Port Commission
Under Title
53 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW),
the powers of the port district are directly vested in its
board of commissioners. Like a city council, the port
commission is the district's policy making and regulatory
body. Commissioners are responsible for making decisions
concerning discretionary policies and operations of the district
in both internal and external matters. Port commissions
are independent of the cities and counties in which they
are located.Examples of commission responsibilities include,
but are not limited to:
-
adoption
of harbor improvement plans
-
establishing
employment policies and work positions
-
real
property management, purchases and sales
-
constructing
and maintaining facilities and equipment
-
establishing
rates, charges and regulations applicable to facility users
-
adopting
periodic and supplemental budgets
-
levying
taxes
-
borrowing
funds when necessary
District
1: John Collins

Became
a Commissioner in January, 2008
Curent term expires December 31, 2011
District
2: David W. Thompson

Became
a Commissioner in January, 2006
Curent term expires December 31, 2009

Became
a Commissioner in January, 1973
Curent term expires December 31, 2009
Regularly
scheduled meetings of the Port Commission include:
-
the
second Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m.
in the Commission Chambers, Port Administration Building,
375 Hudson Street, Point Hudson, Port Townsend, WA, and the
fourth Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
in the same location
-
a
workshop preceding the regular meeting on the second
Wednesday of each month at
9:30 a.m.
You can
find public notice of meeting locations or time changes can be
found in the
Peninsula
Daily News, The Leader or
on our site.
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