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Board/Committee Name |
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1.
Aging & Long Term Care of Eastern Washington (ALTCEW) |
| Contact: Nick Beamer |
| Phone: (509) 458-2509 |
| Number of Members: 35 Maximum |
| Role of the Committee:
Planning & Management Council
www.altcew.org for information on the Agency and PMC membership
opportunities |
| Meeting times:
4th
Friday of each month at ALTCEW office in Spokane |
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| 2.
Ambulance Advisory Committee |
| Contact: |
| Phone: |
| Number of Members: |
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3.
Board of Equalization - BOE |
| Staff: Karen Phipps |
| Phone: (509) 684-7515 |
| Number of Members: 3 and 1 alternate member |
| Role of the Committee:
Responsible for
hearing appeals of assessed value on real and personal property in
Stevens County. |
| Meeting times:
Stevens County BOE
normally convenes in the Spring, meeting intermittently for a few
months. Hearings are usually conducted at the Stevens County Courthouse. |
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4. CASA Advisory Board |
| Staff:
Debbie
Charron |
| Phone: (
509)
685-0673 |
| Number of members: 15 |
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Role of the Committee: The purpose of the Advisory Board is to
enhance the existing services to abused and neglected children
assigned to CASA. |
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Meetings: The advisory Board meets twice a year on the fourth
Monday of January and June. |
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| 5. Civil Service |
| Staff: Nettie LaDoux or Polly
Coleman
commissioners@co.stevens.wa.us |
| Phone: (509) 684-3751
Fax: (509) 684-8310 |
| Number of Members: 3 appointed by
the BOCC for six-year terms. |
| Role of the Committee:
Management of a
merit system of employment for county deputy sheriffs and other
employees for the office of county sheriff as per RCW 41.14 |
| Meeting times:
4th
Wednesday of the month at 2 p.m.
Commissioners’
Office/Courthouse |
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6.
Deer Lake Management District Citizens’ Steering Committee (DLMDCSC)
Open Positions |
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7. Developmental Disabilities Board |
| Staff: David Nielsen, Ph.D
Stevens County Counseling |
| Phone: (509) 684-4597 |
| Number of Members: 9 (minimum) to 15 (maximum) |
| Role of the Committee:
To advise and make
recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners relating to
community developmental disabilities services. The board also
provides community leadership on improvement of efficiency and
effectiveness of community developmental disabilities programs. |
| Meeting times:
Quarterly (January, April, July & October), on the 4th Wednesday of the
month. The meetings are at 12 noon at Northeast Washington
Alliance Counseling Services: 165 E. Hawthorne, Colville, in the
East Conference Room. |
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8. Kettle River Advisory Board - KRAB |
| Contact:
Ferry County Commissioners' Office |
| Phone:
509-775-5229 |
| Number of Members: 13
Term of
appointment: 3 years |
| Role of the Committee:
Members are
appointed by the Board of County Commissioners of Ferry and Stevens
Counties to serve as an advisory board for implementation of the policy
plan for the Kettle River and its resources. |
| Meeting times:
Meets the 3rd
Wednesday at 4 pm Mar-Nov at the Curlew Presbyterian Church – except 1
or 2 meetings held in Barstow (please contact the Ferry Co.
