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Commissioners postpone appointment to vacant County Auditor post after interviews
Summary
After sequestered interviews with three GOP‑nominated candidates to fill the vacant County Auditor position, Walla Walla County commissioners said no candidate rose clearly above the others and agreed to delay an appointment for additional reference checks and due diligence, targeting Jan. 26 for further action.
The Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners interviewed three candidates on Jan. 12 to fill the vacant County Auditor seat left by the retirement of Karen Martin, then returned from executive session and decided not to make an appointment.
Chair Jennifer Kimball opened the proceedings and explained the panel would use sequestered, one‑on‑one interviews. Commissioners heard identical question sets from each commissioner for each candidate, then moved into executive session under RCW 42.30.110(1)(h) to evaluate qualifications. After roughly 18 minutes, the board returned to open session and discussed next steps.
Commissioner Clayton said the on‑the‑spot questions had not been…
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