HomeMy WebLinkAboutPPT Drainage DistrictDrainage District No.1, aka County AdministratorMark McCauley, County Commissioner, District 2Heidi Eisenhour Chimacum Drainage District
BACKGROUND:the district inactive and dissolvedRecommended the Board of County Commissioners consider declaring DistrictsDissolution of Inactive Special Purpose –Referenced RCW 36.96
15 May 2023 Auditor memorandum:•
DISTRICT FACTS:the governing board resignedDistrict has been inactive since 1974 when 1960-No district funds collected since mid85.38.180, RCWorganized under Chapters 85.06.010 and
The district is a special purpose district control systemPurpose was to manage a drainage and flood Formed in 1919
DECLARING A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT auditor;(c) The special purpose district has been determined to be unauditable by the state year period; or-the governing body has been appointed
within the preceding sevenmembers of the governing body are appointed and not elected, where no member of year period or, in those instances where -body within the preceding consecutive
seven(b) No election has been held for the purpose of electing a member of the governing year period;-formed within the preceding consecutive five(a) Has not carried out any of the
special purposes or functions for which it was following criteria:(3) "Inactive" means that a special purpose district is characterized by any of the inactive:Criteria in RCW 36.96.010
required to be declared INACTIVE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER OPTIONS:management/improvement to its missionRepurpose the district to add irrigation/watershed Reactive the district in its current formDeclare the district
inactive and dissolve itDeclare the district inactive and leave it in place, as is
CONSIDERATIONS:which course of action to take?Does the Board have enough information to decide There is an effort underway to determine this.What do district residents want for the
district?
RECOMMENDATION:regarding the future of the districtSchedule another public hearing for a final decision what residents of the district wish to happenContinue to gather information regarding
the district and Declare the district inactive and keep it in its current form
Questions,