Charter Commission to Have First Meeting

From the Governor's office:

Date: Thurs. April 4, 2013
Time: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Location: Governor's Conference Room
Legislative Building, 2nd Floor
416 Sid Snyder Ave. SW
Olympia, WA 98501
Printable map of Capitol Campus
Handouts: Agenda

Commission Members
  • Dr. Doreen Cato
  • Trish Millines Dziko
  • Kevin Jacka
  • Chris Martin
  • Dr. Margit McGuire
  • Dave Quall
  • Steve Sundquist
  • Cindi Williams
  • Larry Wright
Read commission member bios.
For more information, contact RaShelle Davis at (360) 902-0551 or rashelle.davis@gov.wa.gov.

The agenda has introductions, review of the agenda, lunch, overview from Attorney General's office, ethics training, State Board of Ed proposed rules, training for Sharepoint, Operating procedures and structure, public comment, next steps.

The agenda seems quite out of order.  They are starting later to accommodate members coming from other parts of the state.  I do wish the public comment period was not at the end as I think it makes it harder for more people to come that late in the day.  I also wish they put the ethics and Sharepoint Training at the end of the day and the other more pertinent info at the beginning. 

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