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Charter Review Commission rolls out 7-question survey, public and commissioners press for transparency
Summary
The commission's outreach subcommittee made a seven-question survey live during the April meeting and plans to distribute printed copies at upcoming town halls; multiple speakers and some commissioners asked for clearer documentation of how the seven questions were chosen from a longer list of proposals.
The Charter Review Commission's Outreach/Town Hall Subcommittee made a seven-question public survey active during the April 2025 meeting and said paper copies will be available at upcoming town halls. The subcommittee said the survey was distilled from a larger list of proposed amendments and from community input collected at town halls and committee sessions.
Commissioner Michelle Morris said the survey went live during the meeting and that SurveyMonkey and paper copies will be used; responses can be mailed to the clerk or turned in at town halls and the survey is anonymous. The outreach team said it will bring printed copies to the next town hall and encouraged distribution at libraries and public venues to reach residents without reliable internet access.
Several speakers and some commissioners asked the committee to explain how the seven questions were selected from a longer list. John Worthington and other commenters said they believed the reduction from 25 (or a larger list) to seven had not been made transparently and that some items (notably water-related planning) were already being addressed by regional entities. Outreach committee members said they used commissioners' priority ranking lists and notes from town halls to narrow the list and that detailed meeting notes and minutes are posted online.
Committee members suggested running the survey through the end of May to allow more responses; commissioners discussed additional future surveys and said the seven-question instrument is an initial, short-form outreach tool rather than the only public input mechanism.
Ending: The commission's outreach committee will continue town halls (Clallam Bay event the next day and a May 6 session at the Forts) and said it will post the SurveyMonkey link and make paper copies available. Commissioners and members of the public asked for clearer documentation of the selection process for items included in the survey.
