‘Impeccable’ Clerk Hayes Dies At 62

Friends and colleagues are remembering Kootenai County Clerk Cliff Hayes as a public official who stood for integrity and transparency. Hayes, 62, died Thursday at his home near Post Falls. The cause of death is pending an autopsy, but sheriff’s detectives found no suspicious circumstances, authorities said. “He just had impeccable integrity and was a fabulous role model,” said Pat Raffee, the county’s chief deputy clerk. “He also just grounded everything he did in the law, and if there wasn’t a law that applied, he always did the right thing.” Hayes was Post Falls police chief for 22 years and, running as a Republican, was elected county clerk in 2010. He planned to serve only one term. The county clerk oversees more than 90 employees in the elections, district court, auditor, recorder and county assistance offices/ Scott Maben , SR. More here. (Duane Rasmussen file photo, of Cliff Hayes in January 2013)

• County Clerk Cliff Hayes remembered as ‘fair and honest’ man /Brian Walker, Press

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