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2. Any interested person, including applicants, citizens, county commission and board memberso and staffof other agencies may suggestplan or development regulation amendments. The suggested amendments shall be docketed with the planning Deparfinent and considered by Kittitas County Planning Commission and Board of County Commissionefs on at least an annual basis, consistent with the provision of RCW 36.70A.130 and the regulatory reform actBSI{B 1724. 3. Proposed amendment or revisions of the comprehensive plan are considered by the Board of County Commissioners no more frequently than once a year except that amendments may be considered more frequenfly under the following oircumstances: a. The initial adoption of a subarea plan; and b. The adoption or arnendment of a Shoreline Master Program under the procedures set forth in RCW 90.58. 4. All proposals shall be considered by Kittitas County concurrently so that the cumulative effect of the various proposals can be ascertained. However, after appropriate public participation Kittitas Counfy may adopt amendments or revisions to its comprehensive plan whenever an emergency exists or to resolve an appeal of a comprehensive plan filed with a growth management hearings board or with the court. 5. For purposes of this section, docketing refers to compiling and maintaining a list of suggested changes to the comprehensive plan or development regulations in the Planning Depaxtment in a manner that will ensure such suggested changes will be considered by Kittitas County and will be readily available for review by the public. Docketing for the calendar year shall be taken from January 1 to June 30 ofeach calendar year. Amendments docketed after June 30 shall be considered in the following calendar year. 6. Amendments to the comprehensive plan or development regulations docketed by June+O the First Frida.v of May shall be approved or denied by the Board of County Commissioners on or before December 31 of that same calendar Year. 7. In order to facilitate public participation, Kittitas County shall maintain and provide for the following procedures when considering amendments to the comprehensive plan and development regulations: a. Broad dissemination of proposals and altematives. The docket shall be available for public review in the Planning Department during regular business hours. Altematives to a proposal may be submitted by any party prior to the closing of the written testimony portion of the publio hearing before the Planning Commission. b. Opportunity for written comments. Written testimony shall be allowed from the date of docketing up to the date of closing of the written testimony portion of the public hearing. c. Public Meetings. Study sessions and hearings shall be held only after effective notice has been distributed. d. provisions for open discussion. Hearings shall allow for sufficient time allotments in order that all parties that wish to give oral or written testimony may do so' e. Communication programs and information services. A newsletter that summarizes amendments docketed and projected meeting and hearing dates should be provided by the Planning Depaftnent for distribution to all parties that have requested to receive it by mail. Copies of proposed amendments shall be available at cost ofreproduction. KITTITAS COI.JNTY Comprehensive Plan