Yelm City Council Seeks Members to Serve on For or Against Committee
Yelm City Council Seeks Members to Serve on For or Against Committee
At the Yelm City Council meeting on July 27, 2021 Councilmembers passed Resolution Number 620, authorizing an advisory vote on the discharge of fireworks within the city limits of Yelm. This is simply an advisory vote to gauge the opinions of the citizens of Yelm which is not binding and does not require or prohibit action to be taken on this topic. In order to meet the requirements of the Thurston County Auditor’s Office, the City of Yelm must submit a resolution, cover sheets, explanatory statements, and the names of the members on the “For” and “Against” Committees by Tuesday, August 3, 2021 before 4:30 pm to have it on the ballot for the General Election.
If people are interested in volunteering on either the “For” or “Against” committee regarding the ban of fireworks in the city limits of Yelm, send an email to City Council. You can do this by going to the City of Yelm website, going to “I Want To”, then clicking on “Send a Comment to City Council” or by clicking here. There will be three members selected for each committee and requests to serve on them must be submitted to council before the end of day on Sunday, August 1, 2021. City Council will be holding a special meeting on Monday, August 2, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. to appoint the members of the committee. Appointed committee members will be notified by email.
Committee members are responsible for writing “For” and “Against” statements that are due to the Thurston County Auditor’s Office by 4:30 p.m. on August 10, 2021.
Requirements for “For” and “Against” statements:
Length
- “For” and “Against” statements must be 250 words or less and no more than 4 paragraphs in block paragraph form.
- If a “For” or “Against” statement is received before the deadline and exceeds the applicable word limit, the committee will be notified by email and asked to delete words, paragraphs, or sentences. Only deletions are allowed; no changes or additions to the statement will be allowed. The shortened statement must be received by the deadline.
- If the deadline has passed and the statement exceeds the 250 words limit, it will be shortened to be within the word limit.
Format
- Up to four headings may be used to summarize and identify major arguments or paragraphs of the statement for the convenience of the reader. Headings may not exceed 15 words. Headings are included in the 250 statement word count.
- Committee member names and, contact information will be printed in the local voters’ pamphlet; but this information isn’t included in the 250 word count. At least one method of contact (phone, email, website address) must be provided for print in the local voters’ pamphlet.
- Titles of committee members will not be published in the local voters’ pamphlet.
Committee members are also responsible for writing a Rebuttal Statement that is due to the Thurston County Auditor’s Office by 4:30 p.m. on August 13, 2021.
Requirements for Rebuttal statements:
If both “For” and “Against” statements are submitted, the Voters’ Pamphlet Coordinator will email the text of the statement to the spokesperson for the opposing committee listed on the committee appointment form.
Rebuttal statements are not required; however, it gives each committee an opportunity to provide a response to the opposing statement.
The failure of a committee to submit a “For” or “Against” statement will disqualify the committee from submitting a rebuttal statement.
Length
- Rebuttal statements must be 75 words or less and no more than 2 paragraphs, in block paragraph form.
- If the rebuttal statement exceeds the applicable word limit, it will be shortened to be within the word limit.
Format
- No heading may be used in rebuttal statements.
Content
- Rebuttal statements may not interject new issues or arguments and are limited to addressing issues and arguments raised in the opposing statement.
- Once submitted, the argument and rebuttal statements may not be withdrawn or changed
To view the full list of deadlines and requirements, click here to view the Thurston County Local Voters’ Pamphlet Administrative Rules for Jurisdiction.
