PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Charter Review Commission will elect officers and make an initial review of amendments for study when it meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
The commission will meet in the commissioners’ board room in Room 160 at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St.
The 15 commissioners elected in the Nov. 4 general election took oaths of office Dec. 23.
Their job is to meet throughout the year to review Clallam County’s charter — its “constitution” for government — and recommend amendments to the charter that voters will consider next November.
The panel, also known as the Home Rule Charter Commission, on Monday is expected to consider bylaws and rules of procedures, as well as a regular meeting schedule and a request to videotape meetings.
The commission likely meet on the first and third Mondays of the month because of the availability of the meeting room, but a final decision will be made Monday.
The 2015 county budget includes $5,100 for the charter review, County Administrator Jim Jones said.
Commissioners are eligible for meals and a 55.5-cent-per-mile stipend to travel to and from the meetings.
Trish Holden, clerk of the Board of County Commissioners, will provide primary support to the commission while Mark Nichols, Clallam County prosecuting attorney, will offer legal advice.
Five members were elected from each of the three county commission districts.
District 1 extends from the eastern county line to Boyce Road in Carlsborg. District 2 is the area between Boyce Road and Valley Creek in Port Angeles. District 3 covers the West End beginning at Valley Creek.
PDistrict 1 is represented on the Charter Review Commission by Sue Forde, Ken Hays, Ronald Bell, Nola Judd and Ted Miller.
District 2 commission members are Glenn Wiggins, Norma Turner, Maggie Roth, Steven Burke and Selinda Barkhuis.
District 3 is represented by Mike Doherty, Barbara Christensen, Connie Beauvais, Cheryl Williams and Rod Fleck.
Clallam County is one of seven of 39 counties in the state that operate under a home-rule charter, unlike most where procedures are dictated by the Legislature.
A Charter Review Commission is elected every eight years.
Information on the charter review process is available on the Clallam County website www.clallam.net.
Click on “Board of Commissioners” and “Home Rule Charter” for the charter review home page.