Now, there are requirements being imposed in the Governance Plan that he doesn't appreciate. Haggerton said if this proposal were to be accepted, it would have major philosophical and financial impacts on the City. Rants suggested that the Council and staff concentrate on acquiring as much information as possible on the Plan by attending Suburban Cities meetings. Then, those policies in the Governance Plan that conflict with the City of Tukwila's policies can be addressed through the amendment process. In summary, McFarland stated that the Regional Governance and Finance Proposal is to be considered a unified proposal.
Council can either vote to accept all of it, or none of it.
The Plan was not presented to the general membership. That is a concern. McFarland said there was no requirement for such a step in the review process. However, the issue has been raised by some members of the Association. It was the consensus of the Council to decline support of the Regional Governance and Finance Proposal.