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Clallam County town-hall subcommittee appoints chair, debates draft charter language and logistics
Summary
Members of a newly formed Clallam County Board of Commissioners town-hall committee appointed a chair and spent the meeting debating a draft charter amendment that would formalize town-hall events, including frequency, commissioner attendance, reporting, venue accessibility and compliance with open-meetings rules.
Members of the Clallam County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) town-hall committee appointed Nina Sarmiento as chair and discussed a draft charter amendment intended to standardize county town-hall meetings, including how often they would be held, who should attend, how they should be recorded and what resources the county would provide.
The committee — which includes commissioners representing Districts 1, 2 and 3 and staff — approved Sarmiento’s appointment by voice vote. Committee members spent most of the meeting debating the amendment’s details, such as whether town halls should be held by each individual commissioner or with all three commissioners present, how the events should be timed relative to the county budget process and what limits or procedures should govern public comment.
The draft amendment under discussion would create a standing schedule and a reporting mechanism after each town hall. Committee members disagreed about how prescriptive the charter should be. Some…
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