WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Hospital board retakes vote that violated OPMA

Karina Andrew reports from the Whidbey Island Public Hospital District (WhidbeyHealth) board workshop on Thu., Oct. 6.

Hospital commissioners redid a vote and subsequent appointment of their new board colleague to bring the process into alignment with the Open Public Meetings Act.

During a Thursday afternoon meeting, the remaining members of the WhidbeyHealth Board of Commissioners executed two motions to vote for and appoint Gregory M. Richardson. Richardson will replace Commissioner Nancy Fey, who resigned effective Sept. 30.

They Said It

“I do want to apologize to the citizens and the board for the election that we had,” [Board President Ron] Wallin said prior to the most recent vote. “Normally I would run it by our in-house counsel, but we don’t have one right now.”