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Kittitas County commissioners approve 2026 reappointments; motion carries 3-0
Summary
On Jan. 5, 2026 the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners approved multiple 2026 reappointments to county boards and committees, including the Fair Board and MH & CD Tax Advisory Board; the motion to approve carried 3-0 with Cory Wright moving and Brett Wachsmith seconding.
The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 5 approved requests for reappointment to several county boards and advisory committees for 2026. Mandy Buchholz, Office Administrator, presented the reappointment requests.
The reappointments presented included: Steve Russell, Robert Eddings, Amy Cziske, Jarred Fudacz and Ben Kokjer to the Kittitas County Fair Board for three-year terms (effective 7/1/2026 to 12/31/2028); members to the Equalization board (term end 12/31/2028; name not specified in transcript); Nicole Gessela to a three-year term to Kittitas County (effective 1/1/2026; further detail not specified); Pamela Tuggle Miles, Doug Fessler and Dr. Larson to the Kittitas MH & CD Tax Advisory Board for three-year terms (effective 1/1/2026 to 12/31/2028); Hope Isitt and Jason Self to the Developmental Disabilities Advisory Committee for three-year terms (effective 1/1/2026 to 12/31/2028); Matthew Stalder, Michael Karraker and Skylar BisomRapp to the Homelessness & Affordable Housing Committee for two-year terms (effective 1/1/2026 to 12/31/2027); and reappointment to the Airport Advisory Committee (name and term details partially redacted in transcript).
Commissioner Cory Wright moved to approve the 2026 requests as presented; Commissioner Brett Wachsmith seconded. The motion carried, 3-0.
Separately, the Board reviewed and signed County employee Personnel Action Forms (PAFs) and vouchers and reviewed the weekly Correspondence Log for the week ending Jan. 2, 2026; no detailed vote record was provided for those routine approvals.
