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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
CONFERENCE ROOM
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY 9:00 A.M. JULY 20, 2026
Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright; Commissioner Laura
Osiadacz. Excused: Vice-Chairman Brett Wachsmith.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Office Administrator; Jodi Larsen, Office
Administrator; Chad Bala, CDS Director; Bryan Elliott, Auditor;
Jeanne Killgore, HR Director; Maria Gomez – Rios, District Court
Administrator and one member 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 July 17, 2026.
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 July 20, 2026, they would
post the following on their Facebook page: County Employee
Milestones; County/City Joint ADU Meeting set for August 18th, 2026;
and a Message from Chairman Cory Wright to wrap up his time in
office.
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REQUEST COG/COUNTY/CWU – TFG AUDITOR
Bryan Elliott, Chair of the Conference of Governments (COG) and
Kittitas County Auditor, presented a request for the Board to
consider Kittitas County’s participation in a Regional Advocacy and
Federal Funding Strategy Consortium with The Ferguson Group, the
Kittitas County Council of Governments, and Central Washington
University. Mr. Elliott stated that the proposal would provide
federal advocacy, legislative monitoring, strategic funding
planning, and grant consulting services to consortium members. He
explained that the County’s base contribution would remain at its
current funding level of $72,000 annually, with an option to provide
limited contingency funding to assist smaller member jurisdictions,
not to exceed a total County contribution of $100,000 per year. The
Board discussed the proposed regional collaboration and funding
structure.
Commissioner Osiadacz moved to approve Kittitas County’s
participation in the Regional Advocacy and Federal Funding Strategy
Consortium with The Ferguson Group, members of the Conference of
Governments, and Central Washington University, under the funding
structure presented in the Staff Report, including a base County
contribution of $72,000 for the 2027 contract year and a total
annual County contribution not to exceed $100,000. Chairman Wright
seconded. Motion carried 2-0.
REQUEST LEGAL PROCESS ASSISTANT LOWER DIST COURT
Maria Gomez, Lower District Court Administrator, presented a request
for the Board to consider reinstating the 7th Legal Process
Assistant position to Lower District Court and approving a budget
amendment to allow the position to be filled immediately.
Ms. Gomez explained that Lower District Court was aware during the
2026 budget process of upcoming system changes from JIS to
Enterprise Justice. In preparation for those changes, the Court
requested overtime funding. However, it has become apparent that the
overtime allotted will not be sufficient as a long-term solution.
Ms. Gomez stated that the 7th Legal Process Assistant position is
already included on the approved organizational chart but has not
been filled since 2024.
Commissioner Osiadacz moved to approve and authorize Lower District
Court to fill their 7th Legal Process Assistant position and approve
a Budget Amendment to allow the position to be immediately filled.
Chairman Wright seconded. Motion carried 2-0.
UPDATE BOCC/ DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS COMMISSIONERS
Each Commissioner was assigned three different Department Heads to
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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.
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 9:17 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Cory Wright, Chairman