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Kittitas County commissioners hold executive session on personnel, direct internal recruitment
Summary
The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners recessed into an executive session Jan. 25 under RCW authority to evaluate an applicant or review employee performance and, after reconvening, directed staff to proceed with an internal recruitment process.
At 2:33 p.m. on Jan. 25 the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners recessed into a 15‑minute executive session to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment or to review the performance of a public employee, citing state law for executive sessions.
Chairman Cory Wright announced the executive session, which included HR Director Jeannie Killgore, Finance Director Zach Dehaven and Facilities Director Patti Stacey. The meeting minutes quote the RCW authority for the closed session and note that final actions on hiring, salary setting or discipline must occur in an open meeting.
The board reconvened at 2:48 p.m.; the minutes state Chairman Wright directed staff to move forward with an internal recruitment process for the position discussed in executive session. No names, hire decisions, salary figures or personnel actions taken in open session are recorded in the minutes.
Why it matters: executive sessions are permitted under state law for limited personnel deliberations; the minutes report a direction to pursue internal recruitment rather than an external hiring process. The transcript does not record any final hiring action and states action on individual hiring or salary must take place in open session if the board takes final action.
