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2 Special County Council Meeting
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4 August 4, 2015
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6 CALL TO ORDER
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8 Council Chair Carl Weimer called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. in the Council
9 Chambers, 311 Grand Avenue, Bellingham, Washington.
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12 ROLL CALL
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14 Present: Barbara Brenner, Satpal Sidhu, Carl Weimer, Pete Kremen, Rud
15 Browne and Barry Buchanan.
16 Absent: Ken Mann.
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19 SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
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21 1. APPOINTMENT OF PRO AND CON STATEMENT COMMITTEES TO WRITE
22 STATEMENTS FOR THE LOCAL VOTER'S PAMPHLET ON CHARTER
23 AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE WHATCOM COUNTY CHARTER REVIEW
24 COMMISSION (AB2015 -219A)
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26 Weimer stated the Council has continued to attempt to find people to appoint to
27 committees that don't have anyone appointed.
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29 Browne moved to appoint Mark Asmundson to Proposition 5, Con Committee. The
30 motion was seconded.
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32 Brenner stated she thought the Charter Review Commission proposed going to 15
33 percent, not to eight percent, and that the citizen who proposed 8 percent withdrew it.
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35 Sidhu stated the Charter Review Commission has two proposals. One proposal is
36 regarding initiative amendments to the County Charter, which requires 15 percent of votes.
37 A second proposal is regarding any other initiative, which requires eight percent of vote.
38 There are two separate things. He asked who would write the statements if no one is
39 appointed to a statement committee.
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41 Weimer asked if the Charter Review Commission introduced proposition five, to lower
42 initiative and referendum signatures from 15 percent to eight percent.
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44 Jill Nixon, Council Office, stated it did.
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46 Diana Bradrick, Auditor's Office, stated the Auditor will try to find people to fill
47 positions on the vacant statement committees. If no one comes forward, the voters
48 pamphlet will just say that no statement was provided.
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50 The motion carried by the following vote:
51 Ayes: Brenner, Sidhu, Browne, Buchanan, Weimer and Kremen (6)
52 Nays: None (0)
53 Absent: Mann (1)
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OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 3:13 p.m.
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WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Carl Weimer, Council Chair
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