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Commissioners authorize conditional legal defense for former employee Anthony Coble

2828448 · March 18, 2025
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Okanogan County commissioners voted to authorize a conditional defense for former county employee Anthony Coble after the county received a federal civil complaint and a formal defense request under Washington law. Commissioner who had a conflict recused.

The Okanogan County Board of Commissioners voted to authorize a conditional defense for former county employee Anthony Coble after the county received a civil complaint in federal court and Coble requested a county defense under state law.

Shelley Kietzman, the county’s human resources director and risk manager, told commissioners the county had received a civil complaint (225‑CVD‑0058) filed Feb. 18, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington and that, under RCW 4.96.041, the county is required to defend a current or former employee who…

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