County voters approved the adoption of a home-rule charter for Whatcom County on November 7, 1978, creating the position of a seven-member county council.[2] The position of county executive was created in 1996. Prior to the adoption, the county government was led by three commissioners elected at-large.[3]
Dutiesedit
The Executive submits legislation to the Whatcom County Council for consideration. The Executive has veto power over ordinances passed by the council. The Council requires a vote of five of the seven council members to override the Executive's veto.[4]
^Executive Sidhu's first term expires in January 2024.
Citationsedit
^"Article 3 The Executive Branch". Whatcom County Charter Review. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
^"2015 Whatcom County Charter Review Commission | Whatcom County, WA - Official Website".
^"History | Whatcom County, WA - Official Website".
^"Whatcom Council allows executive's veto of property tax hike to stand". Retrieved 2023-10-20.
External linksedit
Whatcom County Executive
April 23, 2024
whatcom, county, executive, this, article, relies, excessively, references, primary, sources, please, improve, this, article, adding, secondary, tertiary, sources, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, november, 2021, learn, when, remove, thi. This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Whatcom County Executive news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Whatcom County Executive is the head of the executive branch of Whatcom County Washington The position is subject to four year terms with a term limit of 3 and is a nonpartisan office 1 Whatcom County ExecutiveIncumbentSatpal Sidhusince January 1 2020AppointerElectorateWhatcom County Council unexpired terms Term length4 yearsInaugural holderPete KremenFormationJanuary 1 1996WebsiteWhatcom County Executive Contents 1 History 2 Duties 3 List of executives 4 See also 5 References 5 1 Notes 5 2 Citations 6 External linksHistory editCounty voters approved the adoption of a home rule charter for Whatcom County on November 7 1978 creating the position of a seven member county council 2 The position of county executive was created in 1996 Prior to the adoption the county government was led by three commissioners elected at large 3 Duties editThe Executive submits legislation to the Whatcom County Council for consideration The Executive has veto power over ordinances passed by the council The Council requires a vote of five of the seven council members to override the Executive s veto 4 List of executives editOrder Executive Party Took office Left office Terms 1 Pete Kremen Democratic January 1 1996 January 1 2012 4 2 Jack Louws nonpartisan January 1 2012 January 1 2020 2 3 Satpal Sidhu Democratic January 1 2020 Incumbent 1 a See also editKing County Executive Pierce County Executive Snohomish County ExecutiveReferences editNotes edit Executive Sidhu s first term expires in January 2024 Citations edit Article 3 The Executive Branch Whatcom County Charter Review Retrieved November 26 2021 2015 Whatcom County Charter Review Commission Whatcom County WA Official Website History Whatcom County WA Official Website Whatcom Council allows executive s veto of property tax hike to stand Retrieved 2023 10 20 External links editWhatcom County Executive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Whatcom County Executive amp oldid 1181032363, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
