Date of Adoption: August 4, 1999.

Purpose: The agency is proposing to revise WAC 314-60-040 to reflect a change in the physical location of the board's regular meetings, and to change the board's Internet address.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 314-60-040.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.12 [66.08.012].

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 99-12-084 on June 1, 1999.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

August 4, 1999

Eugene Prince

Chairman

OTS-3163.1

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 98-14-003, filed 6/18/98, effective 7/19/98)

WAC 314-60-040
Operations and procedure.

The general course and method by which the operations of the board are channeled and determined are illustrated by the following:

(1) An organizational chart is available from the board's public records office which illustrates the general structure and composition of the board's operations.

(2) Board procedures relating to hearings involving alleged violations of the liquor act and/or revised rules and regulations of the board are covered in WAC 314-04 and in WAC 314-08 Practice and procedure.

(a) General information pertaining to formal hearings is available from the board's public records office.

(b) Forms of notice of board action proposing to suspend a liquor license are available from the board's public records office.

(3) Pursuant to the requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act ( RCW 42.30) all determinations and business of the board, except matters which are exempt from the act under RCW 42.30.140, or properly conducted in executive session, pursuant to RCW 42.30.110, will be made and conducted in meetings open to the public.  Regular meetings of the board will be on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. Meetings of the board may be held on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday of each week, except on holidays, beginning at 8:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as a quorum is assembled. Unless notice is otherwise given, meetings of the board will be held at its offices ((on the Fifth Floor, Capital Plaza Building, 1025 East Union Avenue)) in the board room at 3000 Pacific Avenue Southeast, Olympia, Washington.  For scheduling purposes, it is the board's intent to conduct staff meetings and work sessions at its Tuesday and Thursday meetings, and to schedule petitions, public testimony, and adoption of resolutions at its regular Wednesday meetings, however, so long as proper legal notice is given, the board may accept petitions, take public testimony and adopt resolutions on any day when a regular meeting may be scheduled under this rule. In addition to legal notice published pursuant to RCW 42.30, meeting notices will be published on the Internet at ((www.wa.gov./liq)) www.liq.wa.gov and information about meeting times and agendas will be available in the board office during regular office hours.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030.   WSR 98-14-003, § 314-60-040, filed 6/18/98, effective 7/19/98.  Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, RCW 66.08.050 and RCW 42.30.070.  92-14-027, § 314-60-040, filed 6/22/92, effective 7/23/92.  Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030(1).  90-02-109, § 314-60-040, filed 1/3/90, effective 2/3/90.  Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and RCW 42.30.070.  82-10-021 (Order 104, Resolution No. 113), § 314-60-040, filed 4/28/82.  Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030.  82-04-030 (Order 97, Resolution No. 106), § 314-60-040, filed 1/27/82; Order 56, § 314-60-040, filed 5/31/77, effective 7/1/77; Order 22, § 314-60-040, filed 4/17/73, effective 5/18/73.]