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Tukwila Pool Metropolitan Park District

Proposition No. 1

The governing Board of Commissioners of the Tukwila Pool Metropolitan Park District currently consists of the Tukwila City Council serving in an ex officio capacity.

Shall the governing Board of Commissioners of Tukwila Pool Metropolitan Park District be changed to a five member board with directly elected Tukwila Pool Metropolitan Park District Commissioners?

Yes

No


The voters of the City of Tukwila created the Tukwila Pool Metropolitan Park District in 2011 and designated the Tukwila City Council to serve as the governing body of the Tukwila Pool Metropolitan Park District.

This proposition gives the voters of the City of Tukwila the option of changing to a governing body that consists of five commissioners that will be directly elected as Tukwila Pool Metropolitan Park District commissioners. If approved by the voters, the five individuals elected to commissioner positions at the November 2015 election would take office immediately upon certification of the election. The Tukwila City Council members, in their ex-officio capacity as commissioners, would be replaced by this independent governing board.

For questions about this measure, contact: Kate Kruller, Commission President, 206-853-9330, kkruller@tukwilapool.org

Currently the Tukwila City Council serves a dual role, both as City Council Members and as Tukwila Pool Metropolitan Park District Commissioners.  This ballot measure will create a change in leadership, where Tukwila Pool Metropolitan Park District Commissioners will be elected independently and directly by the voters instead of requiring the City Council to serve as pool commissioners.

The Tukwila City Council unanimously voted to place this measure on the ballot.

The reasons for this proposal are simple:

First, independently elected Metropolitan Park District Commissioners will be able to focus solely on the pool’s fiscal and operational health.  The City Council has a multitude of responsibilities, in addition to the swimming pool.

Second, it allows people with a passion for the pool’s mission to provide leadership in maintaining this important community resource.

Finally, it gives more Tukwila citizens the opportunity to lead and serve their community.

This measure does not change the taxes that citizens pay to support the pool.  Taxes will remain the same.

This measure does not change the operations at the pool.  The only change will be in the pool leadership that oversees the operations.

Please Vote Yes on Proposition 1

Statement submitted by: Diane B. Myers and Jacqueline Carroll, 206-243-1061

No statement submitted.

Statements in favor of and in opposition to a ballot measure are submitted by committees appointed by the jurisdiction. No persons came forward to serve on the committee and to write a statement in opposition. If you would like to be involved with a committee in the future please contact the jurisdiction.

Simple majority (RCW 35.61.050)

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