Clallam County Charter Amendments
Charter Amendment No. 1
Instant Run-Off Voting
The Clallam County Charter Review Commission has proposed amending the Clallam County Home Rule Charter concerning instant runoff or rank choice voting for candidates for elected County offices except judges and the Prosecuting Attorney. This amendment would authorize the County Commissioners to adopt an ordinance that would allow for instant runoff or rank choice voting to be used in place of the current method of voting. Should this proposal be:
Statement For Statement Against
Rebuttal
Charter Amendment No. 2
Eminent Domain
The Clallam County Charter Review Commission has proposed amending the Clallam
County Home Rule Charter concerning eminent domain. This amendment would require that private property taken by the County would only be for public use and not primarily or substantially for economic development purposes. It would further require that any interest taken by the County be limited only to that which is necessary to accomplish the public use. Should this proposal be:
Charter Amendment No. 3
Director of the County Department of Community Development
The Clallam County Charter Review Commission has proposed amending the Clallam
County Home Rule Charter concerning changing the manner of selecting a specific County officer. This amendment would change the manner of selecting the Director of the County Department of Community Development from direct election by the voters to appointment
by the County Commissioners. Should this proposal be:
Charter Amendment No. 4
Independent Candidates
The Clallam County Charter Review Commission has proposed amending the Clallam
County Home Rule Charter concerning independent candidates. This amendment would remove the existing provision regarding independent candidates from the Clallam County
Home Rule Charter and thereby bring the Charter into compliance with existing state laws
on partisan primaries. Should this proposal be:
Approved [ ] Rejected [ ]
Charter Amendment No. 5
Frequency of Charter Review
The Clallam County Charter Review Commission has proposed amending the Clallam County Home Rule Charter concerning the frequency with which the Clallam County Home Rule Charter is reviewed. This amendment would require the County Commissioners to cause an election of a Charter Review Commission commencing with the state-wide general election in November 2014 and every eight (8) years thereafter. Should this proposal be:
Approved [ ] Rejected [ ]
Proposition No. 1
Formation and Funding of a New
Metropolitan Park District
proposed by the City of Forks and the Board of Clallam County Commissioners
The Clallam County Board of Commissioners through Resolution No. 59, 2007 and the Forks City Council through Resolution No. 357, 2007 have jointly proposed creating the Quillayute Valley Metropolitan Park District, which District would have boundaries identical to those of the existing Quillayute Valley Park and Recreation District. If approved, this proposition would create a metropolitan park district with all the powers provided in chapter 35.61 RCW including, but not limited to, the authority to levy a general tax on all property located in the District each year not to exceed seventy-five cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation. The District would be governed by a five-member board of commissioners to be elected at large.
FOR the formation of a metropolitan park district to be governed by
a five member board of commissioners to be elected at large.
AGAINST the formation of a metropolitan park district.
Quillayute Valley Metropolitan Park District
Commissioner Position No. 1
Dan Leinan-NP
Commissioner Position No. 2
Mike Breidenbach-NP
Commissioner Position No. 3
Scott Seaman-NP
CommissionerPosition No. 4
John Joseph Aldana-NP
County Offices
County Commissioner District No. 1
Stephen Tharinger - D
Bob Forde - R
Superior Court Judge
Position No. 3
Port of Port Angeles
Port Commissioner - District No. 1
Hospital District No. 1
Commissioner District No. 1
Daisy E. Anderson-NP
Denise Graham-NP
Hospital District No. 2
Commissioner District No. 1 Pos. 1
Commissioner District No. 2 Pos. 2
City of Forks
Council Position No. 1
Council Position No. 4
City of Port Angeles
Council Position No. 5
Council Position No. 6
Council Position No. 7
Cherie Kidd-NP
Grant Munro-NP
City of Sequim
Council Position No. 4
Council Position No. 5
Council Positon No. 6
Council Position No. 7
Port Angeles School Dist. No. 121
Director Position No. 3
Director Position No. 4
Director Position No. 5
Crescent School Dist. No. 313
Director Position No. 3
Director Position No. 4
Director Position No. 5
Sequim School Dist. No. 323
Director District 1
Director District 2
Director District 3
Director At Large
Cape Flattery School Dist. No. 401
Director District 2
Gregory Colfax-NP
Robin L. Denney-NP
Director District 4
Director District 5
Quillayute Valley School Dist. No. 402
Director District 1
Director District 3
Michael Dutcher-NP
Bill Rohde-NP
Director District 5
Samuel K. McElravy-NP
Tina Bergstrom-NP
Fire Protection District No. 1
Commissioner Position 3
Fire Protection District No. 2
Commissioner Position 3
Fire Protection District No. 3
Commissioner Position 3
Fire Protection District No. 4
Commissioner Position 3
Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center -Park & Recreation District No. 1
Commissioner Postion 2
Commissioner Position 3
Commissioner Position 4
Commissioner Position 5
Quillayute Valley Park & Recreation District
Commissioner Position 2
Commissioner Position 5
Black Diamond Water District
Commissioner District 3
Sunland Water District
Commissioner District 1
Commissioner District 2
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