Saturday, July 4, 2015

Increasing representation to Spokane County Commission not a bad idea

Spokane County since it began in 1881 has had a three commissioner format.  This has not served Spokane well since the start of the 20th century when the population of Spokane County hit the 200,000 people mark.  If you increase the amount of commissioners from three to five would be a good idea.  The bad side of this would be the end of one party rule in the Spokane County Commission.  One of the seats would occupy a Democrat this is based on how the legislative districts are constructed throughout the county.  If voters approved this idea this year or next year.  Each commissioner who have to run for election for either a one or three in 2017 in a special election or in 2016 for two or four year terms.  The whole county would have to go under redistricting.  Plus the current county commissioners represent 160,000 people roughly under the three commissioner format.  If county voters approve the five commissioner format it would change to about 95,000 people this would give the commissioner less of a busy schedule.  The pay for this position is low unlike a legislature who gets paid less than a county commissioner they do not get paid per diem.  Spokane County residents please support increasing the representing on the county commission.

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