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Kittitas County commissioners hold brief executive session on potential litigation, take no action
Summary
The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners entered an executive session May 12 citing RCW 42.30.110(i) to discuss potential litigation and enforcement matters; the session began at 10:07 AM, was extended, and ended at 10:27 AM with no action recorded.
The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners entered an executive session at 10:07 AM on May 12, 2026, citing RCW 42.30.110(i) to "discuss with legal counsel matters relating to agency enforcement actions, or to discuss with legal counsel litigation or potential litigation" where public knowledge could cause adverse legal or financial consequences. The session was scheduled for 10 minutes, extended for an additional 10 minutes, and concluded at 10:27 AM; the minutes state no action was taken.
The nut graf: executive sessions under RCW 42.30.110(i) permit closed-door discussion of litigation strategy with counsel; the board followed the statute's process by announcing the legal basis and expected duration, then returning to open session and recording that no action resulted.
The minutes reproduce the statutory citation and the board's timing decisions but do not include details of the legal matter discussed or identify specific counsel or opposing parties. The entry notes only that the board "exited executive session at 10:27 AM with no action taken." Because state law allows confidentiality for the subject matter of such sessions, the minutes appropriately limit public detail to the statutory citation, timing and the outcome that no action was taken.
The board resumed open session and concluded the meeting at 10:27 AM.
