These are your rights when you ask for them.

 Hi Everyone;
  Every time there is a public hearing folks say we want better public noticing and more transparency by our city council.
" The best way to hold a council accountable between elections is when voters have the powers of Initiative and Referendum.
  Citizen’s concerned voices about gridlock traffic, density, secret meetings, safety, wildlife and other impacts created by unplanned development often fall on the deaf ears of our city council.
   In 2015 Council member Malich asked the mayor and council to discuss giving our citizens the powers of Initiative and Referendum.  Mayor Guernsey, Council members Kadzik, Payne, Lovrovich, Perrow, Arbenz, and Ekberg decided the petitions of Gig Harbor voters should not carry any weight and refused to support the people’s right to initiatives and referendums.  In March C4GH asked the council to support giving GH citizens those rights and again, we were ignored.
 

WHAT IS THE POWER OF INITIATIVE?

    Initiatives allow Gig Harbor voters to create and enact legislation directly. Gig Harbor voters will have the right to sign a petition for an initiative.  If the council does not agree with Gig Harbor voters, the initiative will go on a ballot and voters decide. 

WHAT IS THE POWER OF REFERENDUM?

    The power of referendum gives Gig Harbor voters the authority to say yes or no to a regulation before it becomes law. 

HOW DO THE CITIZENS OF GIG HARBOR GET THESE POWERS?

 The Gig Harbor city council is able to give these rights of initiative and referendum to our citizens… but they will not.

SO

 Gig Harbor voters can give ourselves these rights. With 1,440 verified signatures of Gig Harbor voters we will give the powers of initiative and referendum to ourselves.

 
Step #1.  There must be a petition saying Gig Harbor voters want these powers.      . 

PETITION #1.  Yes to give Gig Harbor citizens the powers of Initiative and Referendum.  Signatures needed 1,440.  This petition lays the ground work and is the foundation.
     PETITION #1 is short and attached here. Signers must be registered voters in the city of Gig Harbor.  Not sure if you live in the city limits?  If your 2015 ballot included voting for city council, you live in the city limits. Or you can go on line and ask if you are in the city limits: http://www.cityofgigharbor.net/find-city-limits/

     Click and Print the petition.  Make sure it prints full size and is readable.Any problems in printing email citizensforgigharbor@gmail.com and we will send you a file.
     Get signatures.  No online signatures allowed.  We are asking you to please get 5 lines fully completed.  You, your significant other and 3 of your best friends will put you in the HERO category.  You get more than 5 lines, you are a ROCK STAR. Of course you might want to print more than one sheet and that will put you into the category of AMAZING!
     Turn in your petitions.  The original signatures must be turned in. The 2nd and 4th Mondays, 5:30 pm are the City Council meetings.  Look for C4GH team members wearing C4GH buttons to collect you petitions.  Or, if you wish to have your petitions picked up, please email citizensforgigharbor@gmail.com and we will make arrangements for pick up.  If you have problems printing email us and we will send the petition by email to you.

THANKS FOR SIGNING!!
 THANKS FOR CARING!
THANKS FOR SHARING!

"The people of this state do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies that serve them. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know. The people insist on remaining informed so that they may maintain control over the instruments that they have created."
Washington Public Records Act RCW §42.17.251. 1972.


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