Knowing The Waters Newsletter Archives

By Frank Chmelik and Tim Schermetzler of CSD Attorneys at Law P.S. In 2022 there were changes to the Open Public Meetings Act (“OPMA”) addressing remote participation or observation by

By Frank Chmelik and Tim Schermetzler[1] of CSD Attorneys at Law P.S. – WPPA Counsel             In communities across the State, port districts are working on significant projects that benefit

By Frank Chmelik and Tim Schermetzler of CSD Attorneys at Law P.S. – WPPA Counsel   It is a little-known fact that the Washington Public Port’s Association has a long

By Frank Chmelik and Tim Schermetzler of CSD Attorneys at Law P.S. – WPPA Counsel We were recently asked about the ability of protestors coming to a port district to

By: Frank Chmelik and Tim Schermetzler of CSD Attorneys at Law, P.S. – WPPA Counsel                         Back in July 2020, in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Knowing

Download a PDF of the October KTW By Frank Chmelik of CSD Attorneys at Law P.S. – WPPA Counsel                 This month’s focus is on comprehensive scheme of harbor improvements

Download PDF of September KTW By Frank Chmelik of CSD Attorneys at Law P.S. – WPPA Counsel Last month we addressed documents your port district should have on file.  This

Download PDF of August 2023 KTW I just returned from the WPPA Commissioners Conference where we had a discussion about the increase in litigation involving the Washington Public Records Act

Download July 2023 KTW PDF  This month we will take a look at what documents your port district should have on file and be keeping up to date.  Some documents

June 2023 Knowing the Waters By Frank Chmelik   In the 2023 legislative session, the law relating to filling vacancies in municipal government elected bodies (including port commissions) was amended. 

May 2023 Knowing the Waters By Frank Chmelik Well, we are coming up on what one executive director described to me as “the silly season.”  You are thinking spring and

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