Washington Supreme Court October 1, 2015, No. 90500-2 (Citizens Alliance for Property Rights Legal Fund v. San Juan County)

Yu, J.

¶51 (concurring in part and dissenting in part) — “All political power is inherent in the people, and govern-*453merits derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.” Const, art. I, § 1: In order to give meaning and substance to this consent, the Open Public Meetings Act of 1971 (OPMA) helps to ensure that the people “may retain control over the instruments they have created.