HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-02-05Employee Memorial Garden
Jefferson County will honor past employees who
died while actively employed by Jefferson County
or who have died after retiring from County
employment with five or more years of service. A
dedication ceremony will be held on the front steps
of the Courthouse. The name, job title, and dates
of service for each employee will be placed on a
plaque located on the first floor of the Courthouse.
The ceremony will take place on Friday, September
9, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. Family members, friends, and
co-workers are encouraged to attend. Cake and
coffee will follow the ceremony in the First Floor
Conference Room of the Courthouse.
Anyone may initiate recognition of a past employee
by submitting a donation of $50.00 to the
PERCommittee. Donations and the names of past
employees need to be submitted to Julie Matthes at
the County Commissioners’ Office by 5:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, August 24, 2005.
Board’s Official Business
Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting August 2, 2005
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BRIEFING: John
Fischbach reported on the following:
•The Port of Port Townsend has agreed
to match the County’s funding amount
of $25,000 to the Economic
Development Council if the City of Port
Townsend also contributes.
•There will be a joint Port Townsend City
Council/Jefferson County
Commissioners meeting on Wednesday
at 6:30 p.m. at the Waterman/Katz
Building to discuss a metropolitan park
district.
•The PUD is
meeting in
Olympia today
with
representatives
from the State
Department of
Health and the
Department of
Ecology
regarding the
Quilcene Well.
FIRE DISTRICT
MERGER: A Notice of
Intention was
submitted to the Board
by the Fire
Commissioners of Fire
Protection Districts #1
and #6. The two fire
districts have agreed to
merge to achieve
greater long-range
efficiencies and
economics of
management, prevention, training, operations
and other services authorized in the State
RCW. The County Commissioners approved
the merger. With a favorable vote of the
residents in District #6, the merger would
become effective on January 1, 2006.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made: The Discovery Bay
Alliance (DBA) opposes the activities of
Security Services Northwest (SSNW); cost
overruns on the Port Townsend City Hall project
will be borne by the taxpayers, and it is important
to keep the work on the Courthouse within
budget; the intent of the 1998 WRIA legislation
passed by the State was to provide water for
people and fish, not just fish; concerns about the
continuing gunfire noise at SSNW and the stop
work order; if food is served to the public, the
kitchens must be inspected and the employees
must have Food Handler’s Permits; complaints
about night work and noise from the Shine
quarry; Fred Hill Materials is working at night
because this is a busy
time of year for road
projects, and they are
working on ways to
reduce the noise; has
the latest decision on
the appeal of the
Irondale/Port Hadlock
UGA designation been
received?; and a
County resident
questioned why he got
a ticket for parking in
front of his house
where he has parked
for several years?
CONSENT AGENDA:
The items on the
Consent Agenda were
approved.
2 AGREEMENTS: 1)
Automated
Receipting/Imaging
System with
Technology Unlimited,
Inc., and 2) Stream
Gauging within WRIA 17 Watershed with
Washington State Department of Ecology
ACCEPTANCE OF CREDIT CARDS: In the
negotiations with the bank about accepting debit
cards for Solid Waste Transfer Station fees, the
bank agreed to give the County the same rate on
processing credit cards. The Board agreed that
the County will accept both debit and credit cards
at the facility.