Issues Categorized by Article of the Charter

AD-HOC SUBCOMMITTEE
IDENTIFIED ISSUES
BY ARTICLES



ARTICLE 1 – POWER OF THE COUNTY

A. Coordination of County Wide Emergency Services with State & Federal (#17)
B. Taking/Property Eminent Domain (#25)

ARTICLE 2 – THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

A. Balance of Power (9.c)

1. Independent Salary Commission Creation (#18)
2. Line Item Veto (#9.a)
3. Golf Course/Hospital Boondoggle & How to Avoid in Future (#23)

B. Size and Make Up of County Council (#8)

ARTICLE 3 – THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

A. Executive Department

1. Health Department/Planning Department (#13)
2. Assessor and/or Treasurer Separated (#2)
3. Appointed or Elected (#3)

a. Coroner
b. Planning Director
c. Sheriff

4. Term Limits – Appointed Boards (1.a)

B. Balance of Power (9.b)

1. Appointments to Boards and Commissions Process (#24)
2. Confirmation Process for Department Heads (#19)

C. Functions

1. Biannual budget process (9.b)
2. Budget and Finance Policy Guide Lines (#29)

ARTICLE 4 – ELECTIONS

A. Term Limits – Elected (#1)
B. Partisan or Non-Partisan Elected Officials (#4)
C. Move Pierce County Elections to Odd Years (#5)
D. Rank Choice Voting (#6)
E. Resign to Run (#7)
F. Campaign Contribution Limits (#12)
G. Redistricting (#22)
H. Voter Security/Fraud and Standardization (#28)


ARTICLE 5 – THE PUBLIC INTEREST

A. Referendum and Initiative -% (#11)

ARTICLE 9 – GENERAL PROVISIONS

A. Accountability

1. Open Government Concerns (#10)

a. Access to all County records
b. County Council activities/Notices
c. Proposed Council resolutions and ordinances
d. Public webcast of all Council proceedings
e. County record achieved

2. Transparency of County Functions (#15)
3. Compliance Review Office – GAO (#14)
4. Conflict of Interest Enhancement (#20)

B. Veteran’s Policies (#16)

C. Enhancement of Freedom of Religion and Sexual Orientation (21)

D. Should County be Self Insured? (27)


ARTICLE 10 – TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

A. Review Article (#26)