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Sheriff's Office asks commissioners to appoint two retired deputies to Civil Service Commission
Summary
Dave Handy of the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office asked the board to approve two applicants — Fred Taylor and Bridal Harris — to fill two vacancies on the Sheriff's Civil Service Commission; commissioners expressed support and no formal objections were raised during the workshop.
Dave Handy of the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office presented two applicants to fill vacancies on the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Civil Service Commission, which oversees hiring, promotion and certain disciplinary appeals for sheriff's office employees under state law.
Handy described the commission as a three‑member volunteer body subject to six‑year terms with a part‑time examiner, and noted the Sheriff's Civil Service Commission operates under RCW 41.14 (sheriff’s civil service law). He said current commissioners Richard Walmsley (chair), Steve McWilliams and Denny Parkhill have served several years and that Parkhill and McWilliams wish to step down.
Handy presented two applicants who submitted materials through the commissioners’ office: Fred Taylor (county employee since 1994, currently a sergeant) and Bridal Harris (identified in the transcript as retired from the sheriff’s office since 1991). Handy said the existing commission had endorsed the two applicants. Commissioners present indicated they were comfortable with the recommendation and had no objections.
No formal roll call or resolution was recorded in the transcript at this time; Handy said he was before the board to invite questions and to seek the commissioners’ approval to proceed with appointments.
