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Kittitas County commissioners hold brief special meeting, enter executive session on potential litigation
Summary
At an 11:02 a.m. special meeting Feb. 9, 2026, Chairman Cory Wright announced a 10-minute executive session under RCW 42.30.110(i) to discuss agency enforcement actions or potential litigation with county counsel and staff; the board reconvened twice and took no action before adjourning at 11:18 a.m.
Kittitas County Board of Commissioners Chairman Cory Wright opened a special meeting at 11:02 a.m. on Feb. 9, 2026, and announced the board would "enter into an Executive Session for 10 minutes with Amy Cziske, Treasurer; Molly McDowell, Deputy Prosecutor I; Mindy Delozier, Accounting Assistant III; Darren Higashiyama, Chief Deputy, under RCW 42.30.110(i)" to discuss agency enforcement matters or potential litigation. Wright said "no action was anticipated."
The board reconvened at 11:12 a.m. following the initial executive session and then recessed back into executive session for an additional five minutes with the same participants, again citing RCW 42.30.110(i). The board reconvened a second time at 11:17 a.m.; the minutes state no action was taken. The special meeting was adjourned at 11:18 a.m.
The session cited RCW 42.30.110(i), the Washington law permitting closed-door meetings with legal counsel to discuss litigation or potential litigation when public disclosure would likely have an adverse legal or financial consequence for the agency. The minutes list board members present as Chairman Cory Wright and Commissioner Laura Osiadacz; Commissioner Wachsmith was recorded as excused. County staff and counsel named in the record include Treasurer Amy Cziske, Deputy Prosecutor Molly McDowell, Accounting Assistant Mindy Delozier and Chief Deputy Darren Higashiyama.
No motions, votes, or formal directions appear in the minutes for this special meeting. The document’s footer lists Jodi Larsen, Office Administrator, and Cory Wright, Chairman, as signatories on the minutes.
