With Election Day just two weeks away, Clark County’s smallest municipality has officially come out against the new county charter.
The Yacolt Town Council voted 3-0 Monday night to adopted a resolution opposing the charter. Councilors Dave Hancock and Rick Urias were absent from the meeting.
The resolution praises the county’s long-standing three-commissioner structure.
“Clark County government has operated as a stable and uniform county government for the past 125 years as prescribed in the Washington State Constitution,” the resolution reads. “Changing the structure of county government during this economic recovery could have negative consequences on our economy.”
One of the council’s main problems with the new charter is the addition of a county manager to oversee day-to-day operations. The position would reduce the public’s access to the commissioners, the councilors said.