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Pacific County commissioners approve seven routine personnel, contracts and coroner purchases
Summary
At a Jan. 31 special meeting, the Pacific County Board of Commissioners approved seven routine personnel and procurement items, including staffing changes in the prosecutor's office, service contracts for jail operations and purchases to equip the newly organized coroner's office.
The Pacific County Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 31 approved seven routine personnel actions and procurement contracts affecting the prosecutor's office, jail services and the newly established county coroner office.
The actions included two personnel changes and one new hire in the county prosecutor's office; annual service agreements to provide corrections policy and fingerprint-system maintenance for the jail; an approved 12-week family medical leave for a community development employee; and a package of mortuary equipment for the county coroner.
Why it matters: The votes formalize items that county staff said were already included in the adopted fiscal 2025 budget or are standard annual agreements. Several approvals are subject to adequate budget appropriations and one purchase is noted as startup spending for the county coroner's new office.
Votes at a glance
- Voluntary FTE reduction for Bonnie Walker (paralegal). Motion: “I move to approve the voluntary reduction of Bonnie Walker, paralegal, from 1 FTE to 0.8 FTE effective 01/01/2025.” Mover: Commissioner (Speaker 2). Second: Commissioner (Speaker 3). Outcome: Approved. Note: County staff said the 0.8 FTE is listed in the FY 2025 budget.
- Promotion of Don Spore (confidential secretary). Motion: approve promotion to management grade 14, step 3, effective 01/01/2025, subject to adequate budget appropriations. Mover: Commissioner (Speaker 2). Second: Commissioner (Speaker 4). Outcome: Approved. Note: Item reflected in FY 2025 budget materials discussed with the prosecutor's office.
- Hire of Brian Holloway as chief civil deputy prosecutor. Motion: hire Brian Holloway, management grade 21, step 9, effective 02/01/2025, subject to adequate budget appropriations. Mover: Commissioner (Speaker 2). Second: Commissioner (Speaker 3). Outcome: Approved. Note: Staff said Holloway’s start date is Feb. 1, 2025.
- Master service agreement with Lexipol for corrections policy manual and daily training bulletins. Motion: approve agreement not to exceed $6,000 to be paid from Jail Services Fund (001.380) and authorize director to sign. Mover: Commissioner (Speaker 3). Second: Commissioner (Speaker 2). Outcome: Approved. Discussion: Staff described the agreement as an annual subscription to a flexible policy manual and daily training bulletins; once policies are updated staff will be required to acknowledge receipt within the Lexipol system so compliance can be tracked.
- Service contract with HID Global Corporation for fingerprint scanning system maintenance. Motion: confirm service contract not to exceed $2,700 to be paid from Jail Services Fund (001.380) and confirm director's signature. Mover: Commissioner (Speaker 3). Second: Commissioner (Speaker 2). Outcome: Approved. Discussion: Staff said the system is used to capture fingerprints that can be shared with Washington State Patrol (WSP), NCIC and the FBI for identity or criminal-history hits; the contract is an annual maintenance agreement specific to the jail's device.
- Family medical leave for a Department of Community Development employee. Motion: approve 12 weeks of family medical leave for a qualifying event, effective 01/21/2025, authorize leave credit transfers and set an expiration date of 04/15/2025. Mover: Commissioner (Speaker 3). Second: Commissioner (Speaker 2). Outcome: Approved.
- Purchases for the county coroner from Mortuary Mall. Motion: approve purchase of mortuary supplies (three single-person mortuary cots at $2,140.02 each; four cot covers at $275 each; two exam tables at $1,275 each; two storage tables at $795 each) for a base total of $11,666 plus applicable taxes and shipping to be paid from County Coroner Fund (1001.360), subject to adequate budget appropriations; note three bids received. Mover: Commissioner (Speaker 3). Second: Commissioner (Speaker 2). Outcome: Approved. Discussion: Staff said the purchases are startup costs for the newly organized coroner office; the county coroner, Eric Anderson, had discussed cost consciousness and staff expressed hope for future legislative reimbursement if requested funding is approved.
Meeting context and next steps
Most items were described by staff as pre‑planned and included in FY 2025 budget materials discussed with the prosecutor's office and other departments. Several approvals are explicitly contingent on adequate budget appropriations. The board adjourned after completing the listed items.
Ending: The special meeting adjourned following the seven approvals.
