HomeMy WebLinkAboutOctober 13, 2026 Materials Subcommittee Proposed EditsProposed edits to CFOCOC Bylaws to revise voting requirements for BoCC recommendations:
Note the procedure for amendment of the bylaws:
12 VOTING AND DECISIONS
A. Manner of Voting. Voting shall be limited to Committee members. Voting shall be conducted by
voice or, show of hands or by ballot if any member of the Committee so desires. There shall be
no voting by proxy of any question before the Committee. The Chair is considered a voting
member. The Chair will ensure that all viewpoints are heard, and if possible, will attempt to
achieve consensus among CFFCOC members.
B. Vote on Project Recommendation. Decisions to recommend projects to the Board require a
majority of the total number of appointed CFFCOC members. Any dissenting opinions will be
recorded and included in the meeting summary.
a. Voting Eligibility. To be eligible to vote on project recommendations to the BoCC, a
member must attend the Rank and Recommend meeting, as well as at least one of
either the Sponsor Project Presentation or Project Site Visit meetings. Attendance may
be virtual or in person for the Rank and Recommend or Sponsor Project Presentation
meeting. There is no real-time virtual option for the Project Site Visit. If a member must
miss either the Sponsor Project Presentation or Project Site Visit meeting, they may
view that meeting recording at a later date and still be eligible to vote.
a. Participation During Rank and Recommend Meeting. Members deemed ineligible to
vote may attend the Rank and Recommend portion of that meeting as a member of the
public but may not debate, discuss, comment on, rate or vote upon any matter related
to the recommendation of projects to the BoCC. No member may rate or vote upon any
project unless that member has:
b.
Example Meeting Schedule:
1. Meeting 1: Project Site Visits
2. Meeting 2: Sponsor Project Presentations
• To be eligible to vote, a member must attend at least one of the
above meetings either in person, or virtually in real-time. If one
of the above meetings is missed, the member must watch the
meeting recording at a later date in order to be eligible to vote.
3. Meeting 3: Rank and Recommend
Commented [TL1]: Voting by ballot should be removed to
comply with OPMA:
RCW 43.32.060(2) No governing body of a public
agency at any meeting required to be open to the public
shall vote by secret ballot. Any vote taken in violation of this subsection shall be null and void, and shall be considered an "action" under this chapter.
• Eligible members may participate in the Rank and Recommend
meeting either virtually or in person.
B.C. All Other Decisions Aside from Project Recommendations. Other decisions require a simple
majority of those CFFCOC members present, assuming the number of members present
constitutes at least a quorum.