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Agenda Bill Master Report
File Number: AB2022-087
File ID: AB2022-087 Version: 1 Status: Adopted
File Created: 01/28/2022 Entered by: CHalka@co.whatcom.wa.us
Department: Council Office File Type: Ordinance
Assigned to: Council Committee of the Whole Final Action: 03/08/2022
Agenda Date: 03/08/2022 Enactment #: ORD 2022-020
Primary Contact Email: chalka@co.whatcom.wa.us
TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM:
Ordinance amending Whatcom County Code 2.02.075, Standing Committees, to rename Natural
Resources Committee
SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Ordinance amending Whatcom County Code 2.02.075, Standing Committees, to rename Natural
Resources Committee to be Climate Action and Natural Resources Committee
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE
Date: Acting Body: Action: Sent To:
02/22/2022 Council INTRODUCED Council Committee of the Whole
Aye: 7 Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Elenbaas, Frazey, Galloway, and Kershner
Nay: 0
Absent: 0
03/08/2022 Council Committee of the Whole RECOMMENDED FOR
ADOPTION
Aye: 6 Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Frazey, Galloway, and Kershner
Nay: 1 Elenbaas
Absent: 0
03/08/2022 Council ADOPTED
Aye: 6 Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Frazey, Galloway, and Kershner
Nay: 1 Elenbaas
Absent: 0
Whatcom County Page 1 Printed on 3/9/2022
Agenda Bill Master Report Continued (AB2022.087)
Attachments: Proposed ordinance
Whatcom County Page 2 Printed on 31912022
1 PROPOSED BY: GALLOWAY
2 INTRODUCTION DATE: FEBRUARY 22, 2022
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5 ORDINANCE NO. 2022-020
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7 AMENDING WHATCOM COUNTY CODE 2.02.075, STANDING COMMITTEES
8 TO RENAME NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
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10 WHEREAS, the 2021 Whatcom County Climate Action Plan was adopted by County
11 Council on November 9, 2021 (Resolution 2021-049); and
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13 WHEREAS, the Climate Action Plan includes a focus on mitigation and adaptation to
14 climate change and building climate resilience in our county; and
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16 WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council wishes to support the recommendations of
17 the Climate Action Plan by renaming the Council's Natural Resources Committee to be the
18 Climate Action and Natural Resources Committee.
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20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT THEREFORE ORDAINED by the Whatcom County
21 Council that Whatcom County Code Section 2.02.075 is hereby amended as outlined in
22 Exhibit A to this ordinance.
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Ap;OiPL��%i'i"sal :th day of March , 2022.
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WHATC M COUNTY COUNCIL
ATTSfiq'COa4C� WHATM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Dana'�BrownDhns� CI,of the Council--_ Todd Donovan, Council Chair
WHATCOM COUNTY EXECUTIVE
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Karen Frakes (by phone 2/1/2022)
Civil Deputy Prosecutor
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Satpal Sidh 11 County Executive
?� ) Approved ( ) Denied
Date Signed: _5 *[yz-
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EXHIBIT A
2,02.075 Standing committees — Established.
The following committees are established:
A. Finance and Administrative Services. General areas of responsibility for this committee
shall be budget, taxation and purchasing issues, personnel policies and union negotiations;
B. Planning and Development. General areas of responsibility for this committee shall be
zoning, development, stormwater, and fire;
C. Public Works and Health. General areas of responsibility for this committee shall be road
construction and vacations, new construction, remodeling, public utilities issues, solid waste
and health -related issues referred to the committee by the health board, public health
advisory board, or health department;
D. Climate Action and Natural Resources. General areas of responsibility for this committee
shall be climate change mitigation and adaptation, water, forestry, agriculture, fishery and
mineral issues;
E. Criminal Justice and Public Safety. General areas of responsibility for this committee shall
be criminal justice activities and planning, public safety, and law enforcement.
(Ord. 2017-081 Exh. A; Ord. 2012-010 Exh. A; Ord. 2010-044 Exh. A; Ord. 2008-004 Exh.
A).