EYE ON JEFFERSON: County sets public hearing on proposed ordinance Monday night

Jefferson County commissioners will conduct a public hearing on a proposed ordinance concerning commercial shooting ranges at 6 p.m. Monday.

The special meeting will be at Fort Worden Commons, 200 Battery Way.

The hearing is on a proposed ordinance harmonizing Title 18 of the county code with the Commercial Shooting Facilities Ordinance passed last month.

The regular meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Monday in the commissioners’ chambers at the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St., Port Townsend. Also planned are executive sessions on potential and actual litigation from 11:30 a.m. to 11:55 a.m.

Commissioners will deliberate on, and possibly approve, the 2019 Jefferson County budget as well as a salary schedule for union-exempt management and professional employees for 2019.

They also will consider and possibly adopt the comprehensive plan update and possibly initiate the 2019 Conservation Futures Fund application cycle.

Items on the consent agenda include:

• Resolution certifying tax levies for 2019

• Resolutions activating the Noxious Weed Control Fund and the Homeless Housing Fund.

• Resolutions inactivating the Special Projects Fund, the HJ Carroll Fund, the Animal Services Donation Trust Account and the Animal Services O&M Donations Fund.

• Collective bargaining and trust participation for the Sheriff’s Office command staff.

• Personal services agreement with North Olympic Salmon Coalition for Washington Conservation Corps crew, which is funded by the state.

• Acceptance of award of $100,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the Rural Health Network Development Planning Program.

• Approval of an interagency agreement for the Jefferson County Community Health Assessment.

• Approval of the Oak Bay Mats pollution identification and correction project, which is funded with $260,353 from the state Department of Ecology and a match from the county of $86,784 for a total of $347,137.

• Approving an extension of two and half years the public defense agreement with Jefferson Associated Counsel.

The pact would extend through June 30, 2021.

Board of Health

The Jefferson County Board of Health will consider gun violence prevention and climate change as public health issues when it meets at 2:30 p.m. Thursday.

The board will meet at 615 Sheridan in Port Townsend.

The board also will express appreciation for departing board members John Austin and Kathleen Kler.

It will receive updates on the Olympic Community of Health, Jefferson Healthcare and fentanyl deaths in Washington state.

Port Townsend City Council

The Port Townsend City Council will consider a state legislative agenda when it meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday.

The regular meeting will be in council chambers at historic City Hall, 540 Water St. It will be followed by a special meeting at about 7 p.m.

At the regular meeting, the council also will consider a resolution supporting the expansion of the Jefferson Transit board.

At the special meeting, the council will discus a solid waste request for proposals, a water system engineering design standard and the city’s three-year strategic plan.

Other city committee meetings, which are in City Council chambers at 540 Water St., are:

• City Council Ad Hoc Committee on Committees — 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.

• Community Task Force on City Manager Recruitment — 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

• Planning Commission — 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

Port of Port Townsend

Port of Port Townsend commissioners will discuss the historical designation of the Point Hudson jetty when they meet in regular session at 1 p.m. Wednesday.

The regular session will be in chambers, 333 Benedict St. It will be preceded by a public workshop at 9:30 a.m.

At the regular session, commissioners also will consider the establishment of reserve funds and two leases.

At the workshop, commissioners will hear an update on Team Jefferson and discuss the capital budget an a commission retreat in 2019.

Chimacum School

The Chimacum School Board will elect school board officers when it meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

The meeting will be at Chimacum High School, 91 West Valley Road.

The board will hear reports on grade realignment, kindergarten and capital projects.

It will review the performance of a public employee in an executive session.

Quilcene School Board

The Quilcene School Board will elect school board officers when it meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

The board will meet in Room 9 at 294715 U.S. Highway 101.

Board members will discuss video surveillance and video cameras on school buses, a nondiscrimination/affirmative action plan, and review memorandum of understandings.

The board will review the superintendent’s performance in an executive session.

Public Utility District

Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners will consider an agreement with NoaNet and Bonneville Power Administration settlement agreements when they meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday.

The meeting will be at 63 Four Corners Road.

They also will consider emergency preparedness for a water shortage if it was needed in the future.

Public Development

The Fort Worden Public Development Authority executive committee members will discuss the 2019 budget for the Washington State Parks Commission when they meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

The meeting will be in Seminar Building 298 at Fort Worden.

The panel also will discuss Makers Square, glamping financing, corporate sponsorships and an audit review committee.

Peninsula College

Peninsula College trustees will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday.

They will meet in the Cornaby Center on the Peninsula College Port Angeles campus at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.

An agenda was not available as of Saturday. It is expected to be posted at http://pencol.edu/aboutpc/board/agendas 24 hours before the meeting.

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