PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Charter Review Commission has launched a public survey regarding seven issues under consideration.
The online survey can be accessed at www.surveymonkey.com/r/MZSFB38 until May 31.
The survey asks about the following issues:
• County commissioners are currently nominated by district and elected countywide. Should commissioners continue to be elected countywide or by the district they represent?
• Should county commissioners recuse themselves from participating in non-governmental organizations?
• Clallam County has a charter provision that requires the county commissioners to adopt an ethics ordinance, but it does not specify any requirements of the ordinance; should the charter create an ethics board or commission?
• Although there are multiple jurisdictions involved in water management countywide, none is proactively identifying countywide water supply concerns. Should the charter create a water steward position to operate as an independent, non-regulatory, information-gathering, analysis and advisory office?
• Clallam County currently elects three commissioners. Should that number be increased to five?
• The Clallam County Charter Review Commission meets every five years. The other six Washington charter counties conduct a review every 10 years. Should the charter review commission meet every three years, five years or 10 years?
• Should the charter consider the adoption of ranked choice voting options for county elections?
Written comments may be emailed to the Charter Review Commission at loni.gores@clallamcountywa.gov.
Any charter amendments agreed upon by the commission will be placed on the ballot for voters’ consideration in November’s general election.
The county’s charter is posted at https://clallam.county.codes/charter.
