Open Public Meetings Act / Public Records Act – NOTIFICATION

Open Public Meetings Act / Public Records Act – NOTIFICATION

Pursuant to the Washington State Governor’s Proclamation, the City will be undertaking the following:

Open Public Meetings (through the end of the pandemic):

In-person City Council meetings are no longer required unless a public hearing is required
Web- and/or telephone-based City Council meetings will now be held to the greatest extent possible
Audio recordings and minutes of said meetings will continue to be made available upon request and in compliance with the law
Public hearings will not take place unless required
Any member of the public interested in talking/listening to said meeting must register with the City staff (johng@clydehill.org; 425-439-9651) by the Monday preceding the meeting at 5:00 PM – meeting information will be forwarded to all registered members of the public the following day prior to 5:00 PM
Members of the public shall not be allowed to speak, annotate, comment, or share videos during said meeting – to do so will result in immediate expulsion from the meeting – these amended Rules of Order will be stated at the beginning of said meeting
Information regarding said Proclamation shall be prominently posted on the main entrances of Clyde Hill City Hall
City Council meetings will continue to comply with the OPMA to the greatest extent possible

Public Records (through the end of the pandemic):

City facilities will not be made available to any person for the copying/inspecting of records
City staff are not required to provide an initial response to public records requests within five days unless it is an electronic request
City staff will attempt, to the greatest extent possible, to respond to all public records requests in a timely fashion