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Sheriff’s office seeks jail accreditation; county considers Phase 1 renovation contract
Summary
Sheriff’s office reported progress on jail accreditation with an upcoming on-site review and discussed a phase‑1 tenant-improvement contract; the transcript records details on standards and timing but does not include a formal vote on the contract in the provided record.
Lieutenant Button of the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office told commissioners on March 18 that the jail has completed a lengthy file review and is preparing for an on-site accreditation assessment in April, with formal award expected at a national conference in May if reviews are successful.
Button said the accreditation process evaluates facilities against state and federal standards and that, if achieved, the designation can help the county show adherence to best practices and bolster future grant applications. "We have our on-site coming up in April, and then once that's all said and done, we should be accredited" Button said.
Separately, Patty Stacy, facilities and waste operations director, presented a resolution to award Phase 1 tenant-improvement work on the jail to Belsos and Smith Construction after bid review. Commissioners commented on supporting local firms; the transcript does not record a roll-call vote for the contract award in the portion of the record provided.
Stacy also presented other facilities items later in the agenda, including authorization to purchase a replacement loader (Cat 930) with an allowance to trade in the existing machine; she said the purchase was budgeted.
