Policy

Hard on the heels of the Marina Redevelopment meeting, comes another very important meeting you should attend. This meeting will be at the Police Station, not at City Hall. And it will not be recorded. An Ad Hoc Committee is a temporary committee which meets to accomplish a single purpose. This one was appointed arbitrarily by … Continue reading “Ad Hoc Rules Committee #2 Notice”

Intro Fair warning: All is true, but I walked into this with a chip on my shoulder. Because: The meeting was held with the bare minimum 24 hours legal notice. At a non-standard location (Police Station) Was not recorded. Did not show up on my City Calendar like other committee meetings. There was nothing on … Continue reading “Ad Hoc Rules Committee #1”

This is an excerpt from the Rules of Procedure in Sequim, which is typical of many cities in Washington. I picked it simply because long-time Councilmember Bob Sheckler moved to Sequim and applied to be on their City Council so I became familiar with their system. Almost all Washington cities copy our RoP from a … Continue reading “An excerpt from the City of Sequim Rules of Procedure”

Introduction In the ongoing silliness that makes residents’ eyes roll. But this actually matters. It’s one of a zillion examples where the Mayor uses the fact that most people have no idea how limited his authority is. He uses the title to take advantage of situations big and small–as has every mayor since i’ve lived … Continue reading “More fun with advisory… er… ‘listening’ groups…”