Ordinance 1303 Dissolving Joint Dikage and Drainage District #1 BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF LEWIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
AN ORDINANCE DISSOLVING JOINT DIKAGE AND DRAINAGE ) ORDINANCE NO.1303
DISTRICT#1 FOR LEWIS AND THURSTON COUNTIES PURSUANT )
TO CHAPTER 36.96 RCW
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WHEREAS,Joint Dikage and Drainage District#1 also known as Hanaford Valley encompasses portions of
both Thurston and Lewis Counties with the greatest portion of the district lying in Lewis County, and
WHEREAS, the last active District commissioner has requested the assistance of the Boards of County
Commissioners of Thurston and Lewis Counties in disbanding the District, and
WHEREAS,the Thurston County Auditor has determined that there is no record of activity for Joint
Dikage and Drainage District#1 and the Lewis County Auditor has determined that the last known activity
for the District was in 1999 and that the District has not collected assessments for at least seven years,
and
WHEREAS,the District appears to meet a criterion for being inactive and thus subject to dissolution
under Chapter 36 96, and
WHEREAS, Chapter 36 96 RCW provides that the dissolution of inactive special purpose districts be
initiated by the county legislative authority within whose boundaries the greatest portion of such special
purpose district lies,
WHEREAS, by Resolution No 19-205, adopted July 22, 2019, the Board of Lewis County Commissioners
declared its intent to dissolve Joint Dikage and Drainage District#1 pursuant to Chapter 36 96 RCW, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No 19-205 a time for a public hearing on the proposed dissolution
was set and notice of the hearing was given by publication mailing and posting in the manner described
in RCW 36.96.030, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No 19-205 and the Notice of Public Hearing the Board held a Public
Hearing on August 19, 2019 after 10:00 am at Lewis County Courthouse,Commissioners' Hearing Room,
351 NW North Street,Chehalis,WA at which time and place and the Board heard and considered
comments made by members of the public and county staff regarding the inactive status of the district
NOW,THEREFORE,The Board of County Commissioners of Lewis County, Washington, does ordain as
follows
Section 1 Findings The Board adopts the following findings in support of the dissolution of Joint Dikage
and Drainage District#1
A. Joint Dikage and Drainage District#1 qualifies as an inactive special purpose district because it
meets one of the criteria of RCW 36.96.010(3)
1 The District has not carried out any of the special purposes or functions for which it
was formed within the preceding consecutive five-year period thus meeting the first
criterion in RCW 36.96.010(3)for being an inactive special purpose district
2 The District last held an election for the purpose of electing a member of the
governing body inai /easf 7,44 Because no election was held within the last seven
years, the District meets the second criterion of being inactive
B The dissolution of Joint Dikage and Drainage District#1 is in the public interest because the
District
1 Has not engaged in any actions to serve the public as stated in subsection A,
2 An insufficient number of property owners have been willing to stand for election to
maintain an active governing body, and
3 The District does not own or operate any facilities or improvements that necessitate the
District continue existence
Section 2.Any remaining funds held by the Lewis County Treasurer Office on behalf of the Dikage and
Drainage District shall be proportionately disbursed to Thurston and Lewis Counties based on each
jurisdiction area within the District as provided by RCW 36 96.070
Section 3. Severability If a section or provision of this Ordinance is declared by the courts to be invalid,
the same shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole or any part thereof other than the part
so declared to be invalid
Section 4 Effectiveness Pursuant to RCW 36 96.040, Joint Dikage and Drainage District #1 shall cease to
exist thirty days after adoption of this Ordinance
DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 144 -
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APPROVED AS TO FORM :OARD I F COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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BOCC AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Resolution: BOCC Meeting Date: Aug 19, 2019
Su9gested Wording for Agenda Item: Agenda Type: Consent
Ordinance 1303,which would dissolve Jomt Diking and Drainage District No 1 of Lewis and Thurston
Counties (Hanaford Valley)
Contact Amber Caulfield Phone 360-740-2750
Department Prosecutor
Action Needed. Approve Ordmance(traffic or other)
Description
Ordinance 1303,which would dissolve Joint Diking and Drainage District No. 1 of Lewis and Thurston
Counties (Hanaford Valley)
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AFFIDAVIT
OF PUBLICATION 111040 Ordinance 1303
STATE OF WASHINGTON Hanaford Valley
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
COUNTY OF LEWIS HEARING BEFORE
THE LEWIS COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND
Alysa Andrews,and/or Mandy Klemola,andlor Kaityn Sawyer INTENT TO ADOPT
and/or Cindy Thayer says that she is the legal clerk of NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-
EN that the LEWIS
COUNTY, WASHINGTON,
BOARD OF COUNTY
Qcijrontttt COMMISSIONEeS will
hold a public hearing on
August 19, 2019, starting
a semi-weekly newspaper,which has been established,published at or after 10:00 AM.
Y P The public hearing will
in the English language and circulated continuously as a consider dissolution of
semi weekly newspaper in the City of Centralia,and in Lewis Joint Dikage and Drainage
County Washington general circulation in Lewis County for District Hanaford d a lso Valley known as
Diking and
more than six(6)months prior to the date of the first publication Drainage District, for inac-
of the notice hereto attached,and that the said Chronicle was on tivity pursuant to Chapter
the 7th day of July 1941,approved as a legal newspaper by the 36.96 RCW.
The public hearing will be
Superior Court of said Lewis County.And that the attached is a at the Lewis County Court-
true copy and was published in regular issues(and not in house, Commissioners'
Hearing Room, 351 NW
su pp lement form)of said newspaper as LEGAL# 111040 North St reet, Ch ehalis,
RE:Ordinance 1303 Hanaford Valley WA.At the hearing,individ-
uals will be invited to speak
once each LL/` rfor a period of 3 41/1-LCV and/or provide written
statements regarding the
proposed changes.All indi-
commencing on 07/30/2019 and ending on 08/13/2019 viduals wishing to speak
are encouraged to attend.
Written comments may be
and both regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of said submitted in advance of
period That the full amount of the fee charged for the foregoing Ae hearing to:
Amber Caulfield,
. iI,fonis the sum of$51.15 360.740.1240 or
1/ gmber . cau_Itieid
@lewiscoutywa.gov
�!‘ __ The meeting site is barrier
Subs&. . , d sworn to before me 08/13/2019 free, People needing spe-
cial assistance or accom-
'' rnodations should contact
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ment Department 72 hours
Notary Pub IC in and for the State of Washingto`,���1Ntlliltfl//����i in advance of the meeting.
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