Richard Swift announces resignation from Clackamas County
Health, housing and human services department director will depart on Feb. 19
The director of Clackamas County's largest division has announced he will step down Feb. 19 after a decade at the helm.
County health, housing and human services (H3S) Director Richard Swift told Pamplin Media Group this week that he intends to take a break from public service following more than 28 years working in various government service roles.
Swift came to the county following an 18-year stint at Multnomah County in 2011 when he was hired as deputy director of H3S. He's played an integral role in advancing some of Clackamas County's most impactful programs and projects, including the county's ambulance services contract with American Medical Response Northwest, bolstering the county's response to the mental health crisis and helping to initiate nearly a dozen housing projects developing hundreds of units of affordable housing.