It would like be the US Treasury Department overruling a decision made by the President. Or am I off? I collected local headlines from the local media outlets that might shed some light on the matter. Plus an added controversy was tossed into the mix, former County Commissioner Mike Doherty made allegations that public meeting laws were violated. So it's like the Hatfield's and the McCoy's type of atmosphere happening with the county these days. I just see a level of disrespect being shown from all parties involved, sure doesn't show a 'best ever' round of circumstances that the community as a hole want to convey. One side we have a maverick treasure who seems to be usurping her authority over a technologically over protocol of the commission not holding a public hearing, as she put's in an article posted in the PDN. On the other side we have a commission who is fit to be tied, they only see this as a breach of their authority from an rebellious treasure, which many from the public sees as a treasure only doing her job. It would be like me using trying to usurp authority I don't have to over turn a decision made by the President or the Supreme Court, such as same sex marriage, yeah I hear by over turn that decision! That means churches have the right to refuse to preform weddings that go against their religious doctrine, and biblical teachings. Which they have a right to do in my opinion.
Anyway here are the articles I collected regarding the feud which is now widening at the County level:
Clallam warrants for Port Angeles port, city bounce when county treasurer voids grants funds
Clallam County $1.3 million in warrants to the Port of Port Angeles and the city of Port Angeles have bounced, in effect, like rubber checks. Treasurer Selinda Barkhuis last week fulfilled her promise not to honor the warrants on the county Opportunity Fund to build out the port's Composites Recycling Technology Center and to improve a city waterfront park.---PDN
Clallam County financial policies to go under review, commissioners decide---PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
"Chapman has been a leading force in an effort to release excess county reserves in ways that help the community, particularly the poor.If [Barkhuis] wants the final veto authority over the budget process, I'm willing to give it to her until somebody tells us above us that she doesn't have it, Chapman said. Right now she's exercised it. She's rejected warrants for the port and the city, and nobody stopped her."----PDN
Ex-Clallam commissioner triggers open meetings law probe
PENINSULA DAILY NEWS----Retired Clallam County Commissioner Mike Doherty has alleged that current board members Mike Chapman and Jim McEntire may have violated open public meetings law, saying they supported a timberland exchange without proper notice in 2013.---PDN
Treasurer Rejects Grant Warrants; Seeks Intervention by the State Attorney General
By Selinda Barkhuis, WSBA 24139, Clallam County Treasurer
Last month, I wrote about the Clallam County Commissioners’ attempt to give away $3 million from the County Opportunity Fund in unanticipated, non-budgeted, and no-strings-attached grants ($1 million to the Port of Port Angeles, $285,952 to the City of Port Angeles, and $1.7 million in “Undesignated Projects”), without holding prior public hearings to change the budget and without any written contracts to spell out what the County taxpayers are receiving back for these gifts of their public funds. The $3 million being used to pay for these grants had, up to then, been committed to repaying the $10 million debt to the State that will be incurred in the construction of the Carlsborg Sewer.----PORT O CALL
IN OTHER LOCAL NEWS HEADLINES
Port Angeles man named to board of new Composites Recycling Technology Center
PENINSULA DAILY NEWS---The first appointee to a Composites Recycling Technology Center board of directors wants the facility to make money within two years.
"The recycling center, or CRTC, in envisioned as an independent, nonprofit corporation with the port as one of its customers, not its subsidiary, said Jennifer States, the port's business director."---PDN
Port Report: Composites Project Explored by Dale Wilson
The Port of Port Angeles has undertaken a questionable project sure to cost taxpayers millions of dollars and yet has no business plan which a for-profit board of directors would give the time of day.---PORT O CALL
Another potential violation of state law by county commissioners---PORT O CALL
Community for people with developmentally disabilties in the works in Sequim---SEQUIM GAZETTE
Saving History.......Hiding History---FORKS FORUM
No charges yet for adults home during teen drinking party---PT LEADER
FROM ACROSS THE STRAIT
Saanich girl’s bid for backyard goats goes to council ---TIMES COLONIST
Student struggling to get around after wheelchair damaged on flights ---TIMES COLONIST
New haunted escape rooms open in Victoria
WHAT'S ON TAP FOR NEXT WEEK
COUNTY COMMISSION TO HOLD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION:
The Board of County Commissioners has requested an executive session with the Administrator, the
Director of Human Resources, and legal counsel. The purpose of the session is to discuss with legal
counsel representing the agency matters relating to agency enforcement actions or to discuss with legal counsel representing the agency litigation or potential litigation to which the agency, the governing body, or a member acting in an official capacity is, or is likely to become a party.
Discussing such matters in executive session is appropriate because public knowledge of the discussion would reveal the County's legal strategies and likely result in an adverse legal or financial consequence to the agency. RCW 42.30.110 (1)(i) expressly authorizes a governing body to convene an executive session for the above-described purposes
See full agenda: http://websrv7.clallam.net/forms/uploads/bocc_meeting_agenda.pdf
details of agenda items: http://websrv7.clallam.net/forms/uploads/bocc_meeting_packet.pdf
Regional meetings:
PORT TOWNSEND CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA
Meeting highlight: Resolution 15-024 Authorizing the City Manager to Sign a Public Works Contract with Stripe Rite of Sumner, WA for the 2015 Striping Project
Editorial footnote: Where's Waldo?
Readers, I attend many of these governmental meetings locally, mostly once a month to show I am not some faceless blogger hiding behind my computer. It seems to me if you are running for a position on either the Port, County, or City positions you would actually attend those meetings! Maybe I am old fashioned but it shows a lack of interests and commitment on the candidates part on not showing up. I noticed a lot of Waldo's not attending the local meetings which they are running for, from what I seen. If you are Waldo where are you?
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For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
Matthew 16:25 NKJV