The investigation follows a series of bitter internal disputes after the commission appointed longtime employee Amanda Maxwell as executive director in 2021, according to public records obtained by Crosscut.
The issues came to light in recent months after a former agency executive director wrote Inslee’s office alleging a host of workplace concerns that he contends have increased staff turnover and “damaged the agency’s ability to meet its mission to regulate privately-owned utilities.” At least one anonymous complaint was also made, alleging that Maxwell, who left the agency earlier this year along with several other high-ranking executives, and a handful of other staffers “created an unbearably hostile environment.”
In a statement,
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