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PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following is a summary of
comments made by citizens in attendance at the meeting and
reflect their personal opinions:
• An elected official announced that there will be a flag
presentation ceremony at 1:30 p.m. on December 4, 2013
in Superior Court;
• A citizen stated: 1) Toys for Tots biggest request is shoes for
children; 2) Half of the kids in the County school system are
on subsidized lunches; 3) This County needs jobs, retail
store space and to raise taxes; 4) Senior citizens are having
to choose between prescriptions, heating or food; 5) The
government wants to cut back on food stamps; 6) The
Republican party in Congress is a giant satanic cult; and 7)
Building permits should not take longer than two weeks;
• A citizen stated: 1) That he had been misquoted in last
week’s Board’s Official Business (B.O.B.) as saying “The
proposed Solid Waste minimum fee would increase by 100%
for 50% of the people” when it should have read “The
proposed Solid Waste minimum fee would increase by 100%
for 26% of the people” and 2) Money received from
Proposition 1 was not spent how it was originally intended;
and
• A citizen commented that the Port Townsend Recreation
Center is a place that everyone can use and it should be
made a priority.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board unanimously approved the items
on the consent agenda as presented:
RESOLUTION NO. 59-13 re: HEARING NOTICE: Fourth Quarter
2013 Budget Appropriations/Extensions; Various County
Departments; Hearing scheduled for Monday, December 16,
2013 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Chambers
RESOLUTION NO. 60-13 re: Closing County Administrative
Offices at Noon on Christmas Eve
CANCELLATION NOTICE re: County Commissioner Regular
Meeting; Scheduled for Monday, December 23, 2013
2 AGREEMENTS: 1) NO. 1363-90011 re: Partnerships for
Success; Washington State Department of Social and Health
Services (DSHS); and 2) Civil Engineering Services for Olympic
Discovery Trail – South Discovery Bay – NOVA Planning Grant
No. 12-1735P; Parametrix
Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/Warrants Dated
November 21, 2013 Totaling $1,298.97 and Dated November 25,
2013 Totaling $96,626.72
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners
provided updates on the following items:
Chairman Austin
- Canvassing Board vote tallying has been completed.
- Will be attending an Ecosystem Recovery Network meeting,
Regional Support Network meeting and an Olympic
Consortium Board meeting this week.
- Will be attending a State Board of Health meeting where
one of the discussions will be on obtaining a sustainable
funding system for septic systems throughout the state.
Commissioner Johnson
- Will be attending a Hood Canal Coordinating Council
meeting and a Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
meeting this week.
Commissioner Sullivan
- Will be attending an OlyCAP meeting this week and working
on the budget for 2014. All OlyCAP programs are currently
in the black.
- Will be attending an Olympic Area Agency on Aging
meeting, a Resource Conservation and Development
meeting, a Peninsula Development District meeting,
Maritime Discovery School meeting and a Peninsula
Regional Transportation Planning Organization meeting this
week.
HEARING re: Jefferson County 2014 Budget: After hearing
public comment, the Board directed staff to prepare a final 2014
Budget for adoption on December 9, 2013.
Interviews of Candidates to Serve as Jefferson County
Assessor: The Board interviewed the following candidates for
the position of Jefferson County Assessor; Gary Felder, Jeff
Chapman and Judy Maves-Klatt.
Executive Session: The Board held an Executive Session to
discuss personnel matters - appointment to an elected office.
Assessor Appointment: The Board appointed Jeff Chapman as
the new Jefferson County Assessor upon Jack Westerman’s
retirement at the end of this year.
Briefing re: Proposed State Department of Ecology Meeting:
Port Commissioner Dave Thompson met with the Board
regarding a joint meeting with various Jefferson County agencies
and the State Department of Ecology. The Board expressed
interested in participating in the meeting. No timeframe for
meeting yet.
Continued Discussion re: Conservation Futures Code Revisions:
The Board met with Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
David Alvarez regarding his four suggestions for Code revisions
regarding the Conservation Futures Citizen Oversight
Committee. The Board directed Conservation Futures staff to
make two of the suggested revisions to the County Code.
Board’s Official Business
Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting December 3, 2013