Section 135-110-960. Removal from office.

(1) As provided in RCW 89.08.200, a conservation district supervisor may be removed from office by the conservation commission governing board upon notice and hearing for neglect of duty or malfeasance.

(2) The conservation commission must provide notice to the supervisor detailing the specific elements of the neglect of duty or malfeasance for which removal is sought. The supervisor shall be given the opportunity to respond in writing to the elements contained in the notice within thirty days of the notice to the supervisor from the conservation commission. Notice to the supervisor from the conservation commission shall be by certified mailing to the address of record for that supervisor.

(3) The conservation commission must hold at least one public hearing no earlier than sixty days from the date of certified mailing to the supervisor in the area served by the conservation district supervisor before acting to remove the incumbent from office.

(4) Following the public hearing, the conservation commission shall vote on the removal of the supervisor based on official findings of fact detailing the cause or causes of removal.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 89.08.040, 89.08.190, and 89.08.200. WSR 10-21-084, § 135-110-960, filed 10/19/10, effective 11/19/10.]

RCW 89.08.040, 89.08.190, and 89.08.200. WSR 10-21-084, § 135-110-960, filed 10/19/10, effective 11/19/10.