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District No. 1 Commissioner: Kate Dean
District No. 2 Commissioner: David W. Sullivan
District No. 3 Commissioner: Kathleen Kler
County Administrator: Philip Morley
Clerk of the Board: Erin Lundgren
SPECIAL
MEETING MINUTES
December 14, 2017
Madam Chair Kathleen Kler called the meeting to order at approximately 6:04 p.m. at the
Port Townsend Community Center. Commissioner David Sullivan, Commissioner Kate Dean and
County Administrator Philip Morley were present. Also present were the following Elected Officials:
Treasurer Stacie Prada, Assessor Jeff Chapman, Clerk Ruth Gordon. Prosecutor Michael Haas, and
Sheriff David Stanko.
Madam Chair Kler served as meeting facilitator and welcomed everyone. Each Elected Official gave a
brief overview of their department's role in Jefferson County. County Administrator Morley gave a
presentation on the Jefferson County budget.
The Elected Officials met in small groups with the public in attendance and reported on the following
topics they discussed:
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• City and County; governmental roles
• Sewer update for Port Hadlock and Brinnon
• Port of Port Townsend
HEALTH ISSUES
• Opioid issue
LAW & JUSTICE
• New marked Sheriff's Office vehicles
• Immigration; Sheriff s Office role
• Autopsies
• Drug and Therapeutic Courts
• City and County; law enforcement
• Child support enforcement
• Prosecutor's Office; appeals
• Superior Court's case management software
• Jury Duty
TREASURER'S OFFICE
• County investments and bond refunding
ASSESSOR'S OFFICE
• Property assessments
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HOUSING
• Homelessness
• Affordable Housing
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
• Airport; good location for a Department of Emergency Management
• Disaster preparedness
MISCELLANEOUS
• Staffing/coverage
• Government dealing with complex issues
• Noise complaints; proposed gun range in Tarboo area, Port Townsend gun range and Navy
Growlers
• Kettle concerns in the Blackpoint area
• Olympic Discovery Trail; should be included in the Comprehensive Plan Update
• Trails; volunteers
• Occupy Port Townsend; Bank of America is now 1St Security Bank
• Corporate or non -personhood
• Structural integrity of the courthouse
• Environmental pollution
• Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) fracking project
• Asphalt shingles causing problems for whales
8:52 p.m.
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NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT. • The meeting was adjourned by Madam Chair Kler at
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