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Counties invited to join amicus brief challenging buffer rule; county attorney offers templates
Summary
Carolyn Lake, attorney for the board, told Clallam County officials that multiple counties are preparing an amicus brief challenging a newly adopted buffer rule; she asked jurisdictions to sign on by early June and offered a template authorization and contact info.
Carolyn Lake, the board’s attorney, told the committee that county officials are coordinating an amicus brief challenging a recently adopted buffer rule and that several counties and entities have already confirmed participation.
Lake asked counties and junior taxing districts who want to sign on to submit authorized written approval and said the brief’s filing deadline is June 11 (she asked for confirmations by June 1). She said organizers will provide a template authorization and a sample motion to make it easier for taxing districts to join and offered an email contact (clake@goodsteinlaw.com) for follow up.
Why it matters: The buffer rule prompted concern among the committee and allied counties about process, costs and the rule’s effects on local taxing districts. Lake said the goal of the brief is to present the courts with county perspectives and to show a broad group of affected local entities.
Quote: "Our deadline for filing the brief is June 11. We'd like to get, as many parties confirmed by June 1, just so that we can lay out the brief and include all the substantive arguments in support of it," Lake said.
Next steps: Lake will distribute a template authorization/motion and committee staff will circulate it to taxing districts; local entities must provide an authorized representative in writing to be listed on the brief.
