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The BLOCKHOUSE #2: How to Get Involved

Volume 1, #2 Edited by Victor Baca

Stand for your rights and attend meetings and/or participate as a member or volunteer. Below is a listing of various Klickitat County boards and commissions, as well as BOCC member assignments for various boards and commissions. Following the county information is a listing of City Council meeting details for the City of Goldendale and info about other districts and commissions.

KLICKITAT COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (BOCC)

Website:https://www.klickitatcounty.org/643/Board-of-County-Commissioners

The Board Of County Commissioners hold public meetings are every Tuesday at 1:00 PM

Citizen comments are as noted on posted agenda and limited in time to 3 minutes via in-person or Zoom.

Attendees must wear a proper face covering. Commissioner Meetings are open to the public.

Klickitat County Courthouse, 205 S. Columbus, Room 103, Goldendale, WA. 98620 Phone: 509-773-4612 Fax: 509-773-6779

District 1: Jacob Anderson-Vice Chair (jacoba@klickitatcounty.org)

Sits on the following boards:

Columbia Gorge Regional Airport Board, Bridge

Replacement Advisory Board, Columbia River Policy Advisory Group Meetings, Southwest Washington Regional Health Care Advisory Board, Klickitat County Board of Health, Klickitat County Reserve Officers’ Board of Trustees, Klickitat County Public Corporation Board of Directors, Klickitat County Public Economic Development Authority Board of Directors, Columbia Gorge Bi-State Renewable Energy Zone Committee.

District 2: David M. Sauter-Chair (daves@klickitatcounty.org)

Sits on the following boards:

Columbia Gorge Housing Authority, Southwest Washington Agency on Aging and Disability Council of Governments, Mid-Columbia Economic Development District Board of Directors, Klickitat County Regional Transportation Policy Committee, Klickitat County Board of Health, Klickitat County Public Corporation Board of Directors, Klickitat County Public Economic Development Authority Board of Directors, WSAC Board of Directors, WSAC Executive Committee, Washington Association of Counties Legislative Steering CommitteeKlickitat County Finance Committee, Landfill Gas Improvement Committee, Klickitat County Law Library Board of Trustees.

District 3: Dan Christopher-Commissioner (danc@klickitatcounty.org)

Sits on the following boards:

Klickitat County Board of Health, Emergency Food and Shelter National Board, Washington Rural Insurance Counties Board of Directors, Klickitat County Reserve Officers’ Board of Trustees, Klickitat County Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighters Disability Board, Klickitat County Public Corporation Board of Directors, South Central WorkForce Development Council Board of Directors.

KLICKITAT COUNTY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS:

Board of Adjustment

https://www.klickitatcounty.org/663/Board-of-Adjustment

Five members, six-year terms, Authority: RCW 36.70.810. The Board of Adjustment meets on the 1st Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the

Commissioners Chambers, Courthouse. Additional meetings are scheduled as necessary. Planning Director Mo-chi Lindblad 509-773-5703.

Building Department and Nuisance Board of Appeals

Three members, one from each Commissioner District who serves at the discretion of the County Commissioners or until they tender their resignation. Building & Code Compliance Director Lynn Ward, (509)773-2324

District Members: Tony Guler, J. P. Enderby, Fred Wilki

Board of Health

https://www.klickitatcounty.org/989/Board-of-Health

Five members, two members serve 2-year terms, Commissioners serve their full term of election. Authority: RCW 70.05.060. The mission of the Klickitat County Board of Health is to protect and promote the health and the environment of the people of Klickitat County. Each local Board of Health shall have supervision over all matters about the preservation of the life and health of the people within its jurisdiction. The Board meets quarterly and as necessary.

Public Health Director Erinn Quinn, 509-773-4565, Klickitat County Public Health Officer Dr. Amy Person. The local board of health exercises final authority over matters pertaining to the preservation of life and health of people in accordance with RCW 70.05.

Board of Equalization

https://www.klickitatcounty.org/156/Board-of-Equalization

The Board of Equalization (BOE) is an independent agency created in each county and appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. Their main purpose is to equalize valuations that are used to impose property taxes in Klickitat County. The BOE hears and rules on taxpayer petitions that appeal the valuations made by the County Assessors. They remain independent of the Assessor’s Office, accountable only to the Board of County Commissioners and the Department of Revenue. Clerk: Lee Snell, Deputy Clerk: Ibby Jane Coyne 509-773-4612.

Noxious Weed Control Board

https://www.klickitatcounty.org/560/Noxious-Weed-Control-Board

Regular Meetings: 2 p.m. Quarterly, 2nd Monday of the month selected for the quarter. Goldendale Fire Department, Meeting Room (Open to the Public) 225 W Court Street, Goldendale, WA 98620.

The Klickitat County Noxious Weed Control Board (KCNWCB) consists of five volunteer members who are appointed by the County Commissioners to serve four year terms and a non-voting ex-officio member who is the Director of the WSU Extension Office. At least four of the voting members shall be engaged in the primary production of agricultural products.

