Subcommittee orders new packet, stricter intake fields and clearer legal-review steps for Clark County charter amendments

At an April meeting of the work‑plan subcommittee of the Clark County Charter Review Commission, members voted to overhaul how charter amendment proposals are submitted and reviewed, aiming to give the county prosecutor a clearer, narrower set of materials for legal review while preserving attorney‑client privilege.

The subcommittee agreed to revise the existing detailed policy form so it requires committees to supply the charter sections affected and the proposed redlined language, plus a checklist identifying consulted departments, applicable RCWs and county codes, and any budget impacts. "If they can point to what they're referring to," Katie, the prosecuting attorney assigned to the commission, said, "that indicates to me that they're a lot further along in the process of studying this." Katie cautioned that her initial look would be a preliminary review and not final sign‑off: "The…