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Charter panel votes to remove coroner duty from charter, schedules May 27 final vote
Summary
The Clallam County Charter Review Commission approved a final-draft amendment removing the coroner assignment from the charter and placed the item on the commission's May 27 agenda for the required public notice and final roll-call vote.
The Clallam County Charter Review Commission on May 6 approved a final draft of a charter amendment that would remove language assigning coroner duties in the charter and turn responsibility to the Board of County Commissioners, and set the required public hearing and final roll-call vote for May 27.
The amendment deletes the sentence that read, “The prosecuting attorney will serve as ex officio coroner without extra compensation,” replacing the explicit charter assignment with language that allows the commissioners to determine staffing and appointment through county processes.
Commissioner Jeffrey Benedict argued the change is a narrow fix that resolves a statutory conflict and gives the county authority…
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