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Commissioners withhold majority consent for county-funded defense in recall appeal of Commissioner Clouse
Summary
Prosecuting Attorney John Toonheim asked the board to consent to county-funded defense in a Washington Supreme Court appeal of a Superior Court ruling that dismissed a recall petition against Commissioner Emily Clouse; the board did not reach majority consent and the request was not approved.
Prosecuting Attorney John Toonheim asked the Thurston County Board of Commissioners on April 30, 2025, to consent to county representation for Commissioner Emily Clouse in a Washington Supreme Court appeal of a Superior Court ruling that found a recall petition legally insufficient. Toonheim said the county's civil team can handle a targeted brief and possible oral argument within existing resources and that taking the appeal would also amount to defending the trial court decision.
“To me, it put the case in a little different posture in terms of whether the county should come in and defend,”…
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