RES 26-014RESOLUTION NO. 26-014
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CAMAS, WASHINGTON Providing for the submission to the
voters of the City, at the special election to be held on February
9, 2027, of a proposition whether the City should adopt the
Council/Manager form of government and abandon the
Council/Mayor form of government; and requesting the Clark
County Auditor to conduct that election on February 9, 2027.
WHEREAS, RCW Chapter 35A.06 authorizes a non-charter code city such as
Camas to abandon its plan of government and reorganize under another plan of
government, and to pass a resolution requesting that a proposition be submitted to
the qualified voters within the City whether the City should abandon its current form
of government and reorganize under another plan of government; and
WHEREAS, the City Council had determined that the best interests and general
welfare of the City would be served by submitting to the qualified voters in the City
the proposition whether the City should adopt the Council/Manager form of
government and abandon the Council/Mayor form of government; and
WHEREAS, the City of Camas has operated under its current form of
government for more than six consecutive years; and
WHEREAS, RCW 35.06.050 requires that the issue be voted on at the next
general municipal election after passage of this Resolution or at a special election
held prior to the general election in accordance with the adopted Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the matter should be submitted to
the voters at the February 9, 2027 special election; and
WHEREAS, RCW 35A.06.040 allows a City considering a change in form of
government to designate an effective date for such change in the ballot proposition;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires that the proposition be considered at the
special election in the City to be held on February 9, 2027 forthe purpose of submitting
to the qualified voters of the City the proposition whether the City should adopt the
Council/Manager form of government and abandon the Council/Mayor form of
government, with an effective date of January 1, 2028;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMAS,
WASHINGTON DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. In accordance with RCW 35A.06.040 and .050, RCW
29A.04.330 and other applicable state law, the City Council of the City
of Camas hereby requests and calls for the Clark County Auditor to
conduct and hold an election on February 9, 2027 in the City of Camas
for the purposes of submitting to the qualified voters of the City the
proposition whether the City should adopt the
Resolution No. 26-014
Council/Manager form of government and abandon the Council/Mayor
form of government.
Section 2. The proposition to be submitted at the special election on
February 9, 2027 shall be substantially in the form of a ballot title prepared
by the City Attorney and to read as follows:
CITY OF CAMAS
PROPOSITION NO. 1
ADOPTION OF THE COUNCIL-MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT
The City Council for Camas adopted Resolution No. 26-014
concerning a change to the City's form of government
The proposition would abandon the current mayor-council form of
government under Chapter 35A.12 RCW and adopt the council-manager
form of government under Chapters 35A.06 and 35A. I 3 RCW, effective
January 1, 2028. Said adoption would not affect the City's continuing
status as a Code City governed under Title 35A RCW.
Should the proposition be approved?
Yes ............................................... D
No ................................................ 0
The City Attorney is authorized and directed to make such revisions in
the statement of the Proposition as required by the Clark County Auditor
and the Prosecuting Attorney for Clark County.
Section 3. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to file a
certified copy of this Resolution with Clark County Auditor on or before
December 11, 2026.
Section 4. The City Attorney is authorized to take such
additional steps required to cause the election on the proposition to
occur.
Section 5. If a majority of the votes cast at the election favor
changing to the council-manager plan of government, the City shall
timely reorganize under the council-manager plan of government to
allow an effective date of January 1, 2028 and the City shall thereafter
be governed by such plan.
Section 6. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this
resolution should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of
competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not
affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence,
clause or phrase of this resolution.
Resolution No. 26-014
PASSED by the Council of the City of Camas and approved by the Mayor this
5th day of October, 2026.
APPROVED as to
City Attorney
ATTEST: 0 .~
Clerk