Port Commission

                             District 1: John Collins

                             District 2: David W. Thompson

                             District 3: Herbert F. Beck

                       (Click on Commissioner names for a link to their email)

Under Title 53 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), the powers of the port district are directly vested in its board of commissioners.  Like a city council, the port commission is the district's policy making and regulatory body.  Commissioners are responsible for making decisions concerning discretionary policies and operations of the district in both internal and external matters.  Port commissions are independent of the cities and counties in which they are located.Examples of commission responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• adoption of harbor improvement plans
  establishing employment policies and work positions
  real property management, purchases and sales
  constructing and maintaining facilities and equipment
  establishing rates, charges and regulations applicable to facility users
  adopting periodic and supplemental budgets
  levying taxes
• borrowing funds when necessary

Regularly scheduled commission meetings include:

• the second Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m. in the Commission Chambers, Port Administration Building, 375 Hudson Street, Hudson Point, Port Townsend, WA, and the fourth Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. (new time - changed in Resolution No. 487-07, April 25, 2007) in the same location
• a workshop preceding the regular meeting on the second Wednesday of each month at 9:30 a.m.

You can find public notice of meeting locations or time changes can be found in the Peninsula Daily News, The Leader or on our site.