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Thurston County commissioners agree to refine code of conduct, send draft for legal and HR review
Summary
After hours of discussion about remedial actions, an addendum of referenced laws and enforcement limits, the Thurston County Board of County Commissioners directed staff to collect board comments and seek legal and HR review of a revised code of conduct and confidentiality expectations document.
Thurston County commissioners on Wednesday discussed a revised draft of the Board of County Commissioners’ code of conduct and confidentiality expectations and agreed to refine the document and submit consolidated comments for legal review.
The proposal — prepared by a subcommittee that included county staff, the prosecutor’s office and human resources representatives — would combine a reworked code of conduct with a linked addendum listing federal, state and local standards. Commissioners focused their debate on three areas: a remedial-actions paragraph that drew language from King County and state legislative examples; an indemnification clause the prosecutor advised removing; and a long addendum of statutes and policy references that some commissioners said went beyond rules that apply directly to the five elected commissioners.
Commissioners said they supported the subcommittee’s work but requested clearer, narrower language on enforcement and a pared-down reference list. They agreed the prosecutor,…
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