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Clallam County commissioners meet in closed executive session to discuss potential litigation
Summary
The Clallam County Board of Commissioners convened a special meeting Oct. 27, 2025, and voted to go into an executive session under RCW 42.30.110 to discuss potential litigation. The closed session lasted about an hour; the board returned to the public record at about 03:31 and took no public action before adjourning.
The Clallam County Board of Commissioners met in a special session Oct. 27, 2025, and voted to enter an executive session under RCW 42.30.110 to discuss agency matters related to potential litigation.
County officials said the closed discussion was expected to last about one hour. Dee Bowden, who joined the meeting online, indicated the conversation would take roughly an hour, and the board set a tentative return to the public record at about 03:30; the meeting minutes show the board returned at 03:31.
Commissioners and senior staff named on the record as participants included Commissioner Mike French; District 1 Commissioner Mark Ozias; Commissioner Eddie Johnson; Tammy Solander, human resources and risk management; Mark Lane, chief financial officer; Becker Turner, deputy CFO; Jay Reno, deputy civil counsel; Bruce Emery, director of DCD; and Todd Milkey, county administrator. The special meeting record also shows Dee Bowden attended remotely.
A motion to enter executive session for a period of one hour was made and seconded, and the board moved into closed session. The motion passed on the record; the transcript does not record a roll-call vote or identify the motion's mover or the seconder by name. When the board returned to the public record at 03:31, the chair stated that no public action was expected and the meeting was adjourned.
The board cited RCW 42.30.110 when announcing the session. That provision of the Washington Open Public Meetings Act allows governing bodies to meet in executive session for certain exempt matters, including discussions about litigation; the transcript references that statute as the legal basis for the closed session.
No further details about the subject matter of the potential litigation, any staff direction, or subsequent steps were disclosed on the public record at the meeting. The county did not announce any follow-up timeline or public reporting requirement during the on-record portions of the session.
