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right to object to the Water Board’s decision to the Director of EcologyDirector of the Department <br />of Ecology. <br />4.13 When a transfer is approved by the Water Board, the Water Board is required to submit a copy <br />of the Report of ExaminationROE conditionally approving the transfer to the Director of <br />EcologyDirector of the Department of Ecology. The Water Board also shall submit a Record of <br />Decision (ROD) to the Director summarizing the information and findings on which the Water <br />Board relied to approve the water transfer, including any objections filed to the water right transfer. <br />The Director is required to review the Report of ExaminationROE and ROD provided by the Water <br />Board and has forty-five days to affirm, reverse, or or modify, or send a thirty day extension letter <br />in response to the Water Board’s decision; if no action is taken by the Director within forty-five <br />days of receipt of the Report of ExaminationROE and ROD, the Water Board’s decision is final. <br />Exception, that forty-five-day time period may be extended an additional thirty days by ecology’s <br />director, or his or her designee, or at the request of the Water Board or applicant in accordance <br />with RCW 90.80.080. Receipt is dated from the postmark date on mail delivery of the ROE and <br />ROD to the Department of EcologyDOE. Upon the Director’s affirmation, the conditional <br />certificate issued by the Water Board is final. <br />4.14. Pursuant to RCW 42.30.110, and especially (i), the Water Board may call for an Executive <br />Session. No final action can be taken at this time; however, final action may be taken afterwards, <br />in open session (RCW 42.30 generally). <br />Section 5.0 Amendments to the Bylaws <br />5.1 These Bylaws may be altered or amended through an open public process before the Kittitas <br />County Board of Commissioners. By June 30th of each year, the Water Board may make a formal <br />recommendation, in writing, to the Board of County Commissioners requesting changes to the <br />adopted Bylaws. The Board of County Commissioners shall schedule a public hearing to consider <br />the proposed amendments, accept public testimony, and make a final decision to adopt or reject <br />the amendments proposed by the Water Board by September 30th of each year. <br />Section 6.0 Effective Date <br />6.1 Theses Bylaws shall take effect immediately, subject to review by the Director of <br />EcologyDirector of the Department of Ecology, with the Directors review to be completed within <br />forty-five days of receipt of the Kittitas County Commissioners’ Resolution to form the Kittitas <br />County Water Conservancy Board. <br />Section 7.0 Sunset/Repeal of Water Board <br />7.1 The Board of County Commissioners shall maintain the authority to rescind the adopted <br />Bylaws and to dissolve the Water Board after concluding the public hearing process. <br />Section 8.0 Kittitas County Code <br />8.1 Kittitas County will defend and indemnify Committee members as provided for in Kittitas <br />County Code Chapter 2.73 <br />Formatted: Strikethrough <br />Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 12 pt <br />Commented [SB4]: The BOCC wanted this language to be  <br />added to All Board Bylaws back in July 2021.  So I added it  <br />now that we have  word document.