EYE ON CLALLAM: County to consider job descriptions

Clallam County commissioners will discuss and review job descriptions for county administrator and chief accountant positions at a work session that will begin at 9 a.m. Monday.

The work session will be in the commissioners’ board room (160) at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.

The board also will examine a proposed position and job description for a chief financial officer.

Current County Administrator Jim Jones and Chief Accountant Stan Creasey have each announced plans to retire.

Other discussion items for the work session include:

• Existing codes related to animal control in the city of Forks.

• Terms of a lease renewal with the city of Forks for Clallam County District Court II.

• Child care for Clallam County employees.

• An agreement with Sequim School District for the provision of transition program training.

• A contract amendment with the state Department of Health for various health and human services programs.

• A contract with the state Health Care Authority to support outreach and linkage activities for Medicaid eligible clients.

• An Auditor’s Office request for a new full- time customer service specialist position.

• A discussion to prepare for a joint meeting with Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners regarding PUD water rights in the Carlsborg Urban Growth Area.

• Topics for Commissioner Bill Peach’s trip to meet with officials in Washington, D.C.

Commissioners will hold their regular business meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Action items include:

• A proclamation recognizing October as Disability Employment Awareness Month.

• Recognition of Engineer Rich Fox for more than 27 years of service to the county.

• An agreement with Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe to allow the county to be reimbursed for work performed for the tribe.

• An agreement with Kitsap County memorializing responsibilities for funding and grant requirements for Homeland Security grants.

• A contract amendment with the State Patrol to allow a State Patrol detective to participate in the Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team.

• An agreement with Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe for prisoner confinement services.

• An agreement with the state of Department of Ecology to fund Clallam Marine Resources Committee projects through 2019.

• A public hearing for consideration of a county-wide planning policy in coordination with the cities of Sequim, Port Angeles and Forks.

Port of Port Angeles

Port of Port Angeles commissioners will consider finalizing the 2019 capital plan when they meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

The special meeting will be at the port administration building, 338 W. First St.

Commissioners also will consider a marina rate methodology recap, a 1 percent increase of the property tax levy and preliminary 2019 operating budget assumptions.

Public Utility District/Clallam County

Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners will hold a joint meeting with Clallam County commissioners Monday.

The meeting will begin at 2 p.m. in the Lake Crescent Boardroom at the Carlsborg main office, located at 104 Hooker Rd.

Discussion topics for the work session include.

• Group A water systems.

• Small community water systems, such as the one at Bowman Beach.

• A Carlsborg Urban Growth Area water right update.

• A shoreline management plan.

• Rural broadband.

• A county mitigation update.

Public Utility District

The Clallam County PUD commissioners will consider a resolution opposing state Initiative 1631, the carbon emissions fee measure, in a special meeting Monday.

The meeting will begin at 11 a.m. in the Lake Crescent Boardroom at the PUD headquarters in Carlsborg.

Port Angeles city

The Port Angeles City Council will present a proclamation to Lower Elwha Klallam tribal officials recognizing the second Monday in October as Indigenous People’s Day when it meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. in the City Council chambers at City Hall, 321 E. Fifth.

Other agenda items for the meeting include an update on efforts to establish a regional 9-1-1 dispatch center.

The City Council will tour Lower Elwha Klallam facilities in a special meeting Monday.

The tour will begin at 9 a.m. in the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Center, 2851 Lower Elwha Road.

No action will follow, according to the meeting notice.

Olympic Medical Center

Olympic Medical Center commissioners will hear an update on the Sequim campus when they meet in Sequim at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Commissioners will meet in the upstairs conference room at the Sequim Medical Services Building at 840 N. Fifth Ave.

They also will hear information on the proposed Sequim Library expansion measures on the Nov. 6 ballot.

A global budget update and a North Olympic Healthcare Network Epic support agreement also are on the agenda.

Sequim schools

The Sequim School Board will consider final passage of policies for the Highly Capable program, student learning and student fees and fines when it meets at 6 p.m. Monday.

The regular session will be preceded by a workshop with Patty Wood from Washington State School Directors’ Association from 4:30 p.m. to 5:50 p.m. Both will be at 503 N. Sequim Ave.

The board also will consider on first reading policies on program planning and budget preparation and purchasing.

Planning commission

The Clallam County Planning Commission will discuss wireless communications facilities Wednesday.

The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in Room 160 at the Clallam County Courthouse.

Other agenda items include findings and conclusions for two Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Map amendment applications.

Port Angeles schools

The Port Angeles School Board plans a retreat on Friday and Saturday at the Lincoln Center, 905 W. Ninth St.

No further information was available as of Saturday.

Fire District 3

Clallam County Fire District 3 commissioners will hear a service delivery study update when they meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday.

They will meet at 323 N. Fifth Ave., in Sequim.

The district covers the east side of Clallam County with a small portion in Jefferson County.

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