Board approves chair’s signature on two 'Crest Water Rights' purchase agreements after executive session

The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners met in executive session Dec. 23 to discuss potential acquisition of real estate. After returning to open session, an unnamed board member (identified in the record as speaker 7) moved to "approve the chair's signature on 2 agreements for Crest Water Rights purchase and sale agreements between the DeSantis County and Syncedia" and to have staff prepare the enabling documents; another unnamed member seconded the motion.

The motion was put to a voice vote and recorded as carried (record contains three recorded "Aye" responses). The motion text and the parties named in the record were read into the public minutes as stated; the board did not provide additional public detail about the agreements during the open session.

No further public action was taken in open session on this agenda item.