Port vote postponed on staffing changes

At their Dec. 19 port meeting, Port of Whitman commissioners delayed their vote on a resolution which enables the port’s executive director to sell port property at a value less than $10,000 in 2020, to the Jan. 2 meeting. This authority to sell Port district property must be renewed annually.

The commissioners reviewed the draft of this resolution at their Dec. 5 meeting.

The motion was brought on the table at the beginning of the meeting by Commissioner Kristine Meyer, but after further discussion, it was removed.

The reasoning behind the resolution’s delay was a concept brought forth by Com...