So now Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson is spending tax money to hire a consultant, to try to learn the basic skills she should have had before running for office, (“Multnomah County chair spending $200 per hour on taxpayer-funded leadership coaching,” June 18). If she doesn’t have the good grace to resign, she should be recalled.

Charles D. Bates, Portland

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