Measure on the ballot in the 2025 Washington General Election in Clallam County.
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Get StartedThe Clallam County Home Rule Charter currently provides that the Prosecuting Attorney shall additionally serve as ex-officio coroner. The amendment, if adopted, would remove the Prosecuting Attorney as ex-officio coroner and place the responsibilities and duties of appointing a coroner to the Board of County Commissioners pursuant to Article XI, Section 4 of the Washington State Constitution, which provides that any duties of county officials prescribed by state law, with certain exceptions, if not assigned to specific officers by the County Charter, will become the responsibility of the Board of County Commissioners. Under this amendment, the Board of County Commissioners would have the ability to hire personnel with the appropriate credentials and training to serve as the coroner. This statement was prepared by Duncan K. Fobes, Attorney, Patterson Buchanan Fobes & Leitch; 1000 Second Avenue, 30th Floor, Seattle, WA 98104; (206) 462-6700.
Charter Amendment Regarding Coroner Duties The Clallam County Charter Review Commission proposes an amendment to the Clallam County Home Rule Charter, concerning the requirement that the Prosecuting Attorney serve as the ex-officio coroner. This amendment would remove the requirement that the Prosecuting Attorney serve as the ex-officio coroner, thereby removing the duties of coroner from the Prosecuting Attorney to the Board of County Commissioners of Clallam County, who would then have the responsibility to hire personnel with the appropriate credentials and training to serve as coroner. Should this amendment be: Approved Denied
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