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Jefferson County Board of Commissioners
Special Meeting — Thursday, October 8, 2021, 2:00 p.m.
County Administrator Candidate Interviews
Jefferson County Courthouse—Commissioners' Chambers
1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA (Virtual)
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Kate Dean called the meetingto order in the presence of
Commissioner Greg Brotherton and Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour. The Board and staff participated in
the meeting remotely.
PRESENTATIONS BY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR CANDIDATES: The
following County Administrator Candidates each gave a 10-minute presentation and answered questions
posed by the Board and the public in attendance:
• Martin Casey
• Richard Kuhns
• Ethan Raup
EXECUTIVE SESSION: An Executive Session was scheduled from 3:30 p.m. to
4:00 p.m. Chair Dean announced that the Executive Session will be held from 3:34 p.m. to 4:04 p.m. to
evaluate the qualifications of applicants for public employment, exemption RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) as
outlined in the Open Public Meetings Act. Chair Dean announced that the Board will be extending the
Executive Session from 4:06
p.m. to 4:16 p.m. The Board concluded the Executive Session and resumed
the regular meeting at 4:17 p.m.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: An Executive Session was scheduled from 4:00 p.m. to
4:30 p.m. Chair Dean announced that the Executive Session will be held from 4:19 p.m. to 4:48 p.m. to
evaluate the qualifications of applicants for public employment, exemption RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) as
outlined in the Open Public Meetings Act. The Board concluded the Executive Session and resumed the
regular meeting at 4:48 p.m.
DISCUSSION re: REVIEW of APPLICANTS for the COUNTY
ADMINISTRATOR POSITION: The Board and Interim County Administrator Mark McCauley
discussed the relative merits of each applicant. After discussion, Commissioner Brotherton moved to
authorize staff to have Prothman, our recruiter, begin negotiations with Ethan Raup for the County
Administrator position, and that contract would come before the Commissioners in public session for a
vote in the future if we're successful. Commissioner Eisenhour seconded the motion which carried by a
unanimous vote.
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Commissioners Meeting Minutes of October 8, 2021
, NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Chair Dean adjourned the meeting at 4:54 p.m. until
the next regulaillft5,ng or special meeting as properly noticed.
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