Knowing The Waters
Legal Updates from WPPA General Counsel
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April 2023 Knowing The Waters: Transactions With Other Governments or Nonprofits, by Frank Chmelik, CSD Attorneys at Law
April 2023 Knowing the Waters, Transactions with Other Governments or Nonprofits By Frank Chmelik, WPPA Counsel It is not uncommon for port districts to be asked to enter into
March 2023 Knowing the Waters: Open Public Meetings Act, by Frank Chmelik, CSD Attorneys at Law
Knowing the Waters – Open Public Meetings Act The topic for this month is “public comment” at commission meetings. Last year there were changes to the Open Public Meetings Act.
February 2023 Knowing the Waters By Frank Chmelik of Chmelik Sitkin & Davis, P.S.
FEBRUARY 2023 Knowing the Waters By Frank Chmelik of Chmelik Sitkin & Davis, P.S. – WPPA Counsel This month’s column looks at a port’s liability for injuries to visitors on
NOVEMBER 2022 Knowing the Waters By Frank Chmelik of Chmelik Sitkin & Davis, P.S.
NOVEMBER 2022 Knowing the Waters By Frank Chmelik of Chmelik Sitkin & Davis, P.S. – WPPA Counsel This month we will look at how a port should react to a
OCTOBER 2022 Knowing the Waters By Frank Chmelik of Chmelik Sitkin & Davis, P.S.
OCTOBER 2022 Knowing the Waters By Frank Chmelik of Chmelik Sitkin & Davis P.S. – WPPA Counsel I have recently received several requests to talk again about issues that a
SEPTEMBER 2022 Knowing the Waters By Frank Chmelik of Chmelik Sitkin & Davis, P.S.
SEPTEMBER 2022 Knowing the Waters By Frank Chmelik of Chmelik Sitkin & Davis, P.S. This month’s focus is on the “best practices” for communicating with commissioners between meetings. Port staff
AUGUST 2022 Knowing the Waters By Frank Chmelik of Chmelik Sitkin & Davis, P.S.
AUGUST 2022 Knowing the Waters By Frank Chmelik of Chmelik Sitkin & Davis, P.S. This month’s column is about “Delegation of Powers Resolutions” which was a lively topic at the
JULY 2022 Knowing the Waters By Frank Chmelik of Chmelik Sitkin & Davis, P.S.
JULY 2022 Knowing the Waters By Frank Chmelik of Chmelik Sitkin & Davis, P.S. Here is a bit of a different topic. Last week at the Commissioner Conference in Walla
JUNE 2022 Knowing the Waters By Frank Chmelik of Chmelik Sitkin & Davis, P.S.
Following up on last month’s topic of “public comment” at commission meetings, this month we look at the recent changes to the Open Public Meetings Act which became effective June
May 2022 Knowing the Waters- a column by WPPA Counsel Frank Chmelik of Chmelik Sitkin & Davis, P.S.
The topic for this month is “public comment” at commission meetings. Commissioner Pam Petranek of the Port of Port Townsend and I were talking about this issue, and it is
April 2022 Knowing the Waters- a column by WPPA Counsel Frank Chmelik with guest writer Senior Director of Trade & Transportation Chris Herman
APRIL 2022 Knowing the Waters By Frank Chmelik of Chmelik Sitkin & Davis, P.S. – WPPA Counsel and Chris Herman – Senior Director, Trade & Transportation – WPPA This month
MARCH 2022 Knowing the Waters by Frank Chmelik of Chmelik Sitkin & Davis, P.S. – WPPA Counsel
The topic for this month is “surplusing” port district property. The term “port district property” includes real property (land) and personal property (port equipment, vehicles and boats seized for non-payment
