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Votes at a glance: Pacific County commissioners approve personnel, public-works and administrative items
Summary
At the July 28 continued meeting the Board of Commissioners approved a set of administrative and public-works items including family medical leave, a resignation and hiring authorization, minor roadwork payments, a memorandum with Rayonier for Salmon Creek Road repairs, and a 90-day extension for a jail fatality review committee.
During a continued session on July 28, 2025, the Pacific County Board of Commissioners approved multiple agenda items by voice vote. Key outcomes recorded in the public meeting transcript include:
- Family medical leave: Approved 12 weeks of family medical leave for a qualifying event for a Superior Court employee, effective Aug. 18, 2025, with an expiration date listed as Nov. 10, 2025; leave-credit transfers were authorized in the motion text.
- Resignation and hiring: The board acknowledged the resignation of Branson Williams, road maintenance technician 2, effective July 31, 2025, and authorized posting and advertising to hire a replacement (Local 367, grade 118), subject to adequate budget appropriations.
- Striping services: Approved an additional payment of $2,465 to Construction Ahead Incorporated for 2024 striping services to cover extra striping miles, to be paid from County Road Fund No. 104, subject to budget appropriations.
- Salmon Creek Road repairs: Approved a memorandum of agreement with Rayonier Operating Company LLC for Salmon Creek Road repairs in the amount of $82,798.65 to be paid from County Road Fund No. 104, subject to adequate appropriations; commissioners thanked the company for contributing funds toward the culvert-replacement effort. (Several speakers pronounced the company name as "Rainier" during discussion; motion text names Rayonier Operating Company LLC.)
- Unexpected fatality review: Under RCW 70.48.510 the board granted a 90-day extension to the unexpected fatality review committee investigating the Greenler and Kirschbaum jail fatalities.
All listed motions were approved by voice vote during the meeting. Many items were described as subject to adequate budget appropriations; the transcript did not provide detailed budget numbers for each item beyond the specific contract amount for Salmon Creek Road repairs and the striping amount listed above.
The board adjourned at about 9:17 a.m.
