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Commissioners decline to provide majority consent for county‑funded defense of recall appeal; prosecutor offers in‑house support but no board consensus
Summary
Prosecuting attorney advised the board he is willing to provide county legal defense for a Supreme Court review of a recall petition against Commissioner Emily Clouse, but the Board of County Commissioners did not reach majority consent to fund or provide that defense at the work session.
Thurston County’s prosecuting attorney told the Board of County Commissioners on April 30 that his office is prepared to represent the county and Commissioner Emily Clouse in a Supreme Court review of a recall petition but that the statute requires both his consent and the board’s consent to provide county‑funded defense.
Prosecuting Attorney John Toonheim said a Superior Court judge found the petition insufficient and dismissed it; the petitioner has asked the Washington Supreme Court to review that ruling. “I’m prepared to give consent to do it in my capacity,” Toonheim told the board, adding that the office can…
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