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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON CONFERENCE ROOM REGULAR MEETING MONDAY 9:00 A.M. JULY 06, 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 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-
Amy McGuffin, Chamber of Commerce CEO, updated the Board on the RCO
Grant Writing Resolution that will be before the BoCC this week. 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. *Note there were no
PAF’s or Vouchers this week.
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 2, 2026 (due to holiday).
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 06, 2026, they would
post the following on their Facebook page: Thank you to the Snomads
for their clean-up of Public Lands; Transfer Station Closure July
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13th, 2026; Fire Safety Updates and the; People for People Survey.
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.
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.
Chad Bala, CDS Director updated the Board on his conversations with
Staff about severance package and stated he had HR present. He said
it went well for the most part and employees have until 8/31/2026 to
accept the offer.
Meeting concluded at 9:17 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Cory Wright, Chairman