In today’s edition, Jeff Switzer reports on the decision of the Democratic-controlled Snohomish County Council to fire analyst Ed Moats who is a Republican.
From the story:
Led by County Council Chairman Dave Somers, all four Democrats on the council voted to fire Moats and said the move was part of a change in direction.
Their action came over the strong objections of John Koster, the lone Republican on the council.
“It smacks of a political purge and a personal vendetta by Somers against Moats because he doesn’t like his political orientation,” Koster said. As far as anyone can tell, the County Council had never before fired someone in public.
“I wish that Ed would just have done this in a more normal manner, but he chose not to, and we chose to terminate him,” Somers said.
Politics had nothing to do with firing Moats, Somers said. “I don’t feel anything about Ed’s political leanings,” he said. “They’re irrelevant as far as I’m concerned.”
Read the entire story here.
To watch the discussion on video, follow this link. The debate occurred at the 33:45 mark in the opening general legislative session of the April 23 meeting.
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