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Cowlitz County staff roll out meeting changes and a standardized SBAR form to improve transparency
Summary
Clerk Kelly Grayson told commissioners the county has updated meeting times, added quarterly department updates and liaison reports, and is introducing an SBAR-style form and a personnel request workflow to make decision-making clearer and more consistent.
Kelly Grayson, clerk of the board, told the Cowlitz County commissioners’ meeting staff on Tuesday that the county has updated meeting times and added recurring department updates and liaison reports to promote transparency and public engagement. "Promote transparency, encourage public engagement, keep the community informed, and guide fair, accountable decisions," Grayson said, summarizing the office’s new public-meeting mission.
Grayson said the public calendar is updated with the new schedule and that Monday finance sessions will begin in April to give the board more time…
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