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Thurston County discusses reworking salary commission ordinance after state law change
Summary
Commissioners debated a proposal to preserve a dedicated labor seat on the county salary commission while aligning local code with revised state statutory language requiring members to have personnel-management experience or related experience.
Thurston County commissioners spent substantial time on Tuesday discussing proposed revisions to the county ordinance that governs the Salary Commission, focusing on whether to reserve one seat for a labor representative while leaving the remaining seats flexible to match state law.
Maria (county staff) presented the chair’s compromise: dedicate one seat to a labor representative, and allow the other three seats to be filled from…
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