Page updated:  February 26, 2010

 
Stevens County Advisory Boards

More than 20 citizen advisory committees and boards help shape Stevens County's future.  From weed management to public lands, these groups advise county departments and the Board of Stevens County Commissioners.  To learn more about the work of the group contact the staff person.  If you're interested in serving on a committee or board, write to Polly Coleman in the Stevens County Commissioners' Office; 215 South Oak St., Room #214; Colville, WA  99114 or commissioners@co.stevens.wa.us  Please indicate the committee or board you are interested in.

 
 
  1. Aging & Long Term care of Eastern Washington (ALTCEW)
  2. Ambulance Advisory Committee
  3. Board of Equalization (BOE)  Open Position
  4. CASA Advisory Board
  5. Civil Service
  6. Developmental Disabilities Board
  7. Kettle River Advisory Board - KRAB
  8. Little Pend Oreille Lakes Management District Citizen's Steering Committee (LPOLMCSC)
  9. Loon Lake Management District Citizen's Steering Committee  (LLMDCSC)
  10. Loon Lake Watershed Sub-Area Advisory Committee
  11. Northeast Washington Fair Board
  12. Assessor's Open Space Advisory Committee
  13. Planning Commission
  14. Public Lands Advisory Committee - PLAC
  15. Road & Bridge Advisory Committee
  16. Solid Waste Advisory Committee  Open Position
  17. Stevens County Alcoholism & Other Drug Addiction Advisory Board
  18. Stevens County Dog Control Committee   
  19. Stevens County Fish & Wildlife Advisory Committee
  20. Stevens County Rural Library District Board  
  21. Water Conservancy Board  Open Position
  22. Weed Board
  23. WRIA 59 Water Resource Management Board (WRIA 50 Board)
 

Board/Committee Name

 

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
 
2.  Ambulance Advisory Committee
 Contact:
 Phone:
 Number of Members:
 
3.  Board of Equalization - BOE      Open Position
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.
 
4.  CASA  Advisory Board
Staff:
Phone:
Number of members:  15
 
5.  Civil Service
Staff:  Nettie Winders 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
 
6.  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:  2nd Wednesday of each month (exception - no meeting in the month of August).  The meetings are at 12 noon at Stevens County Counseling Services:  165 E. Hawthorne, Colville, in the East Conference Room.
 
7.  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)
 
8.  Little Pend Oreille Lakes Management District Citizen's 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.
 
9.  Loon Lake Management District Citizen's 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
 
10.  Loon Lake Watershed Sub-Area Advisory Committee
Staff:  Sarah Steiner
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.
 
11.  Northeast Washington Fair Board
 President:  Mitch Short 
 Phone:  509-935-4085    Email: newfair@plixtel.com
 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
 
12.  Assessor's Open Space Advisory Committee
Staff:  Roxanne Miller
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.
 
13.  Planning Commission
Staff:   Barb Liljon
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
 
14.  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

NOTE: The March, 2010 meeting is being moved to Wednesday, March 24, 2010 (same time/same location)

 
15.  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.
 
16.  Solid Waste Advisory Committee  Open Position
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:
 
17.  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
 
18.  Stevens County Dog Control Advisory Committee 
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:
 
19.  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 

Stevens County Fish & Wildlife Advisory Committee -Update 

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.  However, the October meeting has been cancelled and the December meeting has been changed to December 14th.  The November meeting is unchanged.

The public is welcome to attend – please contact Commissioner Larry Guenther at 509-684-3751 with any questions.

 
20.  Stevens County Rural Library District Board 
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
 
21.  Water Conservancy Board   Open Position
Staff:  Wes McCart   wpmccart@juno.com
Phone: (509) 258-4041   P.O. Box 731, Kettle Falls, WA  99141
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.
 
22.  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:
 
23.  WRIA 59 Water Resource Management Board (WRIA 59 Board)
Contact:  Clay White  cwhite@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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