Charter amendment to create Clallam County ethics review board advances after rules-of-procedure amendment

The Charter Review Commission voted Oct. 27 to advance a proposed charter amendment that would establish an independent Clallam County Ethics Review Board to receive and review written complaints alleging violations of the county code of ethics.

The commission also approved an amendment directing the proposed board to adopt rules of procedure for receipt, review and appeal of complaints, and sent the amended draft to the commission’s Nov. 10 meeting for step 2 review with a clean copy for further consideration.

The proposed charter language read into the record would create a three‑member ethics review board (one member from each county commissioner district), require appointees to be residents of the district they represent and bar current county employees, elected officials, candidates or immediate family members from service. The draft says the board’s duties would include determining whether complaints fall within its jurisdiction, conducting impartial reviews and issuing written findings; the draft also states the board would…