HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondence 2Communication received on 4/28/22 from Mr. Tom Thiersch
Mr. Cairns,
I will be unable to attend the special meeting of the SWAC on April 28 due to a conflicting
meeting.
For some unknown reason, email I send to the address “'swac@co.jefferson.wa.us'” is being
rejected by the county’s server, so please distribute the following public comments to the
members of the SWAC so that they can “hear” what I would like to have been able to say via
Zoom.
First item:
The proposed revisions to the bylaws are non-compliant with recent changes to the Open Public
Meetings Act, Chapter 42.30 RCW.
Effective June 9, 2022: HB 1329 changes the OPMA and requires that
“a public agency shall provide an opportunity at or before every regular meeting at which final
action is taken for public comment”
The “Conduct of Meetings” part of the bylaws do not include such a provision. I recommend that
you make the necessary changes before adopting the new bylaws.
Second item:
The “04.28.22 Staff Report.pdf” states
“The only change to the recycling program is a return to the pre-2015 program of collecting only bottles and jugs in
the plastic mix.”
That is not true, at least according to the email I received from Commissioner Brotherton on
April 27:
“TP and paper towel rolls have changed, due to a request from Skookum. There was too much
contamination and wish-cycling of other toilet paper products.”
Tom Thiersch
Jefferson County, WA