WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: County considers future of interlocal agreement with fire districts (AUDIO)
Karina Andrew reports from the Island County Commissioners workshop on Wed., Jun. 1, 2022.
Island County may withdraw from an interlocal agreement with county fire districts after some of them, including two on Whidbey, struggled to maintain the staff necessary to complete the terms of the agreement.
They Said It
Commissioner Jill Johnson was in favor of leaving the agreement, saying that since the county is about to become responsible for Camano inspections anyway, it may as well complete all inspections across the board.
Commissioner Melanie Bacon was concerned about the staff and time necessary to complete all the required annual fire inspections in the county. She suggested that the county maintain the interlocal agreement with the three Whidbey districts for now, using Camano Island as a trial run to see how significant a burden the task would be for the county before doing away with the agreement on Whidbey, too.
On The Ballot in August 2022
| County Commissioner, District 3 Tim Hazelo (R-Oak Harbor) Janet St. Clair (D-Camano Island), the incumbent Rick Hannold (R-Oak Harbor) |
| Assessor Kelly Mauck (R) Theodore Kubusiak (no party preference) Incumbent Bernie Upchurch did not file for re-election |
| Auditor Sheilah Crider (R), the incumbent Barbara Fuller (D) |
| Clerk Deirdre Butler (no party preference) Debra Van Pelt (D), the incumbent |
| Coroner Shantel Porter (I) Incumbent Robert Bishop did not file for re-election |
| Prosecutor Greg Banks (no party preference), the incumbent |
| Sheriff Rick Felici (R), the incumbent Lane Campbell (R) |
| Treasurer Richard MacQuarrie (R) Tony Lam (D) Incumbent Wanda Grone did not file for re-election |
