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November 2023 Knowing the Waters – Free Speech
We were recently asked about the ability of protestors coming to a port district to protest the handling of a certain type of cargo at a port shipping terminal (we don’t know the nature of the cargo). The subject of this month’s column is port districts and use of port property for speech related activities.
October 2023 Knowing the Waters
Back in July 2020, in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Knowing the Waters addressed the impacts of Governor Inslee’s emergency proclamations concerning residential tenancies on port districts with liveaboard moorage customers, recreational vehicle (“RV”) parks, and other similar facilities.
August 2023 Knowing the Waters
August 2023 Knowing the Waters – Commission Resolutions and Reporting By Frank Chmelik of CSD Attorneys at Law P.S. - WPPA Counsel Last month we addressed documents your port district should have on file. This month we address two quite common commission questions. Who should report directly [...]
July 2023 Knowing the Waters
July 2023 Knowing the Waters - Litigation Involving the Washington Public Records Act (Chapter 42.56 RCW). By Frank Chmelik I just returned from the WPPA Commissioners Conference where we had a discussion about the increase in litigation involving the Washington Public Records Act (chapter 42.56 RCW). I [...]
June 2023 Knowing the Waters – Port Documents
By Frank Chmelik This month we will take a look at what documents your port district should have on file and be keeping up to date. Some documents are required by statute and others are good to have as a “best practice.” Required By Statute Annual Operating Budget. RCW [...]
May 2023 Knowing the Waters – Resignations and Filling Commission Vacancies
By Frank Chmelik In the 2023 legislative session, the law relating to filling vacancies in municipal government elected bodies (including port commissions) was amended. RCW 53.12.140 is the port district statute that specifies when a vacancy in the port commission occurs and how to fill that vacancy. This column [...]
November 2023 Knowing the Waters – Free Speech
We were recently asked about the ability of protestors coming to a port district to protest the handling of a certain type of cargo at a port shipping terminal (we don’t know the nature of the cargo). The subject of this month’s column is port districts and use of port property for speech related activities.
October 2023 Knowing the Waters
Back in July 2020, in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Knowing the Waters addressed the impacts of Governor Inslee’s emergency proclamations concerning residential tenancies on port districts with liveaboard moorage customers, recreational vehicle (“RV”) parks, and other similar facilities.
August 2023 Knowing the Waters
August 2023 Knowing the Waters – Commission Resolutions and Reporting By Frank Chmelik of CSD Attorneys at Law P.S. - WPPA Counsel Last month we addressed documents your port district should have on file. This month we address two quite common commission questions. Who should report directly [...]
July 2023 Knowing the Waters
July 2023 Knowing the Waters - Litigation Involving the Washington Public Records Act (Chapter 42.56 RCW). By Frank Chmelik I just returned from the WPPA Commissioners Conference where we had a discussion about the increase in litigation involving the Washington Public Records Act (chapter 42.56 RCW). I [...]
June 2023 Knowing the Waters – Port Documents
By Frank Chmelik This month we will take a look at what documents your port district should have on file and be keeping up to date. Some documents are required by statute and others are good to have as a “best practice.” Required By Statute Annual Operating Budget. RCW [...]
May 2023 Knowing the Waters – Resignations and Filling Commission Vacancies
By Frank Chmelik In the 2023 legislative session, the law relating to filling vacancies in municipal government elected bodies (including port commissions) was amended. RCW 53.12.140 is the port district statute that specifies when a vacancy in the port commission occurs and how to fill that vacancy. This column [...]