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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
CONFERENCE ROOM
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY 9:00 A.M. MAY 18, 2026
Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright; Vice-Chairman Brett
Wachsmith; Commissioner Laura Osiadacz.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Office Administrator; Jodi Larsen, Office
Administrator; Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Stephanie
Hartung, Chief Civil Deputy Prosecutor; and two members of the
public.
REGULAR MEETING OFFICE STAFF MEETING COMMISSIONERS
At 9:00 a.m. Chairman Wright opened the Office Administration
meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENT - NONE
CALENDAR WEEK AT A GLANCE COMMISSIONERS
The Board of County Commissioners reviewed their weekly calendar.
PAF/VOUCHERS REVIEW OF PAF’S & VOUCHERS COMMISSIONERS
The Board of County Commissioners approved and signed County
Employee Personnel Action Forms and Vouchers.
CORRESPONDENCE LOG REVIEW OF CORRESPONDENCE LOG COMMISSIONERS
The Board of County Commissioners reviewed the weekly Correspondence
Log, a listing of all incoming mail and correspondence for the week
ending May 15, 2026.
DISCUSSION PROSECUTOR STUDY SESSION COMMISSIONERS
Stephanie Hartung, Chief Civil Deputy Prosecutor, explained that she
would like the Board to consider setting up regular study sessions
with the Prosecutor’s Office. She stated that she thinks this could
be a very helpful tool for her Department to update the BOCC on
Department happenings: report on crime trends (increases and
decreases), victim/witness updates, including changes to state
funding and how that impacts local entities, as well as civil
updates (could include litigation updates here), among other
topics. She stated that she envisions this being a short,
organized, regular update to the BOCC (monthly). Vice-Chairman
Wachsmith questioned if they should consider trying them out
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quarterly at first and if more are needed they could either add an
additional special meeting or they could consider moving them to
County Code and having them be monthly. Commissioner Osiadacz
explained that they only have one study session with an Elected
Officials' office and they see more of those cancelled than held.
She stated she also doesn’t want to see these Agendas with topics
relating to staff, whether that is salary requests, reclassification
requests etc., those need to remain with HR Study Sessions. The
Board agreed to quarterly updates for now and will see how it goes.
LETTER WDFW – SUPPORT FOR LAND ACQUISITION COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Osiadacz presented a letter for Board signature for
consideration. She stated that it was similar to the letter they
sent last year and is showing support for WDFW’s acquisition of
approximately 3,480 acres of property adjacent to Umptanum Road.
Vice Chairman Wachsmith moved to approve Board signature on a letter
to Mike Livingston, South Central Regional Director of WDFW, as
presented. Commissioner Osiadacz seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
DISCUSSION DRAFT RESOLUTION OPPORTUNITY ZONE COMMISSIONERS
Amy McGuffin, Chamber CEO presented a Draft Resolution for the Board
to discuss and give feedback on. Chairman Wright stated he would
meet with Ms. McGuffin after the meeting to go over some additional
details he would like to see added to the document before the Board
adopts a Resolution supporting the submission of the application for
six eligible census tracts to the WA State Department of Commerce
for nomination to the Opportunity Zone 2.0 Program, and then will
bring back the Resolution for consideration.
UPDATE WHITE BOARD COMMISSIONERS
The Board reviewed their current whiteboard topics and provided
status updates.
DISCUSSION COUNTY FACEBOOK COMMISSIONERS
The Board determined that for the week of May 18, 2026, they would
post the following on their Facebook page: Memorial Day Closures;
Employee Milestone Recognition; WDFW Green DOT Road Access education
piece.
UPDATE BOCC/ DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS COMMISSIONERS
Each Commissioner was assigned three different Department Heads to
meet with on a weekly basis for the year. The assignments for 2026
were determined during a Board of County Commissioners Office Admin
meeting and they will continue to provide updates at future
meetings.
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Each Commissioner reviewed discussions held with their respective
departments and exchanged details of those meetings.
OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL UPDATES – There were general updates on
meetings & conversations that the Board participated in,
individually, over the past week.
Meeting concluded at 9:39 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Cory Wright, Chairman