Hi Abby,
 
Like you I am disgusted and offended by the comments and beliefs of Commissioner Shull.  The other County Commissioners are asking him to resign.  I expect today’s business meeting will address this issue.  The full Board is aware of the pain and anger from county staff and our entire community.
 
Abby you are an incredible ally within and contributor to our organization. I hope you will consider staying.  If Commissioner Shull does not resign today I expect he will very soon.
 
Thank you.
Gary
 
 
 
 
From: Ahern, Abby <AbbyAhe@clackamas.us> 
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 11:17 AM
To: Schmidt, Gary <GSchmidt@clackamas.us>
Cc: Anderson, Pamela <PAnderson@clackamas.us>; Sirois, Mark <MarkSir@clackamas.us>
Subject: Shull Posts
 
Hi Gary,
 
I hope this email is among many regarding the disgusting words of Commissioner Shull, which I became aware of just yesterday.
 
I cannot, in good conscience, work in a County with this kind of leadership. I cannot bring items before the board that promote equity and inclusion, and have them judged by this person. This person cannot have a say over the work of the county. It is untenable and intolerable. 
 
If Mark Shull does not resign by Monday, MLK Day, I will be resigning from the County. 
 
I have spoken to several coworkers who feel the same. In reaching out to you, I hope you can depict the pain and anger from County staff. I hope that you are receiving many of these kinds of email and can reflect how widespread this feeling is. I hope we can move forward, and re-start the healing process without Commissioner Shull.
 
Thanks, 
 
Abby Ahern, CoC & HMIS Lead
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