Whatcom County Council members want to close a loophole that left them unaware of a $225,000 risk pool payout quietly approved for an employee who accused her manager of sexual harassment and retaliation.
While the settlement was officially paid through the Washington Counties Risk Pool, the county reimbursed the risk pool because the county was below its $250,000 deductible for a single claim. Essentially, taxpayers still foot the bill for the entire deductible through this process.
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