Human resources seeks to refill planner position; board held multiple executive sessions with no decisions

Jessica Warren, Cowlitz County human resources, asked commissioners to authorize filling an assistant/associate planner vacancy in Building and Planning after the employee submitted a resignation. Warren also scheduled two executive-session items: one on qualifications of an applicant and a 15‑minute collective‑bargaining session with outside counsel calling in.

The board recessed for executive session and recorded multiple five- and ten-minute extensions during the morning; when the board reconvened it stated no decisions had been made. Warren later requested an additional executive session for applicant qualifications; again the board recessed and returned with no action recorded. The meeting concluded with the board adjourning after confirming there were no remaining agenda items.

No roll-call votes were recorded during the HR items in the transcript.