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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
CONFERENCE ROOM
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY 9:00 A.M. OCTOBER 05, 2026
Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith; Vice-Chairman Laura
Osiadacz; Commissioner Jeff Leichleiter.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Office Administrator; Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk
of the Board; Jeanne Killgore, HR Director; Zack DeHaven, Budget and
Finance Director; Andrew Yoder, Assistant Finance Director and one
member of the public.
REGULAR MEETING OFFICE STAFF MEETING COMMISSIONERS
At 9:00 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith 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 October 2, 2026.
APPOINTMENT BHTAC – SANDRA SHOVLAIN COMMISSIONERS
Vice-Chairman Laura Osiadacz moved to approve and authorize Chair
signature on a letter appointing Sandra Shovlain to the Kittitas
County Behavioral Health Tax Advisory Committee (BHTAC)for a two-
year term effective immediately and to expire on 12/31/2026 (she is
completing a former member's term), noting at that time she could
request reappointment for a full two-year term. Commissioner
Leichleiter seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
DISCUSSION COUNTY FACEBOOK COMMISSIONERS
The Board determined that for the week of October 5, 2026, they
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would post the following on their Facebook page: Press Release from
Superior Court regarding updated jury duty summons response options
and an Award for Samantha Cox, who received the Outstanding
Individual Floodplain Management Award.
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.
Jeanne Killgore, HR Director, explained that she has been speaking
with Alliant our benefits specialist, and with open enrollment right
around the corner she wanted to Board to know they are anticipating
a 32% increase. She reviewed some options on how to cut costs
however they would have a fairly substantial impact to the County
employee/household by increasing prescription co-pay fee’s
increasing and or potentially changing the tiers of covered
prescriptions and possibly eliminating a few prescriptions. The
Board wasn’t interested at this time in the proposed options and
would like to see if there are other things they can explore such as
a hiring freeze.
Meeting concluded at 9:54 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Brett Wachsmith, Chairman