Commissioners support meetings in Othello

RITZVILLE – Adams County commissioners sent a letter last week to lawmakers in Olympia supporting Senate Bill 5514, which would allow them to meet outside of Ritzville but remain in the county at least once a month.

Senate Bill 5514, concerning increasing the frequency of county legislative meetings at alternate locations, passed the state Senate on Jan. 26 and is scheduled for a public hearing in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Feb. 16.

Currently under Revised Code of Washington 36.32.080, county legislative authorities – like the Adams County Board of Commissioners – can meet outs...