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County joins risk‑pool letter backing Senate Bill 6,239 claims commission
Summary
Walla Walla County commissioners agreed to add their signatures to a Washington Counties Risk Pool letter urging the House to pass Senate Bill 6,239, which would create a claims commission intended to reduce litigation costs and speed resolution of certain tort claims against government entities.
Commissioner Fulmer read a draft letter on Feb. 17 from the Washington Counties Risk Pool supporting Senate Bill 6,239 and asked the board to add its signatures to the pooled letter. The letter praises the bill's aim to ease backlogs and reduce litigation costs by creating a claims commission within the Office of Administrative Hearings to resolve certain claims against the state and subdivisions, including counties.
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