Earlier this year, the Washington Legislature passed SHB 1105, which updates the Open Public Meeting Act (“OPMA”) and requires public agencies to provide notice for public comment that includes the first and last date and time by which such public comment must be submitted in certain situations.
On June 24, 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a final rule on how special purpose district governments, including Washington ports, must make their website content and mobile apps readily accessible and usable by individuals with disabilities.
RCW 43.31.605 established the Landlord Mitigation Program as a way to reimburse landlords for certain losses and expenses, including unpaid judgments for rent and other costs.
Knowing the Waters – This month’s column discusses what restrictions ports can put on persons attempting to access port property.
Knowing the Waters – This month’s KTW blog post is going to look at some “best practices” for managing a contentious public meeting. We covered this topic in a bit more depth with the help of Commissioner Skip Novakovich of the Port of Kennewick at the recent Commissioner Seminar in Richland.
Frank Chmelik, Jon Sitkin, and Seth Woolson selected to 2024 WA Super Lawyers List and Matt Paxton, Tim Schermetzler, and Aaron Haynes selected as honorees of the Rising Stars list.
Knowing the Waters – This month’s KTW blog post is going to take a deeper dive into this issue and discuss specific nuances in the best practices.
This month we will focus on claims and lawsuits where there is no insurance. Our goal here is to give ports a quick course on what happens when an incident occurs, a claim is filed, or a lawsuit is served.
On April 11, 2024, the Washington State Supreme Court decided Cousins v. State, setting new criteria for how public agencies can sufficiently close public records requests to start the one-year statute of limitations under the Public Records Act (“PRA”).
In communities across the State, port districts are working on significant projects that benefit their communities such as expanding broadband service, marina improvements, development of marginal lands into business parks, to name a few.