Planning Commission

https://www.klickitatcounty.org/660/Planning-Commission

Senior Advisory Board

https://www.klickitatcounty.org/655/Senior-Advisory-Board

The Senior Services Advisory Board is appointed by the county commissioners. Nine members are appointed by the Board of County Commissioners and have at least two members for each commissioner’s district. At least 51% of the Advisory Board Members must be over 60 years old. The purpose of the Advisory Board is to represent the interests of the senior citizens of Klickitat County.

Veterans Advisory Board

https://www.klickitatcounty.org/961/Veterans-Advisory-Board

The Veterans Advisory Board is appointed by the Klickitat County Commissioners pursuant to RCW 73.08.035 to be comprised of one representative from the American Legion Louis Leidl Post 116 (Goldendale), one representative from the American Legion White Salmon Post 87 and one representative from the veterans community at large representing each County Commissioner District and appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. Volunteers Needed.

Volunteering for boards and commissions:

Apply for an appointment to one of the Klickitat County boards, committees, or commissions. Apply for consideration to one or more boards, committees, or commissions by completing an application. Your application will be held on file for three (3) years.

Klickitat County Boards, Committees, and Commissions

  • Board of Adjustment

  • Board of Equalization

  • Board of Health

  • Building Department and Nuisance Board of Appeals

  • Columbia Gorge Regional Airport Board

  • Columbia River Gorge Commission

  • Civil Service Commission

  • Disability Board (LEOFF) Board

  • Fort Vancouver Regional Library District Board of Trustees

  • Horticulture Pest & Disease Board

  • Housing Authority

  • Klickitat Citizens Review Committee (salmon recover)

  • Klickitat Technical Committee for the Klickitat Lead Entity (salmon recovery)

  • Klickitat-Skamania Development Disability Advisory Board

  • Land and Natural Resource Committee

  • Law & Justice Council

  • Law Library Board of Trustees

  • Lodging Tax Advisory Committee

  • Noxious Weed Control Board

  • Open Space Advisory Committee

  • Planning Commission

  • Public Economic Development Authority Board (KCPEDA)

  • Solid Waste Advisory Committee

  • Veterans Advisory Board

  • Water Conservancy Board

For more information, contact the county board, committee, commission’s secretary, or coordinator. See Klickitat County website for more details. In addition to these boards and commissions, there are commissions and commissioners for the Klickitat County EMS District 1, Klickitat County Cemetery Districts, and the Hospital District for KVH.

Klickitat County Districts and their official abbreviations:

H1 Public Hospital District No. 1 (Klickitat Valley Hospital) H2 Public Hospital District No. 2 (Skyline Hospital)

L1 Fort Vancouver Regional Library District

C1 Public Cemetery District No. 1 (White Salmon) C2 Public Cemetery District No. 2 (Centerville)

C3 Public Cemetery District No. 3 (Glenwood) C4 Public Cemetery District No. 4 (Maryhill) F1 Fire Protection District No. 1 (Trout Lake) F2 Fire Protection District No. 2 (Bickleton)

F3 Fire Protection District No. 3 (White Salmon) F4 Fire Protection District No. 4 (Lyle)

F5 Fire Protection District No. 5 (Centerville) F6 Fire Protection District No. 6 (Dallesport)

F7 Fire Protection District No. 7 (Goldendale Rural) F8 Fire Protection District No. 8 (Glenwood)

F9 Fire Protection District No. 9 (Roosevelt) F10 Fire Protection District No. 10 (Mabton) F11 Fire Protection District No. 11 (Wishram) F12 Fire Protection District No. 12 (Klickitat) F13 Fire Protection District No. 13 (Appleton)

F14 Fire Protection District No. 14 (High Prairie) P1 Port of Klickitat

94 Wishram School District 116 Prosser School District 203 Bickleton School District 215 Centerville School District 400 Trout Lake School District 401 Glenwood School District 402 Klickitat School District 403 Roosevelt School District 404 Goldendale School District

405 White Salmon School District 406 Lyle School District

CITY OF GOLDENDALE COUNCIL MEETINGS

1103 S. Columbus Ave, Goldendale, WA 98620, Phone: 509-773-3771

The City of Goldendale is now conducting in person meetings. The number of participants is limited at 50% capacity, not including staff. Public participation is still invited by telephone and teleconferencing until restrictions required by the pandemic have been lifted by CDC or the State or when larger public accommodations have been obtained.

Goldendale City Council Meeting Information:

Date: 1st and 3rd Monday (Tuesday if Monday is a Holiday). Time: 7 pm, meeting runs till 8 pm.

Teleconferencing Number: (415) 762-9988 Meeting ID: 373 290 5204

For the best connection to meetings, download the Zoom desktop or mobile applications, both of which can be accessed at: www.zoom.us/download.

Participants may also use their telephone by dialing the meeting’s teleconferencing number. For questions on how to use Zoom, visit: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-Joining-a-meeting

Information compiled from the Klickitat County, City of Goldendale websites, as well as webpages for EMS Distric-1, Hospital Districts 1&2, and various websites set up for the county fire districts.

Compiled by Victor Baca (vixxspexx@hotmail.com)

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