Commissioners' Office for all
meeting dates and location) |
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9. Little Pend Oreille Lakes Management District
Citizens' Steering Committee (LPOLMCSC) |
| Contact:
Tom O’Brien
Phone: 684-8421
tjobrien@plix.com |
| Contact:
Larry Zoodsma
Phone: 684-9870
larryz@lzoodsma.com |
| Number of Members:
unlimited |
| Role of the Committee:
Members are
appointed by the Board of County Commissioners to assist the county in
the management and control of Eurasion milfoil in the Little Pend
Oreille Lakes |
| Meeting times:
No regular meeting
schedule has been set. |
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10. Lodging Tax Advisory Committee |
| Contact:
Stevens County
Commissioners Staff |
| Phone: (509) 684-3751 |
| Number of Members:
5 (two
representatives of businesses required to collect the tax, two
representatives who are involved in tourism, tourism-related facilities,
or tourism related operation of facilities and one member of the Board
of County Commissioners.) |
| Role of the Committee:
Serves as
an advisory board to the Board of County Commissioners of Stevens County
on the use of the logging tax, or Hotel/Motel Tax funds to promote
tourism in Stevens County. |
| Meeting times: To be
determined |
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11. Loon Lake Management District Citizens' Steering
Committee (LLMDCSC) |
| Contact:
Jim Richardson
jcjar@aol.com |
| Phone:
509-233-8401 |
| Number of Members: unlimited |
| Role of the Committee:
Members are
appointed by the Board of County Commissioners to assist the county in
the management and control of Eurasion milfoil in Loon Lake |
| Meeting times:
Second Monday of
each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Old School House at Loon Lake |
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12. Loon Lake Watershed Sub-Area Advisory Committee |
| Staff: Tanya Larsen |
| Phone: (509) 684-2401 |
| Number of Members: No set number |
| Role of the Committee:
Members work on the
development of a Loon Lake sub-area plan. |
| Meeting times:
Contact the Planning
Office for meeting dates. |
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13. Northeast
Washington Fair Board |
| Staff:
Lori Matlock
|
| Phone:
509-684-2585
Email:
lmatlock@co.stevens.wa.us |
| Number of Members:
unlimited |
| Role of the Committee:
Aims/purpose to
promote awareness and education in agriculture. Provide opportunity for
the general public to be exposed to the agricultural industry with hands
on experience. |
| Meeting times:
Meets the 3rd
Tuesday of every month, normally at the Ag & Trade Center Bldg at the NE
WA Fairgrounds. Contact Lori Matlock @ 684-2585 for time & location |
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14. Assessor's Open Space Advisory Committee |
| Staff: Heather Stefany |
| Phone: (509) 684-2829 |
| Number of Members: 5 |
| Role of the Committee:
Serves in an
advisory capacity to the Stevens County Assessor in implementing
guidelines for the assessment of open space, farms and agricultural
lands. |
| Meeting times:
Meets once each
year. Contact the Assessor’s Office for date, time and location. |
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| 15. Planning Commission |
| Staff: Tanya Larsen |
| Phone: (509) 684-2401 |
| Number of Members: 9 |
| Role of the Committee:
Serves as advisory
board to Commissioners on matters related to physical development of the
county and legislative matters. |
| Meeting times:
2nd
Thursday of each month in Room #215 of the Stevens County Courthouse –
215 South Oak Street, Colville, WA |
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16. Public Lands Advisory Committee - PLAC |
| Contact: Gary Nielsen, Chairman |
| Phone: (509) 684-6898 |
| Number of Members: 12 |
| Role of the Committee:
Serves as an
advisory board to the Board of County Commissioners of Stevens County on
issues relating to public lands in Stevens County and other matters. |
| Meeting times:
3rd
Thursday of the month from 6-9 p.m. in Room #215 of the Stevens County
Courthouse |
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17. Road & Bridge Advisory Committee |
| Staff: Carol Condon |
| Phone: (509) 684-4548 |
| Number of Members: 15 maximum for 3-yr
terms |
| Role of the Committee:
Serves to provide
input and share information with the BOCC and the County Engineer
relating to the Stevens County roadway system and to encourage public
input in the development of the road construction & maintenance
programs; to assist and provide input to the establishment of a priority
programming system for new construction & the priorities associated with
routine maintenance |
| Meeting times:
This committee is on
inactive status at this time. It will be reviewed again mid-year. |
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| 18. Solid Waste Advisory Committee
|
| Staff: Dennis Durbin (or
Carol Condon) |
| Phone: (509) 738-6106
(684-4548) |
| Number of Members: minimum of
6 and maximum of 18 |
| Role of the Committee:
Advise Commissioners
on all areas of solid waste program, ie., recycling, recovery or solid
waste resources, etc. |
| Meeting times: |
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19. Stevens County Alcoholism & Other Drug
Addiction Advisory Board |
| Staff: David Nielsen, Ph.D
Stevens County Counseling |
| Phone: (509) 684-4597 |
| Number of Members: 7 (minimum) to 15
(maximum) |
| Role of the Committee:
To determine the needs
and priorities of county citizens related to the prevention,
intervention, treatment, and aftercare of persons suffering from
alcoholism and other drum addiction. |
| Meeting times: 2nd Tuesday of
every-other month (Jan., March, May, July, Sept., Nov.) at 7 a.m. at the
Stevens County Courthouse, Commissioner's Hearing Room |
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20. Stevens County
Dog Control Advisory Committee
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| Contact: Commissioners' Office
commissioners@co.stevens.wa.us |
| Phone: (509) 684-3751 |
| Number of Members: |
| Role of the Committee:
Assist the BOCC in
matters related to dog control. The committee seeks to explore and
discuss the draft Title 20 DOG CONTROL ordinance and propose solutions.
