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                          HOUSE BILL 1219

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Representatives Brown, Reams and Dellwo

Read first time 01/17/95.  Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

Authorizing city selection committees to make appointments to air pollution control authority boards by mail ballots.

    AN ACT Relating to appointments to air pollution control authority boards; and amending RCW 70.94.120.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 70.94.120 and 1969 ex.s. c 168 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The city selection committee of each county which is included within an authority shall meet within one month after the activation of such authority for the purpose of making its initial appointments to the board of such authority and thereafter whenever necessary for the purpose of making succeeding appointments.  All meetings shall be held upon at least two weeks written notice given by the county auditor to each member of the city selection committee of each county and he shall give such notice upon request of any member of such committee.  A similar notice shall be given to the general public by a publication of such notice in a newspaper of general circulation in such authority.  The county auditor shall act as recording officer, maintain its records and give appropriate notice of its proceedings and actions.

(2) As an alternative to meeting in accordance with subsection (1) of this section, the county auditor may mail ballots by certified mail to the members of the city selection committee, specifying a date by which to complete the ballot, and a date by which to return the completed ballot.  Each mayor who chooses to participate in the balloting shall write in the choice for appointment, sign the ballot, and return the ballot to the county auditor.  Each completed ballot shall be date stamped upon receipt by the mayor or staff of the mayor of the city or town.  The timely return of completed ballots by a majority of the members of each city selection committee constitutes a quorum and the common choice by a majority of the quorum constitutes a valid appointment.

(3) Balloting shall be preceded by at least two weeks' written notice, given by the county auditor to each member of the city selection committee.  A similar notice shall be given to the general public by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the authority.

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