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2024-09-24 MINUTES <br />KITTITAS COUNTY <br />HR STUDY SESSION MINUTES <br />BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM, 205 W 5TH AVE., ROOM 108, ELLENSBURG <br />Regular Meeting <br /> <br />TUESDAY 10:00 AM 9/24/2024 <br /> <br />Board Members Present: Brett Wachsmith, Cory Wright <br />Others Present: Doug Fessler, Ben Kokjer, Christopher Horner, Jeanne Killgore <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />The meeting was called to order at 10:00 AM. <br />CITIZEN COMMENTS (1 MINUTE TIME LIMIT) <br />None. <br />DISCUSSION/DECISION – RESERVE DEPUTY COMPENSATION <br />Chief Deputy Kokjer presented a request from the Sheriff to increase the wage range of the Reserve Deputy <br />position. He summarized that Reserve Deputies are currently placed at step 1 of pay grade 7 on the non-union <br />wage matrix. Placing the Reserve Deputy position on pay grade 13 and expanding access to the full wage scale <br />rather than step 1 would have a budget impact of approximately $446. The Board provided direction to move <br />forward with placing the Reserve Deputy position on pay grade 13. <br />DISCUSSION/DECISION – CRIME VICTIM ADVOCATE/FORENSIC INTERVIEWER <br />COMPENSATION <br />HR Director Killgore presented a request from the Prosecutor to increase the wage ranges of the Crime Victim <br />Advocate and Forensic Interviewer positions. The Board reviewed data from the 2023 salary survey as well as <br />updated 2024 comparable data. The Board approved the request to increase the Forensic Interviewer position from <br />pay grade 16 to 18. The Board denied the request to increase the Crime Victim Advocate position from pay grade <br />13 to 17. <br />OTHER BUSINESS <br />The Board reviewed the telework policy and inquired if there is a process in place to evaluate what kind of <br />technology equipment a teleworking employee might need. IT Director Fessler responded that IT created an <br />evaluation process for the Auditor’s Office when some of their staff transitioned to a partial telework schedule. He <br />will have IT staff review the process and develop something that can be used County-wide. <br />CONCLUDED <br /> KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Jeanne Killgore, HR Director Brett Wachsmith, Chair <br />