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Pierce County accepts County Manager Raphel Maddox’s resignation and approves severance
Summary
The Pierce County Board of Commissioners accepted County Manager Raphel Maddox’s resignation and approved the severance package referenced in Exhibit A after returning from an executive session on Dec. 2, 2025.
The Pierce County Board of Commissioners voted on Dec. 2, 2025, to accept County Manager Raphel Maddox’s resignation and to approve the severance package referenced in Exhibit A. Commissioner David Lowman moved to accept the resignation and severance; Commissioner Graham Raley seconded and the motion carried.
The action followed a closed executive session at 6:30 p.m. to discuss county personnel; the board returned to open session at 6:55 p.m. County minutes note that no formal action was taken while the board was in executive session. Raphel Maddox then presented his resignation to the board; the text of the severance agreement is recorded in Exhibit A (details of the severance were not specified in the meeting transcript).
Chairman Neal Bennett presided over the meeting. The board did not announce an interim county manager or next personnel steps during the open meeting. The meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
The acceptance of the resignation and the approved severance were recorded by motion and without a roll-call tally in the public minutes.
