BREAKING NEWS – Tension at Tacoma

The meeting follows a tense past two weeks that resulted in the commissioners receiving a petition – signed by about a third of the port’s staff – declaring a “no confidence vote” in Farrell.

The petition began circulating shortly after the port notified 47 of its 256 employees that their jobs had been eliminated.

Commission President Clare Petrich said today that today’s meeting is “a review of the performance status of Tim Farrell and of the situation of the layoffs.”