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‘Inappropriate’: Board chair dinged for text message, cleared of discrimination, harassment
‘Inappropriate’: Board chair dinged for text message, cleared of discrimination, harassment
‘Inappropriate’: Board chair dinged for text message, cleared of discrimination, harassment

Published on: 03/17/2026

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Washington County Chair Kathryn Harrington listens during a Clean Water Services board meeting on April 8, 2025. An investigation into Harrington's conduct toward the former sewer agency CEO found that Harrington's actions did not meet the legal threshold for harassment or discrimination but her fellow board members said in a statement that they remain concerned.

An outside investigation into Washington County Chair Kathryn Harrington’s treatment of the former head of the county’s embattled sewer agency found that her actions did not meet the legal threshold for harassment or discrimination but a text message she sent was deemed “unprofessional and inappropriate.”

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/watchdog/2026/03/unprofessional-and-inappropriate-board-chair-dinged-for-text-message-but-cleared-of-discrimination-harassment-allegations.html

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