A Cowlitz County board met for its final session of the year, held a 30-minute executive session on the performance of a public employee (extended by 10 minutes) and was asked to replace a Public Facilities District member with Mark Wilson, a speaker said.

The meeting opened with routine housekeeping and the chair noted there would be no public works item because staff had little business. An Unidentified Speaker said, "I'm asked for an executive session for 30 minutes for discussion of employee performance," and later announced the board was back and that there were "No decisions rendered." The transcript shows the executive session was extended by 10 minutes.

After the closed session, the same Unidentified Speaker raised a replacement for the Public Facilities District, stating, "they lost, the 1 gal passed, and so they're asking to replace him with Mark Wilson." The transcript does not identify the deceased member by name, and the speaker's phrasing is inconsistent on gender; the record does not provide further details about the vacancy or a formal nomination procedure.

There is no record in the transcript of a formal motion, a second, or a roll-call vote on the appointment. Participants exchanged brief affirmations, with one person saying they "thought this would be a pretty easy okay," but the meeting record supplied in the transcript does not show an official vote or an adoption of the appointment during this session.

The meeting concluded with New Year wishes and adjournment.

The transcript does not specify the board's formal title; references in the record identify the meeting only as a county board session. Next procedural steps (such as whether the appointment will be placed on a future agenda for formal action) were not stated in the transcript.