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Kittitas County commissioners approve personnel actions, hold brief executive sessions on potential litigation
Summary
At its Aug. 4 office-administration meeting, the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners approved county Personnel Action Forms and vouchers, held multiple short executive sessions under RCW 42.30.110(i) to consult with counsel on potential litigation (no action taken), and set county Facebook posts for the week.
The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners met on Aug. 4, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. and approved county employee Personnel Action Forms (PAFs) and vouchers, according to the meeting minutes. Chairman Laura Osiadacz opened the Office Administration meeting and the board recorded no public comment.
The board recessed into a series of executive sessions under RCW 42.30.110(i) beginning at 9:01 a.m. for consultations with legal counsel and department officials about litigation or potential litigation. Attendees listed for the sessions included County Auditor Bryan Elliott; Planning Official Jamey Ayling; Public Health Director Chelsey Loeffers; Public Works Director Josh Fredrickson; Sheriff Clay Myers; Chief Civil Deputy Prosecutor Stephanie Hartung; Facilities Maintenance Director Patti Stacey; and Treasurer Amy Cizske. The minutes record reconvening at 9:11 a.m. and again after two subsequent short recesses; in each instance the minutes note that "No action taken." The sessions were described as 10 minutes and then two five-minute recesses in the minutes.
During administrative business the board reviewed its weekly calendar and the correspondence log for the week ending Aug. 1, 2025. The commissioners also reviewed and signed PAFs and vouchers, completing routine personnel and payment actions noted in the minutes (vote tallies or mover/second information were not specified).
The board reviewed "whiteboard" topics and determined the county's Facebook postings for the week of Aug. 4, 2025, would include information about an electric-vehicle charging station, a notice that online entries for fair exhibitors were again available, and a notice that the County Lodging Tax Grants application process was open.
Commissioners confirmed their 2025 assignments for department-head liaisons, with each commissioner assigned to meet weekly with three different department heads and to provide updates at future meetings. The minutes list the attendance of Vice-Chairman Cory Wright and Commissioner Brett Wachsmith and several county staff members but do not record extended discussion, motions beyond approvals of PAFs/vouchers, or public testimony.
The meeting concluded at 10:10 a.m.
