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Kittitas County commissioners sign DPW director’s annual evaluation and direct staff to prepare PAF
Summary
At a May 28, 2025 special meeting, the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners held repeated executive sessions on personnel matters. After reconvening, Vice‑Chairman Cory Wright and DPW Director Josh Fredrickson signed Fredrickson’s annual evaluation and directed staff to prepare a Personnel Action Form.
Kittitas County Board of Commissioners members met May 28, 2025, for a special meeting that included multiple executive sessions under state law to evaluate qualifications and review employee performance. After reconvening from a short closed session at 1:45 p.m., Vice‑Chairman Cory Wright and Department of Public Works Director Josh Fredrickson signed Fredrickson’s annual evaluation and directed county staff to prepare a Personnel Action Form (PAF).
The Board, chaired by Laura Osiadacz, announced an initial executive session at 1:00 p.m. under RCW 42.30.110(q), citing evaluation of an applicant for public employment or review of a public employee’s performance and noting RCW 42.30.140(4)’s requirement that final actions on hiring, salary setting or discipline be taken in an open meeting. The minutes show the Board recessed into executive sessions several times during the 50‑minute special meeting and reconvened multiple times for brief announcements.
When the Board reconvened at 1:45 p.m., Vice‑Chairman Cory Wright and DPW Director Josh Fredrickson signed the director’s annual evaluation. The Board directed staff to prepare a Personnel Action Form to record the personnel action. The minutes do not record a formal vote or motion tied to the signing; the action is recorded as a directive to staff and a signature on the evaluation document.
The meeting record shows no other substantive public decisions or votes taken during the special meeting; the Board reconvened from a final brief executive session at 1:50 p.m. and adjourned. The minutes identify Mandy Buchholz as Office Administrator and list Commissioner Brett Wachsmith among those present.
