Kittitas County commissioners unanimously approve $7,532,817 amendment to 2025 budget

The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved Resolution No. 2025-121 on June 17, 2025, amending the county's 2025 budget by $7,532,817.00. The special meeting and public hearing opened at 2:00 p.m. in the county auditorium and concluded at 2:04 p.m.

The hearing was opened by Chair Laura Osiadacz, and finance staff member Zack DeHaven provided a brief report outlining the proposed budget amendments for 2025. Following the staff remarks, Pat Kelleher offered public comment, saying the county “needed to operate under the same stress as families do.” No other members of the public requested to testify and the public portion of the hearing was closed.

Vice-Chair Cory Wright moved to approve Resolution No. 2025-121, which amends the 2025 County Budget in the total amount of $7,532,817.00; Commissioner Brett Wachsmith seconded the motion. The board voted 3-0 in favor. The record lists Chair Laura Osiadacz, Vice-Chair Cory Wright and Commissioner Brett Wachsmith as voting yes. The minutes show the meeting concluded at 2:04 p.m.

Resolution No. 2025-121 appears on the record as the formal action adopting the budget amendment; the resolution text and any departmental allocations tied to the increased total were not detailed in the hearing record provided. The clerk recorded the vote and closed the meeting.

Next steps: the record does not specify implementation dates or department-level spending lines; those details were not included in the hearing transcript and are not specified in the minutes provided.