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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
CONFERENCE ROOM
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY 9:00 A.M. NOVEMBER 2, 2026
Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith; Vice-Chairman Laura
Osiadacz; Commissioner Jeff Leichleiter.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Office Administrator; Jodi Larsen, Office
Administrator; Jeanne Killgore, HR Director.
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 30, 2026.
ACKNOWLEDGE VICE-CHAIR SIGNATURE COMMISSIONERS
Chairman Wachsmith moved to approve and acknowledge Vice-Chairman
Osiadacz’s signature on a letter to the Washington State Recreation
& Conservation Office due to time sensitivity. Commissioner
Leichleiter seconded. Motion carried 3-0.
DISCUSSION 2027 BENEFITS DECISION COMMISSIONERS
The Board directed Ms. Killgore to proceed with keeping the 2027
benefit coverage by the employer the same and then would like the
Benefits Committee brought back together for 2027. She shared some
updates that other Unions are considering could provide cost savings
for the County. Commissioner Leichleiter would like to get ahead of
this for next year and be able to decide whether the County would
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move towards a tiered plan for 2028.
DISCUSSION CELLPHONE STIPENED COMMISSIONERS
Jeanne Killgore, HR Director, stated that payroll had notified her
that the former Facilities Director was still collecting a stipend
for her cellphone. She stated that with her retirement she is out on
PTO until February but not actively working for the County. The
Board directed Ms. Killgore to remove the Stipend. She stated that
she has already been talking to Assistant Solid Waste Director
Lawrence about the removal of her stipend that she was getting while
the previous director was overseeing two departments.
EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMISSIONERS
At 9:44 a.m. Chairman Wachsmith announced the Board would recess
into an Executive Session for 10 minutes, with the BoCC, and HR
Director Jeanne Killgore, under RCW 42.30.110 (g), to evaluate the
qualifications of an applicant for public employment or to review
the performance of a public employee. However, subject to
RCW 42.30.140(4), discussion by a governing body of salaries, wages,
and other conditions of employment to be generally applied within
the agency shall occur in a meeting open to the public, and when a
governing body elects to take final action hiring, setting the
salary of an individual employee or class of employees, or
discharging or disciplining an employee, that action shall be taken
in a meeting open to the public. Possible action anticipated.
At 9:54 a.m. the Board reconvened out of Executive Session. Chairman
Wachsmith announced the Board would not be approving the PAF
presented for an employee in the Treasurer’s Office as it’s not in
like with County Policy.
DISCUSSION COUNTY FACEBOOK COMMISSIONERS
The Board determined that for the week of November 2, 2026, they
would post the following on their Facebook page: CDS Request for
Clean Energy Siting and Permitting Draft Environmental Impact
Statement comment period and Open House’s on 11/5/2026 & Public
Works Flood Proclamation on 11/4/2026, noting they would like the
Veterans Day Proclamation posted the week of 11/9/2026.
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 9:54 a.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Brett Wachsmith, Chairman