PORT ANGELES — Clallam County’s proposed boundary review board would be an unnecessary expense, duplicating functions and adding another layer of government bureaucracy, City Manager Michael Quinn told county commissioners Monday.

A boundary review board is used when a county and city have “significant differences” about a potential annexation.

Clallam County’s board was disbanded in 1996 following completion of the county’s Growth Management Act comprehensive plan.

The commissioners have proposed reviving the board to prevent cities, especially Port Angeles, from seeking annexations that could cut into county tax revenues — such as the proposed annexation of lands between the eastern city limit and Morse Creek.

Quinn told the commissioners that the boundary board would affect cities and smaller taxing districts.

Political reasons exist for resurrecting the boundary review board, not planning reasons, he said.

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