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On this Page

• Organization
  An overview of the County Commissioners
• Meetings
  Regular Meetings, Special Meetings, and Agenda Sessions
• Public Participation
  Written and oral communications and speaking at Commissioner meetings

Governmental Organization

Our elected County Commissioners

Paul Jewell ‡ District #1

Alan A. Crankovich ‡ District #2

Obie O'Brien ‡ District #3

Commissioners' office staff:

Julie Kjorsvik ‡, Clerk of the Board
Mandy Robinson ‡, Deputy Clerk of the Board
Debbie Myers ‡, Board Clerk/Receptionist
Kristen Demory ‡, Records Clerk

The County Commissioners are empowered to set county policy, adopt laws, implement them, and, except for the responsibilities of other elected officials, carry out day-to-day operations of the County. Chapter 36.32 RCW

There are three County Commissioners, elected to serve on four-year terms. Each Commissioner represents a specific district within Kittitas County. County Commissioners are nominated for office in a primary election embracing only their particular district. In the general election, however, all voters in a county vote for each County Commissioner position on the ballot.

Responsibilities/duties

• Adopting, amending and repealing all county ordinances, which are essentially laws of the county.
• Adopting the county's annual budget and impose the taxes and set the fees that fund it.
• Operate all departments of the county except those headed by other elected officials, including:
  • County roads and bridges
  • Sewer and water service
  • Implementation of laws relating to land use planning and zoning
  • Building permits and inspections
  • Parks & recreation programs
  • Extension
  • County fair
  • Public health
  • Community Mental Health/Substance Abuse/Developmental Disabilities Programs
  • Solid Waste Department
  • Juvenile detention/Misdemeanant Probation Services
  • E-911 & Emergency Services

County Commissioner Meetings

The Kittitas County Commissioners hold the following regularly scheduled meetings:

Monday

9:00 a.m.
Commissioners Office Administration Meetings: Office Administrative meeting with office staff to review schedules, weekly correspondence, Personnel Actions Forms, and vouchers.

9:40 a.m.
Appointed/Elected Department Heads: Department Heads weekly meeting with the Commissioners to discuss a variety of issues. Department heads sign up ahead of time for a 10-minute session.

10:30 a.m. (1st and 3rd Monday)
Agenda Study Session: Commissioners hold an Agenda Study Session to review agenda items for their regularly scheduled Agenda. View agendas and minutes >

1:30 p.m. (2nd and 4th Monday)
Public Works/Community Development Services Study Session: Commissioners meet with the Director of Public Works to discuss issues relating to the Public Works department. Immediately following, the Commissioners meet with the Director of CDS to discuss issues relating to the CDS Department.

Tuesday

10:00 a.m. (1st and 3rd Tuesday)
Agenda Session: Regular meeting date of the Board of County Commissioners. If the Tuesday falls on a holiday, such regular meetings shall be held on the next business day. Should another time be required for any business, prior notice will be given for such special meeting in accordance with the law.

10:00 a.m. (2nd and 4th Tuesday)
Human Resource Department Study Session: Commissioners meet with the Human Resource Director to discuss issues relating to county human resources.

Wednesday

8:00 a.m. (1st Wednesday)
Law & Justice Study Session: Commissioners meet with representatives from Law & Justice departments.

Thursday

10:00 a.m. (2nd Thursday)
Solid Waste/Maintenance/Fair Office: Commissioners meet with the Directors of Solid Waste, Maintenance and the Fair to receive updates on their departments and projects.

10:00 a.m. (3rd Thursday)
Board of Health Meeting: Commissioners meet in collaboration with the County Health Officer, Public Health Department and community members to ensure that the core of public health functions, set forth in the public health improvement plan, are implemented and maintained.

1:30 p.m. (3rd Thursday)
Finance Officer Study Session. The Commissioners meet with the County Finance Officer to receive updates on the County budgets.

For a listing of Commissioners' regularly scheduled meetings, see Kittitas County Code chapter 2.04.010.

The Board will make every effort to be available to county staff and public during regular business hours, while recognizing their schedules and commitments outside the office. Please call and schedule an appointment if you would like to speak to a Board member.

Note: Open public meetings must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance.

Public Participation at Commissioners' Meeting

Public Hearings

The purpose of public hearings is to allow the public to provide input/testimony to the Board of County Commissioners on a particular subject.

Public hearings will be scheduled at 2:00 p.m. and heard in the order in which they are listed on the Agenda, unless otherwise noticed.

Audience Comments - Procedure for Participation at Public Hearing

When recognized:

• State your name, address and whether you are representing only yourself or others. All remarks/comments should be addressed to the Board as a body and not to any specific member. Questions should be addressed to the Chairman.
• Please limit your comments on public comment items to three (3) minutes.
• Submit all written comments to the Clerk of the Board.

Agenda

Agenda Sessions are conducted on the first and third Tuesday of every month in the Commissioners' Auditorium at the Kittitas County Courthouse. The purpose of Agenda Sessions is for the Board of Commissioners to conduct the regular business of County Government. Any member of the Board of Commissioners may request additional information from staff, or other parties to the particular agenda item. A citizen, who would like to comment on any matter that is on the Commissioners' Agenda, may do so in writing by providing comments to the Clerk of the Board prior to the beginning of the agenda. Comments shall not be accepted for "closed record" items.

Agenda items must be turned into the Commissioners' office by 12:00 noon on Thursday in order to be placed on the following week's Tuesday morning Agenda Session. Any supporting documents must be received no later than 12:00 noon on Thursday. If the documents are not received by Thursday at noon, that item will not be placed on the Agenda until the following Agenda Session. Any exceptions will be at the discretion of the Chairman. The following guidelines will assist in the preparation of the Commissioners' Agenda. Agenda items should be on 8.5" x 11" paper, if possible.

The Chairman of the Board shall set the agenda or the Vice-Chairman in his absence. Any citizen or group that would like to place an item on the Commissioners' Agenda should contact the Commissioner who represents their respective District.

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