Drafter
Clerk 11/28/2018
Title
A MOTION establishing a process to appoint members to the Fauntleroy and Vashon Island ferry advisory committees; and rescinding Motion 15143.
Body
WHEREAS, RCW 47.60.310 provides for the appointment of ferry advisory committees to express to the management of Washington state ferries the views of local community groups regarding the service provided by the state ferry system and any problems being experienced within the area served by the ferry system, and
WHEREAS, RCW 47.60.310 provides for Vashon Island to have a ferry advisory committee consisting of three members, and
WHEREAS, RCW 47.60.310 provides for the Fauntleroy community to have a ferry advisory committee consisting of three members, and
WHEREAS, RCW 47.60.310 provides that at least one person appointed to each ferry advisory committee shall be a representative of an established ferry user group or of frequent users of the ferry system, and
WHEREAS, RCW 47.60.310 provides that each member of each ferry advisory committee shall reside in the vicinity of the relevant ferry terminal, and
WHEREAS, RCW 47.60.310 provides that not more than two members of each ferry advisory committee may be from the same political party at the time of their appointment, and
WHEREAS, RCW 47.60.310 provides that the members of the Fauntleroy ferry advisory committee shall be appointed by the legislative authority of King County, which is the King County council to serve staggered four-year terms, and
WHEREAS, consistent with the process for appointing members to other King County boards and commissions, the members of the Fauntleroy ferry advisory committee have been appointed by the King County executive and confirmed by the King County council by motion, and
WHEREAS, RCW 47.60.310 provides that the members of the Vashon Island ferry advisory committee shall be appointed by the Vashon/Maury Island community council to serve staggered four-year terms, and
WHEREAS, RCW 47.60.310 pro...
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