1015 on a Tuesday, is not a good time for a meeting like this. I guess retired folks get to go. People with full time jobs….unable.

You can email comments to the Council through their clerk. [email protected]

Don’t just testify. Ask each commissioner whether they support a moratorium. Most citizens don’t understand they have the right to ask each commissioner what their position is and they should respond. The way their agenda has been posted as “discussion “ they have legally under the Open Public Meetings Act made it impossible to take action. But having posted the agenda as “discussion “ you have a legal right to A SK THEM what their position is. I suggest that as many people as possible ask over and over again addressed to each commissioner “Mr …….” do you or do… Read more »

Good to know, @Tom Evans - that we have the right under the open meetings act to ask each commissioner their position on the moratorium. We citizens should start asking every chance we get, every commission meeting where an important “discussion” is taking place. Does this hold true only for County Council, or for all government and taxing district open meetings?

What recourse do citizens have under the Open Meetings and Public Records acts? Is there interest in having someone from the Attorney General’s office come and give the public a presentation on citizen rights under the Acts?

Here is a great description of the Open Meetings Act: http://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/washington/open-meetings-laws-washington Of note: “ The OPMA does not give the public a right to participate or comment during open meetings, but as a matter of practice the public sometimes participates in meetings. The governing body has authority to limit the time of speakers to a uniform amount or to not allow anyone to speak.” Can Mr. Evans cite his source for “But having posted the agenda as “discussion “ you have a legal right to ASK THEM what their position is. I suggest that as many people as possible ask… Read more »