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Kittitas County commissioners hold short executive sessions on personnel matters, direct staff to schedule follow-ups
Summary
At a May 7 special meeting the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners recessed twice into executive session under RCW 42.30.110(q) to evaluate an applicant or review an employee’s performance and later directed staff to set up two separate follow-up special meetings; the minutes do not disclose personnel details.
Kittitas County commissioners recessed into an executive session Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment or to review the performance of a public employee, Chairman Laura Osiadacz announced. The board cited RCW 42.30.110(q) as the authority for the closed session and noted RCW 42.30.740(4)’s limits on discussing salaries and other employment terms in closed settings.
The meeting minutes record the board reconvened at 10:15 a.m. and state that "action taken," but they do not specify what that action was. At 10:15 a.m. Osiadacz again recessed the board into a second 15-minute executive session under the same statute. The record shows the board reconvened a final time at 10:30 a.m.
After returning at 10:30 a.m., the commissioners directed staff to schedule two separate special meetings: one that includes Chad Bala, the director of Community Development Services (CDS), and a second meeting consisting only of the board. The minutes do not indicate any formal motions, votes, employment decisions, or salary changes disclosed in the public record; the discussion and any personnel details were handled in the closed sessions consistent with the stated RCW authority.
Those present are listed in the minutes as Chairman Laura Osiadacz (joining by Webex), ViceWright, and Commissioner Brett Wachsmith; Mandy Buchholz is recorded as the office administrator. The record shows the meeting adjourned at 10:30 a.m.
Next steps recorded in the minutes are administrative: staff were instructed to set up the two follow-up special meetings. The minutes do not provide a schedule for those meetings or further public details about the personnel matters discussed in closed session.
