WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: First Island County administrator is named
Jessie Stensland reports:
Island County has its first county administrator.
Commissioner Melanie Bacon, the board chairperson, announced Thursday that Michael Jones, the Blaine city manager, has accepted the position. The annual salary for the position is set at $135,000-$155,000.
They Said It
“He brings enthusiasm and a positive outlook for building a strong organization,” [Island County Commissioner Melanie] Bacon said in a statement.
Tim Hazelo and former county commissioner Rick Hannold, the two Republican candidates challenging Democratic Commissioner Janet St. Clair, said during an Old Goats forum that they were against hiring a county administrator, which they see as an unnecessary expense.
Island County Commissioner Jill Johnson, however, said Hannold seems to misremember his own history. When Hannold was on the board with Johnson and Commissioner Helen Price Johnson, he was in favor of hiring a county administrator, she said.
On The Ballot in August 2022
| County Commissioner, District 3 Tim Hazelo (R-Oak Harbor) Janet St. Clair (D-Camano Island), the incumbent Rick Hannold (R-Oak Harbor) |
| Assessor Kelly Mauck (R) Theodore Kubusiak (no party preference) Incumbent Bernie Upchurch did not file for re-election |
| Auditor Sheilah Crider (R), the incumbent Barbara Fuller (D) |
| Clerk Deirdre Butler (no party preference) Debra Van Pelt (D), the incumbent |
| Coroner Shantel Porter (I) Incumbent Robert Bishop did not file for re-election |
| Prosecutor Greg Banks (no party preference), the incumbent |
| Sheriff Rick Felici (R), the incumbent Lane Campbell (R) |
| Treasurer Richard MacQuarrie (R) Tony Lam (D) Incumbent Wanda Grone did not file for re-election |
