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Commissioner's ProceedirtgsVol. P
Jefferson County, Washington
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December 30, 1974.
10:00 a.m. Special meeting called to order by Chaiman Kelly with all members present.
Motion by Commissioner Brown, second by Commissioner O'Meara to adopt and sign Resolution No. 79-74,
appointing newly elected officials to f1ll positions vacated as of .December 31st and January 1, 1975.
Unanimous. Appointments will be in effeot from January 1-13, 1975. Resolution No. 79-74 as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 79-74
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Pursuant to the authority vested under RCW 36.16.110,
BE IT RESOLVED, a"d effective January 1, 1975, vacanies in certain constitutional offices of
Jefferson County are hereby recognized and thus f'illed by appointment as follows, viz:
To the office of County Commissioner, Third District, Carroll M. Mercer, vice Walter A. Kelly resigned;
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To the office of County Clerk, Mary T. Norwood, vice Virginia S. Franz, resigned;
To the office of Prosceuting Attorney and Coroner, William E. Howard, vice William J. Daly, resigned ,and!1
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, upon the furnishing by each of commensurate surety and the taking and
filing of an appropriate oath, their' acts, and the acts of each, in the respective offices, shall be entitled
to full faith and credit.
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ADOPTED this 30th day of December, 1974.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY
/s/ Walter A. Kelly
/S/ B. G. Brown
/s/ A. M. O'Meara
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ATTEST:
/s/Betty T. Temple
Clerk of said Board
Board received notice from the Manager of the Port of Port Townsend that it is their intention to vacate
their office in the court house by Pebruary 1, 1975.
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Board received formal approval of the Shoreline Management Master Program for Jefferson County and Port
Townsend from the Department of Ecology. A copy of the Department of Revenue's comments on the Program
was also received.
A copy of Contract No. 1060-CGG-3674 providing for Alcoholism Services dur ing the period of January 1,1975
through June 30, 1975 was received from the Department of Social & Health Services for execution by the
Board. Contract signed by Commissioners Brown and O'Meara.
Pros. Attorney Daly, acting Court Commissioner of Superior Court presented the oath of office to the following
newiy elected and appointed officials.
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Carroll M. Mercer, County Commis::3ion,er-unexpired term until January 13, 1975
William E. Howard, Pros. AttornAY ""
Mary Norwood, County Clerk _ II "
Glen Abraham, Court Commissioner No.1 (Appointed by Judge Chamberlin)
Calmar McCune, Court Commissioner No.2 (Appointed by Judge Chamberlin)
Appoin.tments are in effect as of January 1, 1975.
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Pros. Attorney Howard prasented a lettor of agreement from the law firm of Wilson, Platt, Johnson & Irwin
fof' a(;ceptance by the Board. Letter states that Bart G. Irwin of said firm will by the attorney of record
to represent Lloyd Hansen, aa County Assossor, and Lillian Jacobsen, as County Treasurer, in C. V.
Morrison vs Jefferson County at all, Jefferson County Cause No. 8407. All three Commissioners signed
,acceptance of agreement.
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Pros. Attorney Daly spoke to the Board ragl rding Judge Chamberin',s Order enjoining Jefferson County and its
Employees from listing, aflflesslng or levying any property taxes on the interest of any taxpayers under
Department of Natural ReIlources Timber Contraots until the case of Wasser & Winters vs Jefferson County
had been dectded ~ Daly said that Ol!lse has now beerl decided although the remittor has not yet been filed.
Now the question has arisen whether or not Assessor Hansen has used the proper formula in making the
assessments for the years in question. On a copy of a letter addressed to Mr. Han.sen from M. & R.
Timber, Inc. they objected to the manner in whioh the assessments were placed on the rolls in that the
Assessor did not follow the method outlined in Department of Revenue Property Tax Bulletin 4~73-4. It
now becomes the duty of the Assessor to make a revaluation and study of aU the timber owned by the
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