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Spokane County hears Olympia update; commissioners oppose state preemption on public camping, weigh public-health cuts
Summary
County lobbyist Mike Burgess briefed commissioners on session cutoffs and multiple bills, including a proposed income tax revenue share for public defense, a public-camping preemption bill that would curb local control, and pending waste-to-energy emission targets; county staff will follow up before committee hearings.
Mike Burgess, Spokane County’s lobbyist, told the Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 3 that the Legislature’s policy committee cutoff falls Feb. 4 and the fiscal cutoff is Feb. 9, setting tight timelines for several bills affecting county authority and budgets.
Burgess flagged an income-tax proposal that would direct 5% of revenue to county public defense programs. "Five percent of the revenue generated from the income tax bill would go to public defense funding for counties," he said, noting bill language was just being posted. He did not ask for an immediate reaction but asked…
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