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Washington State Association of Counties visits; pitches solution center and a county health trust amid legal and liability concerns

5872704 · September 22, 2025
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WASAC Executive Director Derek Yen and WASAC President Rob Kaufman briefed commissioners on the association’s new Solution Center, a proposed health trust for counties, ongoing public-defense litigation, and county liability exposure tied to recent claims trends.

Representatives from the Washington State Association of Counties (WASAC) visited the county on Monday to brief the Board of Commissioners on organizational initiatives and statewide issues, including a new “Solution Center” of negotiated vendor services, efforts to establish a county health trust for employee benefits, active litigation over public-defense funding and rising county liability concerns.

Derek Yen, WASAC executive director, and Rob Kaufman, WASAC president and a…

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