PORT ANGELES – Clallam County could change to a non-partisan prosecutor and return to county-wide commissioner voting.
The Charter Review Commission has voted to place on the county ballot a series of amendments.
One would amend the county’s governing document to make all elected officials non-partisan, except for the county commissioners. That would remove the prosecuting attorney from being a partisan position.
Voters will also see proposed change back to the way county commissioners are elected. If approved, commissioners would be nominated in a primary election by voters in their respective districts. But the entire county would vote for commissioner candidates in the general election. This would revert a change made several years ago that had voters nominating and electing commissioners only in their commissioner districts.
Voters will also be asked to change how often the Charter Review Commission would be established. Currently, voters elect a commission every five years. The proposed change would make it eight years between charter reviews.
This week, the Charter Review Commission could decide the fate of proposed amendments that would change the number of signatures required for filing an initiative to repeal the county charter.
Another proposal would require the Board of Commissioners to take all required and necessary legal actions to ensure the creation of affordable housing for the homeless, an adequate supply of clean potable water and a sustainable source of food production.
They will also revisit whether to change the Community Development Director back to an appointed position at the meeting set for Thursday.