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Island County commissioners approve staff letter on jail review, address speed-limit complaints and dispute perceived NACo partisanship
Summary
Commissioners agreed to send a board letter updating Island County employees on the jail-subcommittee's review process, discussed who should handle public inquiries, and heard concerns about recent speed-limit changes and partisan tone at the NACo conference, where a keynote speaker drew criticism from one commissioner.
The Island County Board of County Commissioners agreed to send a board letter to county personnel describing the public meeting schedule and the county's ongoing evaluation of its correctional facility, and discussed appropriate points of contact for employee questions.
Chair Melanie proposed sending a letter "from the board" and said it would include the public meeting schedule and guidance that employees share "factual publicly available information" and where to find it. Commissioner Johnson suggested the letter come from "the board of county…
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