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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />Board of County Commissioners <br /> <br />AGENDA STAFF REPORT <br /> <br />AGENDA DATE: October 21, 2025 <br /> <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Set a Public Hearing for November 4, 2025 regarding resolution to set <br />the Kittitas County Noxious Weed Control Board assessment levy for <br />lands within Kittitas County. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: RCW 17.10.240 authorizes the County Legislative Authority, after a <br />Public Hearing, to levy assessments against certain lands for the <br />purposes of weed control. The Weed Board determined there is a need <br />to increase assessment rates for lands within Kittitas County as <br />Noxious Weed Control Board operating costs of an effective noxious <br />weed control program have increased substantially since the last weed <br />assessment rate adjustment in 2008. <br /> <br />INTERACTION: The Kittitas County Noxious Weed Board determined the financial <br />needs to sustain the program for the next ten years and drafted a weed <br />assessment levy resolution that meets those needs. The Prosecutor’s <br />Office reviewed and approved the proposed resolution. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: I recommend that the Board of County Commissioners hold a public <br />hearing on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 regarding said resolution. <br /> <br />HANDLING: Original – Clerk of the Board <br /> Copy – Prosecutor <br /> Copy – Assessor <br />Copy – Treasurer <br /> Copy – Auditor <br />Copy – Weed Board <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS: Resolution to set weed assessment levy for lands within Kittitas <br />County. <br /> <br />LEAD STAFF: Todd Davis, County Weed Board Coordinator <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />