SWEENEY, C.J.
¶ 1 Yakima County refused to pay Valley Environmental Laboratory, L.L.C., for lab services because the county employee involved with the referral was related to or had a close relationship with the owners of the lab. The trial judge concluded that the employee was not a "municipal officer" under the provisions of Washington's code of ethics for municipal officers (chapter 42.23 RCW) and ordered the county to pay for the work. We conclude that questions...
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