Voters to decide if Port of Camas-Washougal commissioners should serve six years instead of four

East Clark County voters will soon decide whether to lengthen Port of Camas-Washougal commissioner terms by two years.

Port commissioners earlier this year decided to place Proposition 1, which would extend their terms from four to six years , on the Nov. 4 ballot.

“By changing to a six-year term, one person can turn over every two years, and the new commissioners will have time to get settled into a position before anything comes up,” Commissioner John Spencer said during a July 16 port meeting. “The current situation is bad policy because it can severely hamper port operations.”

Washington Senate Bill 5370 , signed into law by Gov. Bob Ferguson on May 17, amends state law to create a process for qualifying ports to modify commissioner terms from four years to six years by getting v