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Josephine County commissioners approve memorandum after Ron Smith apologizes for touching staffer's hair
Summary
Josephine County commissioners voted to execute a revised memorandum after Commissioner Ron Smith apologized for touching a county employee's hair and acknowledged the action violated county policy. Smith abstained from the vote; two other commissioners voted to approve the memorandum.
Commissioner Ron Smith apologized publicly after describing a private conversation with a county secretary during which he said he touched her hair and later learned his action violated county policy. Following Smith's remarks, the Board of Commissioners voted to execute a revised memorandum.
Smith told the board he recognized the employee as someone who had chosen to take voluntary retirement and that she told him…
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