Information

Type: Deliberation

Department: HR - Human Resources

Directors' Update: May 6, 2026

Business Meeting: May 12, 2026

Summary:

Appoint Haley M. Williams to the Lewis County Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials (Salary Commission)

Publications:

Cover Letter To: Haley M. Williams: wilhal25@gmail.com

Additional Copies To:

Resolution

WHEREAS, salaries for county commissioners and councilmembers may be set by salary commissions established by ordinance or resolution as outlined in RCW 36.17.024; and

WHEREAS, the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) established the Lewis County Citizens’ Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials (“Salary Commission”) via Resolution 01-317 on Sept. 10, 2001; reconvened the Salary Commission via Resolution 19-152 on May 20, 2019; and revised the parameters of the commission via Resolution 25-047 on Feb. 11, 2025; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with state law, commission members must be registered voters eligible to vote at the time persons are selected for appointment to full terms on the commission, and the county auditor must select, by lot, at least one commission member living in each commissioner's district; and

WHEREAS, District 1 representative Dale E. Lund (appointed via Resolution 26-122) has indicated he is no longer able to complete the remainder of his unexpired term; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with state law, the Lewis County Auditor's Office selected by lot at least one registered voter from Commissioner District 1 to fill the vacancy on the Salary Commission; and

WHEREAS, the following registered voter, as selected by lot by the Auditor's Office, has indicated a willingness to serve on the Salary Commission: 

• District 1: Haley M. Williams

WHEREAS, RCW 36.17.024 further states the following:

• No person may be appointed to serve more than two terms.
• No member of the commission may be removed by the county legislative authority during his or her term of office unless for cause of incapacity, incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office, or for a disqualifying change of residence.
• The members of the commission may not include any officer, official, or employee of the county or any of their immediate family members. ... "Immediate family member" means the parents, spouse, siblings, children, or dependent relatives of the officer, official, or employee, whether or not living in the household of the officer, official, or employee

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BOCC hereby appoints Haley M. Williams to represent District 1 on the Lewis County Citizens’ Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials (Salary Commission) to fill the remainder of Dale E. Lund's four-year term, which expires Dec. 31, 2028.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 12th day of May, 2026.