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Human Resources requests staffing fills; board holds brief executive session on collective bargaining
Summary
Human Resources Director Jessica Warren asked commissioners to approve recruitment to fill an unexpected Office of Public Defense attorney vacancy and to replace a deputy HR director who resigned; the board then held a 10-minute executive session for collective bargaining that was extended and concluded with no decisions.
Jessica Warren, Cowlitz County human-resources director, asked commissioners for permission to recruit for two positions and requested a brief executive session.
Warren said the Office of Public Defense has an unexpected attorney vacancy because the incumbent is no longer able to practice law in Washington; she requested authority to fill a regular public-defense attorney position. Warren also said her deputy director submitted a resignation, citing family changes, and she requested authority to fill that position as well. Commissioners voiced support for recruiting and for external and internal advertising of the deputy-director vacancy.
Warren requested an executive session to discuss collective bargaining, estimating 10 minutes to start. The board moved into executive session; the transcript records two five-minute extensions noted by staff and a return to open session. After the session the chair announced, “No decisions were rendered.”
There were no roll-call votes recorded in the public transcript to approve hires during the meeting; commissioners verbally indicated they were “good with” proceeding with recruitment.
