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Yakima County commissioners vote to terminate two employees after executive sessions
Summary
After two closed sessions totaling 50 minutes, the Yakima County Board of Commissioners voted April 22, 2025, to terminate the employment of Brian Griff and Keely Rice for alleged policy violations.
The Yakima County Board of Commissioners voted April 22, 2025, to terminate the employment of county employees Brian Griff and Keely Rice, citing alleged violations of the county’s conflict-of-interest policy and the policy on personal use of county resources.
The action followed two executive sessions, described on the record as totaling 50 minutes and held under the state open-meetings statute RCW 42.30.110(1)(g), which allows the board to discuss the performance of public employees. The board reconvened at…
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