Clallam County holds executive session on collective bargaining; no action taken

Clallam County officials met in a special session to discuss collective bargaining with the prosecutor's office and outside counsel and, after returning to the public record, said no formal action would follow.

The presiding official opened the special meeting saying the purpose was to "facilitate executive session with the prosecutor's office for RCAB '40 '2 thousand and '9 '1 '10, and we will be discussing collective bargaining," and asked how long the executive session should last. The board recessed for an initial 30 minutes and later extended the closed session to reconvene at 4:45 p.m.

When the meeting returned to the public record, the presiding official said, "We're back on the record, after discussing collective bargaining strategies with our outside counsel and our team. I think at this point, no action will follow." The transcript does not identify any formal motions or votes on bargaining proposals during the public portions of the meeting.

County staff named in the record included Mark White, chief financial officer; Brenda Wenzel, human resources; Jonathan Tanzi; and Benjamin Shar, who joined virtually. A person identified only as Mara was mentioned as having participated in an earlier executive session. Participants said outside counsel and the prosecutor's office were present for the closed discussion.

The transcript does not specify which bargaining units, contract terms, proposals, or timetable were discussed, nor does it record any board direction to staff or scheduled follow-up. No ordinances, resolutions, or settlements were announced in the public record at the meeting's close.

Because the substantive discussion occurred in executive session, the publicly available transcript records only the meeting's procedural steps, attendees and timing. Any further action or public materials related to negotiations were not stated at the meeting.