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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting October 12, 2010
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens in attendance at the
meeting and reflect their personal opinions: The Port
Townsend Paper Company biomass project raises old
environmental issues such as smoke adding pollution to
the air and new environmental practices are needed to
correct mistakes from our past; comments were made
last week that DCD was bogged down with Public
Records requests and information was presented that
indicated that e-mails were sent to and from an elected
official that were County business from an election
campaign computer which are subject to the Public
Records Act; The State Supreme Court recently upheld
a decision that any County business done on a personal
computer is still a public record and is subject to
disclosure under the Public Records Act; destruction of
a public record is a Class C felony; this Board has done
nothing to help the economy of the County and they
have not made any regulatory changes that will invite
and/or keep business in the County; the County keeps
shooting itself in the foot with Mr. D'Amico who would
have been happy if the County had helped him grow his
business; the political campaigns need to stick to the
issues and stay away from personal attacks; political
campaigns need to be kept civil and the Sheriff and
Public Health departments are excellent; a recent court
decision against Jefferson County used the term
"arbitrary and capricious" which is very harsh for a court
to use and the County needs to ease up on land use
regulations; one of the Commissioners should be out
promoting the passage of Proposition No. 1 instead of
the hired gun and the Chimacum Corners project is
proceeding very slowly; the Port Townsend Paper
biomass project will not provide any financial benefit to
the County because the ownership of the Mill is not
local; the County's attitude toward the way that it
manages the public’s records is costing the County a
lot of money; and the correspondence received from the
public used to be in the agenda packet which is no
longer done because the County Administrator changed
the way it is handled.
CONSENT AGENDA: All of the consent agenda
items were approved as follows:
Advisory Board Appointment; Jefferson County
Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board; Three
(3) Year Term Expires October 11, 2013; Patty
Perry
Advisory Board Reappointment; Jefferson
County Conservation Futures Advisory Board;
Four (4) Year Term Expires October 14, 2014;
Elijah Christian
Payment of Jefferson County Payroll Warrants
Dated October 5, 2010 Totaling $813,508.35 and
A/P Warrants Done by Payroll Dated October 6,
2010 Totaling $642,140.94
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION:
Commissioner Austin reported on the 4-H
appreciation ceremony which was very well
attended and recognized accomplishments and
long term volunteers; tomorrow is the change of
command ceremony at the Indian Island
Detachment and there is a State Board of Health
meeting he will attend in Olympia on Wednesday;
Commissioner Johnson then advised that he will
attend the Olympic Regional Air Pollution meeting
this week;
Commissioner Sullivan reported that all of the
Commanders that have been at Indian Island
have been very responsive to the County in the
last 6 years and the Board has a good
relationship with the Navy.
Hearing: Declaring Certain Real Property
as Surplus County Property: After hearing
no comments on this request, the Board
approved a resolution declaring a lot in Oil City
(West End) surplus so that it can be sold by the
County Treasurer.
Hearing and Agreement: Ordinance
Amending the Enhanced 911 (E-911) Excise
Tax (Additional $.20 per line) on the Use of
Switched Access Lines, Radio Access Lines
and Interconnected Voice Over Internet
Protocol Service Lines: After the public hearing
the Board approved the Ordinance to raise this
excise tax as proposed and approved an
agreement with the State Department of
Revenue for the collection of the tax.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR’S BRIEFING: In
the afternoon the Board was updated on the
following issues:
Regional Parks and Recreation Committee
Courthouse Roof Stabilization Project
Port Hadlock Wastewater (Sewer) System
Financing
Calendar Coordination
Miscellaneous; The Board approved the following
items:
Letter of Support for the Re-authorization of
the National Marine Sanctuary Act
Resolution for the Intention to Sell Surplus
County Property;
Hearing Notice and Resolution: Intention to
Declare Certain Real Property as Surplus;
Hearing Scheduled for October 25, 2010 at
10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Chambers