WEEKEND REWIND: Ozias sworn in to serve as Clallam commissioner; Sequim resident to take McEntire’s seat

Published 12:01 am Saturday, January 2, 2016

PORT ANGELES — Mark Ozias has been sworn in as the newest Clallam County commissioner.

Ozias, 45, replaces Jim McEntire, whom he defeated in the November election 53.2 percent to 46.8 percent.

Ozias, a Sequim Democrat, joins fellow Commissioners Mike Chapman, D-Port Angeles, and Bill Peach, R-Forks, on a governing board that serves as the executive and legislative branches of county government.

Clallam County Superior Court Judge Christopher Melly performed a brief swearing-in ceremony for Ozias at the Clallam County Courthouse on Tuesday.

“I’m really excited to get started,” Ozias said in a later interview.

Commissioners meet in weekly work sessions every Monday at 9 a.m. and vote on action items in formal business meetings every Tuesday at 10 a.m.

Like all elected county officials, commissioners serve four-year terms.

Ozias is a former business owner and former executive director of the Sequim Food Bank.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in politics and government from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma and studied horticulture at South Seattle Community College.