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A public hearing was held Thursday in Olympia on a new bill that would allow for a sheriff who has lost their peace officer certification to be removed from duty by a state oversight board.on KIRO Newsradio, supported the proposal.
She highlighted that even though it is a rare circumstance, voters still have the right to elect the sheriff. “I actually think that this is a good way to go about it, because voters are still choosing the sheriff; nothing in this changes that,” Ursula said. “It cannot just be because I don’t like that person. It has to be a very specific situation, a very narrowly defined situation. I actually am in favor of it.” KIRO host Gee Scott was lukewarm about the bill, stating that he’s uneasy about having an unelected board holding the power to relieve an elected sheriff of their duties. “I’m still at the point where I’m 50/50 on if should be elected or appointed,” Gee said. “In this case, to have an unelected board be the decision maker, taking a sheriff elected by the people, and pulling them out of that position. I think what this does is take more power away from the people. Again, the board, the panel, they are unelected.” “But if a sheriff loses their peace officer certification, which is spelled out in this bill, that means they are no longer meeting the basic standards required to enforce the law. Do you want someone who cannot legally be a peace officer to still be allowed to run a law enforcement agency?” Ursula asked. “No, I don’t want the sheriff to continue. However, even though I don’t want that, I could see the other side and still see how this could work in another way,” Gee responded. “Hypothetically, let’s say it’s an unelected panel, and I disagree with those folks, and that unelected panel has the power to eliminate a sheriff that I actually like?”‘He wants to keep his job’: Curley criticizes Trump’s recent economic policy decisions‘It freaks me out’: KIRO hosts on Lumen Field’s new camera system If you're attending the Seattle Seahawks game this Saturday, be aware that there's a 16-camera system in place that can photograph any fans in attendance.KIRO host ‘thrilled’ about WA high school awarding varsity letters to trade studentsChrystal Ortega's tireless dedication recently earned her the WSECU Community Champions Award and a $1,000 grant to further the mission.When Shawn Tibbitts opened Tibbitts FernHill, he was just trying to survive. The small Tacoma restaurant has since earned culinary awards and praise.Wilcox Family Farms is continuing its cherished holiday tradition of giving back by donating nearly one million eggs to food banks across the South Sound region this season.Matthew Ballantyne has transformed that early awareness into action, embodying the organization's mission:"No Kid Sleeps On The Floor In Our Town."Discover Kitsap County’s creative soul: Where Nordic charm meets gothic gardens and ancient traditions thrive Kitsap County is full of wonderfully weird, authentically artsy, and unexpectedly magical corners that make visitors become locals and locals never want to leave.
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