Fix It Now | Redo the CEO Search and Provide an Open Hiring Process

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The Issue

If corruption in Spokane government matters to you, demand a real hiring process not a rigged playing field. Let your commissioners know this kind of corruption won't be tolerated!

It will take all of us demanding an actual hiring process—a process that hasn’t been rigged to give Todd Mielke the job of a lifetime—a process that puts the application process in the hands of a professional firm (as was done when the county hired the Health District Director), not by two friends who serve with him on the county seat. By their actions, they not only tried to deceive the public, they also put upper management and Spokane business leaders in the position of serving as a smoke screen for a decision that was made years ago - when Marshall Farnell received his $33,000 raise to postpone his retirement.

See my letter to Prosecutor Larry Haskell outlining the long list of reasons we need to demand an open hiring process. 

Sign our petition and let them know that nothing will fix this “fix” except the hiring of a professional firm to screen applicants in a nationwide search!

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Bonnie MagerPetition StarterBefore serving as Spokane County Commissioner from 2007 through 2010, Bonnie founded and served as the Executive Director of the Neighborhood Alliance of Spokane County for 10 years. During that time the organization functioned as an umbrella advocate organization for neighborhoods throughout the entire county focusing on important quality of life issues. Irregardless of the specific issue, proses and policy of governance always emerged at the core. Under her direction, the Neighborhood Alliance won a major public records action against Spokane County resulting in the third largest settlement in U.S. history. As an advocate for good government, she continues to play an active role in the community.

The Decision Makers

Shelly O'Quinn
Shelly O'Quinn
Spokane County Commissioner
Al French
Al French
Spokane County Commissioner

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