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Kittitas County approves $470,000 tourism contract with Chamber of Commerce
Summary
The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a $470,000 professional services agreement with the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce for tourism services in 2026; meeting materials say the contract scope is organized into seven elements and recommends allocating budget amounts to each element.
The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a professional services agreement with the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce to provide tourism services in 2026 for $470,000 at its March 19 finance study session.
Meeting materials provided to the board recommended awarding the PSA to the Chamber and described the 2026 scope of work in an Attachment A organized into seven elements. The materials recommended assigning a defined budget amount to each element to ensure proportionality and to make it easier to track remaining funds across the year.
The minutes record the Board's approval without listing a mover or seconder. The agreement states the county will compensate the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce $470,000 for tourism services performed during the 2026 calendar year. No implementation timeline or payment schedule is specified in the minutes.
The board took the action during the finance study session; the vote is recorded as unanimous among the three commissioners present. The minutes do not record further direction to staff about allocations among the seven elements or specific performance metrics for the contract.
