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Whatcom County Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials Meeting

March 26, 2025 · Whatcom, WA
Source: Meeting minutes 2025-03-26 (PDF, 3 pp)
Retrieved April 14, 2026 from www.whatcomcounty.us ↗
Confidence: 100%
High

Attendees

Rebecca Sadwick Shaddix (Member)
Guy Occhiogrosso (Member)
Gary Wrightson (Member)
Sonya Luhm (Member)
Ralph Foldenauer (Vice-Chair)
Vanessa Bronsema (Member)
Tracie Gulit (Member)
Daniel Darwin (Member)
Karen Funston (Member)
Brennen Brown (Member)
✓ Present: 10/10

Decisions

#1

UNANIMOUS

#2

UNANIMOUS

Agenda Items

#1

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 4:04 PM by Vice-Chair Foldenauer

#2

Roll Call - Attendance

Quorum confirmed. Members present were noted.

#3

Meeting Minutes

The meeting minutes from the March 12th meeting were approved unanimously.

#4

Public Comment

Public comments were made by Dewey Dessler and Prosecutor Richey.

#5

Presentation by Elected Officials

An elected official gave a brief statement and answered questions from the commission.

#6

Old Business

None

#7

New Business

None

#8

Information Review

Commissioners discussed data needs by position and how to proceed with setting salaries.

#9

Next Steps

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 16th 2025 from 4-6 p.m.

Public Comments

2 speakers
Dewey Dessler · Topic: Statement to the Commission

Written statement included as an attachment in the agenda

Prosecutor Richey · Topic: Response to written statement

Clarified point of view regarding Prosecutor salary