It also seeks to gain public support on dog control measures. |
| Meeting times: |
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21. Stevens County Fish & Wildlife Advisory
Committee |
| Contact: Commissioners' Office
commissioners@co.stevens.wa.us |
| Phone: (509) 684-3751 |
| Number of Members: unlimited |
| Role of the Committee:
Provides public support & advice to the BOCC on issues
regarding problem wildlife and sustainable fish populations. It
seeks to gain public support on the issues of common sense wildlife
management that can have social and economic impact on some of our
natural resource based industries as well as the safety of our
livestock, domestic animals, human populations and the protection of
private property. |
| Meeting times:
6:30 p.m. 4th
Tuesday of each month in Room #215 of the Stevens County Courthouse |
The Stevens County Fish & Wildlife
Advisory Committee normally meets the 4th Tuesday of each
month in Room #215 of the Stevens County Courthouse at 6:30 p.m.
The public is welcome to attend – please
contact Commissioner Don Dashiell at 509-684-3751 with any
questions.
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22.
Stevens County Rural Library District Board
Open Position |
| Staff: Amanda McKeraghan, Director
amanda@scrld.org |
| Phone: (509) 233-9621 or (509)
684-6620 |
| Number of Members: 5 |
| Role of the Committee:
A rural county
library district shall be a public corporation with such powers as are
necessary to carry out its functions and for taxation purposes shall
have the power vested in municipal corporations for such purposes. See
RCW 27.12 for additional information |
| Meeting times:
3rd
Thursday at 4 PM. For locations and any changes, check the Library
District’s website www.scrld.org |
|
Library Board Application in pdf format |
View Press Release Page |
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23. Stevens County Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee
Open Positions |
| (Formally: Disability Advisory
Committee) |
| Staff: Tammy Duncan |
| Phone: (509) 684-7514 |
| Number of Members: Unlimited |
| Role of the Committee:
The purpose of the
committee is to develop a plan to improve the accessibility of elections
for voters with disabilities. The committee must include members of
diverse disabilities. |
| Meetings: Annually |
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24. Water Conservancy Board
Open Position |
| Contact: Wes McCart
wmccart@co.stevens.wa.us |
| Phone: (509) 258-4041
215 S. Oak Street,
Colville, WA 99114 |
| Number of Members:
5 member board with
2 alternate positions. All board commissioners must receive training
from Ecology before participating in any decision on a water-right
transfer application. |
| Role of the Committee:
Created by the
Legislature in 1997 to enable the processing of water-right transfer and
change applications at the local level. All water conservancy board
decisions are ultimately reviewed and affirmed, reversed, or modified by
the Department of Ecology. Minumum Training Requirement: 32 hrs initial
training and 8 hrs per year continuing education |
| Meeting times:
Conservation District –
232 Williams Lk Rd, Colville.
Special meetings are
published in advance in the county paper of record. |
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| 25. Weed Board |
| Contact:
Sue Winterowd
www.co.stevens.wa.us/weedboard/staff_board.htm |
| Phone: (509) 684-7590 |
| Number of Members: |
| Role of the Committee: |
| Meeting times: |
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26. WRIA
59 Water Resource Management Board (WRIA 59 Board) |
| Contact: Eric Johansen
ejohansen@co.stevens.wa.us |
| Phone: (509) 684-2401 |
| Number of Members:
The current number of
members is approximately 20. The members are made up of local citizen
volunteers, businesses, agriculture, and local, state, and federal
government representatives and tribal representatives. |
| Role of the Committee:
The WRIA 59 Board was
initially formed in 1999, under the RCW 90.82 Watershed Planning Act, to
research and develop a WRIA 59 Watershed Plan and WRIA 59 Detailed
Implementation Plan. Both plans have been adopted by the Stevens County
Commissioners, and the WRIA 59 Board continue to work forward on
implementation of the water resource actions outlined in the plans. |
| Meeting times:
WRIA 59 Board meetings
are held quarterly, on the first Thursday of the second month in each
quarter, starting at 9:00 a.m., at the City of Chewelah Chambers Room.
Special meetings are published in advance in the county paper of record. |
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