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The death would be the sixth suicide at the facility in five years. Experts say staffing and a lack of mental health professionals on staff is a major concern.

The measure is geared toward helping the environment, but studies have questioned how much teleworking actually helps.

Voters will decide on a proposal that would require the county auditor to calculate cost estimates of proposed charter amendments before they go on the ballot.

The proposal — one of 13 that voters will decide in the Nov. 8 general election — would also help keep politics out of the clerk’s office.

Both say the lack of housing for residents is the county’s top problem, but they’re proposing very different solutions.

The proposed charter amendment would give the County Council more flexibility to set violation penalties by ordinance.

Fees and charges have in the past priced citizens out of accessing their government’s records.

The ordinance was passed due to concerns that bright, onshore lighting confuses seabirds and endangered sea turtles.

The move to split up the county’s Department of Housing and Human Concerns comes as residents increasingly struggle to find affordable homes on the Valley Isle.

Proposed county charter amendments focus on financial disclosures, conflicts of interest and other ways to boost the public’s faith in government.