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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-27-06Board’s Official Business Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting June 27, 2006 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made: a petition was submitted with more signatures asking the Board and the City Council to have a forum on the expansion of NAV MAG Indian Island; concern was expressed about the proposed Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO) and how it will impact the farming community; the County will turn into a retirement community for the rich because of regulations being passed like the CAO; there are other options for designating buffers for critical areas than making a “one- size-fits-all” regulation; the County needs to work with property owners on voluntary efforts to preserve wetlands; the Farm Bureau is requesting that the County send a certified letter to all property owners whose land will be affected by the proposed CAO; people need more than 90 days to review and comment on the proposed CAO; the proposed Records Access Policy contains incorrect information, what credentials does a person need to be the Public Records Officer?, and the County needs to have a public forum about the Budget “Trainwreck.” CONSENT AGENDA: The following items were approved: 3 RESOLUTIONS: 1) Establishing new salaries for the elected offices of Jefferson County; 2) Adopting a salary schedule for the FLSA and exempt management and professional employees; and, 3) Updating the working capital reserve requirement for each County fund for years 2006 and 2007 2 HEARING NOTICES: 1) Proposed ordinance clarifying the program of administering the Public Infrastructure Fund; Hearing scheduled for Monday, July 10, 2006 at 10:15 a.m. in the Commissioners Chambers, and 2) Setting a joint public hearing with Mason County for the Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 16 Skokomish-Dosewallips Watershed Management Plan; Hearing scheduled for Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. at the Mason County Courthouse Building 1 Commissioners Chambers CALL FOR BIDS: 6 Avenue (Irondale)th Improvement Project; Bid opening scheduled for Monday, July 17, 2006 at 10:10 a.m. in the Commissioners Chambers AGREEMENTS: 1) Labor agreement for Public Works employees; January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2008 with Teamsters Local Union No. 589; 2) TWO LETTERS OF UNDERSTANDING re:1) 2005 labor agreement for Public Works employees, and 2) January 1, 2006 through ratification of labor agreement for Public Works employees with Teamster Local Union No. 589; 3) Memorandum of Agreement for shared use of Jefferson County Emergency Operations Center with U.S. Department of the Navy, Naval Magazine Indian Island; 4) Amendment to increase funding to provide technical assistance, training and broad job development for individuals with developmental disabilities with Washington Initiative for Supported Employment; 5) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Cascadia Revolving Fund with State Department of Community Trade and Economic Development ADVISORY BOARD RE-APPOINTMENTS: 1) Steve Crosland (Term expires June 14, 2008) and Judith Lucia (Term expires May 1, 2008) to the Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, and 2) Leslie Peterson to the Jefferson County Housing Authority for a 5-year term expiring July 16, 2011. AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN AGREEMENT AMENDMENT: The Board voted to authorize outside counsel to sign an agreement with the Washington Environmental Council if the adoption date of the Critical Areas Ordinance is amended. HEARING: After taking testimony at the public hearing, the Board voted to accept a petition to form a cemetery district at Gardiner. A Grange Representative said that they are willing to relinquish the management of the cemetery. The Gardiner community will vote on the creation of the cemetery district at the General Election in November, and if it is approved, they will also elect the district’s commissioners.