Gerald Grill, left, accepts the recognition from Lewis County Commissioners Edna Fund, Bobby Jackson and Gary Stamper
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – Adna resident Jerry Grill was honored today for serving 50 years as the secretary-examiner for the Lewis County Civil Service Commission.
Grill, 77, was recognized with a certificate of appreciation at the start of the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners weekly business meeting held in the historic courthouse in Chehalis.
The three-member commission oversees the examination process for hiring and promotions of employees at the sheriff’s office – other than the sheriff and his appointees – and sometimes for appeals of personnel actions.
Grill said the civil service commission system was created in Washington state by initiative in the 1960s.
Grill retired as fire chief of Lewis County Fire District 12 in 1997 after 36 years of service there.
He was accompanied this morning by his wife Luanne Grill. The couple celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary yesterday.
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I’m glad they thought enough of his services to publicly honor him. Good Deal!
What we really need now, is for the Commissioners to get their act together with all those county employees (in several areas) who have been working for years without so much as a contract.
If they really do consider the employees of Lewis County an asset worth keeping, then put down the hollow compliments and get a labor agreement signed.
Ignoring problems until they retire might work for some hydro engineers but our County Employees deserve better.