HomeMy WebLinkAbout67-02 - Res. Setting Public Hearing for Establishment of Mason County Water Conservancy Board RESOLUTION NUMBER 67- 02
A RESOLUTION SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF A MASON COUNTY WATER CONSERVANCY BOARD
WHEREAS , water conservancy boards are authorized by the Washington State Legislature in
Chapter 90 . 80 of the revised Code of Washington;
WHEREAS , the principal objectives of the water conservancy boards are to facilitate voluntary water
right transfers through local water resource management and review and to acknowledge the property
right features inherent to existing water right permits and certificates ;
WHEREAS , water right transfers can provide an incentive for investment in water conservation
efforts by Mason County water right holders and provide needed water for new uses where new
water rights may be difficult to expeditiously acquire;
WHEREAS , a local water conservancy board can expedite an administrative process for water right
transfers proposed to be diverted within Mason County; and
WHEREAS , counties can authorize the creation of a water conservancy board by resolution as
described in RCW 90 . 80 . 020 ;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the need for a conservancy board is clearly
established and that a public hearing shall be held on July 16 , 2002 , at 9 : 45 AM to consider the
establishment of water conservancy board to review applications for water right transfers for
applications within the geographic boundaries of Mason County, with funding to be by a fee of $ 900
dollars for applications, and with the initial proposed by-laws contained in Attachment A.
DATED this 1 lth day of June, 2002 .
Board of Commissioners
Mason County, Washington
ATTEST :
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Herb Baze, Commissioner Clerk of the Board
APPROVED AS TO FORM :
Bob Holter, Commissioner
Prosecuting Attorney
Wesley El Johns Chair
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ATTACHMENT A .
BY- LAWS OF THE MASON COUNTY WATERCONSERVANCY BOARD
ARTICLE 1 , MEMBERSHIP
The membership of the Mason County Water Conservancy Board (the Board) shall consist
of a three member board, appointed by the County Commissioners , according to the provisions of
Chapter 90 . 80 RCW .
ARTICLE 2, MEETINGS
Meetings of the Board shall be held monthly at such time and place as shall be designated
by the Chairperson . Special meetings may be held upon the call of the Chairperson . The initial
agenda shall be set by the Chairperson, but may be amended at the meeting without special notice .
Three days written notice of meetings and the meeting agenda shall be provided to each member
and the Shelton Journal as the local paper of record . Meetings are covered under the Washington
Open Meetings Law .
ARTICLE 3 , QUORUM
A majority of two members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business
that may come before any monthly or special meeting of the Board .
ARTICLE 4, VOTING
Each regularly appointed member shall be entitled to one vote on any matter that may
come before the Board , provided that no member shall participate in a record of decision of the
Board until he or she has successfully completed the necessary training required as provided in
Chapter 90 . 80 RCW . The vote of quorum present of the Board shall be necessary to decide any
question .
ARTICLE 5 , OFFICERS
The elected officers of the Board shall be the Chairperson and Secretary/Treasurer. The
officers shall be elected at the regular meeting in January of each calendar year and shall hold
office until their successors have been elected and qualified . The officers shall qualify as regularly
appointed members of the Board . The duties of the officers shall be those usually pertaining to
their respective office . A Chair pro tem can be selected by the board when the Chairperson is
absent .
ARTICLE 6 , RECORDS AND CORRESPONDENCE
The Board shall establish and maintain an official mailing address to receive
correspondence and applications . The Secretary/Treasurer shall keep a written record of all
meetings, resolutions, transactions, findings, and determinations of the Board . Said written
records shall be public record and shall be available for inspection at reasonable times .
ARTICLE 7, AMENDMENTS
The Board on thirty days written notice to the membership , may amend these By-Laws at
any regular or special meeting .
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