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Commissioners review civil service vacancies; approve small pay step swap for emergency management roles

3782263 · June 12, 2025
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The board discussed two Civil Service Commission vacancies for sheriff’s office oversight and later approved a pay‑scale step swap for emergency management director/coordinator positions that increases payroll by about $203.47 per month.

The Board of Cowlitz County Commissioners heard an overview Thursday of the Sheriff’s Office Civil Service Commission and the volunteers who serve on it, and later approved a small pay‑scale adjustment requested by the Sheriff’s Office for emergency management positions.

Dave Handy of the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office described the role and composition of the Civil Service Commission. He said the commission oversees hiring and promotional fairness for sheriff’s employees under Washington law and is governed in the sheriff’s…

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