214 Change In Structure Of Government In Thurston CountyCITY OF l~llrl
RESOLUTION NO. 214
A RESOLUTION relating to a change in the structure of government in
Thurston County proposed by the Thurston County Board of Freeholders in
the form of the proposed city/county charter to be voted on under the
ballot title "Proposition One" by the citizens of Thurston County on
November 6, 1990. .
WI-AREAS, an elected 15-member Board of Freeholders has drafted a
proposed city/county charter for review by Thurston County voters; and
Wf-~REAS, said Freeholders were asked to study ways in which local
goverment might be improved; and
Wf-~REAS, said city/county charter grants additional authority to
the county than currently exists; and
WI-iEREAS, the proposed charter potentially will add to rather than
subtract from the complexity of government by inserting additional layers
of elected officials and associated .staff; and
Wf-~REAS, the proposed charter potentially will increase costs by
adding two elected carmissioners, staffing for an undetermined number of
new elected community councils, and more complex services; and
WI~REAS, the true fiscal impact of the charter will not be known
until completion of a financial study in 1992; and
Wf-~REAS, we continue to believe that services are most effective
when provided by government closest to the people rather than by a
complex county government.
NOW, Tl-IEREFURE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR OF T[-~ CITY
OF YELM, THAT THE CITX OF YELM OPPOSES ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED THURSTON
CITY/COUNTY CHARTER, PROPOSITION ONE, AND URGES ITS RESIDENTS TO W'IE
AGAINST THE '.~ASURE DURING THE NOVEMBER 6, 1990 GENERAL ELECTION.
THIS RESOLUTION shall take effect immediately upon its passage and
publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Yelm on the
10th day of October, 1990 by the following votes:
AYES: 5
NOBS : 0
ABSENT: 0
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ATTEST:
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Co ci er Kat M. if Counci ber Frederick Kolilis
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ouncilm~nber Leonard A. Lawton C6uncilrnernber MaYtha M. Parsons
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ci er Arno Drogseth
PUBLISHED IN THE NISQUALLY VALLEY NEWS: October 18, 1990