County seeking volunteers to write for, against statements for charter amendments

The Clark County Auditor’s Office is seeking volunteers to write supporting and opposing statements written by citizen committees for three charter amendments that will appear on its Nov. 5 ballot.

At its June 25 public hearing, the Clark County Council voted to place three charter amendment proposals on the Nov. 5 general election ballot. Each proposal will have one statement for committee and one statement against committee.

The first proposed amendment would change the sheriff’s salary to be 8% higher than the highest step of the undersheriff salary range.

The second proposed amendment would clarify the redistricting committee and redistricting plan, including, but not limited to, increasing the number of committee members, clarifying the process of committee selection, identifying a qualified person for the redistricting master and providing clarity to the process for the redistricting plan, according to a news release. Redistricting is the process of redrawing county district boundaries following the release of the U.S. Census.

The third proposed amendment clarifies the process for an initiative, including, but not limited to, identifying the six subjects that may not be proposed, identifying initiatives that may require additional expenditures and revenue sources and overall review.

To see the ordinances relating to the proposals, visit clark.wa.gov/councilors/clark-county-council-meetings and follow the links to the June 25, hearing.

Clark County citizens who wish to be appointed to any of the statement committees should contact Michelle Pfenning at the County Manager’s Office at Michelle.Pfenning@clark.wa.gov or by phone at (564) 397-2232.

The deadline to contact the County Manager’s Office to volunteer is 5 p.m. Friday, July 5.