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Kittitas County commissioners reconvene from executive sessions and sign IT director evaluation
Summary
The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners recessed twice into short executive sessions Feb. 25 under RCW 42.30.110(g) to review personnel matters. After the second session, the board signed IT Director Doug Fessler’s annual performance evaluation and directed staff to prepare a Personnel Action Form (PAF).
The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting Feb. 25, 2026, that included two short executive sessions under state law to evaluate personnel matters. Chairman Cory Wright announced the first recess at 11:30 a.m. under RCW 42.30.110(g), saying the board would evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment or review the performance of a public employee.
The board reconvened at 11:45 a.m. after the first session; the minutes state no action was taken at that time. That same minute, Wright announced a second 15-minute recess into executive session, again citing RCW 42.30.110(g) and noting the constraints of RCW 42.30.140(4), which requires that final actions on hiring, salary-setting for an individual, or discipline be taken in open session.
After the second executive session the board reconvened at 12:00 p.m. The minutes record that the board signed IT Director Doug Fessler’s annual performance evaluation and directed staff to prepare a Personnel Action Form (PAF). The action is recorded in the minutes but no roll-call vote or motion language is included.
The minutes list Chairman Cory Wright, Vice Chairman Brett Wachsmith and Commissioner Laura Osiadacz as present, and identify Doug Fessler (IT Director) and Jodi Larsen (Office Administrator) as staff attendees. The meeting minutes indicate the meeting concluded; the printed end time in the record appears garbled and is not reported here as a definitive clock time.
No additional details about changes to salary, employment status, or other personnel actions appear in the minutes provided. The minutes cite the relevant state open-meetings provisions (RCW 42.30.110(g) and RCW 42.30.140(4)).
