Applications are being accepted to fill a position as representative of a Pierce County shooting club on the Firearms Advisory Commission. The commission, which convenes as needed to review proposed legislation regarding firearms, makes recommendations to the County Council and Executive on firearms-related issues.
Examples of issues include petitions regarding the creation, dissolution or amendment of areas where the discharge of firearms shall be prohibited and restricted; and the suitableness of shotgun use in areas where the discharge of firearms is prohibited.
Board members are appointed by the County Executive subject to County Council confirmation. The term is four years. Applicants must provide documentation of a safety firearm class or Washington hunter safety class.
Applications may be obtained at the Executive?s Office, 930 Tacoma Ave. S., Room 737, Tacoma, WA 98402 (253-798-7477) or at the Department of Planning and Land Services, 2401 S. 35th St. (253-798-2785) or by downloading the attached application. Applications are to be returned to the Executive?s Office no later than June 11, 2008.
CONTACT: Sean Gaffney, Senior Planner, Planning and Land Services, 253-798-2724; or Dick Ferguson, Media and Community Relations, 253-798-3979.
