Staffing - Follow-up Analysis <br />Mr. Carlson presented a follow-up analysis on behalf of Corrections and Law Enforcement Divisions. <br />BOCC directed staff to proceed with this model, and to report back mid-year with status and budget <br />impact. <br />8. 2024 Salary Survey - Preliminary Budget Analysis <br />Mr. Carlson presented a first draft calculation of a “wholesale” implementation of wage ranges and <br />steps for non-bargained employees, reflecting salary-survey data. No action was taken, and staff will <br />continue to develop this and alternate models irrespective of the budget-adoption timeline. <br />9. Other Business - None <br />10. Concluded – 11am <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br />Brian Carlson Cory Wright, Chairman