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Clean Water Services draft rules of procedure reviewed; board seeks first‑amendment training and clearer attendance, comment and emergency rules
Summary
At the Sept. 4 roundtable the board reviewed a second draft of Clean Water Services’ rules of procedure. Commissioners and staff discussed attendance expectations, public comment limits, emergency declaration language and the need for First Amendment training before adopting new rules.
Clean Water Services (CWS) staff presented a revised draft of the utility’s rules of procedure during the Washington County Board of Commissioners’ Sept. 4 roundtable, prompting detailed discussion about attendance expectations, public comment and how the board should handle emergencies and disruptive meetings.
Brad Anderson, who led the review for CWS staff, said the draft (version 2) was revised after the board’s August feedback and that the document highlights in yellow the sections where commissioners had asked for further discussion. “What you see before you is 2 based upon our previous conversation on August 14,” Anderson said.
Commissioners focused first on a proposed attendance policy. Staff provided three models for language — the chair’s proposal, language used by Washington County staff and other models such as Clackamas County’s practice. Several…
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