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                          HOUSE BILL 1344

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

By Representatives Mielke, Doumit, Pennington, Alexander, Boldt, Hatfield, Bush and Smith

Read first time 01/22/97.  Referred to Committee on Government Administration.

Requiring county legislative authorities to include a summary of public testimony in the written minutes.

    AN ACT Relating to minutes of meetings held by county legislative authorities; and adding a new section to chapter 36.32 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 36.32 RCW to read as follows:

    Written minutes that are made of any public meeting of a county legislative authority shall include a summary of any public testimony made at the public meeting.

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