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INTRODUCED BY: Consent
PROPOSED BY: Executive
DATE INTRODUCED: 5 -25 -89
ORDINANCE NO. 89 -45
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. 86 -88, AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING
WHATCOM COUNTY FERRY RATES, BY ELIMINATING
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION A.
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 86 -88, Miscellaneous Provision A, limits the
number of crew members on the Whatcom Chief to two, even during periods of heavy
use; and
WHEREAS, such limitation precludes efficient transport of passengers
and vehicles between the mainland and Lummi Island, creating a hardship
situation for citizens unable to secure passage; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined by the County Council that an emergency
exists that requires immediate amendment of Ordinance No. 86 -88 for the health,
safety and welfare of the citizens of Whatcom County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that the Whatcom County Council hereby
declares an emergency exists for the health, safety and welfare of the citizens
of Whatcom County that requires an immediate amendment to Ordinance No. 86 -88 by
eliminating Miscellaneous Provision A, which requires that the maximum passenger
capacity of the Whatcom Chief shall be no greater than that allowed by Coast
Guard regulations for a two - person crew.
APPROVED this 25th day of May 1989
ATTEST:
Ramona Reeves
Clerk of the Council
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
andal J. VAtts, Chief Civil
Deputy Prose uting Attorney
ORDINANCE
Date drafted: 5/24/89
( ✓) APPROVED ( ) VETOED
IL
SHIRLEY VAN ZANTE
County Executive
Date: