EDITOR’S NOTE: This report has been corrected to reflect that Olympic Medical Center commissioners will meet Wednesday.
The three Clallam County commissioners will call for a Dec. 1 public hearing on the proposed 2016 budget and consideration of general fund and road levies Tuesday.
The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in the commissioners’ boardroom (160) at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.
The $36.8 million draft budget uses $2.7 million in general fund reserves to fulfill a board directive to spend excess reserves in ways to stimulate the local economy.
Also on the agenda is notice of a Dec. 8 hearing on a proposed amendment to Clallam County code in response to an application from the county Parks, Fair and Facilities Department for a rezone.
Commissioners will gather at 9 a.m. Monday for their weekly work session.
Discussion items will include an agreement with the state Recreation and Conservation Office for the North Olympic Peninsula Lead Entity for salmon.
Port Angeles city
The Port Angeles City Council will conduct a public hearing on a proposed $109.7 million budget for 2016 when it meets Tuesday.
The council will meet at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 321 E. Fifth St.
After the public hearing, the council will conduct a first reading of the budget, which will be considered for final adoption Dec. 1.
The budget includes cuts in city funding of the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Feiro Marine Life Center and United Way of Clallam County. The agencies would receive three-fourths of the amounts appropriated in 2015.
The council also will consider on a second reading, for final approval, a 1 percent increase in its property tax levy.
It will consider an amendment to the city agreement with Clallam County Fire District No. 2 that would end shared administrative space.
Olympic Medical Center
Olympic Medical Center commissioners will consider increasing the annual property tax levy and adopting a proposed 2016 budget when they meet Wednesday.
Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. in Linkletter Hall in the basement of Olympic Medical Center, 939 Caroline St., Port Angeles.
They also will discuss an agreement to hire a new obstetrician/gynecologist at Olympic Medical Physicians and plan an executive session to discuss potential litigation.
Sequim City Council
A quorum of the Sequim City Council may be in attendance at a presentation by the Clallam County Family YMCA on Wednesday.
The presentation, hosted by YMCA staff and open to the public, will begin at 9 a.m. in council chambers at the Sequim Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar St.
The study was to gauge public interest in the YMCA taking over management of the Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center.
A quorum of the City Council also may be in attendance at an exit conference with state auditor representatives who have performed an audit of the city’s finances.
This meeting, which is closed to the public, will begin at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, also at the Civic Center.
State law dictates that quorums at such events are legal provided the council members take no action, the city said.
Sequim School Board
The Sequim School Board will consider petitioning the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction for an increase to the district’s 2015-16 debt service fund when it meets Monday.
The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the boardroom at 503 N. Sequim Ave.
It will be preceded by a reception at 5:30 p.m. for outgoing board members Walter Johnson, John Bridge and Heather Jeffers.
The petition, which would request an increase from $153,968 to $723,348, would be submitted only if a $49.3 million construction bond put before voters Nov. 3 is found to have passed when the next count is released by the Clallam County Auditor’s Office on Nov. 24.
The bond has won 59.59 percent approval, with some 300 ballots still uncounted. A 60 percent supermajority is needed for passage.
Sequim Planning Commission
The Sequim Planning Commission will discuss funding strategies for the city’s storm and surface water plan when they meet Monday.
The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the Sequim Transit Center, 152 W. Cedar St.
The commission also will discuss implementation of the 2015-35 comprehensive plan, which was adopted by the City Council on Oct. 26.
Clallam Transit
Clallam Transit board members will hear a presentation Monday from Sarah Creachbaum, Olympic National Park superintendent, on an upcoming road project on U.S. Highway 101 at Lake Crescent.
The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. at the Clallam Transit System headquarters at 830 W. Lauridsen Blvd.
Items for board action include authorization to publish legal notice for a public hearing on the proposed 2016 budget, authorizations for capital funds procurements for paratransit vehicles and fuel dispensing stations, and an update of 2015 non-represented personnel salary and wages schedule.
Clallam PUD
Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners will hear a presentation on a purchase option for renewable energy credits for future Energy Independence Act compliance Monday.
The meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the PUD main office, located at 2431 E. U.S. Highway 101, Port Angeles.
The renewable energy credits would be for 2022-24 from the Bonneville Environmental Foundation.
Planning Commission
The Clallam County Planning Commission will continue a review of the draft Shoreline Master Program update Wednesday.
The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Room 160 of the Clallam County Courthouse.
Library district
The North Olympic Library System trustees will conduct a second public hearing on the proposed 2016 budget Thursday.
The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
The proposed budget for 2016 for the system — which oversees public libraries in Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks and Clallam Bay — is $3,919,790. This year’s budget was $3,811,158.
Members of the public can comment at the meeting or by calling Library Director Margaret Jakubcin at 360-417-8500, ext. 7714; emailing LibraryBoard@nols.org; or visiting www.nols.org and selecting “Board and Administration.”
