Whatcom Council eyes closing legal loophole that hid $225K payout

Whatcom Council eyes closing legal loophole that hid $225K payout

This article originally appeared in the Cascadia Daily News. The Whatcom County Council introduced an amendment on Tuesday night to close a legal loophole that left them in the dark about a $225,000 payout in 2023 to an employee who accused her manager of sexual harassment and retaliation. The manager, former public works director Jon Hutchings, resigned from the position in October 2022 during the ensuing sexual harassment investigation by the …