Kirkland City Council Seeks Volunteers For Potential Fire And Emergency Medical Services Ballot Proposition Statement Committees

Press release from the City of Kirkland:

June 18, 2020

KIRKLAND, Wash. – The Kirkland City Council is recruiting residents to formulate the statements that will appear in the voters’ pamphlet for and against a potential Fire and Emergency Medical Services ballot measure.

The Kirkland City Council has not yet approved a draft or final legislative action to place the ballot measure related to Fire and Emergency Medical Services on the November 3, 2020 general election ballot, but may consider doing so at their July 7 or 21 regular meetings. Given the tight timelines required by King County Elections, the City Council felt it was prudent to begin recruitment prior to any final decision.

Separate committees will prepare the statements, one committee in favor of, and one committee against, the ballot measure. Interested residents can apply online. Residents with questions should contact the Kirkland City Clerk’s Office at (425) 587-3190 or at KAnderson@kirklandwa.gov for more information on the committees and the application process. Applications will be accepted until the deadline of 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 30, 2020. The City Council will potentially make the committee appointments at their July 7 or 21 meeting.

The pro and con committees will consist of three members each and will prepare a “Statement For” or “Statement Against” (in addition to rebuttals of the opposing statements) to be included in the King County Local Voters’ Pamphlet for the November 3, 2020 General Election. Each statement will be limited to 200 words. Arguments will be submitted to King County Elections no later than 4:30 p.m., August 11, 2020.

Arguments prepared by the pro and con committees will be made available to the opposing committees for rebuttal after 4:30 p.m., August 12, 2020, and statements rebutting (optional) the argument made by the opposition shall be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., August 13, 2020.

More information on the potential Fire and Emergency Medical Services ballot measure is available on the City website.

This press release was produced by the City of Kirkland. The views expressed here are the author’s own.