EYE ON CLALLAM: Legislators to meet with Board of Health, school boards

Peninsula Daily News

The Clallam County Board of Health is scheduled to meet with state Reps. Mike Chapman, D-Port Angeles and Steve Tharinger, D-Port Townsend and state Sen. Kevin Van De Wege at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The virtual meeting can be viewed at www.clallam.net/features/meetings.html.

Topics will include public health, affordable housing, broadband access, health care integration, indigent defense and federal transportation funding, according to the agenda.

School districts

The Port Angeles School Board will host a special joint meeting with other Clallam County school boards and District 24 state legislators at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The meeting is open to the public. No action will be taken.

Register in advance at specialmeetingdec15. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

The meeting with Chapman, Tharinger and Van De Wege will include the legislative priorities of each district and feedback from the legislators.

Sequim schools

The Sequim School Board will consider administrator contracts when it meets at 6 p.m. Monday.

The regular meeting will be preceded by a workshop to train board members on new version of BoardDocs.

To join the meeting, go to sequimschoolsdec14 or call 360-775-2372 and use 986 179 398#. Public comment can be submitted to tnorman@sequimschools.org, or sequimschoolboard@ sequimschools.org by 5:30 p.m. Monday.

It also will consider several board policies.

County commission

Clallam County commissioners will discuss a hiring freeze for COVID-19 and Charter Review Commission recommendations on the Department of Community Development and ranked choice voting at 9 a.m. Monday.

The virtual work session can be viewed at www.clallam.net/features/meetings.html. To participate by phone, call 408-419-1715 and use meeting ID 875 561 784. To participate via video conference, visit www.bluejeans.com and join with the same meeting ID. Public comment and questions can be directed to 360-417-2256 or agores@co.clallam.wa.us.

Other discussion items will include:

• A state Department of Fish and Wildlife decision on the coastal steelhead fishery.

• A resolution designating commissioner involvement on advisory boards in 2021.

• A monthly budget performance review.

Commissioners will conduct a virtual business meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Action items include:

• A contract with Salish Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization for substance use disorder outpatient services.

• A contract amendment with the state Department of Health for COVID-19 emergency language and community outreach services.

• An amended agreement amendment with Clallam Public Defender for representation of indigent defendants.

Planning Commission

The Clallam County Planning Commission will discuss the process and schedule for a stormwater ordinance update at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

The work session can be viewed at www.clallam.net/features/meetings.html.

Public Utility District

Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners will consider approving the 2021 budget when they meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.

To join the Zoom meeting, go to clallampuddec14. To listen, call 1 253 215 8782. The meeting ID is 972 7408 3296. The passcode is 505852. Two public comment periods are on the agenda at pud agendadec14. Comments also may be submitted in advance of the meeting via email to info@clallampud.net.

Commissioners also will consider the 2021 strategic plan and hear staff reports,

Port Angeles city

The Port Angeles City Council will discuss legislative priorities and receive a briefing on the Shoreline Master Program at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

For viewing options and instructions for making public comment, visit the city’s website at www.cityofpa.us.

Other agenda items include a professional services agreement for wastewater planning and a city appointment to the Opportunity Fund Advisory Board.

Sequim city

The Sequim City Council will proclaim 2021 the Year of Kindness when it meets at 6 p.m. Monday.

The public can hear and participate in this meeting online at https://zoom.us/j/91235464249 or by calling 253-215-8782 and using ID# 912 3546 4249. Written public comment can be sent to smcmillon@sequimwa.gov and will be distributed to the council prior to the meeting.

The proclamation mentions stresses of 2020 and 2019 — a pandemic, election tension, the medication-assisted treatment clinic — and urges city and community members to practice kindness in the coming year.

It also will conduct public hearings on solid waste collection, a right of way dedication for Eagle Crest subdivision and amended council rules of procedure.

Forks city

The Forks City Council will consider the 2021 budget when it meets at 7:30 p.m. Monday.

Listening and webcast options will be posted on the city website at www.forks washington.org. Public comment can be submitted to info@forkswashington.org by 4 p.m. Monday.

The council also plans an executive session to “discuss legal risks of current or proposed action.”

Housing Authority

The Peninsula Housing Authority Board of Commissioners will consider an amendment to its annual plan at 1 p.m. Wednesday.

To join the virtual meeting, visit the Peninsula Housing Authority website at www.peninsulapha.org and click on Board of Commissioners.

Clallam Transit

The Clallam Transit board is scheduled to meet 10 a.m. Wednesday.

To join the virtual meeting, visit the Clallam Transit website at www.clallam transit.com.

Fire District 3

Clallam County Fire District 3 commissioners will discuss the 2021-2024 collective bargaining agreement when they meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday.

To view the meeting live, visit us02web.zoom.us, meeting ID 416137155, password OEhaQlBtQW9VaUluR1JpaVdBQzRzQT09. To listen only, dial 1-877-853-5427 and enter meeting ID: 859 6064 7856 and password: 330005.

The board will also discuss a tort claim, a volunteer coordinator contract and an IT services contract. The full agenda can be viewed at www.ccfd3.orguploads/2020 -1215%20Agenda.pdf

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

Olympic Medical Center

Olympic Medical Center commissioners will hear a report on the Sequim PET/CT remodel project when they meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

To join the virtual meeting by phone, call 360-417-8444, The conference ID is 456805#.

Commissioners also will consider a professional services agreement for hospitalist services, cardiac ultrasound systems (Echo machines) and a Cisco Smartnet Network maintenance agreement.

Fire District 2

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 commissioners will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

To join the meeting, go to firedistrict2dec15 or call 253-215-8782. The meeting ID is 432 908 1371. The password is 502502.

No agenda was available on Saturday.

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