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INTRODUCED BY: Warner
PROPOSED BY: Sup, Ct____.
DATE: December 7, 1989
ORDINANCE N0. 89 -121.
ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 89 -96,
CREATING A NEW PART -TIME MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSIONER
WHEREAS, Washington State Laws- of 1989, Chapter 174,
enacted allows the Superior Court judges to appoint a
part -time or full -time mental health commissioner to hear the
civil commitment hearings for Whatcom County; and,
WHEREAS, this position would be in addition to the
recently created full -time commissioner position in that
scheduling the newly created commissioner's time for these
mental commitments has proven unworkable; and,
. WHEREAS, this position is necessary for the efficient
operation of the :superior Court due to the increasing number
of mental health commitments which are requiring an ever
expanding amount: of time for the judges to review; and,
WHEREAS, -the compensation for this part -time position
is not being requested as a separately funded position but
will be paid for out of funds already budgeted to the Superior
Court;
WHEREAS, the County Council adopted Ordinance 89 -96 on the
16th day of November, creating a part -time position of Mental Health
Commissioner for a thirty -day period;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that Ordinance 89 -96 is hereby
ammended, to eliminate the thirty -day restriction and therefore creating
a part -time position of Mental Health Commissioner to hear the civil
commitments for Whatcom County; and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Superior Court judges
shall appoixit the person to this part -time position and shall
designate the duties to be performed by that person in
accordance with Chapter 174 of the Washington Law of 1989.
- Ordinance - 1.
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INTRODUCED BY: Warner
PROPOSED BY: Sup, Ct____.
DATE: December 7, 1989
ORDINANCE N0. 89 -121.
ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 89 -96,
CREATING A NEW PART -TIME MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSIONER
WHEREAS, Washington State Laws- of 1989, Chapter 174,
enacted allows the Superior Court judges to appoint a
part -time or full -time mental health commissioner to hear the
civil commitment hearings for Whatcom County; and,
WHEREAS, this position would be in addition to the
recently created full -time commissioner position in that
scheduling the newly created commissioner's time for these
mental commitments has proven unworkable; and,
. WHEREAS, this position is necessary for the efficient
operation of the :superior Court due to the increasing number
of mental health commitments which are requiring an ever
expanding amount: of time for the judges to review; and,
WHEREAS, -the compensation for this part -time position
is not being requested as a separately funded position but
will be paid for out of funds already budgeted to the Superior
Court;
WHEREAS, the County Council adopted Ordinance 89 -96 on the
16th day of November, creating a part -time position of Mental Health
Commissioner for a thirty -day period;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that Ordinance 89 -96 is hereby
ammended, to eliminate the thirty -day restriction and therefore creating
a part -time position of Mental Health Commissioner to hear the civil
commitments for Whatcom County; and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Superior Court judges
shall appoixit the person to this part -time position and shall
designate the duties to be performed by that person in
accordance with Chapter 174 of the Washington Law of 1989.
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PASSED this 2. 1 day of 1989.
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
..L;]COM COU , W H GTON
NALD G. N •Y, Chair
AT
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RAMONA REEVES
Clerk of the Council
( ✓ ) APPROVED ( ) VETOED
MUL )6,
SHIRLEY VAN CANTE
County Executive
DATE: I,�? -2(0 _'�
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
RANDALL J.tWATTS
Chief Civil eputy
Prosecuting Attorney
Published on and
This Ordinance becomes effective on
- Ordinance - 2.