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CAR PFD board reviews governance, state statute updates and potential charter conflict with statewide association
Summary
At its annual meeting the Capital Area Regional Public Facilities District received a legal and policy orientation on PFD law, discussed recent state extensions to the sales-tax credit, and asked staff to review whether membership in the statewide PFD association conflicts with the CAR PFD charter’s ban on lobbying.
At the annual meeting of the Capital Area Regional Public Facilities District (CAR PFD), Lacey assistant city manager Shannon Kelly Fong and longtime local participant John Halvorsen led an orientation on the district’s history and governance. The presentation summarized the statute creating public facilities districts and CAR PFD’s interlocal agreement, and explained which activities are and are not authorized under the district’s charter.
Board members pressed staff for details after the presentation. Troy, a finance staff member for the City of Lacey, told the board that PFD revenues can be used for capital improvements, maintenance and operations. "We are absolutely using some of the funds for operations — we’re currently using…
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