Commissioners choose outside sheriffs and HR advisor for interview panel, discuss quorum rules

Aug 26, 2025

The board approved including two adjacent-county sheriffs, a sheriff from a county with an Indian reservation, the county auditor, the state's attorney, two commissioners and an HR administrator on the interview panel and discussed whether including three commissioners would create a quorum requiring minutes and public notice.

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Commissioners approved a panel that will include two sheriffs from adjacent counties, one sheriff from a county with an Indian reservation, the county auditor, the state's attorney, Commissioners Horner and Cook, and an HR adviser from the Pierce County Correctional Center. Clerk (speaker 4) cautioned that including three commissioners on the interview panel could create a quorum and thus trigger meeting-notice and minute-taking requirements.

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