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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

By Frank Chmelik Well, we are coming up on what one executive director described to me as “the silly season.”  You are thinking spring and maybe some boating or barbeques – we lawyers are thinking election season. As the election season is upon us, local government officials and employees [...]

By Frank Chmelik This month we will look at how a port should react to a reported personal injury or property damage claim on port property and how the port should expect to interface with the potentially injured party, the port’s insurance broker, the port’s insurance carrier and the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

By Frank Chmelik Well, we are coming up on what one executive director described to me as “the silly season.”  You are thinking spring and maybe some boating or barbeques – we lawyers are thinking election season. As the election season is upon us, local government officials and employees [...]

By Frank Chmelik This month we will look at how a port should react to a reported personal injury or property damage claim on port property and how the port should expect to interface with the potentially injured party, the port’s insurance broker, the port’s insurance carrier and the [...]